News related to philanthropy in Maine
The Peaks Island Fund at the Maine Community Foundation has awarded a total of $98,125 in grants to eight nonprofit organizations that support the island community.
Grantees include:
The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund of the Maine Community Foundation have awarded $335,000 in scholarships to 16 students, all graduates of Maine high schools.
These projects have advanced Maine children’s health, focusing on prevention and increasing access to needed services for underserved populations.
“Go as the way opens,” was the oft-spoken advice of Christopher Hawley Corbett, who lived fully and passed away peacefully in South Portland on June 22, 2021.
The Hancock County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $197,918 in grants to 27 nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program.
In the Foundation’s latest grant cycle, 21 nonprofits dedicated to enriching the quality of life for communities across northern New England received grant awards.
The Penobscot County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $146,868 in grants to 17 nonprofit organizations through the Community Building Grant Program.
The Southern Midcoast Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $98,612 in community-building grants to 13 nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program.
The Waldo County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $43,000 in grants to eight local nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program.
The Washington County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $107,542 in grants to 13 nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program.
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