2006 Grantees
Arts and Culture
| Abbe Museum of Stone Age Antiquities Bar Harbor, ME A Tree with Eyes: Birchbark Collections at the Abbe Museum |
$20,000 |
| Association Culturelle et Historique du Mont-Carmel Lille, ME Winterization and Exterior Restoration |
$7,500 |
| Bagaduce Music Lending Library Blue Hill, ME Library Facility Renovation |
$5,000 |
| Bangor Folk Festival Bangor, ME The 2006 American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront |
$10,000 |
| Bangor Symphony Orchestra Bangor, ME Strings Attached |
$10,000 |
| Barnstormers
Theatre, Inc. Tamworth, NH Performing Arts School |
$15,000 |
| Bates Dance Festival Lewiston, ME Bulding a Creative Community in Dance |
$15,000 |
| Bay Chamber Concerts Camden, ME Marketing Expansion Plan |
$7,500 |
Belfast Free Library Belfast, ME Historic Restoration Campaign |
$15,000 |
| Bowdoin International Music Festival, Inc. Brunswick, ME Development Program |
$10,000 |
| Castine Historical Society, Inc. Castine, ME Abbott School Cupola Restoration and Roof Replacement |
$15,000 |
| Center for Cultural Exchange Portland, ME Cultural Arts and Education Council |
$10,000 |
| Center Theatre, Inc. Dover-Foxcroft, ME Center Theatre Renovations |
$10,000 |
| Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Lovell, ME Building Expansion Capital Campaign |
$15,000 |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Inc. Boothbay, ME Art in the Gardens 2007 |
$10,000 |
Committee to Restore the Abyssinian Portland, ME Water Containment and Building Stabilization |
$25,000 |
| Deertrees Foundation Ltd. Harrison, ME Stabilization, Renovation, and Expansion of Ell |
$20,000 |
| The Dunnybrook Historical Foundation, Inc. South Berwick, ME The Gladys Hasty Carroll Collection |
$3,000 |
| Eastern Maine Historic Museums Eastport, ME Eastern Maine Historic Museums Project |
$15,000 |
| Eastport Arts Center Eastport, ME Renovating First Floor Studio/Meeting/ Performance Space |
$7,500 |
Farnsworth Art Museum Rockland, ME Maine in America: Celebrating Louise Nevelson |
$12,000 |
| Fiddlehead Center for the Arts New Gloucester, ME Portland's People, Places and Things |
$5,000 |
| Friends of Fort Knox Bucksport, ME Cannon Restoration Project |
$30,000 |
| Friends of the Belgrade Public Library Belgrade, ME Planning Study Project |
$6,200 |
| Friends of the Julia Adams Morse Memorial Library Greene, ME Library Expansion Project |
$5,000 |
Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Inc. Portland, ME Restructuring Plan |
$10,000 |
Friends of the St. Lawrence Church Portland, ME Ongoing Renovations to Parish Hall Theater |
$15,000 |
| From the Fishouse Pittston, ME Reading Series Fall 2006-Spring 2007 |
$10,000 |
Georgetown Historical Society Georgetown, ME New Building |
$15,000 |
| Good Theater, Inc. Scarborough, ME Driving Miss Daisy - 5th Anniversary Finale |
$5,000 |
Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc. Portland, ME Support for Expanded Fundraising and Membership Development Initiatives |
$20,000 |
| Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Deer Isle, ME 2006 Campus Preservation Initiative |
$10,000 |
Heartwood Regional Theater Company Damariscotta, ME Spoon River Anthology |
$2,500 |
The Jewett Eastman Memorial Committee South Berwick, ME Electrical Rewiring - South Berwick Public Library Building |
$2,500 |
Kennebec Historical Society Augusta, ME Acquisition of Permanent Home |
$15,000 |
| LA Public Theatre Auburn, ME Educational Programming |
$10,000 |
| LARK Society for Chamber Music Portland, ME Portland String Quartet's High School Residency in American Studies |
$5,000 |
| The Maine Craft Organizations Consortium Dover-Foxcroft, ME Match for Governor's Challenge |
$3,000 |
| Maine Historical Society Portland, ME The Centennial Renovation and Expansion of the Maine Historical Society Library |
$75,000 |
Maine Humanities Council Portland, ME New Books, New Readers |
$4,000 |
| Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance Old Town, ME Arts Programming for Tribal Reservations, Wabanaki Arts Center, and Old Town/Bangor Area |
$15,000 |
Maine Performing Arts Network Portland, ME MePAN Conference |
$5,000 |
Maine State Museum Augusta, ME Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costume |
$15,000 |
| Midcoast Symphony Orchestra Brunswick, ME Guest Artists Program |
