Statewide
Maine at a Glance:
- 17.5% of children under 18 live in poverty.*
- 26.1% of children in Maine receive SNAP benefits, 48% of school-aged children are eligible for subsidized school meals.*
- 23.3% of children are living with food insecurity.*
- The infant mortality rate in Maine is 6.7 per 1,000.*
- 7 per every 1,000 children in Maine are in DHHS custody.*
- Nearly 48% of children participate in MaineCare.*
- The high school graduation rate for the state is 87.6%.*
- The median household income is $51,419.*
*Source: Maine Kids Count
Grants Awarded in this Region
| Date | Organization | Award | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine | $9,000 | To support economically disadvantaged kinship families through emergency financial assistance to include food, transportation, heating and utilities assistance, and the provision of beds or cribs. | Bangor, ME |
| 2021 | Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | $25,000 | To provide general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2021 | Maine Coast Fishermen's Association | $24,600 | To support the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program, which stabilizes Maine's seafood businesses through supplying fish to programs serving food insecure people in Maine. | Brunswick, ME |
| 2021 | Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition | $10,000 | To provide general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2021 | Maine Inside Out | $15,000 | To support system-involved youth and their families through the provision of emergency funds, peer supports, and connections to community resources. | Portland, ME |
| 2021 | Volunteers of America Northern New England | $14,500 | To support the Cabin in the Woods' Community Coordinator, who serves chronically homeless veterans with mental health issues or economic situations affecting their ability to obtain or maintain permanent housing. | Brunswick, ME |
| 2020 | Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, Inc. | $8,000 | To support economically disadvantaged kinship families through emergency financial assistance specific to food, heating and utilities assistance, and the provision of beds or cribs. | Bangor, ME |
| 2020 | Bangor Area Homeless Shelter | $25,000 | To provide general operating support to address the basic needs of vulnerable populations that are under additional strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Bangor, ME |
| 2020 | Catholic Charities Maine | $25,000 | To provide general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | Center for Children's Law and Policy | $18,000 | To support monthly meetings with the co-chairs of the Maine Juvenile Justice Task Force and the preparation of a case study sharing developments in juvenile justice reform over the past several years. | Washington, ME |
| 2020 | Council for a Strong America | $40,000 | To support CSA's work co-leading the Right From The Start Coalition. | Topsham, ME |
| 2020 | Good Shepherd Food Bank | $100,000 | To provide general operating support to address the basic needs of vulnerable populations that are under additional strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Auburn, ME |
| 2020 | Good Shepherd Food Bank | $300,000 | Two year grant to support innovative data- and community-driven strategies to improve access to nutritious food for all food-insecure Mainers. | Auburn, ME |
| 2020 | Great Schools Partnership | $15,000 | To support the 2021 Common Data Project annual report, which will provide transparent, comparable data about high school and college outcomes from across New England. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | Legal Services For The Elderly | $78,000 | To support the Elder Justice Coordinating Partnership and to develop an Elder Justice Roadmap that will identify challenges to the prevention of, detection of, and response to elder abuse and develop strategic priorities across the public and private sectors to address those challenges. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Association for The Education of Young Children | $10,000 | To support the launch of the T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Program in Maine. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Association for The Education of Young Children | $15,000 | To support Maine AEYC's work co-leading the Right From The Start Coalition. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Association of Nonprofits | $20,000 | To support the Get on Board Initiative, which will develop new models, expand available programming, and strengthen the leadership pipeline for Maine's nonprofit community. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Association of Nonprofits | $10,000 | To provide general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence | $140,000 | To provide general operating support to MCEDV and eight member organizations to address domestic violence and abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Community Action Association | $5,000 | To provide grant writing and facilitation support for the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant. | Bangor, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Equal Justice | $50,000 | To support Invest in Tomorrow, an initiative whose goal is to cut child poverty in half by 2029 through increased access to higher education, workforce participation, and earning capacity for Maine families. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Equal Justice | $50,000 | For general operating support. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Initiatives | $25,000 | To support a pooled fund that awards grants to Maine's immigrant-led and -serving nonprofit organizations who are on the frontlines of the community response to COVID-19. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | Maine Philanthropy Center | $13,830 | To support general operations and to sponsor the 2020 Philanthropy Partners Conference. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | MaineHealth Care At Home | $25,000 | To provide general operating support, which will be used to expand access to essential health care by deploying a platform of telehealth tools that can support urgent patient needs in the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. | Saco, ME |
| 2020 | Mercy Hospital | $100,000 | To support a two-generation approach to engaging McAuley residents in post-secondary education. | Bangor, ME |
| 2020 | Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter | $15,000 | To provide general operating support. | Waterville, ME |
| 2020 | Nami-Maine, Inc. | $10,000 | To support adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic via a texting support platform. | Hallowell, ME |
| 2020 | Preble Street | $75,000 | To provide general operating support to address the basic needs of vulnerable populations that are under additional strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | Saint Andre Home | $15,000 | To support the CourageLIVES Outreach Program, which provides outpatient treatment and support services to survivors who have experienced human trafficking and exploitation, domestic violence and/or sexual assault. | Biddeford, ME |
