Past Grant Awards
The following tables list projects funded by the Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust in recent years. The Trust funds Maine-based projects in arts and culture, education, the environment, and historic preservation. Grants are distributed throughout Maine and average around $10,000. The Trust does not normally fund applicants for more than two consecutive years or make grants of more than $20,000. The search box at the top of each year's grant list can be used to search for keywords, grant amounts, or organization names.
2022 Grants
| Organization Name | Project Name | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 317 Main Community Music Center | 317 Main Community Music Center Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Androscoggin Land Trust | Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | 2023 Maine Woods Community Youth and Environment Program | $7,500.00 |
| Bangor Symphony Orchestra | Operating Support for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra's 127th Season | $10,000.00 |
| Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School | Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Operating Support | $15,000.00 |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Restoration Educational Series | $20,000.00 |
| Bomazeen Land Trust | Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Border Towns | Wissuignematl "They who are resilient " | $20,000.00 |
| Brick Store Museum | Brick Store Museum Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Center for Maine Contemporary Art | Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Center Theatre for the Performing Arts | Center Theatre Column Renovation | $20,000.00 |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | Ensuring Access for All Families at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine | $20,000.00 |
| Chocolate Church Arts Center | CCAC Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Classical Uprising | Classical Uprising Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Cobscook Community Learning Center | Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Cultural Alliance of Maine c/o Maine Association of Nonprofits | Cultural Alliance of Maine | $7,500.00 |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education | Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education - Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Downeast Salmon Federation | Downeast Salmon Federation Operating Support | $15,000.00 |
| Eastport Arts Center | Eastport Arts Center Operating Support | $15,000.00 |
| Eddington Clifton Civic Center | Addition Foundation and Septic System Repairs | $20,000.00 |
| Elliotsville Foundation, Inc. | Wabanaki Visual Elements: Welcome Desk, Contact Station, Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument | $20,000.00 |
| Falmouth Land Trust | Falmouth Land Trust Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Outdoor Education Expansion | $10,000.00 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Friends of Baxter State Park - Operating Support | $7,500.00 |
| Friends of Casco Bay | We Are Water: A Community-Oriented Approach to Protecting the Health of Casco Bay | $10,000.00 |
| Friends of L.C.Bates Museum | Operating Support for Inspiring Wonder About Our Natural World | $5,000.00 |
| Gateway Milbridge | Gateway Milbridge - Operating Support 2022 | $10,000.00 |
| Greater Lovell Land Trust, Inc. | Operating Support for the Greater Lovell Land Trust | $5,000.00 |
| Greater Portland Landmarks | Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Operating Support | $25,000.00 |
| Hope Acts | Hope Acts Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | Operating Support for Indigo Arts Alliance | $20,000.00 |
| Island Readers and Writers | Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Johnson Hall Inc | Johnson Hall On the Road Series | $10,000.00 |
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Lake Stewards of Maine- Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program | Lake Stewards of Maine - Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Lakes Environmental Association | Lakes Environmental Association Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Land Peace Foundation | Land Peace Foundation - Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor | Rebuilding Adult Literacy Programming while Looking Forward in a Post-Pandemic Environment | $5,000.00 |
| Loon Echo Land Trust | Loon Echo Land Trust Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust | Habitat For All | $15,000.00 |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club, Inc. | Maine Appalachian Trail Club Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Maine Audubon | Maine Audubon Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Operations Request - Farm Network program focus | $15,000.00 |
| Maine Historical Society | Operating Support | $25,000.00 |
| Maine Humanities Council | Operating Support: Community Outreach | $20,000.00 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | Maine Island Trail Association - Operating Support $10,000 | $7,500.00 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | Maine Jewish Film Festival Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Maine Preservation | Maine Preservation Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Maine Seacoast Mission Operating Support 2022 | $15,000.00 |
| Maine-Wabanaki REACH | Wabanaki REACH - Beyond the Claims: Stories from the Land and the Heart | $20,000.00 |
| Mayo Street Arts | Mayo Street Arts Operating Support | $15,000.00 |
| Midcoast Conservancy | Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Midcoast Literacy | Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Monhegan Museum of Art & History | Monhegan Museum of Art & History Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine | Natural Resources Council of Maine Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Nibezun (Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Committee) | Nibezun Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Northeast Historic Film | Northeast Historic Film Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Opera Maine | Opera Maine Operating Support | $7,500.00 |
| Palaver Strings | Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra | Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Pejepscot Historical Society (dba Pejepscot History Center) | Operating Support: The Art of Outreach, Caring for Collections, and Honoring our Historic Homes | $10,000.00 |
| Penobscot Marine Museum | Penobscot Marine Museum Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Penobscot Theatre Company | General Operating Support for PTC's 49th Season | $7,500.00 |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | Operating Support and Capacity Building | $10,000.00 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland Museum of Art operating support | $25,000.00 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland Symphony Orchestra General Operating | $25,000.00 |
| Preble Street | Preble Street Food Programs | $25,000.00 |
