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PHOTO: The Skowhegan Free Public Library created onesies, handed out more than 100 new baby books, and signed families up for library cards at the 2019 Community Baby Shower organized by the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program. The organization was among those awarded a King Cummings Grant last year. (Kristen Plummer, KVCAP, photo)
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation’s King Cummings Grants for the Skowhegan Region is accepting applications from nonprofits for grants of up to $10,000 that support local projects and organizations that benefit Skowhegan, Solon, South Solon and East Madison.
The King Cummings Grants for the Skowhegan Region offers three types of support: project, capacity building and capital improvements. The deadline for grant applications is Oct. 15. Grant guidelines are available at www.mainecf.org [1]. Contact Director of Grantmaking Laura Lee at llee@mainecf.org or 207-412-0838 with questions.
Last year’s grantees were:
Christ The King Parish, to fund a second night at the Soup Kitchen in Skowhegan;
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, to coordinate and host a Community Baby Shower in Skowhegan;
Somerset Economic Development Corporation, to explore the feasibility of food hub growth opportunities that expand capacity and create new jobs.
The King Cummings Skowhegan Fund was established in 2018 by the advisors of the H. King and Jean Cummings Charitable Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.
“It’s a grassroots grant program,” said Warren Cook, Cummings’ nephew, “focused on building a strong region by focusing on community assets.”
PHOTO: The Skowhegan Free Public Library created onesies, handed out more than 100 new baby books, and signed families up for library cards at the 2019 Community Baby Shower organized by the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program. The organization was among those awarded a King Cummings Grant last year. (Kristen Plummer, KVCAP, photo)