| 2020 | St. Martin de Porres Residence | $10,000 | To provide general operating support. | Lewiston, ME |
| 2020 | State of Maine, Children's Cabinet - Governor's Office | $75,000 | To support the State of Maine's efforts to increase access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment for youth, as part of a larger effort to rebuild Maine's behavioral health system for youth and their families. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | State of Maine, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry | $75,000 | To support the creation of a comprehensive roadmap for ending hunger in Maine, to include shared metrics, benchmarks, and timelines that work toward a hunger-free future. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services | $20,000 | To support a public campaign to educate people about safe sleep and the “period of purple” – to combat Maine’s elevated rate of infant mortality. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | United Ways Of Maine Incorporated | $5,000 | To support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training for the boards and staff of United Ways of Maine and all of its member agencies. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | University of Maine School of Law Foundation | $105,500 | To support the Juvenile Justice Reform Project, which strengthens community partnerships and supports innovative reforms in Maine's juvenile justice system to enable youth to successfully transition into adulthood. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | University Of Maine System, Cutler Institute - Data Innovation Project | $10,000 | To build data capacity, literacy and shared performance measures for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project grant. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | University Of Maine System, Muskie School of Public Service | $50,000 | To serve as continued match funding for the Maine Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential initiative, which helps youth who are transitioning from foster care, involved with the Juvenile Justice system, or currently/recently homeless to complete high school and transition into post-secondary education or employment. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | University Of Maine System, Muskie School of Public Service | $30,000 | To support the Young People’s Caucus, which brings together youth from across the state to inform key decision-makers on how practices & policies are impacting Maine's young people, their communities, and their futures. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | University Of Maine System, New Ventures Maine | $175,000 | To enable New Ventures Maine to serve as the backbone organization for CA$H Maine - a statewide collaboration of regional CA$H Coalitions that deliver financial education and coaching to low-income Maine families. | Augusta, ME |
| 2020 | University System Of New Hampshire, Carsey School of Public Policy | $25,000 | To support a data-research partnership, to include on-request data support and regular memos summarizing new policy and academic research related to the Foundation’s populations of interest. | Durham, ME |
| 2020 | Urban Institute | $30,400 | To partner with the Bangor Housing Authority to plan an Enhanced Family Self Sufficiency Institute, providing learning and training opportunities for FSS program coordinators across the state of Maine. | Washington, ME |
| 2020 | Wabanaki Women's Coalition | $95,000 | To provide general operating support to WWC and five tribal entities to address domestic violence and abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Lincolnville, ME |
| 2020 | Wayside Food Programs | $50,000 | To provide general operating support to address the basic needs of vulnerable populations that are under additional strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Portland, ME |
| 2020 | Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. | $50,000 | To enhance an existing contract with the Maine Department of Corrections and to provide advocacy services to youth transitioning from Long Creek Youth Developmental Center into the community. | Harrisburg, ME |
| 2019 | Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, Inc. | $7,500 | To support economically disadvantaged kinship families through emergency financial assistance specific to food, heating and utilities assistance, and the provision of beds or cribs. | Orono, ME |
| 2019 | American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation | $30,000 | To provide support for the provision of technical assistance to collaborating organizations seeking juvenile justice reform. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Bangor Area Homeless Shelter | $15,000 | To provide general operating support. | Bangor, ME |
| 2019 | Bluehub Capital | $300,000 | Three year grant to support the Working Communities Challenge, an effort to strengthen Maine communities' local leadership capacity by advancing cross-sector collaboration through multi-year grant awards. | Boston, MA |
| 2019 | Center For Childrens Law and Policy | $42,520 | To support work affiliated with an assessment of the Maine juvenile justice system, to include data collection and analysis, document review, report printing, and youth/community focus groups. | Washington, DC |
| 2019 | Council for a Strong America | $50,000 | To support CSA's work co-leading the Right From The Start Coalition. | Topsham, ME |
| 2019 | Eastern Maine Development Corporation | $8,000 | To provide grantwriting support for the State of Maine’s application for National Health Emergency Grant funding. | Bangor, ME |
| 2019 | Educate Maine | $50,000 | To support the development and distribution of the 2019 Education Indicators for Maine report and two related policy briefs. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Educate Maine | $80,000 | To provide support for the general operations of Educate Maine as the backbone organization of the MaineSpark Coalition. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Frannie Peabody Center | $15,000 | To provide general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Friends of Aroostook | $10,000 | To provide general operating support. | Houlton, ME |
| 2019 | Genesis Community Loan Fund | $25,000 | To provide support for capacity building activities to strengthen existing infrastructure and increase delivery of services. | Brunswick, ME |
| 2019 | Good Shepherd Food Bank | $150,000 | To support innovative data- and community-driven strategies to improve access to nutritious food for all food-insecure Mainers. | Auburn, ME |
| 2019 | Green and Healthy Homes Initiative - Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning | $50,000 | To provide general operating support. | Baltimore, MD |
