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September 21, 2025 2025 Giving Guide

Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA)

(left) Math educators in action at a Computational Fluency workshop. (below) Staff welcomes attendees at MMSA’s 2025 STEM PD Retreat.

 

2026 Goals

Having concluded our 2020-2025 strategic plan, MMSA is now developing a 2030 strategic plan that will focus on the questions of:

1. How can critical educator support programs be sustained in an uncertain funding climate?

2. How do we leverage research insights to inform policy?

3. How do we provide access to STEM learning when school budgets are so inequitable from community to community?

Our goals for 2026 specifically are to:

1. Create MMSA’s 2030 strategic plan

2. Begin developing MMSA’s advancement plan and team

3. Leverage new strategies to share existing resources for critical STEM professional development with broader audiences

4. Expand support networks with and for STEM educators and administrators

Fundraising events/Opportunities

SUPPORT EDUCATORS: Sponsor an MMSA workshop, our STEM Professional Development Retreat, or our CS Summer of Fun week of learning. Your support enables educators to acquire new skills, expand their networks and capacity, and discover exciting new resources to engage their students. Sponsorships begin at $1,000.

SUPPORT STUDENTS: Sponsor the Maine State Science Fair and Middle School Science and Engineering Fair! Your support gives the next generation of scientists and innovators the opportunities to pursue their STEM ambitions in high school and beyond. Sponsorships for these high-profile events range from $2,500 to $20,000 levels.

Giving Opportunities

Funding for education is more critical today than ever. Make a gift to MMSA’s Annual Fund to increase accessibility to high-quality STEM education across the state. Your support has a direct impact on educators, students, and the communities they serve. Be a changemaker for the next generation of innovators and STEM leaders by giving at hhttps://www.MMSA.org/donate.

Volunteer Opportunities

Become a Maine State Science Fair Judge: Recruitment begins in January 2026! Visit our judges’ page at Maine-State-Science-Fair.com/judge to learn how you can get involved.

Share your STEM Experiences: We are always seeking businesses and organizations to share real-world STEM experiences with educators and students, or to partner with us on grant-funded projects. Learn more at MMSA.org/for-organizations.

At A Glance

Established: 1992 / Employees: 30 / Annual revenue: $5,020,699

Top funding sources

48% Non-federal foundations

38.3% Competitive federal agency grants

10.8% Earned revenue

2.9% Donations

Contact

343 Water St.

Augusta, ME 04330

www.mmsa.org
facebook.com/mmsa.org
linkedin.com/company/maine- mathematics-and-science-alliance/

Awards/Accolades

• Executive Director, Dr. Ruth Kermish-Allen, was appointed to the Maine Artificial Intelligence Task Force, created by Gov. Janet Mills, and was named one of the “Top 50 Women Leaders of Maine for 2024” by Women We Admire.

• Director of Community Engagement, Perrin Chick, presented at the 2025 National Academies’ Convocation on the status of informal STEM education. 

• Research Team Lead, Dr. Heidi Cian was selected for the National Science Foundation CADRE fellowship. 

• Drs. Ruth Kermish-Allen, Heidi Cian, and Danielle Frank were invited to join a three-year collaborative hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine focused on advancing science education policy reform. 

Mission Statement

Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance finds inspiring new ways to get people excited about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) today so that our youth can become the innovators, problem solvers, and workforce of tomorrow.

Area served

Statewide

Leadership

Ruth Kermish-Allen, PhD
Executive Director

Board Members

Susan Bates, Board Chair

Erica Beck Spencer, Senior Director of Curriculum and Certification Programs, The ESOP Association

Lindsay Coe, Director of Marketing, RSG – Resources Systems Group, Inc. 

Andrew Forbes, Executive Vice President – Chief Human Resources Officer, Camden National Bank

Kevin Hathaway, Vice President of Professional Services, StreetLight Data

Angela Lett, Interim Director Development & Communications, Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts

Lily J. Lu, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Corporate & Securities Counsel, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

Andrea Mercado, Professional Learning Specialist, World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment

Joel Pike, Director of Energy Strategy, ND Paper

Stu Rich, Software CTO and Industry Lead, Retired

Glen Widmer, EdD, Principal, Ames and Weymouth Schools (RSU#71/Greater Belfast)