The Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund is now open to support nonprofit organizations and projects that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Auburn, Bath, Biddeford, Brunswick, Greater Portland, Lewiston, Saco, and/or Sanford.

Priorities

Priority will be given to organizations or projects that focus on one of the following:

• Education
  • Early childhood care and education (defined as ages 0-8)
  • Extended day learning (after-school and summer learning programs)
• Health care
  • Community clinics and safety net providers
  • Oral health initiatives
  • Hunger prevention and food security
  • Homelessness alleviation
  • Legal services connected with the above areas.

Type of Funding

This program provides:

• Capacity-building grants for increasing the scope (number of people, types of communities or services), efficiency, and/or effectiveness of organizations that serves disadvantaged, underserved and/or vulnerable communities.
• General support grants for organizations serving individuals in Auburn, Bath, Biddeford, Brunswick, Greater Portland, Lewiston, Saco, and/or Sanford with a focus on one of the priority areas listed above. To receive a general support grant, an organization must have previously received a grant from the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund.
• Project support grants for new or expanding projects.

Funding Information

Grant range up to $10,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Nonprofit, charitable organizations tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and also classified as an organization described in sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2)
• Municipalities
• Public schools
• Public agencies working for the State of Maine
• Indian tribal governments (or political subdivisions) recognized by the Department of the Interior
• Groups without any tax status may apply with a fiscal sponsor that is an eligible organization

For more information, visit Maine Community Foundation.