| 2019 | Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | $16,000 | To provide general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Maine Association For The Education Of Young Children | $20,000 | To support Maine AEYC's work co-leading the Right From The Start Coalition. | Augusta, ME |
| 2019 | Maine Association of Nonprofits | $10,000 | To provide operating support for the professional development, advocacy, and management resource needs of Maine's nonprofit organizations. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Maine Cancer Foundation | $150,000 | To support the John T. Gorman Cancer Fund, which funds organizations and programs that are working to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in Maine and/or to support cancer patients. | Falmouth, ME |
| 2019 | Maine Children's Alliance | $2,500 | To support the development of the Elevate Maine proposal, which seeks to support high quality early care and education services for low-income children in Maine, and to provide education about the project to key policy and decision makers and members of the early childhood field. | Augusta, ME |
| 2019 | Maine Equal Justice Partners | $95,000 | To support the Invest in Tomorrow initiative, a diverse group of stakeholders working to develop and publish policy recommendations with the goal of increasing economic opportunities for Maine families in poverty. | Augusta, ME |
| 2019 | Maine Equal Justice Partners | $95,000 | To support the Invest in Tomorrow initiative, a diverse group of stakeholders working to develop and publish policy recommendations with the goal of increasing economic opportunities for Maine families in poverty. | Augusta, ME |
| 2019 | Maine Philanthropy Center | $13,500 | To support general operations and to sponsor the 2019 Spring Symposium. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Maine State Housing Authority | $10,000 | To provide capacity support for MaineHousing's efforts to apply for a federal Lead Hazard Reduction grant. | Augusta, ME |
| 2019 | Muskie School of Public Service | $50,000 | To support the Young People’s Caucus, which brings together youth from across the state to inform key decision-makers on how practices & policies are impacting Maine's young people, their communities, and their futures. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Muskie School of Public Service | $50,000 | To provide match funding to utilize best practices and implementation design from a national model called Children Need Amazing Parents, which focuses on achieving permanency and lifelong connections for older youth in foster care. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Muskie School of Public Service | $18,500 | To pilot a Young People’s Caucus, which brings together vulnerable youth aged 14 - 26 from across the state to share their lived experiences with policy makers who are determining public policies that directly impact their lives. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | Preble Street | $25,000 | To provide general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2019 | South Portland Food Cupboard | $15,000 | To provide support for general operations. | SOUTH PORTLAND, ME |
| 2019 | State of Maine, Dept. of Health and Human Services - Office for Family Independence | $65,000 | To support an evaluation of legislation passed to help low-income Mainers achieve self-sufficiency through the reduction of "cliff effects" that occur when increased earnings are not sufficient to cover the cost of lost public assistance benefits. | Augusta, ME |
| 2019 | State of Maine, Office of Policy Innovation and the Future | $100,000 | To support staffing, outreach and related expenses incurred on behalf of the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet. | Augusta, ME |
| 2019 | Sunrise Opportunities | $75,000 | To support the general operations of the Community Caring Collaborative. | Machias, ME |
| 2019 | The Shaw House | $15,000 | To support the general operations of the only homeless youth shelter contracted with the State of Maine to provide emergency shelter and support services to homeless youth in central and northern Maine. | Bangor, ME |
| 2019 | Tufts Medical Center / The Bingham Program | $10,000 | To support Census efforts in hard-to-reach communities. | Boston, MA |
| 2019 | Youth Advocate Programs | $50,000 | To enhance its contract with the Maine Department of Corrections, and to provide advocacy services to youth who are transitioning from Long Creek Youth Developmental Center into the community. | Harrisburg, PA |
| 2018 | Annie E. Casey Foundation | $75,000 | To provide support for technical assistance and evaluation of Maine's Learn, Earn, Achieve Potential (LEAP) site. | Baltimore, MD |
| 2018 | Axiom Education and Training Center | $525,000 | Three year grant to establish a statewide digital literacy training program to improve employment outcomes and serve as a national model. | Machias, ME |
| 2018 | Bangor Area Homeless Shelter | $15,000 | To provide support for general operations to address the needs of men and women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Greater Bangor area. | Bangor, ME |
| 2018 | Council for a Strong America | $50,000 | To support their work with the Right from the Start Coalition, which is working to ensure that Maine's children have equal access to high quality early care and education opportunities. | Topsham, ME |
| 2018 | Day One | $15,000 | To provide stable housing supports to low-income and homeless youth in the Street Youth Outreach, Residential, and Corrections programs through assistance with with rent, security deposits, and basic apartment necessities. | South Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Educate Maine | $50,000 | To provide support for the general operations of Educate Maine as the backbone organization of the MaineSpark Coalition. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Educate Maine | $50,000 | To support the development and distribution of the 2018 Education Indicators for Maine report and two related policy briefs. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy | $100,000 | To align FocusMaine's sector-specific efforts with broader job training and workforce development efforts in the state, and to support organizational efforts to research and implement best practice models and policies. | Augusta, ME |
| 2018 | Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy | $100,000 | To support FocusMaine, a ten-year initiative to strengthen and accelerate job growth and skills development in three traded sector industries – traceable foods (agriculture and aquaculture) and biopharmaceutical manufacturing – and to support programming that will result in a skilled workforce ready to sustain these sectors. | Augusta, ME |
| 2018 | Four Directions Development Corporation | $15,000 | To provide support for general operations to provide access to safe, quality housing for members of the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot tribes, mostly located in Aroostook, Penobscot, and Washington counties. | Orono, ME |
