Deadline: 1-Feb-21
The Maine Community Foundation is inviting applications for PF Fund for the Baldwin Area to support nonprofit organizations and projects that benefit the people and area of Baldwin, Maine.
Priorities & Criteria
- This grant program will give additional priority to organizations or projects that promote:
- Greater self-reliance and self-sufficiency among Baldwin residents
- Public awareness of the importance of forestry and the natural resource economy
- Education
- Sustainable management of Baldwin’s natural resource-based economy.
- Proposals will be given additional priority if:
- The organization uses the grant to raise additional financial resources or to promote social capital
- The organization is not likely to receive funding from other sources.
- To receive a grant, an organization or project must:
- Benefit the people or area of Baldwin, Maine.
Eligibility Criteria
- Who is eligible to apply?
- 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 a fiscal sponsor that is an eligible organization as described above.
- This program provides:
- Project support for new, expanding, and ongoing programs.
- What will not fund, without exception:
- Expenses already incurred
- Regranting to a secondary grantee through a competitive process
- Political campaigns
- Lobbying in the form of calls to action on a specific vote
- Religious activities, including, but not limited to, religious services, promotion of religious beliefs, or activities that are restricted to church or religious group membership.
For more information, visit https://www.mainecf.org/apply-for-a-grant/available-grants-deadlines/pf-fund-for-the-baldwin-area/