| ProsperityME | Providing Operating Support for the Financial Empowerment of Immigrant Families | $10,000.00 |
| Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts, Inc. | Underwrite local non-profits and other civic groups use of the RFA Lakeside Theater. | $5,000.00 |
| Royal River Conservation Trust | Thayer Brook Preserve in Gray | $10,000.00 |
| Scarborough Land Trust | Open and Accessible for All - General Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Schoodic Arts for All | Schoodic Arts for All, Operating Support | $15,000.00 |
| Tear Cap Workshops | Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| The Ecology School | General Operating Support: AgroEcology for Resilient Communities (ARC) Project | $10,000.00 |
| The Telling Room | The Telling Room Operating Support | $12,000.00 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Creating Talking Brook Public Land: A Community Conservation and Recreation Opportunity | $15,000.00 |
| Timelines Community, Inc / The Farwell Project | Winterization Completion Project 2022-23 | $20,000.00 |
| Upstander Project | Supporting Maine-based Activities for Upstander Project | $10,000.00 |
| Victoria Mansion | Conserving an American Masterpiece: Victoria Mansion’s Decoratively Painted Stairhall | $15,000.00 |
| Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness | Cultural Programing Support | $10,000.00 |
| Waterfall Arts | Kids and Families Outreach Operating Support | $15,000.00 |
2021 Grant Awards
| Organization Name | Project Name | Installment Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 317 Main Community Music Center | 317 Main Community Music Center Operating Support | $25,000.00 | |
| Abbe Museum | Abbe Museum Operating Support | $20,000.00 | |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Appalachian Mountain Club - Maine Woods Operating Support | $7,500.00 | |
| Association culturelle et historique du Mont-Carmel | Former Sanctuary Preservation and Restoration | $18,600.00 | |
| Bangor Symphony Orchestra | Bangor Symphony Orchestra 126th Season Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Bates Dance Festival | Bates Dance Festival - Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School | Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School Operating Support | $8,000.00 | |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences operating support | $15,000.00 | |
| Brick Store Museum | Brick Store Museum Operating Support | $13,500.00 | |
| Center for Maine Contemporary Art | CMCA - General Operating Support | $7,500.00 | |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | ChildrenÕs Museum & Theatre of Maine operating support | $25,000.00 | |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | Children's Museum - Capital Campaign payment | $75,000.00 | |
| Classical Uprising | Classical Uprising Operating Support | $7,500.00 | |
| Cobscook Community Learning Center | Cobscook Institute Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Cultivating Community | Cultivating Community Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education | Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education Operating Support | $20,000.00 | |
| Downeast Salmon Federation | Downeast Salmon Federation for "operating support" | $15,000.00 | |
| Eastport Arts Center | Eastport Arts Center operating support | $20,000.00 | |
| Engine, Inc. | Engine, Inc. - Operating support | $15,000.00 | |
| Falmouth Land Trust | Falmouth Land Trust Operating Support | $15,000.00 | |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Frenchman Bay Conservancy, Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Friends of Baxter State Park operating support | $10,000.00 | |
| Friends of Casco Bay | Friends of Casco Bay Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Friends of L.C.Bates Museum | Friends of L.C. Bates Museum - Museum Operating Support | $5,000.00 | |
| Gateway Milbridge | Gateway Milbridge - Operating Support | $15,000.00 | |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Good Shepherd Food Bank Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Greater Portland Landmarks | Greater Portland Landmarks Operating Support | $20,000.00 | |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Operating Support | $25,000.00 | |
| Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Operating Support | $5,000.00 | |
| Hope Acts | Hope Acts - Operating Support | $7,500.00 | |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | Indigo Arts Alliance Operating Support | $20,000.00 | |
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Lakes Environmental Association | Lakes Environmental Association Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| LearningWorks | LearningWorks Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor | Literacy Volunteers Operating Support | $5,000.00 | |
| Maine Academy of Modern Music | Maine Academy of Music - Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club, Inc. | Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) - Ridgerunner Program | $10,000.00 | |
| Maine Audubon | Maine Audubon Operating Support | $12,000.00 | |
| Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries - Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Maine Historical Society | Maine Historical Society: Operating Support | $25,000.00 | |
| Maine Humanities Council | Maine Humanities Council "Operating Support" | $20,000.00 | |
| Maine Inside Out | Maine Inside Out Operating Support | $12,000.00 | |
| Maine Island Trail Association | Maine Island Trail Association - Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | Maine Jewish Film Festival Operating support | $5,000.00 | |
| Maine Maritime Museum | Maine Maritime Museum Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Maine Preservation | Maine Preservation Operating Support | $15,000.00 | |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Maine Seacoast Mission Operating Support | $15,000.00 | |
| Maine TREE Foundation | Maine TREE Foundation Operating Support | $5,000.00 | |
| Mayo Street Arts | Mayo Street Arts Operating Support | $12,500.00 | |
| Mechanics' Hall (Maine Charitable Mechanic Association) | Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, dba Mechanics' Hall: Operating Support | $15,000.00 | |
| Midcoast Conservancy | Midcoast Conservancy Operating support: Bolin Hill Parcel | $20,000.00 | |
| Monhegan Museum of Art & History | Monhegan Museum of Art & History Operating Support | $12,000.00 | |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine | Natural Resources Council of Maine Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Northeast Historic Film | Northeast Historic Film Operating Support | $15,000.00 | |
| Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute | Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Opera Maine | Opera Maine 2022 Production Season | $10,000.00 | |
| Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra | Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra Operating Support | $5,000.00 | |