| 2018 | Friends of Aroostook | $10,000 | To provide support for general operations to provide fresh produce to low-income people living in Aroostook, Washington, Piscataquis and Penobscot counties. | Houlton, ME |
| 2018 | Genesis Community Loan Fund | $25,000 | To provide support for capacity building activities to strengthen existing infrastructure and increase delivery of services. | Brunswick, ME |
| 2018 | Good Shepherd Food Bank | $15,000 | To provide support for general operations to combat hunger in Maine by increasing access to nutritious food for underprivileged individuals and families throughout the state. | Auburn, ME |
| 2018 | Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | $15,000 | To provide support for general operations for legal services provided to Maine's low-income immigrant community. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Island Institute | $25,000 | To support outreach and education efforts to scale lessons learned from broadband work with 42 island and coastal communities. | Rockland, ME |
| 2018 | Jobs for Maine's Graduates | $25,000 | To provide general operating support. | Augusta, ME |
| 2018 | Legal Services for the Elderly | $100,000 | Two year grant to provide funds for the Elder Abuse Prevention and Response Program. | Augusta, ME |
| 2018 | Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging | $300,000 | Two year grant to support five Meals On Wheels programs and the EZ Fix home repair program. | Augusta, ME |
| 2018 | Maine Association of Nonprofits | $10,000 | To provide operating support for professional development, advocacy, and management resource needs of Maine's nonprofit organizations. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Maine Cancer Foundation | $150,000 | To create the John T. Gorman Cancer Fund, which will support organizations and programs that are working to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in Maine and/or to support cancer patients. | Falmouth, ME |
| 2018 | Maine Community Action Association | $240,000 | Two year grant to support six transportation programs serving Maine seniors in under-served areas. | East Wilton, ME |
| 2018 | Maine Community Foundation | $21,500 | To fund work with the Data Innovation Project, who will provide support, training, and technical assitance to MCF's cohort of Early Childhood Planning grantees. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Maine Equal Justice Partners | $95,000 | To support the Invest in Tomorrow initiative, a diverse group of stakeholders working to develop and publish policy recommendations with the goal of increasing economic opportunities for Maine families in poverty. | Augusta, ME |
| 2018 | Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation | $25,000 | To support the broadcasting of stories/reports that focus on the issues facing one of the Foundation's priority populations: older vulnerable youth. | Lewiston, ME |
| 2018 | Maine Quality Counts | $30,000 | To complete a one-year research study that examines the primary and secondary drivers of infant mortality in Maine and explores opportunities for improvement. | Manchester, ME |
| 2018 | Maine Women's Policy Center | $60,000 | To provide support for outreach efforts, working toward the development of an active constituency to support early childhood programs in Maine. | Augusta, ME |
| 2018 | Mercy Hospital | $50,000 | To support two-generation behavioral health interventions and programming at Mercy Hospital's McAuley Residence, a residential treatment home for women with co-occuring substance abuse and mental health diagnoses and their children. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Muskie School of Public Service | $115,000 | To support year three of the Maine Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential initiative, which helps young people transitioning from foster care, involved with the Juvenile Justice system, or currently/recently homeless to complete high school and transition into post-secondary education or employment. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Muskie School of Public Service | $50,000 | To increase the number of practioners in Maine who have been trained in Results Based Facilitation and to provide technical assistance, coaching, and programmatic support to the John T. Gorman Fellowship and participating Fellows. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Muskie School of Public Service | $20,000 | To provide funds for the Data Innovation Project to work with The Opportunity Alliance to document their process and progress toward implementing an agency-wide RBA approach to their work. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Muskie School of Public Service | $75,000 | To support the Maine Youth Justice Continuum of Care Road Map -- a blueprint for the creation of a system of in-home, community-based, and evidence-based out-of-home services for youth in Maine as an alternative to incarceration. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | NAMI Maine | $50,000 | To provide support for general operations. | Augusta, ME |
| 2018 | New Beginnings | $25,000 | To provide program support for the only 24-hour shelter for runaway and homeless teens in Maine. | Lewiston, ME |
| 2018 | New Beginnings | $75,000 | To support a statewide Youth Action Board, with representation from youth with lived experience of homeless, juvenile justice, and child welfare systems, which will advocate for policy/system change across sectors to improve the lives of Maine's vulnerable youth. | Lewiston, ME |
| 2018 | Preble Street | $60,000 | To support non-partisan advocacy and education efforts and to organize people with the lived experiences of homelessness and hunger to inform voters, policy makers, and service providers. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Safe Families for Children Alliance | $50,000 | To support the staffing costs for one to two positions charged with overseeing referrals, supervising family coaches, and connecting children and families to referral sources. | Chicago, IL |
| 2018 | Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute | $450,000 | Three year grant to support the Promise Scholar program -- which combines college scholarships with personal support, leadership opportunities, and career development -- for new cohorts in 2018, 2019, and 2020. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | Sunrise Opportunities | $100,000 | To support their role as an organizational partner for Family Futures Downeast, a two-generational program that combines post-secondary and career programming for Washington County parents with early childhood education for their children. | Machias, ME |
| 2018 | The University of Maine System | $60,000 | Two year grant to identify and match seniors needing support with volunteers who will provide weekly visits, occasional necessary transportation, and information on resources and programs that support independent living. | Orono, ME |
