The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Theater Fund is accepting grant proposals from local, regional and statewide nonprofit theaters or theater groups.
Funds will be awarded for programmatic, capacity-building, operating and capital support. Awards typically are between $2,500 and $5,000, although larger awards may be considered.
The deadline for grant applications is Sept. 15. An online application, guidelines and a list of recent grants are available at mainecf.org.
Recent grantees include:
• Portland Lyric Theater, to install an air purification system to improve indoor air quality, preparing for safe opening;
• Saco River Theatre, to complete construction of staff/performer restrooms in the basement of the building; and
• Waldo Theatre Inc., to purchase and install essential flame-retardant stage masking curtains and the required stage rigging.
For more information about the fund, contact MaineCF Senior Program Officer Leslie Goode at 207-412-2002 or [email protected].
To learn more about the foundation, visit its website.
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