Laura Lee
207.412.0838
llee@mainecf.org

The Maine Charity Foundation Fund provides grants for community-based transportation programs, including changes in response to the pandemic, and efforts to keep older community members socially connected during a time of physical distancing. Projects in rural areas are a priority.

Additional priorities are projects that:

• Address inequities and engage a diverse range of older residents, including those with low incomes, disabilities, mental health conditions, limited English proficiency, people of color or racial minority groups, immigrants and/or refugees, and those who identify as LGBTQ
• Meet gaps in services/programs or provide service/programming where there is none currently
• Creatively use existing resources
• Are clearly laid out and ready to implement

Eligible applicants include:

• Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations
• Municipalities
• Public schools
• Public agencies working for the State of Maine
• Tribal governments recognized by the Department of the Interior
• Non-exempt groups with a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) organization, public school, or public agency

Up to $10,000.

A link to the online application is available on the program website.