| 2018 | University of Maine School of Law Foundation | $197,000 | Two year grant to support the Juvenile Justice Reform Project, which develops and advocates for key reforms needed to ensure that youth involved in Maine's juvenile justice system can become successful adults. | Portland, ME |
| 2018 | University of Maine System - New Ventures Maine | $250,000 | To enable New Ventures Maine to serve as the backbone organization for CA$H Maine, a statewide collaboration of ten regional CA$H Coalitions that delivers financial education, coaching, and matched savings programs to low-income Maine families. | Augusta, Maine |
| 2018 | University of Southern Maine Foundation | $75,000 | To support the Promise Scholarship Program, which supports Maine's low-income, primarily first-generation, students by providing financial aid and guidance to succeed in college. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | Annie E. Casey Foundation | $75,000 | To provide technical assistance for Learn, Earn, Achieve Potential (LEAP) sites nationally. | Baltimore, MD |
| 2017 | Central Maine Medical Center | $15,000 | To support the Maine Fund for Cancer Patients at the Dempsey Center. | Lewiston, ME |
| 2017 | Council for a Strong America | $55,000 | To support the Right from the Start Coalition's early care and education policies to increase quality, access, and affordability. | Topsham, ME |
| 2017 | Educate Maine | $50,000 | To support the development and distributribution of the 2017 Education Indicators for Maine report and two related policy briefs. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | Educate Maine | $98,000 | To provide support for the expanded implementation of Count ME In. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | Friends of Aroostook | $10,000 | For general operating support. | Houlton, ME |
| 2017 | Grahamtastic Connection | $15,000 | To provide laptops, tablets and internet access to children in Maine who are battling cancer. | Springvale, ME |
| 2017 | Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | $25,000 | For general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | Island Institute | $100,000 | To support broadband expansion to island and coastal communities in Maine. | Rockland, ME |
| 2017 | Maine Association of Nonprofits | $10,000 | For general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | Maine Children's Alliance | $50,000 | To support the development of a comprehensive policy platform to improve the quality of early learning experiences for all Maine children. | Augusta, ME |
| 2017 | Maine Equal Justice Partners | $50,000 | For general operating support. | Augusta, ME |
| 2017 | Maine Medical Center | $24,000 | To provide support for patients and providers by helping patients screen for secondary cancers at two clinics, one in Portland and the other in Augusta. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | Maine Philanthropy Center | $19,000 | For general operating support, sponsorship of the 2018 Philanthropy Partners Conference in May, and to support the work of the advocacy commitee. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | Muskie School of Public Service | $80,000 | To support their technical assistance to Foundation grantees, including Portland ConnectED, Starting Strong, Summer learning sites, and Maine Sea Coast Mission. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | Muskie School of Public Service | $115,000 | To support Year 2 of Maine's Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP) Social Innovation Fund Initiative. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | National Conference of State Legislatures Foundation | $30,000 | To provide sponsorship for a two generation conference in Maine. | Denver, CO |
| 2017 | Portland Public Schools | $26,136 | To support a partnership between King Middle School and four other Maine schools to adopt an interdisciplinary, experiential-based model for teaching and learning. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute | $260,000 | To provide ten Promise Scholars with scholarships each year for four years as well as wrap-around supports to expand academic and career opportunities. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | University of Maine School of Law Foundation | $83,000 | To support juvenile justice reforms regarding sealed records, age appropriate mental intent standards, creation of a continuum of care, and the creation of the Maine Center for Juvenile Policy and Law. | Portland, ME |
| 2017 | University Of Maine System - New Ventures Maine | $250,000 | To provide support to continue and expand the work of the Maine CA$H coalitions in advancing financial capability of Maine families. | Augusta, ME |
| 2017 | University System of New Hampshire - Carsey School of Public Policy | $24,097 | To support a data scan related to Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the state of Maine. | Durham, NH |
| 2017 | University System of New Hampshire - Carsey School of Public Policy | $46,353 | To support the production of a Maine demographic analysis and a policy scan relevant to the Foundation's priority areas. | Durham, NH |
| 2017 | University System of New Hampshire - Carsey School of Public Policy | $42,976 | To support the production of three publications and an overview all focused on older youth transition to adulthood. | Durham, NH |
| 2016 | AARP Foundation | $100,000 | A two year grant to support AARP Maine's engagement of local organizations and citizens over the age of 50, and to create additional infrastructure to support localities investing in preparing for aging residents. | Washington, DC |
| 2016 | Alfond Scholarship Foundation | $50,000 | For a systematic and objective evaluation of its Children's Savings Account program, the Harold Alfond College Challenge. | Portland, ME |
| 2016 | American Cancer Society | $25,000 | To support the Patient Navigation Programs at Maine Medical Center and Maine General Medical Center and the for the Road to Recovery transportation program. | Framingham, MA |
| 2016 | Avesta Housing Development Corporation | $32,000 | For the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition to support outreach and education work on lead poisoning prevention and affordable senior housing, as well as an update to senior housing research. | Portland, ME |
| 2016 | Boy Scouts of America | $15,750 | To provide support for the Scout Program Aid Initiative in six scouting units in under-served Maine communities. | Raymond, ME |
| 2016 | Catholic Charities Maine | $25,000 | To provide support to homebound seniors in Androscoggin, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Franklin counties. | Portland, ME |
| 2016 | Day One | $25,000 | To help homeless youth and other vulnerable young people obtain stable housing. | South Portland, ME |
| 2016 | Educate Maine | $50,000 | To develop and distribute the Education Indicators for Maine 2016 report and to support the production of three policy briefs. | Portland, ME |
