WALDO COUNTY — More than $76,000 in Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) grants will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Waldo County. MaineCF’s Waldo County Grantmaking Committee awarded $70,000 to eight organizations through the foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. MaineCF donors with advised funds made three additional grants totaling $6,738.

2024 grants from the Waldo County Committee: 

• Belfast Theatre Arts Company, general support, to provide sustainable, community-based entertainment and learning for Waldo County through films, music, performance and civic activities: $10,000 
• Ecology Learning Center, project support, to hire a community engagement manager for its newly acquired Arts and Educational Center: $10,000 
• Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, general support, to provide free services such as grief support to patients and families affected by life-limiting illness: $2,000 
• Knox Booster Club, general support, to support Waldo County youth sports by maintaining infrastructure and making improvements: $10,000 
• Timelines Community, general support, to create a three-day festival on the importance of open space for planetary health: $10,000 
• Waldo County Bounty, general support, to improve operations, expand community programming and advance mission to ensure residents have access to fresh, nutritious food: $10,000 
• Waldo County Community Action Partners, project support, to provide residents with financial education and counseling to afford long-term home ownership and to maintain housing stability: $10,000  
• Waldo County Woodshed, general support, to provide free firewood to those in need: $8,000 

 From donor-advised funds: 

• Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County, general support, to provide free services such as grief support to patients and families affected by life-limiting illness: $3,000 
• Northeast Historic Film, project support, to digitize, catalog and make publicly accessible a collection of film and video featuring life in Waldo County: $1,748 
• RSU 71, project support, for a field trip to the Bangor Symphony Orchestra: $1,990
• For a complete list of grantees, visit www.mainecf.org/recentgrants.The Waldo County Fund, established in 1990, is a permanent endowment that supports projects and nonprofit organizations that strengthen communities. Proposals are submitted through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program, the foundation’s largest, and are reviewed by a committee of community members.
  For more information, visit www.mainecf.org/communitybuilding.

• The Maine Community Foundation brings people and resources together to build a better Maine through strategic giving, community leadership, personalized service, local expertise and strong investments. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.mainecf.org.