2005 Grantees
Arts and Culture
| Acorn
Productions Portland, ME Phyzgig's Festival of Physical Comedy and the Cassandra Project |
$5,000 |
| Arcady
Music Society Bar Harbor, ME Summer Music Festival |
$10,000 |
| Bar
Harbor Brass Week Bar Harbor, ME Music Camp |
$3,000 |
| Brownfield
Public Library Brownfield, ME Phase I Building Project |
$9,000 |
| Buck
Memorial Library Bucksport, ME Restoration of East Gable End of Library Building |
$15,000 |
| Center
for Maine Contemporary Art Rockport, ME Fear No Art Outreach Series |
$6,000 |
| Children's
Museum of Maine Portland, ME Educational Programming for Exhibit Collaborative |
$15,000 |
| The
Chocolate Church Arts Center Bath, ME Conditions Assessment and Preservation Plan |
$20,000 |
| Choral
Art Society Portland, ME Of Thee We Sing, Concert with Musica de Filia |
$4,500 |
| City
of Portland Portland, ME Repairs and Restoration of City Hall Clock Tower |
$75,000 |
| Down
East Singers Thomaston, ME December '06 Concert Collaboration |
$2,500 |
| Eastport
Arts Center Eastport, ME Creating a Permanent Home for the Arts |
$17,500 |
| Fifth
Maine Regiment Museum Peaks Island, ME Save the Flag Project |
$3,500 |
| Figures
of Speech Theatre Freeport, ME Rural Maine Touring Initiative |
$10,000 |
| Franco-American
Heritage Center Lewiston, ME Performance Hall |
$10,000 |
| Friends
of Lithgow Library Inc. Augusta, ME Historic Stained Glass Preservation |
$10,000 |
| Friends
of Montpelier Thomaston, ME Development of Internship Program for Education and Restoration Projects |
$10,000 |
| Friends
of Vinalhaven Public Library Vinalhaven, ME Expansion and Interior Renovation of the Historic Library |
$25,000 |
| Jackman
Moose River Historical Society Jackman, ME Restoration of 102 Year Old Building for Historical Museum |
$10,000 |
| Kennebunkport
Historical Society Kennebunkport, ME Improved Accessibility to Historic Collections |
$7,500 |
| Kneisel
Hall Blue Hill, ME Outreach Programs |
$7,500 |
| L/A
Arts Lewiston, ME Arts in Education |
$10,000 |
| Maine
Alliance for Arts Education Augusta, ME Building Community Through the Arts - North Woods Assessment |
$15,000 |
| Maine
Forest and Logging Museum Orono, ME Maine Forest History Education Project |
$4,000 |
| Maine
Jewish Film Festival Portland, ME 9th Annual Maine Jewish Film Festival |
$3,500 |
| Maine
Lighthouse Museum Inc. Rockland, ME Sharing the History of Life on a Lighthouse |
$15,000 |
| Maine
Maritime Museum Bath, ME The Rediscovery of the Popham Colony: A 400th Anniversary Exhibit |
$15,000 |
| Maine
Preservation Portland, ME Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village |
$50,000 |
| The
Maine Print Project Rockport, ME Celebrating 200 Years of Printmaking in Maine |
$15,000 |
| Maine
Reads Portland, ME Community Literacy Project |
$10,000 |
| Maine
State Music Theatre Brunswick, ME Ticketing Systems Upgrade |
$10,000 |
| Maine
Suzuki Association Portland, ME Sebago Chamber Music for Teens |
$5,000 |
| Midcoast
Youth Theater Brunswick, ME Youth Summer Musical Theater Programming |
$3,000 |
| Milbridge
Historical Society Milbridge, ME Storage/Display Building Project |
$5,000 |
| The
Monmouth Museum Monmouth, ME Carriage House Agricultural Addition |
$5,000 |
| Newcastle
Historical Society Newcastle, ME Documenting Newcastle's Maritime Past: An Archaeological Case Study |
$15,000 |
| Newport
Public Library Newport, ME Newport Cultural Center |
$20,000 |
| North
Haven Arts & Enrichment North Haven, ME A Producation of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado |
$8,000 |
| Ogunquit
Museum of American Art Ogunquit, ME Edward Hopper: The Ogunquit Paintings |
$4,000 |
| Old
York Historical Society York, ME Old York Heritage Campaign |
$25,000 |
| Opera
House Arts Stonington, ME The Singing Bridge Project |
$7,500 |
| Oratorio
Chorale Brunswick, ME Gala Mozart 250th Birthday Celebration Concert |
$3,000 |
| Orono
Public Library Foundation Orono, ME Campaign for the New Orono Public Library |
$15,000 |
| Portland
Ballet Company Portland, ME Spring Performance: The Winkler Project and The Three Cornered Hat |
$9,000 |
| Portland
Conservatory of Music Portland, ME Technology Fund |
$10,000 |
| Portland
Opera Repertory Theatre Portland, ME Campaign for the Next Decade |
$10,000 |
| Portland
Symphony Orchestra Portland, ME Computer System Upgrade |
$25,000 |
| Quoddy
Tides Foundation Eastport, ME Restoration of the Tides Institute and Museum of Art Facility |
$25,000 |
| River
Tree Arts Kennebunk, ME Accessibility Project |
$10,000 |
| Robinson
Ballet Company Bangor, ME The Nutcracker Preservation Project |
$3,000 |
| Sebago-Long
Lake Region Chamber Music Festival Harrison, ME Expanding Our Media Presence |
$2,000 |
| Society
for the Preservation of New England Antiquities Boston, MA Castle Tucker - Conservation of the Collections |
$15,000 |
| St.
