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. Meet the grantees! Watch the 2021 Grantee Celebration, held via Zoom, here and below, or watch the short video clips of each grantee. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.