$6,000 |
| Mountain Counties Heritage, Inc. Farmington, ME Heritage Center Implementation |
$15,000 |
| Museum of Art Alliance Bangor, ME Yangtze Remembered: The River Beneath the Lake |
$15,000 |
New England Foundation for the Arts Boston, MA MatchBook.org and New England Cultural Database |
$15,000 |
North Haven Historical Society North Haven, ME Construction of a Building for Preservation of Archives, Library Research and Education |
$25,000 |
| Northeast Historic Film Bucksport, ME Facility Completion for Educational Services |
$20,000 |
Norway Memorial Library Norway, ME Oxford Hills One Book, One Community |
$1,700 |
| Palermo Library Guild Palermo, ME Palermo Library Expansion |
$9,000 |
Pembroke Library Association Pembroke, ME Restoration Phase II: Building Improvements and Library Cataloging |
$12,000 |
| Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport, ME Women and the Sea |
$10,000 |
Poland Historical Society Poland, ME Citizens of Impact from Poland, Maine |
$4,000 |
| Poland Spring Preservation Society Poland, ME Immediate Preservation Needs of the All Souls Chapel |
$15,000 |
Portland Chamber Music Festival Portland, ME Creation and Implementation of a National Composers Competition |
$2,050 |
Portland Concert Association Portland, ME The Classical Component of Our Season: The Core of our Commitment to the Community |
$15,000 |
Portland Harbor Museum South Portland, ME Computerization of Collections |
$6,000 |
Portland Museum of Art Portland, ME The Winslow Homer Studio Campaign |
$80,000 |
The Portland Players South Portland, ME Alarm and Sprinkler Systerm |
$20,000 |
Portland Public Library Portland, ME Technology Initiative for Productivity and Security |
$40,000 |
| Portland Stage Company Portland, ME Masonry Repair and Restoration |
$25,000 |
Salt Bay Chamberfest Damariscotta, ME Brentano String Quartet |
$6,000 |
Schoodic Arts for All Winter Harbor, ME Hammond Hall Restoration |
$7,500 |
| Seal Bay Festival Vinalhaven, ME 2006 Seal Bay Festival |
$3,000 |
| Skidompha Public Library Damariscotta, ME 'Eager Readers' Literacy Program |
$5,000 |
Skyline Farm Inc. Yarmouth, ME Carriage Museum Fire Alarm and Security System |
$15,000 |
| SPACE Gallery Portland, ME Reclaiming Space |
$5,000 |
| Spring Point Ledge Light Trust South Portland, ME Increasing Public Access to the Spring Point Ledge Light |
$15,000 |
| The Stage at Spring Point Portland, ME Summer Theatre Program |
$10,000 |
Tate House Museum Portland, ME Sealing the Tate House Envelope II: The Roof |
$20,322 |
The Telling Room Portland, ME The Coming to America Story House Project |
$5,000 |
The Theater Project Brunswick, ME The Community and an Alternative to Screens |
$10,000 |
Town of Machiasport Machiasport, ME Building Conditions Assessment and Repairs for Liberty Hall |
$30,000 |
| Victoria Mansion Portland, ME Brownstone Restoration Phase II: Front Entrance Stair and Balustrades |
$28,000 |
| Washburn-Norlands Foundation Livermore, ME Library Restoration Fund |
$5,000 |
| Waterville Opera House and Artspace Waterville, ME Stage Drapery Replacement |
$10,000 |
| Windham Historical Society Windham, ME Parson Smith House Acquisition |
$25,000 |
| WMPG-FM Portland, ME Malaga Island Radio and Photo Documentary Project |
$4,000 |
| Total Arts and Culture |
$1,080,272 |
Education
| Carrabassett Valley Academy Carrabasset Valley, ME Nordic Skiing Program |
$10,000 |
| Colby College Waterville, ME Colby Cares About Kids: 2007-2009 |
$25,000 |
| Community School Camden, ME Continuing Education Through Community School Outreach |
$15,000 |
| Ferry Beach Education Corporation Saco, ME Ecology for Schools: An Integrated, Real World Approach to Science Education |
$20,000 |
| Fryeburg Academy Fryeburg, ME The Phoenix Project |
$75,000 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME Lobster LabVenture! |
$25,000 |
| Hebron Academy Hebron, ME Classroom Furniture Replacement |
$15,000 |
| Island Institute Rockland, ME Maine Island Connection |
$10,000 |
| Jobs for Maine's Graduates, Inc. Farmingdale, ME Enhance and Consolidate Research Capacity and Publish Results |
$25,000 |
| KIDS Consortium, Inc. Lewiston, ME Building Leadership for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement |
$10,000 |
| Liberty School Blue Hill, ME Project Based Learning |
$15,000 |
