Member Listing: Nonprofits

Arts and Culture

Mission:

Keeping the 1932 Criterion Theatre alive through the arts and cinema, and keeping the arts alive in Downeast Maine through the 1932 Criterion Theatre.

Geographic Focus:

Statewide

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

E Boothbay, ME 04544

United States

Phone:

(207) 315-2567 ext. 112

Email:

dwilson@bigelow.org

Website:

https://www.bigelow.org/

Areas of Interest:

Science and Technology

Portland/Cumberland County

Mission:

Our mission is to investigate the microbial drivers of global ocean processes through basic and applied research, education, and enterprise. What we are learning will be essential to the conservation and responsible use of the ocean and the many valuable services it provides.

Geographic Focus:

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Brunswick, ME 04011

United States

Phone:

(207) 882-7552

Website:

http://www.ceimaine.org

Mission:

To help create economically and environmentally healthy communities in which all people, especially those with low incomes, can reach their potential.

Geographic Focus:

Southern Maine

Cobscook Community Learning Center

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Trescott, ME 04652

United States

Phone:

(207) 733-2233

Website:

http://www.thecclc.org

Areas of Interest:

Mission:

Create responsive educational opportunities that strengthen personal, community, and global well-being.

Geographic Focus:

Community Caring Collaborative

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

East Machias, ME 04630

United States

Phone:

(207) 214-7792

Website:

http://www.cccmaine.org

Areas of Interest:

Mission:

The mission of the CC is to nurture and sustain collaboration that expands resources and results in greater hope, health and well being for Washington County people.

Geographic Focus:

Covenant Community Land Trust

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Orland, ME 04472

United States

Phone:

(207) 619-2246

Email:

mainecclt@gmail.com

Website:

https://mainecclt.org

Areas of Interest:

Poverty

Affordable Housing

Mission:

Build cooperative community through affordable housing and conservation.

Geographic Focus:

dsfgrants@mainesalmonrivers.org

Downeast Salmon Federation

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Columbia Falls, ME

United States

Phone:

(207) 483-4336

Email:

Website:

https://mainesalmonrivers.org/

Areas of Interest:

Mission:

Our Mission is to conserve wild Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish and their habitats, restore a viable sports salmon fishery, and protect other important river, scenic, recreational, and ecological resources in eastern Maine.

Geographic Focus:

http://www.foodandmedicine.org

Food AND Medicine

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Brewer, ME 04412

United States

Phone:

(207) 989-5860

Email:

fam@foodandmedicine.org

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Poverty

Social Justice

Agriculture/Food

Mission:

Food AND Medicine’s mission is to organize, educate, and empower workers and our communities in the fight for economic and social justice. Food AND Medicine believes that by working together with unions, farmers, community groups, small businesses, and faith-based organizations we will create solutions and positive change.

Geographic Focus:

http://www.frenchmanbay.org/

Northern Maine

Frenchman Bay Conservancy

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Hancock, ME 04640

United States

Phone:

(207) 422-2328

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Smart Growth

Mission:

Conserve the distinctive ecosystems and landscapes for the benefit of all, from the Frenchman Bay and Union River watersheds east to the Hancock County line.

Geographic Focus:

http://www.friendsinactionellsworth.org

Friends in Action

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Ellsworth, ME 04605

United States

Phone:

(207) 664-6016

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Aging

Human Services

Geographic Focus:

http://www.milbridgetheatre.org/

Gateway Milbridge

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Decatur, GA 30033

United States

Phone:

(404) 580-4630

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Arts and Culture

Mission:

To assist with a downtown revitalization effort for Milbridge through a variety of community focused projects including an emphasis on reopening the Milbridge Theatre as a full service Theatre and Community Arts Center.

Geographic Focus:

http://www.healthyacadia.org

Healthy Acadia

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Ellsworth, ME 04605

United States

Phone:

(207) 667-7171

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Health

Mission:

Building vibrant communities in Hancock and Washington Counties

Geographic Focus:

http://islconnections.org/

Island Connections

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Bar Harbor, ME 04609

United States

Phone:

(207) 288-4457

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Aging

Human Services

Mission:

Island Connections provides free transportation and other services to seniors and people with disabilities from Mount Desert Island and the surrounding islands to enhance their independence and quality of life by utilizing our core group of dedicated volunteers.

Geographic Focus:

http://www.islandheritagetrust.org/

Island Heritage Trust

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Deer Isle, ME 04627

United States

Phone:

(207) 348-2455

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Smart Growth

Agriculture/Food

Mission:

Island Heritage Trust contributes to the well-being of the island community by conserving its distinctive landscapes and natural resources, maintaining public access to valued trails, shorelines and islands, and by providing educational programming for all ages.

Geographic Focus:

http://www.islandhousingtrust.org/

Island Housing Trust

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Mount Desert, ME 04660

United States

Phone:

(207) 244-8011

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Affordable Housing

Workforce

Mission:

IHT's mission is to preserve year-round community on Mount Desert Island by creating year-round housing opportunities affordable to the Island's working families and individuals.

Geographic Focus:

http://www.mainecollegecircle.org/

Maine College Circle

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Yarmouth, ME 04096

United States

Phone:

(207) 846-6770

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Poverty

Social Justice

http://www.seacoastmission.org/

Mission:

To raise early aspirations for continued education and a brighter future. We do this by providing 1) early information, 2) early inspiration, 3) early community celebration, and 4) an emphasis on the value of effort. We do this to help build a brighter future for the children and the communities of rural Maine.

Geographic Focus:

Maine Seacoast Mission

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Bar Harbor, ME 04609

United States

Phone:

(207) 801-6009

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Public Policy

Mission:

Youth development, meeting immediate needs, and island outreach/service

Geographic Focus:

Mid-Coast

Mano en Mano / Hand in Hand

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Portland, ME 04101

United States

Phone:

(207) 546-3006

Website:

http://www.manomaine.org

Areas of Interest:

Mission:

To work with immigrants and farmworkers so that they may settle and thrive in Maine

Geographic Focus:

http://newventuresmaine.org/

New Ventures Maine

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Augusta, ME 04330

United States

Phone:

(207) 621-3437

Website:

Areas of Interest:

http://eastportartscenter.org/

Mission:

Helping Maine people succeed in the changing economy and achieve economic security for themselves and their families.

Geographic Focus:

Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra

Funder Category:

Nonprofit

Address:

Eastport, ME 04631

United States

Phone:

(207) 213-9145

Website:

Areas of Interest:

Arts and Culture

Mission:

The mission of PBSO is: to bring classical symphonic music to communities in Washington County, Maine, and Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada; to provide an arena in which musicians may meet, practice, and perform together; to provide a serious, hardworking orchestra in which musicians and students may develop their skills; to premiere new works by Maine composers.

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