December 12, 2024   The Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Welch Charitable Fund has awarded $222,443 to 19 organizations that serve Greater Portland. The fund supports organizations that assist people in need with preference to nonprofits focused on youth, education, health care, substance abuse recovery and/or arts and culture. 2024 grantees include: Boys and Girls Clubs […]

December 16, 2024   MaineCF welcomes 27 new volunteer advisors to its county and regional committees. MaineCF’s county and regional committees comprise community members who live or work in the area and serve as local ambassadors for the foundation, sharing their knowledge and providing on-the-ground, local leadership for the foundation. There are 14 county and […]

November 14, 2024 Rob and Cristy Benson of Bar Harbor were honored with the 2024 Elizabeth Fritz Thorndike Award. The biennial award, managed by the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF), honors people who have made outstanding contributions to community service on Mount Desert Island. Thorndike Award recipients are given the opportunity to make grants to nonprofit […]

October 1, 2024   Adult learners returning to school may be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). Eligible scholarship recipients will receive a one or two-year certificate or four-year degree at the end of the program and meet one of the following requirements: be over the age of 25, work full time […]

September 17, 2024   The Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund has awarded $211,000 in scholarships to 21 students studying journalism at the undergraduate or graduate level. The Gannett Scholarship provides support for students majoring in journalism or a related field and helps pay tuition for undergraduate or graduate studies. This […]