| 2016 | Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy | $40,000 | For FocusMaine, which works to advance and strengthen new economic sectors in Maine. | Augusta, ME |
| 2016 | Good Shepherd Food Bank | $15,000 | To provide general operating support. | Auburn, ME |
| 2016 | Grahamtastic Connection | $15,000 | To provide laptops, tablets and internet access for children in Maine who are battling cancer. | Springvale, ME |
| 2016 | Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | $15,000 | To provide general operating support for legal services to Maine's low-income immigrants. | Portland, ME |
| 2016 | Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging | $300,000 | A two year grant to help Maine’s five area agencies on aging meet the growing demand by older adults for access to food and home repair services. | Augusta, ME |
| 2016 | Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services | $17,600 | To train juvenile defense attorneys. | Augusta, ME |
| 2016 | Maine Community Action Association | $240,000 | A two year grant to support six programs (Community Concepts, KVCAP, Penquis, Waldo CAP, Washington Hancock CAP and York County Cap) that provide transportation for seniors in underserved areas. | E. Wilton, ME |
| 2016 | Maine Equal Justice Partners | $90,000 | To build a broad base of support for solutions to child poverty by identifying indicators and developing a scorecard to measure outcomes of assistance programs. | Augusta, ME |
| 2016 | Maine Women's Policy Center | $80,000 | To research, write and publish a white paper documenting the current status of key programs that serve children and families, and to support other policy-related activities | Augusta, ME |
| 2016 | Muskie School of Public Service | $41,000 | For the Maine Juvenile Justice Collateral Consequences Report. | Portland, ME |
| 2016 | Rosscare | $12,000 | To support the monthly subsidy given to low-income subscribers of EMHS LiveSAFE, a service which allows seniors to continue to live independently and safely in their own homes. | Bangor, ME |
| 2016 | Sunrise County Economic Council | $89,930 | To identify new opportunities for Maine Tribes to better represent and serve their most vulnerable families through Wabanaki Aspirations, a collaborative entity that supports and incubates responsive, culturally competent services. | Machias, ME |
| 2016 | The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | $15,000 | To provide assistance with travel and other expenses for Maine patients undergoing cancer treatment. | Natick, MA |
| 2016 | The University of Maine System | $60,000 | A two-year grant to expand the capacity of staff to identify and accommodate the needs of the disabled aging population in the region. | Bangor, ME |
| 2016 | University of Maine School of Law Foundation | $31,000 | For the Juvenile Justice Reform Project (JJRP), through which law students and faculty will research, develop, and advocate for several key reforms needed to ensure that children involved in the Maine juvenile justice system have a successful transition away from that system and into adulthood. | Portland, ME |
| 2016 | University of New England | $93,500 | To provide support to develop a comprehensive, state-wide plan to address the impacts of trauma in children and families. | Biddeford, ME |
| 2015 | AARP Foundation | $154,000 | To support AARP Maine's work with communities and nonprofit organizations creating age friendly communities. | Washington, DC |
| 2015 | American Cancer Society | $25,000 | To support the Patient Navigation Programs at Maine Medical Center and Maine General Medical Center. | Framingham, MA |
| 2015 | Androscoggin Home Health Services | $25,000 | To provide volunteer and bereavement services for hospice patients and their families who are impacted by cancer. | Lewiston, ME |
| 2015 | Avesta Housing Development Corporation | $25,000 | For general operating support for the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition. | Portland, ME |
| 2015 | Avesta Housing Development Corporation | $25,000 | To support Maine Affordable Housing Coalition's advocacy efforts regarding the implementation of Maine's new lead poisoning prevention law. | Portland, ME |
| 2015 | Cancer Community Center | $15,000 | To support the Maine Buddy Program, a statewide phone-based cancer support and peer connection program serving rural areas of the state. | South Portland, ME |
| 2015 | Cancer Support Center of Maine | $5,000 | To support services to Maine people affected by cancer. | Bucksport, ME |
| 2015 | Community Housing of Maine | $5,000 | To support efforts to address the long-term mental health needs of chronically homeless clients. | Portland, ME |
| 2015 | Council for a Strong America | $30,000 | To develop a model for linking non-traditional advocates (admirals, generals, police, and business leaders) with early childhood issues. | Topsham, ME |
| 2015 | Council for a Strong America | $55,000 | For early childhood education and child care advocacy. | Topsham, ME |
| 2015 | Easter Seals Maine | $25,000 | To provide mental health support to veterans, service members, and their families. | Portland, ME |
| 2015 | Educate Maine | $25,000 | For general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2015 | Frannie Peabody Center | $25,000 | To provide mental health services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Maine. | Portland, ME |
| 2015 | Grahamtastic Connection | $20,000 | To provide laptops, tablets and Internet access for children in Maine who are battling cancer. | Springvale, ME |
| 2015 | Jobs for Maine's Graduates | $25,000 | To support the new position of JMG Transition Specialist, which helps youth in the Foster Care system successfully complete high school and transition to, persist in, and complete post-secondary education. | Augusta, ME |
| 2015 | Jobs for Maine's Graduates | $250,000 | Two year grant to pilot a retention program at four public university and community college campuses, targeting youth in foster care, non-traditional students who have obtained a high school equivalency diploma through alternative education within the past five years, and students who have been enrolled in high school programs offered by JMG. | Augusta, ME |
| 2015 | Jobs for Maine's Graduates | $360,000 | Three year grant to expand the Opportunity Passport matched savings program in Maine. | Augusta, ME |
| 2015 | Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging | $35,000 | Two year grant to support the creation of a Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. | Augusta, ME |
| 2015 | Maine Children's Alliance | $42,000 | For capacity building. | Augusta, ME |
| 2015 | Maine Equal Justice Partners | $20,000 | For capacity building and technical assistance. | Augusta, ME |
| 2015 | OHI | $20,000 | To provide funding to increase recovery while decreasing isolation for people with mental illness through social integration, opportunities for recreation, and peer supports. | Hermon, ME |
