Grants for nonprofits serving disadvantaged, underserved Maine communities available

ELLSWORTH — Grants to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved and vulnerable communities in Maine are available from the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.
The Brain Foundation Fund awards grants to nonprofits that focus on individuals who live in Greater Portland, Lewiston/Auburn, Bath/Brunswick, and Biddeford/Saco/Sanford, or to organizations with a statewide mission in the fund’s focus areas. Grants support early childhood care and education; extended-day learning; community clinics and oral health initiatives; hunger prevention and food security; homelessness alleviation; and legal services connected to these areas.
The application deadline is April 9. Online applications, guidelines and a complete list of 2019 grants are available at www.mainecf.org.
In 2019, the committee awarded grants totaling $141,500 to 21 nonprofit organizations, including Community Dental’s Low-Income Oral Health Access Program in Lewiston, to provide oral healthcare services for low-income people living in the area.
David and Frances Brain established the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation in 1993 to address social issues and encourage the family’s future generations to contribute to the well-being of communities in Maine, Georgia and Kentucky where they live.
For more information about the fund, contact Director of Grantmaking Laura Lee at 1-877-700-6800 or llee@mainecf.org.