Responsive grants are awarded semi-annually in response to proposals submitted through the Foundation's grant application process. The Foundation accepts requests up to $50,000. To date in 2022, the Sam L. Cohen Foundation awarded 43 responsive grants totaling $865,000. The Foundation considered 60 proposals requesting $1,407,892. The average grant award was $19,837; the smallest grant was $5,000; the largest grant was $50,000.
Foundation-initiated grants are awarded to projects identified by directors and staff. Applications are accepted only at the invitation of the directors. Grant amounts have no limit.
Responsive Grants
Organization/Location | Project/Funding Category | Amount |
Yarmouth
|
Equitable Access to Music Education
Arts and Culture
|
$15,000
|
Bath
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$ 5,000 |
Portland
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$40,000 |
Sanford
|
General Operating Support
Civic and Community
|
$20,000
|
Portland
|
General Operating Support - multi-year
Jewish Culture and Traditions
|
$18,000 |
Augusta
|
Linking People to Health Care
Health and Human Services
|
$20,000
|
Classroom Programming
Civic and Community
|
$10,000 | |
Cumberland County Gleaning Initiative Health and Human Services
|
$15,000 | |
Portland
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$20,000 |
Westbrook
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$15,000 |
Bridgton
|
Healthcare Access Transportation Program Health and Human Services
|
$12,000 |
Portland
|
General Operating Support
Education
|
$15,000
|
Scarborough
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$20,000 |
Portland
|
Partnership with Boys & Girls Club
Arts and Culture
|
$10,000
|
Portland
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$25,000
|
Portland
|
General Operating Support
Civic and Community
|
$15,000 |
Augusta
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$35,000
|
Portland
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$50,000
|
Lewiston
|
Connecting Communities
Civic and Community
|
$20,000 |
Manchester
|
Advancing Youth Mattering
Health and Human Services
|
$15,000
|
Scarborough
|
Farm to Table Program
Health and Human Services
|
$25,000
|
Augusta
|
My Money Works: Start Over, Start Strong Education
|
$10,000 |
Brunswick
|
General Operating Support Health and Human Services
|
$20,000 |
Colchester, VT
|
Southern Maine Sliding Fee Scale Program Health and Human Services
|
$50,000 |
Portland
|
School-Time Performance Series Arts and Culture
|
$15,000 |
Portland
|
Violins of Hope
Arts and Culture
|
$25,000
|
Portland
|
Healthier Neighborhoods for All
Civic and Community
|
$20,000
|
Whiting
|
Safe Families for Children - Maine
Civic and Community
|
$15,000
|
Portland
|
Basic Needs Fund
Health and Human Services
|
$10,000
|
Portland
|
Headstone Restoration
Health and Human Services - Outpatient Care
|
$25,000
|
Portland
|
Spurwink Center for Safe & Healthy Families
Civic and Community
|
$30,000
|
Brunswick
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$20,000
|
Portland
|
Imagine Together: Community Park Campaign
Jewish Culture and Traditions
|
$25,000
|
Portland
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$20,000
|
South Portland
|
Building a Stronger East Bayside
Health and Human Services
|
$30,000
|
Portland
|
Biddeford Ready!
Education
|
$35,000 |
Boston, MA
|
Hidden Histories: Sharing BOUNTY
Civic and Community
|
$10,000 |
Brunswick
|
Housing Improvements Biddeford Residence
Health and Human Services
|
$10,000 |
Portland
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$25,000 |
Westbrook
|
K-5 Special Purpose Program Expansion Education
|
$10,000 |
Senior Transportation Health and Human Services
|
$10,000 | |
Biddeford
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$20,000 |
Portland
|
General Operating Support
Civic and Community
|
$10,000 |
Foundation-initiated Grants
Organization/Location
|
Project/Funding Category
|
Amount |
Augusta
|
2022 Governor's Summit |
$ 5,000 |
Topsham
|
Right from the Start Coalition
Education
|
$ 30,000 |
Kennebunk
|
Weatherization
Health and Human Services
|
$ 10,000 |
New York, NY
|
Supporting Ukrainian Jewry
Jewish Culture and Traditions
|
$ 5,000 |
Augusta
|
Right from the Start Coalition
Education
|
$ 30,000 |
South Portland
|
Heating Assistance and Weatherization
Health and Human Services
|
$ 15,000 |
Portland
|
Keep ME Warm! 2022
Health and Human Services
|
$ 10,000 |
Rockland
|
General Operating Support
Health and Human Services
|
$ 7,500 |
Sanford
|
Heating Assistance
Health and Human Services
|
$ 7,500 |