In the 2012-2013 grant cycle, the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation awarded $7,580,000 to 159 organizations. In total the Foundation considered 297 proposals requesting $16,300,000. Below is a list of grants made, categorized by the area of interest with which they most closely align.
Please note that grants awarded do not necessarily reflect fit for future funding. If you are seeking funding from the Foundation carefully review our Grant Programs to help determine if your work aligns with the Foundation’s current areas of interest.
Animal Welfare
● Animal Welfare Society Inc $60,000 Operating Support ● Bangor Humane Society $50,000 Healthy Animals for Loving Homes ● Center For Wildlife Health Research $38,000 Mobile Spay-Neuter Clinic ● Forgotten Felines $3,500 Free-Roaming Cat Colony Stabilization and Management ● Friends Of Feral Felines $7,500 Operating Support ● Greater Androscoggin Humane Society $20,000 Operating Support ● Harvest Hills Animal Shelter Inc $10,000 Operating Support ● Homeless Animal Rescue Team Of Maine Inc $5,000 Beyond the Walls Community Service Program ● Humane Society Of The United States $20,000 Maine Free-Roaming Cat Project ● Institute For Humane Education $20,000 Humane Education Teacher Training & Community Engagement in Hancock County ● Kennebec Valley Humane Society $28,800 Engaging & Vibrant Adoptions: KVHS's goal to increase cat placement ● Love Animals $5,000 Seed Funding for Crowd Funding Website ● Maine Association Of Nonprofits $20,000 Animal Welfare Nonprofit Effectiveness Initiative ● Maine State Society For The Protection Of Animals $25,000 Operating Support
Environment
● Appalachian Mountain Club $50,000 Trails, Conservation and Community Development in Piscataquis County ● Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc $125,000 Atlantic Salmon Federation's Maine Headwaters Project ● Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences $97,000 Improved Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program for the State of Maine ● Breakwater School $25,000 Nason's Corner Community Park and Learning Playscape ● Broadreach Family & Community Services $8,000 Youth Summer Garden Project ● Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Inc $45,000 Local Farms-Local Food ● Camden Conference $11,800 Community Events Program on "Food and Climate Change" ● Center For Whole Communities Inc $55,396 Advancing Community Conservation in Maine ● Coastal Enterprises Inc $75,000 Agriculture Business Specialist ● Cobscook Bay Resource Center Inc $60,000 Head of the Breakwater Building Project: Processing and Kitchen Equipment ● Conservation Law Foundation Inc $10,000 Operating Support ● Cultivating Community $32,644 The New American Sustainable Agriculture Project ● Fair Food Network $50,000 Fair Food Collaborative - Maine ● Forest Society Of Maine $35,000 Conservation and Economic Strength in the 100-Mile Wilderness ● Frenchman Bay Conservancy $25,000 The Economic Impacts of Conservation in Down East Maine ● Friends Of Acadia $20,000 Strengthening Island Explorer Bus Service in Acadia and Surrounding Communities ● Friends Of Casco Bay $25,000 Tackling the Greatest Threats to the Health of Our Waters ● Good Will Home Association $22,000 Building Institutional Demand within the Skowhegan Food Hub ● Gulf Of Maine Research Institute $75,000 Sustainable Maine Fisheries ● High Peaks Alliance $10,000 People and Wildlife in the High Peaks ● Institute for Civic Leadership $15,200 Greater Portland Sustainability Council ● Island Institute $10,000 Maine Lobstermen's Community Alliance - Leadership Institute ● Kennebec Estuary Land Trust $43,430 Capital to the Coast Trail: Community Engagement and Trail Development ● Kennebec Land Trust $18,000 Local Wood Economies and Conservation ● Kennebec Land Trust $14,275 Kennebec Woodland Partnership ● Kennebunkport Conservation Trust $25,000 Kennebunkport Greenbelt Initiative ● Kittery Land Trust Inc $150,000 Rustlewood Farm ● Lighthawk $5,000 Flying for Conservation in Maine ● Loon Echo Land Trust Inc $75,000 Perley Mills Community Forest Project ● Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc $65,000 Expansion of Rumford Whitecap Preserve ● Maine Audubon Society $75,000 Make Way for Trout and Other Aquatic Wildlife ● Maine Coast Heritage Trust $450,000 Linking Land Conservation with Community Well-being ● Maine Conservation Alliance $10,000 Clean Environment, Healthy Economy Project ● Maine Grain Alliance $57,450 Restoring a Diverse Grain Seed Supply in Maine ● Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association $50,000 Operating Support ● Maine Timber Research & Maine Tree Foundation $10,000 Long-Term Education About Forests (LEAF) ● Manomet Inc $200,000 Downeast Fisheries Partnership ● Muskie School of Public Service $40,000 Maine Food Strategy Initiative ● Natural Resources Council Inc $15,000 Operating Support ● Nature Conservancy $300,000 Innovating to Address Maine's Most Critical Environmental Challenges ● Nobleboro Historical Society $75,000 Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration ● Northern Forest Canoe Trail Inc $30,000 Rural Youth Outdoors Collaboration ● Oceanside Conservation Trust of Casco Bay $20,000 Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative ● Penobscot River Restoration Trust $500,000 Howland Bypass: Restoring Fish Passage for People and Wildlife ● Quebec Labrador Foundation Inc $27,500 Maine Trail Finder ● Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc $100,000 The Height of Land ● Royal River Conservation Trust $25,000 Royal River Water Trail ● Small Woodland Owners Association Of Maine Inc $65,000 Maintaining Ties to the Land: Planning for the Next Generation ● Sunrise County Economic Council $125,000 Building Meat, Vegetable and Seafood Processing Capacity in Washington County ● The Conservation Fund $100,000 East Grand Watershed Initiative ● The Foundation For Maine Community Colleges $150,000 Sustainable Agriculture Program and Farm at Kennebec Valley Community College ● Three Rivers Land Trust $60,000 Rivard Family Farm Easement Acquisition Project ● Trust For Public Land $50,000 White Mountains to Moosehead Lake Initiative ● Trustees Of St Josephs College $17,130 Developing the "Citizen's Guide to Best Practices for Managing IAP's" ● Upper Saco Valley Land Trust $25,000 Weston's Rivercroft Farm Project ● Western Mountains Charitable Foundation $50,000 Operating Support ● Wilderness Society $25,000 Protecting Wildlands in Maine's High Peaks
Human Well-Being
● Androscoggin Valley Council Of Governments $30,000 Maine Woods Discovery ● Appalachian Mountain Club $24,000 Great Maine Outdoor Weekend Series ● Aroostook Area Agency On Aging Inc $10,000 Better Nutrition, Better Health ● Artvan $7,500 "Keeping the Arts Rolling" ● Bicycle Coalition Of Maine $25,000 BikeMaine ● Boothbay Region Food Pantry $25,000 Boothbay Region's Fresh Food Project ● Catholic Charities Maine $25,000 Food Distribution Support ● Cobscook Community Learning Center $40,000 Operating Support ● Sunrise Opportunities $200,000 Community Caring Collaborative ● Community Concepts Incorporated $35,000 Collective Action for a Vibrant Lewiston/Auburn ● Community Financial Literacy $5,000 Financial Literacy Education ● Engine Inc $25,000 Revival of the Marble Block ● Focus On Agriculture In Rural Maine Schools $15,000 Midcoast Food Learning Center ● Friends Of Midcoast Maine $20,000 Smart Growth and Town Planning Education ● Gedakina Inc $10,000 Beyond Gardening; Nurturing Health & Wellness ● Good Shepherd Food-Bank $30,000 Mainers Feeding Mainers / 2014 Growing Season Fund ● Growsmart Maine $50,000 Community Planning Matters ● Hand In Hand Mano En Mano $5,000 Operating Support ● Hardy Girls Healthy Women Inc $20,000 Engaging Girls as Community Leaders and Activists ● Heart Of Biddeford $25,000 Increase Heart of Biddeford's Capacity to Address Economic Sustainability ● Institute For Civic Leadership $15,000 Enhancing ICL's Capacity to Strengthen Community Engagement ● Jobs For Maines Graduates Inc $25,000 Expanding & Sustaining the Jobs for Maine's Graduates Program ● Jobs With Justice Education Fund $15,000 Good Food, Good Jobs: Why Not? ● Upper Valley Economic Council $30,000 Katahdin Tourism Partnership ● Kitchen Gardeners International $35,000 Sow It Forward ● Maine Association Of Nonprofits $20,000 Nonprofit Continuum of Learning Curriculum ● Maine Boys To Men $15,000 Boys to Men "Building True Strength" ● Maine Center For Economic Policy $20,000 Increasing Economic Security for Maine People ● Maine Community Foundation Inc $131,651 Encore Leadership Corps Food Security Initiative ● Maine Development Foundation $150,000 Green and Healthy Maine Streets ● Maine Equal Justice Partners Inc $25,000 Improving Supports and Opportunities for Maine Families in Need ● Maine Film Center $20,000 Operating Support ● Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance $10,000 Traditional Wabanaki Basketry in Maine ● Maine Philanthropy Center $10,000 Operating Support ● Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society $23,000 Food BackPack Project ● Maine Womens Fund Inc $10,000 MWF Needs Assessment: Maine Women and Girls ● Maine Womens Policy Center $25,000 Building Healthy Families & Economic Security ● Northen Maine Medical Center $5,000 Market Street Cooperative - Working Capital ● Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Inc $20,000 Extended Hours in the Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry ● Northern Forest Center Inc $35,000 Building Quality of Place in Maine's Western Mountains ● Oxford Hills School District $20,500 Youth Employment and Leadership Program ● Partners for a Hunger-Free York County (PfHFYC) $75,000 Local Foods/Local Voices: Deepening and Broadening a Community Foods Coalition ● Portland Ovations $40,000 Ovations Offstage: Ensuring relevant, accessible, inclusive performing arts experiences ● Preble Street $300,000 Maine Hunger Initiative ● Quoddy Tides Foundation $15,000 Advancing Community Vibrancy: Coalescing Initiatives in Washington County ● Riding To The Top $5,000 H.E.R.D.: Horses Empower Riders with Disabilities ● United Somali Women Of Maine $10,000 Refugee Women Resource Project-Cultural Transition In Maine ● United Way Inc $30,000 Cumberland County Food Security Council ● Waterfall Arts $30,000 Belfast Creative Coalition ● Waterville Main Street $45,000 Capacity Building for Barrels Community Market and Common Street Arts ● Wayside Soup Kitchen $20,000 Wayside Food Programs ● Wholesome Wave Foundation Charitable Ventures Inc $85,000 Nourishing Neighborhoods in Maine: Affordable Healthy Food at Farmers Markets ● Winterkids Education Foundation $10,000 Move, Learn, Explore: The WinterKids Challenge
Other Grants Honoring Mrs. Sewall's Legacy
The Foundation honors Mrs. Sewall’s interests and lifetime of philanthropy by supporting a number of organizations with whom she had personal relationships and affinity. While the organizations listed below do not necessarily fit the Foundation’s current priorities, the Board of Director’s recognizes their good work and significance to Mrs. Sewall through these awards.
● Aroostook Mental Health Services Inc $30,000 Aroostook Teen Leadership Camp (ATLC) Program ● Berea College $75,000 Full-tuition Scholarship Program ● Biddeford Free Clinic $15,000 Operating Support ● Brick Store Museum $15,000 Succession Planning to Ensure Operational Excellence ● Center For Wildlife Inc $15,000 Mending the Gap Between Humans and Wildlife ● Dedicated Animal Welfare Group Of Laguna Niguel & Mission Viejo Inc $15,000 Operating Support ● Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc $15,000 Fidelco Services to Current and Prospective Maine Clients ● Friends Of The Sea Lion Inc $15,000 Support for Animal Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Care ● Goodwill Industries Of Northern New England $45,000 Operating Support ● Greyhound Friends Inc $20,000 Operating Support ● Habitat For Humanity Of Greater Portland Inc $10,000 Operating Support ● Homehealth-Visiting Nurses Of Souther Maine $30,000 Providing Access to Essential Home Health Services for Vulnerable Patients ● Hospice Of Southern Maine $90,000 Operating Support ● Kennebunk Free Library Association $45,000 Operational Support for the Kennebunk Free Library ● Kennebunk Land Trust $20,000 Operating Support ● Laudholm Trust $20,000 Operation and Expansion at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm ● Maine Historical Society $25,000 Operating Support ● Massachusetts Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals $30,000 Operating Support ● National Audubon Society Inc $30,000 Restoration of Common and Roseate Tern Habitat Casco Bay, Maine ● New Beginnings For Animals Inc $10,000 Medical Expenses ● Pine Tree Society For Handicapped Children & Adults Inc $30,000 Operating Support ● Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra $75,000 Creating Community by Enriching Lives through Music. ● Portland Museum Of Art $30,000 Free School Tours 2013 Support ● Student Conservation Association Inc $90,000 SCA's Program Activities in and for Maine ● Susan L Curtis Charitable Foundation $30,000 Camp Susan Curtis ● Sweetser $20,000 Operating Support ● The Opportunity Alliance $30,000 The Opportunity Alliance: Strategic Initiatives ● Trustees Of Tufts College $25,000 Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine ● United Animal Nations $20,000 RedRover Responders ● University Of New England $25,000 Operating Support ● Waban Projects Inc $30,000 Operating Support ● Webber Hospital Association $25,000 Oncology Nurse Navigator