| Pejepscot Historical Society (dba Pejepscot History Center) | Pejepscot History Center Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Penobscot Marine Museum | Penobscot Marine Museum Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Penobscot Theatre Company | Penobscot Theatre Company Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | Portland Chamber Music Festival Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland Museum of Art operating support | $25,000.00 | |
| Portland Stage Company Inc | Portland Stage Operating Support | $20,000.00 | |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland Symphony Orchestra General Operating Support | $25,000.00 | |
| Preble Street | Preble Street Operating Support | $25,000.00 | |
| Preble Street | Preble Street - Capital Campaign payment | $50,000.00 | |
| ProsperityME | Providing Economic Empowerment for Maine's Immigrant Communities | $15,000.00 | |
| Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts, Inc. | Underwrite Local Non-profit Events at the RFA Lakeside Theater | $5,000.00 | |
| Readfield Union Meeting House Company | Readfield Union Meeting House Operating Support | $7,500.00 | |
| Royal River Conservation Trust | Royal River Conservation Trust Pisgah Hill Bridge Construction | $10,000.00 | |
| Saco River Theatre | Saco River Theatre Operating Support | $7,500.00 | |
| Schoodic Arts for All | Schoodic Arts for All Operating Support | $20,000.00 | |
| The Ecology School | The Ecology School - Operating Support | $15,000.00 | |
| The Telling Room | The Telling Room operating support | $10,000.00 | |
| The Trust for Public Land | The Trust for Public Land - North Deering Park | $15,000.00 | |
| Tree Street Youth | Tree Street Youth Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Trekkers | Trekkers Operating Support | $10,000.00 | |
| Victoria Mansion | Victoria Mansion Operating Support | $25,000.00 | |
| Waterfall Arts | Waterfall Arts Operating Support | $20,000.00 | |
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2020 Special Supplemental Grants
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Trust provided special supplemental grants in May of 2020 to its health and human service partners in support of their direct services| 2020 Supplemental Grant Recipient | Project Description | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | In Support of Food Programs | $25,000 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | In Support of Food and Emergency Relief Programs | $25,000 |
| Preble Street | In Support of Food and Shelter Programs | $25,000 |
| TOTAL | $75,000 |
2020 Grant Awards
| 2020 Grant Recipient | Project Decription | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 240 Strings | 240 Strings Operating Support | $5,000 |
| 317 Main Community Music Center | 317 Main Community Music Center Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Association Culturelle et Historique du Mont-Carmel | La Survivance - Operating Support | $12,000 |
| Bangor Symphony Orchestra | Bangor Symphony Orchestra 125th Anniversary Season Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Bates Dance Festival | Bates Dance Festival Operating Support | $7,000 |
| Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School | Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School Operating Support | $7,000 |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Brick Store Museum | Brick Store Museum Operating Support | $7,000 |
| Center for Maine Contemporary Art | CMCA Operating Support | $6,000 |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | Imagine Campaign - Fourth of Five Construction Campaign Pledge Installments + Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Classical Uprising | Classical Uprising Operating Support | $7,500 |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Coastal Mountains Land Trust Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Cobscook Community Learning Center | Cobscook Community Learning Center Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Cultivating Community | Cultivating Community Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education | Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education Operating Support | $20,000 |
| Downeast Salmon Federation | Downeast Salmon Federation Operational Support | $15,000 |
| Eastport Arts Center | Eastport Arts Center- Operating Support | $20,000 |
| Engine, Inc. | Engine Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Falmouth Land Trust | Falmouth Conservation Trust Operating Support | $13,000 |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Frenchman Bay Conservancy Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Friends of Baxter State Park Operating Support | $7,500 |
| Friends of Casco Bay | Friends of Casco Bay Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Abyssinnian Meeting House | General Project Support | $15,000 |
| Gateway Milbridge | Gateway Milbridge - Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Good Shepherd Food Bank Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Greater Portland Landmarks | Greater Portland Landmarks Operating Support | $20,000 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Herring Gut Learning Center | Herring Gut Learning Center Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Hope Acts | Hope Acts Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Lake Stewards of Maine- Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program | Lake Stewards of Maine - Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Lakes Environmental Association | Lakes Environmental Association - Operating Support | $10,000 |
| LearningWorks | LearningWorks Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor | Literacy Volunteers of Bangor: Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Maine Academy of Modern Music | Maine Academy of Modern Music Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Maine Audubon | Maine Audubon Operating Support | $12,000 |
| Maine Historical Society | Maine Historical Society Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Maine Humanities Council | Maine Humanities Council Operating Support | $20,000 |
| Maine Inside Out | Maine Inside Out Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | Maine Island Trail Association - Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | Maine Jewish Film Festival Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Maine Maritime Museum | Maine Maritime Museum Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Maine Preservation | Maine Preservation Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Maine Seacoast Mission Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Maine TREE Foundation | Maine TREE Foundation Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Mayo Street Arts | Mayo Street Arts Operating Support | $12,500 |
| Mechanics' Hall (Maine Charitable Mechanic Association) | Mechanics' Hall Operating Support + Emergency Boiler Repair | $20,000 |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine | Natural Resources Council of Maine Operating Support | $7,500 |
| Northeast Historic Film | Northeast Historic Film - Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute | Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Onion Arts and Culture Initiative | Pilot Program for Maine Culture Sector Alliance | $10,000 |