Albans Historical Society St. Albans, ME Library Restoration Project |
$3,500 |
| State
of Maine, Bureau of General Services Augusta, ME Stabilization and Restoration of Fort Popham, Phippsburg, Maine |
$18,000 |
| Strawbery
Banke Museum Inc. Portsmouth, NH Discovery Center at Wheelwright House |
$10,000 |
| Thompson
Free Library Dover-Foxcroft, ME Library Expansion |
$20,000 |
| VSA
arts of Maine Portland, ME A Matter of Perception: Exhibition of Art by Artists with Disabilities |
$5,000 |
| Waldo
Theatre Waldoboro, ME Curtain Replacement |
$10,000 |
| Waterville
Historical Society Waterville, ME Capital Campaign |
$10,000 |
| Willowbrook
Museum Village Newfield, ME New Exhibitions for Blacksmith, Carpentry, Print Shops and Schoolhouse |
$25,000 |
| Total Arts & Culture | $749,500 |
Education
| Bigelow
Laboratory for Ocean Sciences W. Boothbay Harbor, ME Maine Intertidal Zone Investigation |
$15,000 |
| Bowdoin
College Brunswick, ME Art Museum Renovation |
$25,000 |
| Bridgton
Academy North Bridgton, ME Third Century Fund Campaign - New Humanities Center |
$35,000 |
| Catherine
McAuley High School Portland, ME Field and Track Park |
$25,000 |
| The
Challenger Learning Center of Maine Bangor, ME Technology Improvement Program |
$10,000 |
| Cheverus
High School Portland, ME The Tradition Moves Forward Capital Campaign |
$50,000 |
| Foundation
for Excellent Schools Cornwall, VT The Century Program |
$10,000 |
| GlobalQuest Portland, ME Introduction of Ecuador as a GlobalQuest Host Country |
$10,000 |
| Heartwood
College of Art Kennebunk ME Hands to Work/Art to Heal |
$10,000 |
| Junior
Achievement of Maine, Inc. Westbrook, ME 51% Plus |
$7,000 |
| Kieve
Affective Education, Inc. Nobleboro, ME Leadership Decisions Institute, Aspirations Program |
$10,000 |
| Literacy
Volunteers of America - Bangor Bangor, ME Teach One, Reach One Project |
$5,000 |
| Maine
Center for Educational Services Auburn, ME Maine Assessment Cooperative Regional Teacher Leaders |
$15,000 |
| Maine
Coalition for Excellence in Education Augusta, ME Sustaining Educational Excellence in Maine |
$10,000 |
| Maine
Council on Economic Education Portland, ME Expanding Financial Literacy in Maine High Schools |
$5,000 |
| Maine
Lakes Conservancy Institute Nobleboro, ME Lake Science Education Program Managed Growth Expansion |
$12,000 |
| Merriconeag
Waldorf School Freeport, ME High School Initiative Science Lab |
$15,000 |
| Saint
Joseph's College Standish, ME The Early Success Project |
$25,000 |
| The
Susan L. Curtis Foundation Portland, ME Environmental and Experiential Education Center |
$5,000 |
| Thomas
College Waterville, ME New Student Recreation and Athletic Center |
$35,000 |
| University
of Maine at Orono Orono, ME Maine Principals Study, Phase III |
$7,495 |
| University
of Maine System-Chancellor's Office Bangor, ME Sports Done Right |
$25,000 |
| University
of New England Biddeford, ME Performance Enhancement and Evaluation Center |
$50,000 |
| University
of Southern Maine Foundation Portland, ME Transforming USM: The Capital Campaign |
$90,000 |
| York County
Community College Wells, ME Learning Assistance Center |
$60,000 |
| Total Education: | $566,495 |
Medical
| Acadia
Hospital Corporation Bangor, ME Keep the Promise: The Future of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Treatment in Maine |
$25,000 |
| Alzheimer's