| 2015 | Penobscot Community Health Care | $25,000 | To provide mental health services to clients in the Hope House Health and Living Center. | Bangor, ME |
| 2015 | Penquis | $200,000 | To provide funding for the Maine Family Development Account Program. | Bangor, ME |
| 2015 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance | $180,000 | Two year grant to support the KIDS LEGAL Fellowship, focused on issues related to the successful transition of vulnerable older youth to adulthood. | Portland, ME |
| 2015 | The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Maine Chapter | $25,000 | To provide assistance with travel and other expenses for Maine patients undergoing cancer treatment. | Natick, MA |
| 2015 | The Opportunity Alliance | $80,000 | For capacity building. | South Portland, ME |
| 2015 | University of Maine School of Law Foundation | $45,000 | To support the Clinic's work helping unaccompanied refugee and immigrant youth. | Portland, ME |
| 2015 | Wayside Food Programs | $50,000 | To provide supplemental food for individuals being impacted by a change in food voucher benefits. | Portland, ME |
| 2014 | AARP Foundation | $75,000 | To provide technical assistance to Maine communities that are planning for the needs of Maine’s aging population. | Washington, DC |
| 2014 | Alfond Scholarship Foundation | $12,000 | To provide matching funds for families with children participating in Head Start who open college savings accounts. | Portland, ME |
| 2014 | American Cancer Society | $20,000 | To provide ongoing funding to support the Patient Navigation Programs at Maine Medical Center and Maine General Medical Center. | Framingham, MA |
| 2014 | Ascentria Community Services | $10,000 | To provide people suffering from mental illness with opportunities for community, social and peer engagement and recreation. | Auburn, ME |
| 2014 | Aspen Institute | $200,000 | Three year grant to support the Southern Maine Youth Transition Network's efforts to build and expand pathways to opportunity for Southern Maine’s disadvantaged youth and young adults. | Washington, DC |
| 2014 | Avesta Housing Development Corporation | $31,500 | To research the availability, quality and affordability of housing for Maine’s seniors and assess senior housing needs in the coming years. | Portland, ME |
| 2014 | Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy | $100,000 | To connect teen mentors to young children learning to read through the establishment of 20 Teen Trendsetter programs in Maine. | Limington, ME |
| 2014 | Biddeford Free Clinic | $18,000 | To provide non-narcotic medications to people living in poverty without health insurance and assist low-income residents in paying for expensive life-saving medications. | Biddeford, ME |
| 2014 | Cancer Community Center | $15,000 | To provide support for the Cancer Survivorship Program which provides free classes, support groups, and resources to help cancer survivors transition from active treatment to life after cancer. | South Portland, ME |
| 2014 | Educate Maine | $40,000 | To provide support for the 2015 Education Indicators for Maine Report and organizational operating costs. | Portland, ME |
| 2014 | Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy | $50,000 | To support the Maine Economic Focus Initiative, which will undertake the data-gathering and analysis needed to target a small number of industries that have the potential to revitalize Maine’s economy and provide opportunities for family sustaining wages. | Augusta, ME |
| 2014 | Grahamtastic Connection | $15,000 | To provide laptops, tablets and internet access for children in Maine who are battling cancer. | Springvale, ME |
| 2014 | Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | $15,000 | To provide general operating support for legal services to Maine's low income immigrants. | Portland, ME |
| 2014 | Legal Services for the Elderly | $539,000 | Three year grant to support a statewide public awareness and education campaign focused on elder maltreatment, and to ensure that all victims who contact LSE for services receive the help that they need. | Augusta, ME |
| 2014 | Maine Association of Nonprofits | $10,000 | Two year grant to provide general operating support. | Portland, ME |
| 2014 | Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault | $48,552 | To conduct a statewide needs assessment and develop an associated action plan regarding human trafficking and exploitation. | Augusta, ME |
| 2014 | Maine Equal Justice Partners | $75,000 | To support advocacy efforts focused on improving federal and state programs that connect Maine people with low income to educational and employment opportunities. | Augusta, ME |
| 2014 | Maine Hospice Council | $20,250 | To provide funding to sustain the ongoing work of the program. | Augusta, ME |
| 2014 | Muskie School of Public Service | $75,000 | To support the Southern Maine Youth Transition Network’s Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund implementation plan. | Portland, ME |
| 2014 | Muskie School of Public Service | $331,000 | To improve the quality of child care programs in Maine by supporting providers pursuing national accreditation. | Portland, ME |
| 2014 | New Beginnings | $20,000 | To provide program support for an emergency shelter for youth, the only 24-hour shelter for runaway and homeless teens in Maine. | Lewiston, ME |
| 2014 | The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Maine Chapter | $15,000 | To provide assistance with travel and other expenses to Maine patients undergoing cancer treatment. | Natick, MA |
| 2014 | The Shaw House | $15,000 | To provide general operating support for services, shelter and support for homeless and at-risk youth throughout five counties in Maine. | Bangor, ME |
| 2014 | University of Maine System - New Ventures Maine | $860,000 | Three year grant to build the capacity of CA$H Coalitions statewide to help families become more financially stable, to enhance access to financial training services and products, and to support the creation of a policy and research agenda. | Augusta, ME |
| 2014 | University System of New Hampshire - Carsey School of Public Policy | $50,300 | To produce a data report about the well-being of Maine’s seniors. | Durham, NH |
| 2013 | Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association - Maine Chapter | $25,000 | To provide outreach to physicians, health centers, and community centers statewide and connect with newly diagnosed patients and their families dealing with all stages of Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. | Scarborough, ME |
| 2013 | Bangor Housing Authority | $20,000 | To develop an enhanced Family Self Sufficiency program based on data provided by Brandeis University researchers. | Bangor, ME |
| 2013 | Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake | $25,000 | To provide free camp retreats for Maine families who have a child with a cancer diagnosis. | Casco, ME |
