The Maine Community Foundation’s Kennebec County Committee awarded the Hallowell All Age Friendly Committee a general support grant for its community newsletter. Hallowell All Age Friendly Committee photo

More than $70,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Kennebec County.

MaineCF’s Kennebec County Grantmaking Committee awarded $62,290 to eight organizations through the foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. MaineCF donors with advised funds made two additional grants totaling $8,250, according to a news release from the foundation with offices in Portland and Ellsworth.

2024 Grants from the Kennebec County committee:

• Boys and Girls Club of Augusta, general support, to support at-risk teens and the community by developing a safe, high-energy indoor recreation program: $5,000;

• Children’s Discovery Museum, general support, to support hands-on programming that ignites curiosity and celebrates learning through play: $2,565;

• Friends of Quarry Road, general support, to develop exceptional opportunities for four-season outdoor recreation at Quarry Road Trails: $10,000;

• Hallowell All Age Friendly Committee, general support, to grow its printed community newsletter by expanding content: $4,725;

• Hubbard Free Library, general support, to enhance and expand the library’s services to the community and preserve the 1880 High Victorian Gothic building that houses the library: $10,000;

• Town of Oakland, project support, to create a secure retaining wall for the Memorial Hall, which is used as a dance studio and community meeting hall: $10,000;

• Vassalboro United Methodist Church, project support, to remove barriers to accessibility throughout the building: $10,000;

• Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, general support, to provide a space which serves hot meals in a supportive, inclusive setting that offers wellbeing and relationship-building: $10,000.

From donor-advised funds (as of April):

• Boys and Girls Club of Augusta, general support, to support at-risk teens and the community by developing a safe, high-energy indoor recreation program: $5,000;

• Mount Vernon Community Partnership Corporation, general support, to expand digital literacy and bridge the digital divide by providing accessible tech assistance services and engaging classes: $3,250.

For a complete list of grantees, visit mainecf.org.

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