Association, Maine Chapter Portland, ME Delivering Support Services to Underserved Communities |
$10,000 |
| American
Red Cross Mid Coast Chapter Topsham, ME Technology for Teaching Upgrade |
$10,000 |
| Aroostook
County Action Program Presque Isle, ME HEALTH 1st Clinic |
$5,000 |
| Aroostook
Medical Center Presque Isle, ME Software for Patient Safety Tracking |
$15,000 |
| Belgrade
Regional Health Center Belgrade Lakes, ME New Facility |
$30,000 |
| Bingham
Area Health Council, Inc. Bingham, ME Dental Center |
$20,000 |
| Blue
Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill, ME Technology Plan |
$25,000 |
| Calais
Regional Hospital Calais, ME Capital Campaign |
$40,000 |
| Catholic
Charities Maine Portland, ME St. Louis Center |
$20,000 |
| Child
Health Center Norway, ME Adolescent/Teen Pregnancy Prevention |
$7,500 |
| Eastern
Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME Enhanced Physician Workforce Development Through Improved Student Housing |
$20,000 |
| Eastport
Health Care, Inc. Eastport, ME X-ray Equipment |
$25,000 |
| Eastport
Memorial Nursing Home Eastport, ME Wheelchair Van |
$10,000 |
| Foundation
for Blood Research Scarborough, ME Maine Arthritis Partnership Program |
$25,000 |
| HealthReach
Community Health Centers Waterville, ME Electronic Health Record Initiative |
$25,000 |
| hear
ME now! New Gloucester, ME Auditory Verbal Therapy Certification and Immersion Plan |
$10,000 |
| Hospice
of Midcoast Maine Brunswick, ME Living Loss, Living Hope |
$5,000 |
| The
Jason Program, Saco Health Care Center Saco, ME Parent and Pediatrician Handbook |
$10,000 |
| The
LifeFlight Foundation Union, ME Acquisition of Two New Replacement Medical Helicopters |
$50,000 |
| Mabel
Wadsworth Women's Health Center Bangor, ME Capital Campaign |
$25,000 |
| Maine
Health Information Center Manchester, ME Maine Health Information Network Technology - Phase II |
$25,000 |
| Maine
Medical Center Portland, ME Research Expansion Project |
$125,000 |
| Maine
General Medical
Center Augusta, ME The Campaign to Build the Harold Alfond Cancer Center |
$50,000 |
| Mercy
Hospital Portland, ME Facility Replacement Project – Phase I |
$100,000 |
| Northeast
Hearing and Speech Center, Inc. Portland, ME Expressive Communication Groups and Community Education Seminars |
$10,000 |
| Oasis
Health Network, Inc. Brunswick, ME Oasis Community Prescription Assistance Program |
$12,000 |
| Penobscot
Community Health Center Bangor, ME Development of Pedodontal Services |
$25,000 |
| Penquis
Community Action Program, Inc. Bangor, ME Optimizing Health and Lowering Costs for Uninsured Individuals with Chronic Health Conditions |
$10,000 |
| Peregrine
Corporation South Portland, ME Wednesday Night Educational Series |
$8,000 |
| Sacopee
Valley Health Center Parsonsfield, ME Electronic Health Record Implementation Project |
$30,000 |
| Sisters
of Charity Health System Lewiston, ME Sleep Medicine |
$25,000 |
| Southern
Maine Agency on Aging Scarborough, ME Elder Advocate |
$15,000 |
| Southern
Maine Medical Center Biddeford, ME Mental Health Crisis Services |
$50,000 |
| Visiting
Nurses of Aroostook Caribou, ME Healing Circle for Grieving Children |
$7,500 |
| Waldo
County General Hospital Belfast, ME Surgical Services Unit Expansion and Renovation |
$25,000 |
| Total Medical | $930,000 |
| Total Grants: | $2,245,995 |