Maine Community Foundation supports diverse organizations with awards of more than $400K
The Maine Community Foundation awarded more than $400,000 in grants to support organizations throughout the state that are led by and serve people of color.
MaineCF’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Fund awarded 33 grants totaling $315,470. Another 10 grants totaling $93,250 were made by people with donor-advised funds at MaineCF. The fund was established in 2007.
The recipients include organizations such as the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition of Lisbon, for its peer health and reentry mentor program, and the Lewiston-based Zambian Community of Maine. The New England Arab American Organization of Portland also received funding to provide leadership and service opportunities.
The fund supports organizations that are led by and serve people of Native American, Latino, African, Arab or Asian descent.
The grant program is designed to help Maine residents achieve greater equity by investing in nonprofit organizations, changing policies and practices that negatively impact people because of their race, and supporting efforts to alleviate the impact of race-based discrimination and disparities, MaineCF said.
Founded in 1983, MaineCF works with donors and other partners to improve the quality of life for all Maine people. In 2021, the Maine CF awarded more than $58 million in grants and scholarships and has awarded more than $500 million since its founding.
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