Meet Our Grantees

Meet and learn more about our past Grantees.

Featured Grantees

NOURISHMENT

Alan Day Community Garden

MISSION: We improve our community's health by providing opportunities to build relationships, learn, and grow food together.

MOVEMENT

Western Foothills Land Trust

MISSION: We are dedicated to the conservation and protection of native ecosystems, farm and forestlands, watersheds, and scenic landscapes for the benefit of wild and human communities in western Maine.

NOURISHMENT

ReTreeUS

MISSION: We educate generations of food growers, environmental stewards and community contributors through experiential education in orchards and gardens.

Full Grantee List

2016-2024

OrganizationYear(s) awardedFocus areaGrant purposeWebsiteTown, State
317 Main Community Music Center2016––https://www.317main.orgYarmouth, ME
47 Daisies2017, 2018NourishmentExpanding Program (scope and/or region)–Vassalboro, ME
Abbe Museum2020WabanakiGeneral Operatinghttps://www.abbemuseum.org/Bar Harbor, ME
Adaptive Outdoor Education Center 2017, 2018MovementExpanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.adaptiveoutdooreducationcenter.org/Carrabassett Valley, ME
Alan Day Community Garden2017, 2019, 2021, 2022NourishmentGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)http://www.alandaycommunitygarden.org/Norway, ME
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation2016, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementNew or Pilot Program, Existing Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)awwf.orgBangor, ME
American Folk Festival2016–––Bangor, ME
American Friends of Canadian Conservation2020WabanakiExpanding Program (scope and/or region)https://conservecanada.org/Bellingham, WA
Apex Youth Connection2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operatinghttps://www.apexyouthconnection.org/Biddeford, ME
ArtVan2016––https://www.artvanprogram.org/Brunswick, ME
Bangor Land Trust2019MovementNew or Pilot Programwww.bangorlandtrust.orgBangor, ME
Belfast Creative Coalition2016–––Belfast, ME
Bicycle Coalition of Maine2017, 2018, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Existing Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.bikemaine.orgPortland, ME
Birth Roots Center for Community Supported Parenting2019, 2021, 2022MovementCapacity Building, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.birthroots.org/Portland, ME
Blue Hill Heritage Trust2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Movement, NourishmentExisting Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://bluehillheritagetrust.orgBlue Hill, ME
Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Movement, NourishmentGeneral Operating, Capacity Buildingwww.btlt.orgBrunswick, ME
Camp Ketcha2017––https://ketchaoutdoors.org/Scarborough, ME
Center for Wildlife2018, 2021, 2022MovementExpanding Program (scope and/or region),Capacity Buildingwww.thecenterforwildlife.orgCape Neddick, ME
Central Lincoln County YMCA2019NourishmentGeneral Operatingwww.clcymca.orgDamariscotta, ME
Coastal Mountains Land Trust2018, 2019MovementNew or Pilot Programcoastalmountains.orgCamden, ME
Cobscook Community Learning Center2016, 2017––https://cobscookinstitute.org/Township of Trescott, ME
Community Bicycle Center2016, 2018MovementGeneral Operating–Biddeford, ME
Creative Portland2016––https://www.creativeportland.com/Portland, ME
Cultivating Community2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021NourishmentExisting Program, General Operating, New or Pilot Programhttp://www.cultivatingcommunity.orgPortland, ME
Cumberland County Food Security Council2018, 2020, 2021, 2022NourishmentGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)ccfoodsecurity.orgPortland, ME
Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District2018, 2019NourishmentExising Program, New or Pilot Programwww.cumberlandswcd.orgSouth Windham, ME
Damariscotta River Association2016, 2017––https://www.coastalrivers.org/Damariscotta, ME
Downeast Salmon Federation 2019, 2020, 2021Wabanaki, MovementExisting Programhttps://mainesalmonrivers.org/Columbia Falls, ME
East Coast Greenway Alliance2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022MovementExisting Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.greenway.orgDurham, NC
Eastern Trail Alliance2017––https://www.easterntrail.org/Biddeford, Maine
Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective2020, 2022Wabanaki, NourishmentGeneral Operatinghttps://whyhunger.org/ewrematriation/New York, NY
ElderCare Network of Lincoln County2018, 2019NourishmentNew or Pilot Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.eldercarenetwork.orgDamariscotta, ME
Engine2016––––
Environmental Living and Learning for Maine Students2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operatinghttps://ellms.org/Saco, ME