| Opera Maine | Opera Maine Operating Support | $7,500 |
| Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra | A New Concerto for a New Normal - Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Pejepscot Historical Society (dba Pejepscot History Center) | Pejepscot History Center - Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Penobscot Theatre Company | Penobscot Theatre Company - Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | Portland Chamber Music Festival Operating Support | $6,000 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland Museum of Art Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Portland Stage Company Inc | Portland Stage Operating Support | $20,000 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland Symphony Orchestra Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Preble Street | Preble Street Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts, Inc. | Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts Operational Support | $5,000 |
| Readfield Union Meeting House Company | Readfield Union Meeting House Company Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Royal River Conservation Trust | Royal River Conservation Trust Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Saco River Theatre | Saco River Theatre Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Schoodic Arts for All | Schoodic Arts for All Operating Support | $20,000 |
| The Center for Grieving Children | The Center for Grieving Children Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Tree Street Youth | Tree Street Youth Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Trekkers | Trekkers Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Victoria Mansion | Victoria Mansion Operating Support | $20,000 |
| Waterfall Arts | Waterfall Arts Operating Support | $15,000 |
| TOTAL | $882,500 |
2019 Grant Awards
| 2019 Grant Recipient | Project Description | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Mile River Watershed Association | in support of a youth conservation program, through redesigned program messaging and materials, new community outreach to landowners, and the completion of conservation projects to protect water quality. | $13,000 |
| 317 Main Community Music Center | to support the Center's Partnership Progam, which collaborates with schools and community organizations in Greater Portland to provide access to high-quality, weekly music classes for more than 350 students. | $5,000 |
| 7 Lakes Alliance | in support of the Alliance's Youth Conservation Corps, which delivers water-quality centered conservation projects aimed at improving runoff and erosion controls while providing job experience for young people. | $10,000 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | to support the AMC's Maine Woods Community Youth and Environment project , increasing environmental literacy among underserved K-12 students in Piscataquis County and Jackman, while cultivating a love for the region's special outdoor places. In 2020, in addition to offering regular programming, AMC plans to develop and launch a new climate change curriculum for middle and high school students. | $7,500 |
| Association culturelle et historique du Mont-Carmel | to support restoration of historic painted ceilings in this National Register building in Lille. This will include re-gluing loose plaster and original paint, stenciling and hand painting medallions on ceilings which had been covered with wood and tin panels. | $20,000 |
| Augusta Colonial Theater | to aid in rehabilitation of the front faade of the Colonial Theater at 139 Water Street in Augusta. The project will include lead paint abatement, masonry conservation, cast stone repair and mineral painting. | $10,000 |
| Bangor Symphony Orchestra | to support the Know Your Orchestra voucher program which provides reduced ticket pricing. | $5,000 |
| Bates Dance Festival | to support contemporary dance and related community outreach, education and training programs in Maine, expanding offerings in Portland and building new partnerships for community engagement in Brunswick and Freeport. | $5,000 |
| Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School | to support construction of a new teaching space, including sound-proofing, acoustic paneling, furnishing, storage shelving and outfitting. | $5,000 |
| Bloomfield Academy, dba Skowhegan Free Public Library | to assist the library in bringing its furnishings and equipment to a level consistent with the needs and demands of the community. | $5,000 |
| Bowdoin College | to support a special Maine Bicentennial exhibition dedicated to the artistic and cultural history of the state. "At First Light: Two Centuries of Artists in Maine" will bring together some of the most outstanding artistic treasures created in Maine during the past two centuries. | $10,000 |
| Brunswick Naval Museum and Memorial Gardens | to provide proper shelving, oversize folders for architectural drawings, processing supplies and support for cataloguing, processing and storing incoming artifacts. | $10,000 |
| Center for Maine Contemporary Art | to support a program of free art education programming for the community. | $5,000 |
| Center Theatre for the Performing Arts | to support the creation of a 2nd theatre space to increase the capacity to show documentaries, independent films and films of local interest. The 2nd screen will also allow for continued programming while rehearsing or performing a live show. | $10,000 |
| Chase Emerson Memorial Library | to update furnishings in order to make better and more efficient use of the library's public space. | $15,000 |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | to support expansion of the longstanding Junior Educator program to include a robust educational leadership training component. | $15,000 |
| ChoralArt | to support guest artist fees and marketing expenses for four performances of Considering Matthew Shepard at Portland's Woodfords Congregational Church. | $5,000 |
| Citizens for Squirrel Point | to support the restoration of the National Register listed Squirrel Point light facility on the lower Kennebec, which includes the light tower, the keeper's house, the barn/workshhop and the uncommon "sloping" boathouse. | $10,000 |
| Cobscook Community Learning Center | funding for continued support of TREE: Transforming Rural Educational Experience, CCLC's groundbreaking educational initiative fostering whole-child, trauma-informed learning environments in rural K-8 schools. | $10,000 |
| Cultivating Community | in support of year-round teen and elementary school programs, including teen program staff; youth stipends; garden expenses; and conference expenses. | $10,000 |
| Downeast Salmon Federation | to support a water quality/habitat restoration project to assist in the recovery of the endangered Atlantic Salmon and, in part, to support university and high-school student participation in the project. | $15,000 |
| Eastport Arts Center | To support community-based programming activites and general operations. | $10,000 |
