The Rines Thompson Fund is a component fund of the Maine Community Foundation that provides funding primarily for the benefit of people of Greater Portland.
Donor Name: Maine Community Foundation
State: Maine
County: Cumberland County (ME)
City: Portland, South Portland and Westbrook
Town: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Falmouth, Gorham, Scarborough, and Yarmouth
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
The Rines Thompson Fund focuses its funding on community-based organizations that contribute to the vibrancy of Greater Portland.
Areas of Interest
- Arts/Culture/Humanities;
- Education;
- Environment;
- Youth Development
Types of Funding
- Project Grants for new or expanding projects that focus on one of the required issue areas (Environment and conservation, early childhood and youth programming, and arts and culture)
- General Support Grants for ongoing programs and operational needs. Your organization’s primary work must address one or more of the required issue areas (Environment and conservation, early childhood and youth programming, and arts and culture) AND your organization must:
- Be located in and serving people in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Falmouth, Gorham, Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, Yarmouth, and/or Westbrook.
- NOT be a municipality, government agency, K-12 public and private, higher education) faith-based organization, or fiscally sponsored applicant (These organizations may be eligible for project grants.)
Funding Information
Maximum Award: $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit, charitable organizations tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and also classified as an organization described in sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2)
- Municipalities
- Public schools
- Public agencies working for the State of Maine
- Indian tribal governments (or political subdivisions) recognized by the Department of the Interior
- Groups without any tax status may apply with a fiscal sponsor that is an eligible organization as described above
- To receive a grant, an organization or project must:
- Be located in one of the following geographic areas: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Falmouth, Gorham, Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, Yarmouth, and/or Westbrook
- Address one of the following issues areas: Environment and conservation, early childhood and youth programming, and arts and culture.
For more information, visit MCF.