| North Yarmouth Academy Yarmouth, ME NYA Science Center Project |
$25,000 |
| Peregrine Corporation South Portland, ME Strive U - Post Secondary Education for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities |
$15,000 |
| Riverview Foundation Topsham, ME Youth Development Initiative, Outdoor Leadership Classroom |
$5,000 |
| The Spurwink Institute New Gloucester, ME Summer Science Academy |
$12,000 |
| Unity College Unity, ME Campaign for the Campus Center |
$35,000 |
| University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME The UMF Writing Adventure |
$9,500 |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME A Proposal to Study and Update the Board of Visitors Report on Meeting the Region's Higher Education Needs |
$20,000 |
| Waynflete School Portland, ME Theater and Gymnasium |
$60,000 |
| Total Education |
$426,500 |
Medical
| Center for Community Dental Health Portland, ME Increasing Access to Dental Health Services |
$10,000 |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston, ME Radiolographic Positioning Lab Set-Up at Clark F. Miller School of Radiologic Technology |
$21,382 |
| Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home Greenville, ME Blaze New Trail for Northwoods Healthcare |
$20,000 |
| Community Counseling Center Portland, ME Electronic Consumer Record System |
$20,000 |
| Daniel Hanley Center For Health Leadership Portland, ME Maine Health Leadership Training Institute |
$10,000 |
| Day One Cape Elizabeth, ME Implementing a Web Based Document Management System |
$15,000 |
| DFD Russell Medical Center Leeds, ME Capital Campaign |
$25,000 |
| East Grand Health Center Danforth, ME Expansion Project |
$25,000 |
| Eastern Maine HomeCare Caribou, ME Weaving Together a Strong HomeCare Delivery System |
$25,000 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME Maine Health Forum for Consumer Health |
$20,000 |
| The Iris Network Portland, ME New Homes, New Futures Furniture Campaign |
$17,100 |
| Islands Community Medical Services, Inc. Vinalhaven, ME Technology Upgrade |
$15,000 |
| The Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor, ME Increasing Capacity for Computational Sciences: Enabling Research Discovery, Collaboration, and Education |
$35,000 |
| Kennebec Valley Mental Health Center Waterville, ME Expanded Mental Health Services for Rural Maine Children and Adults |
$15,000 |
| Lakewood Continuing Care Center Waterville, ME Expansion Project |
$15,000 |
| Learning Disabilities Association of Maine Oakland, ME Response to Intervention (RTI) Workshops |
$10,000 |
| The Maine Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Sports, Health, & Wellness Augusta, ME Physical Activity Mentors in the Primary Care Setting |
$15,000 |
| Maine Hospice Council Augusta, ME Setting a Research Agenda for End-of-Life Care in Maine |
$20,000 |
| Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Salsbury Cove, ME The Second Century Campaign |
$50,000 |
| National Kidney Foundation of Maine Portland, ME Patient Assistance Program |
$7,500 |
| New England Hemophilia Association Dedham, MA Hemophilia Family Camp |
$4,000 |
| Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation Rockland, ME Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice Tele-Home Care Initiative |
$30,000 |
| Peninsula
Ambulance Corps Blue Hill, ME Cardiac Monitor-Defibrillators |
$13,000 |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln, ME Ambulance Acquisition |
$15,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Scarborough, ME Maine Cancer Screening Access Fund |
$10,000 |
| Riding to the Top Therapeutic Riding Center Windham, ME Capital Campaign for Expanded Services |
$15,000 |
| Shalom House Portland, ME Art Program |
$15,000 |
| Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME The Road to Success: Expanding the Continuum of Care for the Developmental Disorders Program |
$12,500 |
| The Spurwink Corporation Portland, ME Spurwink Artists-in-Residence Program |
$14,000 |
| Sunrise Care Facility Jonesport, ME Wheelchair Van |
$20,000 |
| Tri-County Mental Health Services Lewiston, ME Improving Access and Efficiency of Mental Health Services With Technology |
$9,700 |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH The Wentworth-Douglass Community Dental Clinic |
$15,000 |
| Total Medical | $564,182 |
| Total Grants: | $2,070,954 |