The Maine Community Foundation is inviting applications for PF Fund for the Baldwin Area to support nonprofit organizations and projects that benefit the people and area of Baldwin, Maine.

Priorities & Criteria

• This grant program will give additional priority to organizations or projects that promote:
  • Greater self-reliance and self-sufficiency among Baldwin residents
  • Public awareness of the importance of forestry and the natural resource economy
  • Education
  • Sustainable management of Baldwin’s natural resource-based economy.
• Proposals will be given additional priority if:
  • The organization uses the grant to raise additional financial resources or to promote social capital
  • The organization is not likely to receive funding from other sources.
• To receive a grant, an organization or project must:
  • Benefit the people or area of Baldwin, Maine.

Eligibility Criteria

• Who is eligible to apply?
  • 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 a fiscal sponsor that is an eligible organization as described above.
• This program provides:
  • Project support for new, expanding, and ongoing programs.
• What will not fund, without exception:
  • Expenses already incurred
  • Regranting to a secondary grantee through a competitive process
  • Political campaigns
  • Lobbying in the form of calls to action on a specific vote
  • Religious activities, including, but not limited to, religious services, promotion of religious beliefs, or activities that are restricted to church or religious group membership.

For more information, visit The Foundation.