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2025 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. To help us work toward greater impact, dates for the Animal Welfare grant program will change as follows:

  • Application open: July 15
  • Deadline: September 16, 11:59 p.m.
  • Notification: By December 15

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Animal Welfare

Quick Overview

2024 Cycle Stats
Max award: $15,000
Interest Areas: Animal-Related
Geographic Area: Statewide
Types of Funding: General Support, Project
Application opens: July 15
Deadline: September 16, 11:59 p.m.
Notification: By December 15
Staff contact: John Ochira, jochira@mainecf.org, 207-412-0837
Apply: Click on the orange “Apply” button at the top right of this page.
Applications received: 44
Amount requested: $579,391
Number of grants awarded: 37
Grant dollars awarded: $492,090
Average award: $13,300
Percentage of applicants that received grants: 84 percent
Additional grants by donors: None
Recent grants: Click here to view the last three years of grants.