Annual Grants 2021

We have granted nearly $155,000 to 16 Nonprofits, Helping Shape the Post-Pandemic Future for Maine Women and Girls!

The Maine Women’s Fund recently announced grants totaling $155,000 for 16 nonprofits that are working to address the most pressing needs of women and girls across the state. From York to Aroostook County, these 2021 Annual Grantees are helping shape the future where the pandemic has further exacerbated gender inequalities:

• ArtVan - Art Therapy in Knox, Sagadahoc Androscoggin, Cumberland and York Counties

• Elder Abuse Institute of Maine -Statewide Developing Support Services for Elder Victims of Abuse within the Criminal Justice System

• Four Directions Development Corporation - Strengthening Wabanaki Community Assets in Aroostook, Penobscot, and Washington Counties 

• Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project - Supporting Immigrant Survivors of Violence Statewide

• In Her Presence - Capacity Building Initiative 2021 in Cumberland County

• Mabel Wadsworth Center - Connecting Women and LGBTQ+ People to Health Care in Penobscot, Aroostook, and Washington Counties

• Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse - Statewide Racial Equity Roadmap

• Maine Transgender Network - Statewide Support For Trans Survivors of Violence

• Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund - Statewide Education and Engagement for Gender Equity

• Mano en Mano - Rayitos de Sol Bilingual Childcare in Washington County

• New Ventures Maine - Statewide Expanding Wabanaki Savings through Collaborative Partnership Development, Marketing, and Outreach

• Restorative Justice Institute of Maine - Statewide Leadership Development and Healing with Women Impacted by Incarceration

• Somali Bantu Community Association - Hiring More Women as Staff Members in Androscoggin County

• Survivor Speak USA - Making the Last Girl FIRST in Androscoggin, Cumberland and York Counties

• Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness - Statewide Supporting Wabanaki Women in Recovery

• YWCA Central Maine - Single Gender Women’s Swim in Androscoggin County

Meet the grantees! Watch the 2021 Grantee Celebration, held via Zoom, here. 

Learn more about what we fund and the kind of organizations we support: Review our 2021 Grant Guidelines and Instructions.

Our areas of funding support organizations that fulfill the needs of:

  · Education
  · Financial Skills & Literacy
  · Healthcare
  · Leadership
  · Personal Safety
  · Policy

What’s new? We continue to listen, learn, and evolve. Our Leadership-area grants will provide operational support for non-profit organizations run by and for Black, brown, and Indigenous women. 

We are heartbroken to share the passing of our Board Member, Chair of our Grants Committee, and friend, Candace C. Walworth, M.D. 

For the last seven years we have been the beneficiary of Candace's talents and time. She passionately led our work to reach our mission-driven goals and has left us a powerful legacy that will continue to transform the lives of women and girls for generations to come. You can read about her impactful life here.