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. The grant programs for our spring cycle will reopen December 15, 2025 to accept new applications.
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Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Fund
Quick Overview |
2024 Cycle Stats |
Max Award: $10,000Interest Areas: Civil Rights/Social Action/Advocacy; Community Improvement/Capacity Building; Employment; Health Care; Human Services; Youth DevelopmentGeographic Area: StatewideTypes of Funding: General Support, ProjectApplication Opens: Dec. 15, 2025Deadline: Feb. 14, 2026, 11:59 p.m.Notification: By June 1, 2026Staff Contact: Gloria Aponte C., gaponteclarke@mainecf.org, 207-412-0847Apply: Click on the green “Log In” button at the top right of this page and then click “Log In Here” for the Online Grant System in the top right section. |
Applications received: 86Total amount requested: $848,899Number of grants awarded: 39Grant dollars awarded: $350,000Average Award: $8,974Percentage of applicants that received grants: 45%Additional grants by donors: 13 grants totaling $80,000Recent grants: Click here to view the last three years of grants. |
