A Commitment to Equity

The Maine Community Foundation is committed to ensuring that Maine is a welcoming place for all people. We believe that all Maine people:

• should feel welcome, safe, and accepted;
• should be treated with respect and dignity;
• and should have equitable access to opportunities to improve their lives and the lives of their families.

This includes everyone – regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socio-economic status, gender, sexual orientation, or physical or mental ability.

Maine's commitment to ensuring equity is a moral and economic imperative. Maine’s future success, as a society and as an economy, is dependent on the state’s ability to fully engage all Maine residents. This includes those with thousands of years of ancestry here who have faced barriers to full economic participation as well as our most recent arrivals.

The Maine Community Foundation is committed to fairness, dignity, respect, and equitable access to opportunities. We work to ensure that these values are not just words; rather that they are manifested in the thoughts, attitudes, and actions of all people in Maine.