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Maine Community Foundation
A statewide organization with offices in Ellsworth and Portland, the Maine Community Foundation has been partnering with donors and nonprofits since 1983 to strengthen Maine communities.
Maine Community Foundation Features
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posted on 14 May 2013 | Group NewsWhat would it look like if donors and foundations shared resources, knowledge, experience, and vision to make greater progress toward creating healthy downtowns and sustaining natural resources? The...
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posted on 29 Apr 2013 | Group NewsI’m proud to call Maine home, but even more proud to know that we are one New England.
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posted on 22 Apr 2013 | Group NewsThe Maine Community Foundation prides itself on its statewide reach, but its ability to be active on such a scale depends on partners. Key to ensuring impact across the state are the foundation's...
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posted on 22 Apr 2013 | Group NewsMary Bayer and Leon Bresloff have a special passion for the woodlands around their home in Fayette, Maine, and they're helping to preserve them.
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posted on 18 Apr 2013 | Group NewsThe Maine Community Foundation's 2012-2013 Report to the Community is now available online. Here are some highlights. Citizen Journalists The Boomer Reporting Corps is training experienced Mainers to...
Other news from Maine Community Foundation
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posted on 9 Apr 2013 | Group NewsFour new advisors have been appointed to the community foundation's Hancock County Committee: Mary Blackstone of Ellsworth, Frank Dorsey of Franklin, Lauri Fernald of Mount Desert Island, and Sherry...
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posted on 25 Mar 2013 | Group NewsThe latest installment in our Community Voices video series highlights the 100th anniversary of 4-H, a program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, which is celebrating its 100th...
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posted on 25 Mar 2013 | Group NewsLaunched by the Maine Early Learning Investment Group, or MELIG, the Elevate Maine initiative aims to raise $17 million in five years to train early childhood educators, mentor parents, and provide...
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posted on 24 Oct 2012 | Group NewsPeter Mills, Anne Roosevelt, and Karen Stanley lend special expertise to guiding the foundation.
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posted on 24 Oct 2012 | Group NewsThe community foundation enables clients to enjoy their philanthropy without the administrative burdens of running a private foundation, says financial advisor Amanda Rand.
About Us
The Maine Community Foundation serves thousands of people who share a common mission: improving the quality of life in our state.
Individuals, families, businesses and organizations create charitable funds that help Maine meet the challenges of changing times. Today, the foundation's assets of more than $250 million are held in stewardship for more than 1,200 funds.
Maine Community Foundation grants cover the full range of nonprofit undertakings, with a special focus in the areas of education, the environment, arts and humanities, and social and community services.
Since opening its doors in 1983, the foundation has awarded more than $140 million in grants and scholarships.
The Maine Community Foundation depends on volunteers to help review grants and build philanthropic resources. In 1986 the community foundation established the first three county funds to help with grantmaking in more rural regions of the state. These county funds, now numbering 12, are a highly effective way to build community capacity.
For more than 27 years, the Maine Community Foundation has been a leader in philanthropy in Maine. We will continue to play that role ever more vigorously in the future.
Resources for Donors
The Maine Community Foundation is one of the leading charitable resources for donors seeking to provide long-term support to strengthen Maine communities.
Known for its innovative grant program, financial strength, and prudent investment strategies, the Maine Community Foundation is a public charity incorporated in Maine and governed by a statewide volunteer Board of Directors.
A professional staff works in three program areas: grantmaking and program initiatives; resource development and philanthropic services; and finance and investments.
The community foundation offers a variety of fund options to meet the diverse goals of individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
As a nonprofit public foundation the Maine Community Foundation offers donors flexibility in fulfilling their charitable goals, and provides permanent, professional management and investment of charitable funds without the expense or effort of establishing and administering a private foundation or estate trust.
Staff
Jennifer Southard
Director, Philanthropic Services
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