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Sponsored by: Maine Seacoast Mission
Updated: September 27, 2021 2021 Giving Guide

Maine Seacoast Mission

2022 Goals

As it has for over 100 years, the Maine Seacoast Mission addresses pressing needs of our coastal and island communities. Our focus areas include:

  • Covid-19 response – continuing to provide resources to those impacted by the pandemic.
  • Food security – offering nourishment and nutritional information to strengthen families and communities.
  • Telehealth – enhancing our long-standing services to Maine’s unbridged island residents.
  • Education – providing youth development opportunities and scholarships.

Fundraising Events / Opportunities

The Mission provides several opportunities to provide financial support which benefits the communities we serve:

  • Sunbeam Award Gala – Our signature fundraising event where we honor organizations and individuals that have made a difference for good in our communities. Past recipients include Ashley Bryan, the Maine Community Foundation, and Senator George J. Mitchell. A heartfelt evening!
  • President’s Scholarship Celebration – An inspiring event to recognize students in our scholarship programs and to honor those who advocate for and support educational opportunities for young adults.
  • EdGE Open Tennis Tournament – Our tournament raises funds for Ed Greaves Education (EdGE), the Mission’s youth development program serving Downeast coastal Maine. A day of exciting, competitive matches.

Giving Opportunities

  • The Mission Fund – gifts and grants provide operating or project support for programs.
  • The Hope Society – create a legacy through a planned gift such as a bequest.
  • Yearlong or individual event sponsorship – sponsor all three of our major events or choose the event that best fits your corporate objectives.
  • Christmas Program – provide one or many gifts for the children and families we serve in our coastal and island communities.

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Downeast: Christmas Program, housing rehabilitation summer volunteers, community meal preparation at Cherryfield campus, food deliveries to seniors, summer youth camps, mentoring high school students in the Journey program.
  • Mount Desert Island: Christmas Program, Events.
  • Islands: Beach clean-up opportunities.

Leadership

John Zavodny, President
Dan McKay, Board Chair: Of Counsel, Eaton Peabody

Board officers

Matthew T. Skaves: Chief Investment Officer, Birchbrook

Christopher Murphy: Retired Insurance Executive

Josephine Iannelli: Chief Financial Officer, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust


Board Members

Ruth Colket: Philanthropist and Community Volunteer

Stefan Cushman: Real Estate Executive

Dennis Damon: Former Maine State Senator

Rex Garrett, Jr.: Retired Chaplain

Jill Goldthwait: Former Maine State Senator

Joanne Harris: Human Resources Consultant

Hewlett Kent: Inventor

Robert Mancini: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Jasper Wyman & Son

Nancy Marshall: Founder and CEO, Marshall Communications

Allison Ouellet: Assistant Attorney General, State of Maine

Scott Peasley: Vice President, Machias Savings Bank

Ronald Ramsay: Superintendent, MSAD 37

Nancy Rankin: Retired Consultant and Teacher

Timothy Schieffelin: President, P.O.V., LLC

Stacey Smith: Retired Innkeeper

Diehl Snyder: Retired Psychiatrist

John Williams: Owner, John Williams Boat Company

At a Glance:

Established: 1905
Employees: 28 full-time / 60 part-time
Annual revenue: $3,517,500

Top funding sources

50% Draws from Endowment
30% Annual Giving & Special Events
11% Foundation & Other Grants
7% Trust Income
1% Program & Other Income

Contact

Administrative Office
6 Old Firehouse Lane,
P.O. Box 600
Northeast Harbor, ME 04662
(207) 288-5097

Downeast Campus
6 Weald Bethel Lane
Cherryfield, ME 04622
(207) 546-5870

https://www.seacoastmission.org
https://www.facebook.com/MEseacoastmission
https://www.twitter.com/MESeaCstMission
https://www.instagram.com/maineseacoastmission

Awards / Accolades

Maine Seacoast Mission was recognized nationally as a model of providing Covid-19 vaccination clinics in remote locations, Maine’s unbridged islands.

Mission Statement

Rooted in a history of compassionate service and mutual trust, the Mission seeks to strengthen coastal and island communities by educating youth, supporting families, and promoting good health.

Service locations

Hancock and Washington counties and Maine’s unbridged islands