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Grantee Spotlight
Telling Room in Portland has been a stand-out in the nonprofit community since three prominent Maine-based writers founded the organization 20 years ago. Susan Conley, Sarah Corbett, and Michael Paterniti recognized the richness of Portland’s writing community and the potential for...
2025 Sam L. Cohen Pioneer Scholars
The Pioneer Scholar Program, a partnership between supporters and the Mitchell Institute, provides the opportunity to recognize specific Mitchell Scholars and Alumni who, through their contributions to school and community and their demonstration of certain qualities – as students and as citizens – stand out for acknowledgement.
Congratulations to:
Saytune Abdullahi - Portland High School * University of Southern Maine
Elliott Aranovitch - Biddeford High School * Bates College
Yaqeen Hasan- Thornton Academy * Wayne State University
Grantee Survey 2024
The Sam L. Cohen Foundation conducted a Grantee Survey in March 2024. We want to thank you for your thoughtful feedback and share highlights of the findings.
The electronic survey was sent to 285 grantees and applicants in the past three years. One hundred -eighteen organizations completed the survey for a response rate of 41 percent.