Farm Tomorrow2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022NourishmentExisting Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.farmtomorrow.orgGouldsboro, ME
FARMS (Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools)2016––––
First Light Learning Journey2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Wabanaki, MovementNew or Pilot Program, General Operating, Existing Programhttps://firstlightlearningjourney.net/Waitsfield, VT
Food AND Medicine2017, 2020, 2021NourishmentGeneral Operatinghttp://www.foodandmedicine.orgBrewer, ME
Four Directions Development Corporation2020WabanakiExpanding Program (scope and/or region)www.fourdirectionsmaine.orgOrono, ME
Frenchman Bay Conservancy2017, 2018, 2019MovementExisting Programwww.frenchmanbay.orgHancock, ME
Friends of Baxter State Park2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementCapacity Building, General Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.friendsofbaxter.orgBelfast, ME
Friends of Congress Square Park2016––https://congresssquarepark.org/Portland, ME
Friends of Quarry Road2019, 2020, 2021MovementCapacity Buildingwww.quarryroad.orgWaterville, ME
Friends of the Eastern Promenade2017––https://easternpromenade.org/Portland, ME
Friends of the Strand Theatre2016––https://www.rocklandstrand.comRockland, ME
Gedakina, Inc.2016, 2017––https://www.gedakina.org/Essex, VT
Georges River Land Trust2018MovementNew or Pilot Programhttps://www.georgesriver.org/Rockland, ME
Good Shepherd Food Bank2016, 2018NourishmentExisting Programhttps://www.gsfb.org/Auburn, ME
Gorham Arts Alliance2016––https://gorhamarts.org/Gorham, ME
Great Works Bridge Brigade2018MovementNew or Pilot Programhttps://www.greatworksbridge.org/brigadeSouth Berwick, ME
Greenhorns2019NourishmentExisting Programhttps://greenhorns.orgPembroke, ME
Harlow Gallery/Kennebec Valley Art Assoc2016––https://www.facebook.com/harlowgalleryHallowell, ME
Healthy Acadia2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022NourishmentExisting Programwww.healthyacadia.orgEllsworth, ME
Healthy Island Project2019, 2021, 2022NourishmentCapacity Building, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)healthyislandproject.orgStonington, ME
Healthy Lincoln County2019, 2020, 2021, 2022NourishmentExisting Program, Capacity Buildingwww.healthylincolncounty.orgDamariscotta, ME
Healthy Peninsula2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022NourishmentExisting Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.healthypeninsula.org/Blue Hill, ME
Hearty Roots2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operatinghttps://www.heartyroots.org/Bristol, ME
Hills to Sea Trail Coalition2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Existing Program, New or Pilot Programhttps://www.hillstosea.orgUnity, ME
Hirundo 2018, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Capacity Buildingwww.hirundomaine.orgOrono, ME
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians2020, 2021, 2022Wabanaki, NourishmentGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region),New or Pilot Programwww.maliseets.netLittleton, ME
Indian Township Tribal Government2021MovementExpanding Program (scope and/or region)www.passamaquoddy.comPrinceton, ME
Inland Woods + Trails2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operatinghttps://woodsandtrails.org/Bethel, ME
Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education2019, 2020, 2021MovementGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.juniperhillschool.org/Alna, ME
Katahdin Area Trails2017––https://katahdinareatrails.org/Millinocket, ME
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program/Educare Central Maine2019, 2021, 2022Movement, NourishmentCapacity Buildinghttps://www.kvcap.org/; https://www.educarecentralmaine.orgWaterville, ME
Kennebeck Estuary Land Trust2017––https://www.kennebecestuary.org/Bath, ME
Land Peace Foundation2020, 2021, 2022Wabanaki, Nourishment, MovementGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.landpeacefoundation.orgBangor, ME
Mahoosuc Land Trust2017––https://www.mahoosuc.org/Bethel, ME
Mahoosuc Pathways2016, 2018, 2020MovementGeneral Operatingwww.mahoosucpathways.orgBethel, ME
Main Street Skowhegan2018, 2019MovementNew or Pilot Programwww.mainstreetskowhegan.orgSkowhegan, ME
Maine 4H Foundation2017, 2018NourishmentExpanding Program (scope and/or region)https://extension.umaine.edu/4hfoundation/Orono, ME
Maine Academy of Modern Music2016––https://www.maineacademyofmodernmusic.org/Portland, ME
Maine Appalachian Trail Club, Inc.2016, 2018MovementExisting Programhttps://www.matc.org/Portland, ME
Maine Chapter of the Amer Chestnut Found2019NourishmentExpanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.acf.org/me/Bangor ME