| Ecology School (The) | to support construction of a dormitory and dining commons at the Ecology School's new campus. | $10,000 |
| Engine | to support the Marble Block Phase I renovation, to complete architectural design and begin fundraising for the construction costs needed to occupy this landmark downtown Biddeford building. | $10,000 |
| Falmouth Land Trust | to support a project connecting people to place around the stewardship of land conserved in Falmouth by the Trust. | $10,000 |
| First Parish in Portland, Maine Unitarian (The) | to support access and facilty upgrades at First Parish's National Register listed building in Portland. | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges (The) | to support an initiative, "Building the Pipeline" to provide financial support for new Mainers attending workforce credential awarding programs and/or traditional academic programs. | $15,000 |
| Francis Small Heritage Trust | to support acquisition of 30 acres of land along the Saco River in Cornish and developing and implementing a recreational management plan. | $10,000 |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | to support nature-based educational programming for youth and families in Downeast Maine. Programming will be carried out in partnership with local schools and the Maine Outdoor School. | $5,000 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | to support the expansion of the Baxter Youth Conservation Corps project in 2020. This program is designed to support community revitalization, and cultivate the next generation of environmental leaders in the Katahdin region. | $5,000 |
| Friends of L.C. Bates Museum | to support the Building Up Steam Learning proposal, which is intended to expand the capacity of the museum to provided educational programs and activities for central Maine children and their families. | $3,650 |
| Gateway Community Services of Maine | to support the expansion and enhancement of a Youth Mentoring Program providing leadership and mentoring opportunities for immigrant, refugee and asylee youth in Portland and Lewiston. | $5,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine | Funds will be allocated primarily for purchasing food to support school programs serving food-insecure children throughout Maine. | $10,000 |
| Good Will-Hinckley | to support the upgrade of the internal network and telecom infrastructure to accommodate high speed wired and wireless internet access, along with video and teleconferencing as part of the restoration of the National Register listed Carnegie Library. | $15,000 |
| Greater Lovell Land Trust | to support an environmental education program, providing educational and recreational opportunities for school age children which include technology, internships, field trips and family-oriented activities. | $6,000 |
| Greater Portland Landmarks | to support educational community historical and preservation-related programming and activities in 2020. | $10,000 |
| Henry D. Moore Parish House & Library | to replace an outdated heating system with a heat pump system suitable for both heating and cooling. | $14,625 |
| Historical Society of the Town of Hancock | to support an audio-visual room in a new historical society facility currently under construction. This room will allow staff, volunteers, researchers and visitors to process, store, and access historical data electronically. | $5,000 |
| Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine | to bring the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance to Maine for teacher training on anti-bias. The goal is to equip teachers and schools with tools to respond to incidents of bias and create safer and more welcoming schools. | $10,000 |
| Hope Acts | to partially fund a new multi-lingual, culturally experienced program assistant in order to better communicate with students and provide a means to collect quality improvement data. | $5,000 |
| Hubbard Free Library | To provide matching funds for another grant to complete the restoration of the final nine stained glass windows in this Hallowell library. | $10,000 |
| Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership | to support the only offshore field research station in Penobscot Bay. These funds will be applied to a $250,000 challenge match. | $10,000 |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | to chart and manage growth in the Alliance's residency and community engagement programs through a facilitated strategic planning process. Funds will be used to offset facilitator fees and project delivery costs. | $12,500 |
| Intercultural Community Center | to support the Center's programs, designed to help new Mainers adjust and integrate into local schools and communities. Adult programs offer basic instruction focused on workforce skills and employment, while youth programs target low-performing students and out-of-school English language literacy and academic enrichment. | $15,000 |
| Kennebec Historical Society | to assist in preserving, cateloging and digitizing the Society's collections. | $5,000 |
| Learning Works | to support English Language + Literacy Program, a two-part educational service designed to help adult immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers reclaim their voices and achieve their language-learning goals in a new country through structured, personalized, supportive instruction. | $10,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor | to support / recruitment of recent and existing immigrants in the Bangor area and provide 1:1 tutoring to reach their literacy and workplace goals in partnership with local employers. | $5,000 |
| Lubec Community Outreach Center | to enrich and support children's programming, facilitating enrichment activities while supporting low cost access for families in financial difficulty. | $4,500 |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust | to engage volunteers and community partners in stewardship, ecological inventory, and conservation of a 493-acre parcel in the matrix of habitat areas between Bethel, the Androscoggin River and the Mahoosuc Mountains. | $10,000 |
| Maine Academy of Modern Music | to support music education in their Bangor program, including youths ages 8-18 living within a 50-mile radius of Bangor. These programs include two one-week summer camps for youths ages 12-18 and a 12-week series of "drop in" Saturday rock band rehearsal sessions. | $5,000 |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club | in support of the Maine Trail Center, which will provide a permanent, centralized, multipurpose base facility for maintaining and protecting the Appalachian Trail in Maine. The site will also provide Maine land trusts, other land owners and students, with training in land management and stewardship practices. | $10,000 |
| Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | to support funding for the Eastern Maine Skippers Program for high school age students who wish to gain real-world experience in the fishing industry. | $10,000 |
