2024 Program Update: Working Toward Greater Impact

Maine Community Foundation continually evaluates, adapts and designs its competitive grant programs to reflect community needs and the foundation’s strategic initiatives. Building a better Maine is important, but it isn’t always easy.

The Conservation for All grant program is undergoing an exciting redesign to align with MaineCF’s climate initiative and commitment to equity. The program will not accept applications in 2024 as we evaluate and redesign the program in partnership with community advisors. During this interim year, MaineCF awarded grants to select past applicants whose work strongly aligns with the previous program criteria.

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Conservation for All

Quick Overview

2023 Cycle Stats

Max Award: $15,000

Interest Areas: Environment, Recreation/Sports

Geographic Area: Statewide

Types of Funding: General Support, Project

Application Opens: The Conservation for All program will not accept applications in 2024.

Deadline: N/A

Notification: N/A

Staff Contact: Stephanie Cesario, scesario@mainecf.org, 207-412-0824

Apply: The Conservation for All program will not accept applications in 2024 as we evaluate and redesign the program in partnership with community advisors.

Applications received: 61

Amount requested: $826,028

Number of grants awarded: 13

Grant dollars awarded: $186,034

Percentage of applicants that received grants: 21%

Average Award: $14,310

Additional grants by donors: 7 grants totaling $51,390

Recent Grants: Click here to view the last three years of grants.

Background

The Fund for Maine Land Conservation grant program started in the early 1990s and awarded nearly 200 grants totaling $889,768. In 2018, MaineCF received a bequest that made it possible to reexamine and redesign our grantmaking approach to land conservation. We closed the Fund for Maine Land Conservation grant program and in its place created two new land conservation grant programs: 1) Conservation for All, which offers general support, and 2) Maine Land Protection, which offers support for land acquisitions and easements.