The Maine Community Foundation’s Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund awarded $198,213 to 29 organizations that support underserved or vulnerable communities in Auburn, Bath, Biddeford, Brunswick, Greater Portland, Lewiston, Saco and Sanford.  The grantees include:  Maine Boys to Men, for Boot Camp for New Dads, a program for expectant fathers  The Ecology School, to provide hands-on […]

The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) seeks reviewers to evaluate grant proposals to its Maine Land Protection grant program. The Maine Land Protection grant program provides grants for land acquisition or land conservation easement projects that build strong connections between people in Maine/ Wabanaki territory and its land and water. Reviewers will read and recommend proposals for […]

The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) has named Matt Grondin as senior director of communications and marketing. Grondin has more than 15 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations and was most recently director of communications at ecomaine. He served in multiple roles at Maine Public before that. He is based in MaineCF’s Portland office and […]

The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) seeks reviewers to evaluate grant proposals to its Maine Expansion Arts grant program. MaineCF values the perspective and input of people with experience and understanding of the arts and nonprofit arts organizations in Maine. Expansion Arts funds projects and nonprofit organizations that serve Black, Indigenous, and other people of color […]

Six students attending college within the University of Maine System have received the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Chet Jordan Leadership Awards. The awards are given annually to emerging leaders with the ability to turn a vision into reality and engage others to make lasting impacts on their community.  First-time recipients Lillian Bray of Woodland will […]