The Lewiston-Auburn Grants is designed to support organizations that are working together through L-A’s Systems Approach to strengthen collaboration, build sustainable capacity, and deepen equity, by centering leadership by youth and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Donor Name: Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
State: Maine
City: Lewiston and Auburn
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Sewall Foundation, in partnership with other funders, supports organizations in Lewiston and Auburn (L-A) that are engaged in a broadly participatory, community-based, collaboration-building process.
Priorities
The grants, convenings, and values-aligned investments, support collective work in L-A that addresses one or more of these four priority areas:
- Equitable Municipal Systems
- Workforce Access and Economic Development
- Community Health, Wellness and Food Systems
- Healthy, Affordable Housing.
Funding Information
2025 Available Funding: $1,710,000.
Grant Period
Most of the available funding will support multi-year grants over 2 or 3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be eligible to receive tax-deductible donations as outlined in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. This includes: 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt organizations; public schools; public agencies working for the State of Maine; Indian tribal governments (and their political subdivisions) recognized by the Department of the Interior
- The Sewall Foundation accepts applications from organizations and groups who work through a fiscal sponsor. A fiscally sponsored organization does not need to be a legal entity, but it must have a signed fiscal sponsorship agreement with a 501c3 nonprofit organization. If you are an organization that is fiscally sponsored, please answer the application questions as they pertain to the applicant organization or collaborative, not the fiscal sponsor.
- The Sewall Foundation has funded 501(C)(4) organizations in the past for specific nonpartisan and charitable work, however it requires additional considerations and expenditure responsibility. They ask that any 501(c)(4) organization contact program staff to explore potential grant support. Organizations with 501(C)(4) status should not start or submit a grant application before speaking with program staff.
- The Sewall Foundation does not provide grant funding to private for-profit enterprises, cooperatives, or individuals.
- Eligible organizations may apply regardless of their funding history with Sewall Foundation.
For more information, visit EBSF.