Maine Conservation Alliance2016, 2017––https://www.protectmaine.org/August, ME
Maine Environmental Education Association2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.meeassociation.orgBrunswick, ME
Maine Farmland Trust2017, 2018NourishmentGeneral Operatinghttps://www.mainefarmlandtrust.org/Belfast, ME
Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets2017, 2020, 2021, 2022NourishmentExisting Programmainefarmersmarkets.orgFreeport, ME
Maine Food Strategy / Maine Food Convergence Project2021, 2022NourishmentGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.mainefoodstrategy.org & www.mainefoodconvergence.orgBoston, MA
Maine Highlands Senior Center2017––––
Maine Huts and Trails2016, 2017––https://mainehuts.org/Kingfield, ME
Maine Island Trail Association2017––https://mita.org/Portland, ME
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc2016––https://www.mofga.org/Unity, ME
Maine Public Health Association2017––https://mainepublichealth.org/Augusta, ME
Maine School Garden Network2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021NourishmentGeneral Operating, Capacity Buildinghttp://www.msgn.org/Augusta, ME
Maine Trails Coalition2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operatinghttps://mainetrailscoalition.org/Bath, ME
Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance2016––https://www.mainewriters.org/Portland, ME
Mi’kmaq Nation2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Wabanaki, Nourishment, Movement, Existing Program, New or Pilot Programhttp://micmac-nsn.gov/Presque Isle, ME
Midcoast Conservancy2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementExisting Program, Capacity Building, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.midcoastconservancy.org/Edgecomb, ME
Midcoast Outdoor Leadership Initiative2019MovementGeneral Operatingwww.sundogoe.comCamden, ME
Millinocket Memorial Library2019MovementExpanding Program (scope and/or region)www.millinocketmemoriallibrary.orgMillinocket, ME
Natural Resources Council of Maine2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022NourishmentExisting Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.nrcm.orgAugusta, ME
New Surry Theatre & Performing Arts Sch2016––https://www.newsurrytheatre.org/Blue Hill, ME
Nibezun2020, 2021, 2022Wabanaki, MovementNew or Pilot Program, General Operatingnibezun.orgOld Town, ME
Northern Forest Canoe Trail2016––https://www.northernforestcanoetrail.org/Waitsfield, VT
Outdoor Sport Institute2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, New or Pilot Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.outdoorsi.orgMillinocket, ME
Passamaquoddy - Ancestors Paddle2020WabanakiGeneral Operating–Bangor, ME
Passamaquoddy - Indian Township SYTEP2020WabanakiGeneral Operating–Princeton, ME
Penobscot Nation2022NourishmentNew or Pilot Programwww.penobscotnation.orgIndian Island, ME
Penobscot Nation Cultural Tourism2020WabanakiGeneral Operatinghttps://www.penobscotculture.com/visitor-centerIndian Island, ME
Penobscot Nation Museum2020WabanakiGeneral Operatinghttps://www.penobscotculture.com/visitor-centerIndian Island, ME
Penobscot Theatre Company2016––https://www.penobscottheatre.org/Bangor, ME
Pine Tree Society, Inc.2019MovementGeneral Operatingwww.pinetreesociety.orgBath, ME
Piscataquis Regional Food Center2019NourishmentNew or Pilot Programwww.prfoodcenter.orgDover Foxcroft, ME
Portland Trails2017, 2018, 2021, 2022MovementNew or Pilot Program, Capacity Building, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.trails.orgPortland, ME
Portland Wheelers2017, 2018, 2019MovementCapacity Building, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.portlandwheelers.orgPortland, ME
Preble Street2016––https://www.preblestreet.org/Portland, ME
Quoddy Tides Foundation2016––––
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Capacity Buildingwww.rlht.orgRangeley, ME
Renewal In The Wilderness2018, 2019MovementCapacity Building, New or Pilot Programhttp://www.renewalinthewilderness.orgPortland, ME
ReTreeUS2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022NourishmentGeneral Operatinghttps://www.retree.usDurham, ME
Rippleffect2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Existing Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.rippleffectmaine.orgPortland, ME
Rise & Shine Youth Retreat2018MovementGeneral Operatinghttps://riseandshineyouthretreat.wordpress.com/Portland, ME
Saint Joseph's College2018NourishmentNew or Pilot Programhttps://www.sjcme.edu/Standish, ME
School Ground Greening Coalition2018, 2020MovementNew or Pilot Program, Capacity Buildingwww.greeningschoolgrounds.wordpress.comWaterville, ME
SeedMoney2018NourishmentNew or Pilot Programhttps://seedmoney.org/Scarborough, ME
Sipayik Environmental Department 2020, 2022Wabanaki, MovementExisting Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)http://www.wabanaki.com/wabanaki_new/index.htmlPleasant Point, ME