| 2013 | Cancer Community Center | $25,000 | To provide free classes, support groups and resources to help cancer survivors transition from active treatment to life after cancer. | South Portland, ME |
| 2013 | Educare Central Maine | $75,000 | A three year grant to support the “Shared Services Model,” a web-based platform for licensed child care providers to share costs and access national discounts and professional resources, including training and technical assistance. | Waterville, ME |
| 2013 | Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges | $131,200 | To redesign and strengthen its student academic support services by creating a student success center that offers advising, tutoring, and testing services. | South Portland, ME |
| 2013 | Good Shepherd Food Bank | $100,000 | To purchase nutritional foods for distribution to pantries throughout the winter, and increased capacity for safer, more reliable winter food distributions. | Auburn, ME |
| 2013 | Grahamtastic Connection | $15,000 | To provide laptops, tablets and internet access for children in Maine who are battling cancer. | Springvale, ME |
| 2013 | Jim Casey Youth Opportunities | $50,000 | To support the Maine Youth Transition Collaborative, an effort focused on increasing educational and employment success for youth transitioning from foster care into adulthood. | St. Louis, MO |
| 2013 | Legal Services for the Elderly | $75,000 | To provide support for the creation of a handbook and media campaign to help low-income seniors become more aware of financial exploitation. | Augusta, ME |
| 2013 | Legal Services for the Elderly | $25,000 | To provide advocacy services for seniors at risk of losing their home/housing or home care services. | Augusta, ME |
| 2013 | Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging | $27,000 | To support Maine Council on Aging’s efforts to begin the coordination of round table discussions on Aging in Maine. | Augusta, ME |
| 2013 | Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging | $265,000 | To expand the Money Minders program and for training community health workers to help Maine seniors age in place. | Augusta, ME |
| 2013 | Maine Center on Deafness | $25,000 | To provide telecoil-equipped hearing aids to low-income Maine seniors. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | Maine Children's Trust | $78,000 | To support the promotion of family engagement in child care programs by using a Strengthening Families model and Maine Roads to Quality resources to improve the quality of early care and education for children in Maine. | Hallowell, ME |
| 2013 | Maine Medical Center | $25,000 | To support oncology patients with comprehensive patient educational materials and other supports to ensure a safe transition from the hospital to the home setting; and support unmet patient needs for housing, transportation and food, in particular those traveling long distances. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | Maine People's Resource Center | $60,000 | To support education and outreach regarding federal funding for Medicaid expansion. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | Muskie School of Public Service | $73,324 | To support data and research activities related to helping more Maine youth successfully transition to adulthood. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance | $150,000 | To support a two-year fellowship for an attorney in the Kids Legal Unit to represent children and their families, particularly in educational matters. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute | $468,000 | A three year grant to provide post-secondary scholarships, mentoring, and academic supports to youth aging out of foster care and other disadvantaged young people. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | Spurwink Services | $300,000 | A two year grant to support expansion of the Building Assets Reducing Risks program. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | The Iris Network | $25,000 | To help seniors, who would otherwise be dependent on nursing and medical care, learn the skills to remain independent in their homes. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | United Way of Greater Portland | $100,000 | To support the Keep Me Warm Fund, which will distribute funds statewide for heating assistance to low-income Mainers in the 2013/2014 winter months. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | United Way of Greater Portland | $197,000 | To support increased participation in the CA$H (Creating Assets, Savings & Hope) Campaign sites, enroll families in a 529 savings initiative, and assist families in applying for the Next Gen and Harold Alfond college savings plans. | Portland, ME |
| 2013 | University of Maine System - New Ventures Maine | $100,000 | A two year grant to implement a Rainy Day Savings Program which helps at-risk Maine people save for a financial emergency. | Augusta, ME |
| 2013 | University of Maine System - New Ventures Maine | $310,000 | To support the CA$H coalition and Family Development Account Coalition. | Augusta, ME |
| 2013 | Wholesome Wave Foundation Charitable Ventures | $25,000 | To support increased electronic benefit transfer (EBT) access and incentive programs at farmers’ markets statewide; and to build the capacity of the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets to promote greater access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income families. | Bridgeport, CT |
| 2013 | Women Unlimited | $160,000 | To support a data system that will track participant outcomes and current programming. | Augusta, ME |
| 2012 | Lydia Home Association | $35,000 | To provide support for the Safe Families program that recruits and trains volunteer families within seven Maine counties to help care for children when parents are unable to do so. | Whiting, ME |
| 2012 | Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging | $100,000 | To support planning and development work that promotes the safety, independence and well-being of older adults in Maine, especially those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged. | Augusta, ME |
| 2012 | Maine Development Foundation | $10,000 | To fund an Early Childhood Economic Impact Research Study. | Augusta, ME |
| 2012 | Maine Development Foundation | $100,000 | To conduct research to better understand the barriers that make it difficult for low-income working adults to successfully reconnect to college and complete degrees. | Augusta, ME |
| 2012 | Maine Equal Justice Partners | $190,000 | To support advocacy organizations working on policy issues facing disadvantaged Maine residents. | Augusta, ME |
| 2012 | University System of New Hampshire - Carsey School of Public Policy | $80,045 | To support research on low-income children, disconnected youth, single parents, and seniors. | Durham, NH |
| 2012 | Wholesome Wave Foundation Charitable Ventures | $200,000 | To support a sustainable model for helping Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients access healthy food through farmers markets. | Bridgeport, CT |