| Maine Charitable Mechanic Association | to support of the third phase of renovation and restoration of the library in Mechanics Hall. Funding would be used to restore windows and provide wiring, receptacles and lighting for new reading and study areas. | $10,000 |
| Maine Historical Society | to support activities needed to successfully implement "State of Mine: Becoming Maine". Funds will build capacity to implement an exhibition program that reflects the importance of Maine's Bicentenial, and help advance the mission of MHS to preserve and share Maine's story. | $25,000 |
| Maine Humanities Council | in support of the design and implementation of new statewide discussion series, talks and toolkits based on Mainie Bicentennial themes. | $20,000 |
| Maine Inside Out | for general operating support of this program serving incarcerated and formerly incarcerated young people in Maine. | $5,000 |
| Maine Rivers | to support the Alewife Restoration Initiative, construct a technical fishway next to the historic American Woolen Mill in North Vassalboro, create and install interpretive signage to link the industrial history of the site with the ecological restoration effort, and improve public access and safety. | $10,000 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | to support the EdGE program which provides educational, social, recreational and leadership opportunities for youth in Downeast Maine. This grant would allow the purchase of cameras to be used for hands-on digital photography instruction in EdGE's after-school programs in the 2019-20 school year and for youngsters at EdGE summer camps in 2020. | $10,000 |
| Maine State Museum | to support construction of a new 2,500 sq. ft. Education Center facility on the museum's entrance floor. | $10,000 |
| Millay House Rockland | to support the restoration of the interiors of both sides of the double house where Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was born. | $10,000 |
| My Place Teen Center | to support the build-out of a commercial kitchen at My Place's new Biddeford location. | $10,000 |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine | to support education, outreach and training to help Maine's K-12 schools recover edible food for people who need it, reduce the amount of food being wasted, and take steps to eliminate harmful single-use plastics. | $10,000 |
| New Ventures Maine, UMA/UMS | to provide general operating support for non-traditional education programming. | $5,000 |
| Opera Maine | to support the production of the first full Wagner opera ever staged in Maine. Wagner's The Flying Dutchman will be presented with community-wide participation and programming focusing on maritime history tied to the Maine Bicentennial. | $5,000 |
| Oratorio Chorale | to help fund the positions of executive director and managing director; to expand the director's work for the Chorale on business and foundation outreach; and for additional hours for the managing director during a transitional period. | $5,000 |
| Palaver Strings | to support high quality hands-on music instruction to approximately 260 Portland area underserved children during the 2020 calendar year. | $5,000 |
| Peavey Memorial Library | in support of the restoration project to repair and restore the roof, cupola and masonry of this National Register listed Romanesque Revival library in Eastport. | $10,000 |
| Penobscot Marine Museum | to support of the new exhibition initiative, "At Home At Sea: Searsport's Maritime Stories". The Museum will reinterpret its historic Sea Captain's House to highlight the personalized stories of the people of Searsport and will create a hands-on interactive gallery that immerses visitors in "The Crew's View". | $7,500 |
| Penobscot Theatre Company | to produce the Maine premier of "Safety Net," a new play about small town first responders dealing with a worsening opioid crisis. This timely new work is especially relevant in Maine, where use, overdoses, and deaths related to opioids are significant issues. | $5,000 |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | To support a program of extended musician residency in 2020. | $5,000 |
| Portland Museum of Art | to support the summer 2020 exhibition, Mythmakers: The Art of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington. | $20,000 |
| Portland Stage Company, Inc. | support for K-12 Education Programs during the 2019-20 academic year. | $10,000 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | in support of youth education programs, including KinderKonzerts, Youth Concerts, Discovery Concerts, Instrument Petting Zoos and PSO Explorers to 16,000+ Maine children of all socioeconomic backgrounds in 2019-20. | $10,000 |
| Preble Street | Continued support for Emergency Food Programs in greater Portland. | $25,000 |
| Presumpscot Regional Land Trust | funding to support access and outdoor programming for youth focused on protecting the local environment through hands-on projects that will help threatened species and habitats. | $5,000 |
| ProsperityME | Funds will be used to develop programs including workforce development initiatives, housing support, financial education, small business management and individual coaching and counseling; additionally, to support program administration, to provide classroom space, support teachers, and provide free counseling for students | $10,000 |
| Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts, Inc. | to subsidize the rental cost so local nonprofits and civic organizations can affordably use the Performing Arts Center. | $5,250 |
| Rockport Library Foundation | to support construction costs for a new Rockport Town Library. | $10,000 |
| Royal River Conservation Trust | to support the Campaign to Protect Lower Gloucester Village, the Little League Fields and the Intervale by purchasing a 180-acre parcel that connects the Village to the RRCT's 128-acre Intevale Preserve. The project will add an additional 170 acres to the Intervale Preserve for habitat and ecology. | $10,000 |
| Schoodic Arts for All | to provide support for the organization's signature annual event, the Schoodic Arts Festival. Funds will be used to expand workshop offerings and provide payment for art instructors. | $15,000 |
| St. John's Episcopal Church | to support restoration of this landmark Bangor church's tower, portico, roofing and exterior structure. | $10,000 |
| St. Lawrence Arts | to purchase and upgrade lighting and sound equipment to maintain professional level standards with advanced capability for a wide range of performances and theatrical presentations. | $5,000 |
| Standish Historical Society | in support of Old Red Church Museum-exhibit, display, presentation and storage equipment, interior signage and archival framing. | $6,000 |
| Theater at Monmouth | to support the Theater's 2020 Education Tours. In 2020 the Theater will produce Pachanga! Latinx Stories for Kids for grades pre-k to 8 | $5,000 |
| Tides Institute | to support the restoration of the 1887 Masonic Block building in downtown Eastport, Maine to expand TIMA's exhibition space as well as its archive collection storage space. | $10,000 |
