Press Releases

FALMOUTH/CAMDEN, Maine. June 2, 2016 —The Maine Women’s Fund, the only Maine foundation focused exclusively on advancing economic security for women and girls, recently received a $25,000 grant from a private foundation to support three additional grants in 2016, for a total of $136,400 in grants to fifteen organizations. In March, the Fund had awarded $111,400 to twelve organizations that had submitted applications for the...Read more

PORTLAND and ROCKPORT, Maine.  May 3, 2016— On Sunday, May 8, 2016 in honor of Mother’s Day, please support the Maine Women’s Fund by dining at the Portland Flatbread location at 72 Commercial St. #5 or the Rockport Flatbread at 399 Commercial St. to support economic security for Maine women and girls. A portion of the total Mother’s Day sales will be donated to the Maine Women’s Fund, because when women and girls thrive, communities...Read more

A Maine Women’s Network Event – March 2

Maine Women’s Network Announces March Meeting

CAMDEN, ME:  On Wednesday, March 2, The Midcoast Chapter of Maine Women’s Network will host guest speaker Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, Chief Executive Officer of the Maine Women’s Fund who will present “Women in Maine, State of the State.”  Sarah works at the forefront of women's issues in Maine and...Read more

FALMOUTH, Maine.  December 3, 2015 — SheJAMs presented the Maine Women’s Fund with a check for $3,298 to support the Fund’s mission, which includes grantmaking to nonprofit organizations within six strategic areas that together advance the economic security of women and girls: education; financial skills & literacy; healthcare; leadership; personal safety and public policy.

Three Maine Women's Fund Board Members, Natalie...Read more

FALMOUTH, Maine.  October 30, 2015 — The Maine Women’s Fund, the only Maine foundation focused exclusively on advancing women’s and girl’s economic security, hosted Making Change for Good, on Tuesday, October 27^th featuring four grantee presentations on social change efforts in Maine. 

Eloise Vitelli, Director of Program & Policy at New Ventures Maine delivered the first presentation, “Creating...Read more

FALMOUTH, Maine.  September 9, 2015 — The Maine Women’s Fund, the only Maine foundation focused exclusively on advancing women’s and girl’s economic security, will be the beneficiary of the Power of She  All Women’s 10K race on October 11, 2015.

Three Maine Women’s Fund Board Members, Robin Lin Hodgskin, Melinda Shain, and Natalie Solotoff will be joining women from across the state to complete in the Power of She. This timed...Read more