January 9, 2025   Graduating seniors from Maine high schools who are National FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America) members and interested in pursuing a career in farming, agriculture or natural resources are invited to apply for a Ronald P. Guerrette FFA Scholarship through the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). The Guerrette FFA Scholarship Fund provides […]

December 30, 2024   The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) recently welcomed three new staff members. Tom Janenda will serve in the new role of vice president of communications and marketing. Triona O’Connor is the assistant to the president and Siana Emery is the scholarship outreach associate. Janenda is a member of MaineCF’s senior leadership team […]

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 […]