| Timelines Community, Inc. | to support the renovation of four historic buildings in Thorndike Village, Maine. This grant will support insulaiton improvements on the second and third floors of building #2, the Mill. | $10,000 |
| Tree Street Youth | in support of the MAPLE Leadership program, which provides youth development, job skills training, and civic engagement opportunities for teens at the center and around its neighborhood. Funds would specifically go toward youth participant and support staff stipends. | $10,000 |
| Victoria Mansion | to support conservation, stabilization and preservation of the Victoria Mansion parlor's nationally significant 1859-1860 painted decorative surfaces. | $15,000 |
| Virginia Project Inc. | in support of the reproduction of a 52 foot ship, a pinnace, built on the Kennebec at the Popham Colony in 1607. Specifically this grant will underwrite the purchase of a lead keel "shoe". | $10,000 |
| Waterfall Arts | in support of the Youth and Family Outreach Program in 2020. The program goal is to bridge the gap between local families and the abundant resources of the local art scene and to provide safe spaces for young artists to connect with themselves, each other and the community through quality creative experiences. | $7,500 |
| West Branch Historical Preservation Committee | to support renovations to the historic Chesuncook Boomhouse River Driver museum between Chesuncook and Ripogenus lakes along the West Branch of the Penobscot River watershed. | $20,000 |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | This is the third of five installments towards the construction of the new Children's Museum and Theater at Thompson's Point in Portland. | $50,000 |
| TOTAL | $923,025 |
2018 Grant Awards
| 2018 Grant Recipient | Project Description | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 240 Strings | to provide private weekly music instruction and to launch an after school group music education class. | $5,000 |
| A Climate to Thrive | to support Sustainable MDI service learning programs to achieve energy independence for Mount Desert Island. | $5,000 |
| A Company of Girls | to support after school programs and outreach programming in partnership with the Portland Mentoring Alliance at Portland High School. | $2,500 |
| Abyssinian Meeting House | to assist in Phase IV of the restoration of Abyssinian Meeting House. | $15,000 |
| Androscoggin Land Trust | to fund staff time and materials for youth programming designed to monitor and steward the 5,000 acres entrusted to the care of the ALT. | $10,000 |
| Bangor Symphony Orchestra | to support the "Know Your Orchestra!" voucher program to increase attendance and accessibility by providing reduced ticket pricing. | $5,000 |
| Bates Dance Festival | to support the Bates Dance Festival's artist fees and program delivery costs. | $5,000 |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | to support BLOOM Education intitatives covering costs such as student transportation, chaperones, enhanced teacher toolkits and staffing support to plan and administer the educational offerings. | $10,000 |
| Brick Store Museum | to support four projects which will improve access and facilities use and for the long term preservation of the historic building and grounds. | $5,000 |
| Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust | To support conservaton (through fee acquisition) of the Williams properties, four key parcels of land on the Cathance River. | $10,000 |
| Cathance River Education Alliance | to pilot teacher and volunteer training opportunities and resources to deliver environmental education that will cultivate environmental literacy in students. | $5,000 |
| Center for Maine Contemporary Art | to increase educational staffing and resources to meet expanded need. | $5,000 |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | to support three new Junior Educator positions. | $15,000 |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | Partial Payment toward 5-year Building Project | $50,000.00 |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust | to support land conservation and construction of a nine-mile trail circumnavigating Ragged Mountain and linking 20 miles of an existing trail network. | $10,000 |
| Cobscook Community Learning Center | to support the remaining two years of the TREE pilot phase launched in three Washington County Elementary schools. | $10,000 |
| Cultivating Community | to support teen programs building agricultural, cooking and leadership competencies, community service and community development and job skills. | $15,000 |
| Downeast Institute | to provide educational opportunities for youth and educators at DEI's research/hatchery facility. | $15,000 |
| Eastbrook Town House Preservation Committee | to support key building repairs | $5,000 |
| Ecology School (The) | to develop permaculture gardens at River Bend Farm. | $10,000 |
| Everyman Repertory Theatre (The) | to support the production of Up in Arms dealing with gun violence in schools. | $5,000 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | to expand the Baxter Youth Conservation Corps project for 2019. | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed | to support the education goals of the Watershed Science Program . | $5,000 |
| Gateway Milbridge | to support the building fund campaign to rebuild and reopen the Milbridge Theatre as a combined Theatre and Community Arts Center. | $15,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine | in support of Youth and Family Initiatives school programs serving food-insecure children throughout Maine. | $10,000 |
| Greater Portland Landmarks | to support educational programs and activities in 2019. | $15,000 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Final Payment toward LabVenture Restoration | $100,000.00 |
| Harald Saeverud Music Program/PBSO | to purchase two hammered copper bowl timpani. | $5,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) | to support the Public Education & Outreach Initiative: offering information on immigration legal issues to Maine's immigrant communities. | $5,000 |
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) | to support educational nature-based programs and the KELT Kids Summer Day Camp. | $5,000 |
| Lake Stewards of Maine | to support work objectives, including training citizen lake scientists, screening lakes for invasive plants, assessment of watershed threats, and training workshops. | $7,500 |
| Lakes Environmental Association | to fund school field trips and specific improvements for road and parking improvements to the Holt Pond Preserve. | $8,500 |
| Limerick Maine (Town of) | to fund the Old Limerick Town Hall exterior wall repointing project (contingent upon approval of funding by the town). | $10,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor | to support the New Mainers intitiative to recruit more immigrant students, train tutors and provide educational materials. | $5,000 |
| Loon Echo Land Trust | to support land conservation in conjunction with the Bridgton Historical Society and Sebago Clean Waters to conserve land for historical integrity, public recreation, protection of water, plant and animal habitat and sustainable timber harvesting. | $10,000 |