Smooth Feather Youth2019MovementExpanding Program (scope and/or region)www.smoothfeather.orgGorham, ME
Somali Bantu Community Association2019, 2022NourishmentExpanding Program (scope and/or region),Capacity Buildinghttps://somalibantumaine.org/Lewiston, ME
Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Existing Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://southernmaineconservation.org/Portland, ME
SPACE Gallery2016––https://space538.org/Portland, ME
St. Ann's/Penobscot Food Pantry2020WabanakiExisting Programwww.penobscotnation.orgIndian Island, ME
St. Mary's Nutrition Center2018, 2019, 2021NourishmentGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.stmarysnutritioncenter.orgLewiston, ME
Sunlight Media Collective2020, 2021Wabanaki, MovementGeneral Operatingwww.sunlightmediacollective.org/Lamoine, ME
Tanglewood Camp & Learning Center2018NourishmentExpanding Program (scope and/or region)https://extension.umaine.edu/tanglewood/Lincolnville, ME
Teens to Trails2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Existing Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region),New or Pilot Programwww.teenstotrails.orgBrunswick, ME
The Center for Wildlife2020MovementExpanding Program (scope and/or region)www.thecenterforwildlife.orgCape Neddick, ME
The Ecology School2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Nourishment, MovementGeneral Operating, Capacity Building, Expanding Program (scope and/or region),New or Pilot Programwww.theecologyschool.orgSaco, ME
The Good Life Center2017––http://goodlife.org/Harborside, ME
The Midcoast Outdoor Leadership Initiative2018MovementExisting Programhttps://sundogoe.com/sundogCamden, ME
The Morris Farm2019NourishmentNew or Pilot Programwww.morrisfarm.org Wiscasset, ME
The Somali Bantu Community Association (SBCA)2021NourishmentGeneral Operatinghttps://somalibantumaine.org/Lewiston, ME
Tree Street Youth2019NourishmentNew or Pilot Programtreestreetyouth.orgLewiston, ME
Treehouse Institute2016––––
Trekkers2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementExisting Program, General Operatingwww.trekkers.orgRockland, ME
Trust for Public Land2017––https://www.tpl.org/Portland, ME
TSNE MissionWorks2019NourishmentNew or Pilot Programhttp://www.mainefoodstrategy.orgBoston, MA
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm2017, 2019NourishmentGeneral Operatingtwinvillagesfarm.orgDamariscotta, ME
Unity Barn Raisers2017––https://unitybarnraisers.org/Unity, ME
University of Maine Foundation2019MovementNew or Pilot Programhttps://umainefoundation.orgOrono, ME
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust2019MovementExpanding Program (scope and/or region)www.usvlt.orgNorth Conway, NH
Viles Aboretum2018Movement–https://vilesarboretum.org/Augusta, ME
Wabanaki Commission on Land and Stewardship2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operatinghttps://firstlightlearningjourney.netFayson, VT
Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition2017, 2019Nourishment–––
Wabanaki Heath & Wellness2019NourishmentNew or Pilot Programwww.wabanakipublichealth.orgBangor, ME
Wabanaki Public Health2020, 2021, 2022Wabanaki, NourishmentExisting Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)wabanakiphw.orgBangor, ME
Wabanaki REACH2020, 2022Wabanaki, NourishmentGeneral Operating, Existing Programhttps://www.mainewabanakireach.org/Stillwater, ME
Wabanaki Task Force on Land and Access2020WabanakiExisting Programhttps://firstlightlearningjourney.net/Fayson, VT
Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS)2018, 2020, 2021, 2022Wabanaki, MovementGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://umaine.edu/nativeamericanprograms/wabanaki-youth-science-program/Old Town, ME
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts2016––https://www.watershedceramics.org/Newcastle, ME
Western Foothills Land Trust2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Expanding Program (scope and/or region),Capacity Buildinghttps://www.wfltmaine.org/Norway, ME
Western Maine Health Care Corp2017––––
White Pine Programs2018, 2019, 2021, 2022MovementGeneral Operating, Capacity Building, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)www.whitepineprograms.orgYork, ME
Winter Kids Education Foundation2107, 2018. 2019MovementGeneral Operating, Capacity Building www.winterkids.orgWestbrook, ME
Wolfe's Neck Farm2017––https://www.wolfesneck.org/Freeport, ME
Women for Healthy Rural Living2020, 2021, 2022NourishmentGeneral Operatinghttps://www.whrl.orgMilbridge, ME
Women's Health Resource Library2018, 2016, 2019NourishmentExisting Program, Expanding Program (scope and/or region)https://www.whrl.orgMilbridge, ME
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