September 16, 2024   Full-time teachers at Greene, Leeds, Tripp and Turner schools may be eligible for the Patience W. Norman Prize for Teacher Excellence at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). The award recognizes Maine School Administrative District #52 teachers who stimulate intellectual curiosity, raise aspirations and demand critical thinking in their classrooms. Teachers must […]

August 16, 2024   The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) is now accepting grant proposals from Greater Portland nonprofit organizations to the Rines Thompson Fund and Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund. The Rines Thompson Fund provides project and general operating support to community organizations that address the environment and conservation, early childhood and youth programming and […]

August 16, 2024   The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) is accepting applications for its fall grant programs. The deadline to apply for each of the following grant programs is Monday, Sept. 16. To apply, visit www.mainecf.org/apply. The Equity Fund’s mission is to strengthen lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) organizations in Maine and support […]

August 15, 2024   The Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund awarded $194,216 to 34 Greater Portland nonprofit organizations. The grant program supports organizations and projects that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Auburn, Bath, Biddeford, Brunswick, Greater Portland, Lewiston, Saco and or Sanford. Grantees include: Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, general […]

July 30, 2024   The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) welcomes four new members to its Board of Directors. They will begin their first term in September. “MaineCF is thrilled to welcome these four community leaders to its board of directors,” said Adilah Muhammad, MaineCF board chair and founder and executive director of The Third Place. […]