| Maine 4-H Foundation | to fund a portion of the Phase One and Phase Two Greener Camp Initiative for the recently purchased Greenland Point Center Youth Conservation Camp in Princeton. | $10,000 |
| Maine Academy of Modern Music | to provide scholarships to disadvantaged students in Washington County and the Portland area. | $5,000 |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club, Inc. | to support the Appalachian Trail Ridgerunner Program for trail stewardship to benefit hikers as well as plants and wildlife. | $5,000 |
| Maine Audubon | to support environmental education programs. | $10,000 |
| Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | to expand the Maine Skippers Program, designed to engage students from island and Down East communities. | $10,000 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | to support purchase of Woodward Point, an 88 acre site with two miles of shore frontage in Brunswick. | $10,000 |
| Maine Discovery Museum | to support Engineering Technology Math Outreach Programming at the museum. | $10,000 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | in support of a land protection and agricultural land preservation project in partnership with the Washburn Norlands Living History Center in Livermore. | $10,000 |
| Maine Historical Society | to support key educational initiatives and to begin programming around Maine's bicentennial. | $20,000 |
| Maine Humanities Council | to support expansive programming and a new reading and discussion series for use statewide. | $20,000 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | to support coast-wide island stewardship programs. | $5,000 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | to create programs featuring films of women and girls who have made a difference in their communites to be presented free of charge at film festival locations in Portland and Lewiston. | $5,000 |
| Maine Maritime Museum | in support of the First Impressions project, the complete redesign of the five-acre front entrance, parking areas and waterfront. | $10,000 |
| Maine Preservation | to help fund the rehabilitation of 25-27 Erchles Street in the historic Strathglass Park neighborhood in Rumford. | $10,000 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | to support staffing and materials needed for experiential learning in science. | $10,000 |
| Margaret Chase Smith Foundation | To provide seed funding for the Merton G. and Harriet P. Henry Leadership Fund. | $25,000 |
| Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center | to support the 2019 Maine National Education for Women (NEW) Leadership Institute. | $10,000 |
| Midcoast Literacy | to support and increase the capacity of adult and family literacy services. | $5,000 |
| Monhegan Museum of Art & History | to support building an online collections database involving website rebuild; creation of online searchable database; photograph equipment upgrade; housing, digitizing and cataloging inventory. | $13,680 |
| Northeast Historic Film | to perform necessary repairs to film vaults. | $10,000 |
| Northern Forest Center | to support the Maine West Education Innovation Initiative dedicated to strengthening local economies and vitality in forest-based communities. | $5,000 |
| Ogunquit Museum of American Art | to upgrade outdated computers and network and business software to better serve community members and visitors. | $5,000 |
| Olympia Snow Women's Leadership Institute | to support the institute for the 2018/19 academic year. | $10,000 |
| Opera Maine | to support the presentation of "Bravo Opera Maine!" exhibition in the Lewis Gallery of the Portland Public Library. | $5,000 |
| Oratorio Chorale | to support the Chorale's recent growth in membership, programs and outreach. | $5,000 |
| OUT Maine | to partially fund a pilot program which would offer a weekend at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts' to 70 LGBTQ high school students. | $5,000 |
| Pejepscot Historical Society | to support specific restoration and preservation projects on the exterior of the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum. | $10,000 |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | to pilot an extended residency program and raise awareness for longstanding accessibility initiatives. | $5,000 |
| Portland Museum of Art | to support the research, development and planning phase of the Winslow Homer Studio reinterpretation project. | $20,000 |
| Portland Stage | to support an educational initiative to promote literacy for students K-4 through performances of children's books and interactive classroom workshops. | $10,000 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | to support the PSO's 2018-19 season of youth education programs. | $10,000 |
| Preble Street | to support general operations for Preble Street 's Portland programs. | $25,000 |
| Range Light Keepers | to support the restoration of the only remaining example in Maine of a lighthouse type known as "range lights". | $10,000 |
| Rangeley Friends of the Arts | to provide subsidy to assure that the facility can be rented by small community organzations. | $5,000 |
| Readfield Union Meeting House Company | to provide a critical electrical system upgrade to the Meeting House. | $4,000 |
| Scarborough Land Trust | to upgrade hiking trails and increase maintenance capacity. | $10,000 |
| Schoodic Arts for All | to supplement the cost of program delivery. | $15,000 |
| Somali Bantu Community Assistance Assoc of Lewisto | to provide an annual stipend for three educational facilitators supporting year round arts and literacy programs. | $5,000 |
| Spaulding Memorial Library | to fund a concept design for future expansion. | $6,000 |
| Tear Cap Workshops | to fund a sustainable heating system in the Community Woodworking Shop. | $10,000 |
| Telling Room (The) | in support of 2018-19 Anthology, a yearlong writing and art project engaging over 2,500 students. | $6,000 |
| Troy Union Church | to support the next phase of exterior tower restoration. | $10,000 |
| Trust for Public Land (The) | to support the establishment of the Sebago Community Forest by acquiring and permanently protecting 1,417 acres. | $5,000 |
| University of Maine | to support the Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference at the University of Maine. | $10,000 |
| University of New England | to support the School of Marine Programs' student-led, long-term ecosystem monitoring project. | $7,500 |
| University of Southern Maine Foundation | in support of the Promise Scholarship Program which targets low income and the first in their families to attend college. | $5,000 |
| Waldo Theatre | to support the first phase of restoration of the Waldo Theatre restoration project. | $10,000 |
| Waterfall Arts | funding for 2019 programming. | $10,000 |
| Watts Hall Community Players | to install a new air conditioning/heating system in Watts Hall. | $5,000 |
| Woman's Literary Union of Androscoggin County | to support restoration of The Foss Mansion, funds will be specifically used for the window restoration project. | $10,000 |
| TOTAL | $895,680.00 |