Mainebiz Giving Guide

W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 5 G I V I N G G U I D E 2 0 2 0 – 2 0 21 C O N T E N T S Mainebiz® (ISSN# 1530-0749) is published bi-weekly 29 times a year, including special issues published in July, September, October and December by New England Business Media LLC. Periodicals postage paid (USPS# 018- 715) at Port land, ME and at additional entry points. Postmaster: Please send changes to: Mainebiz, PO Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-0330. Giving Guide is a publication of Mainebiz and is published annually. Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. R E S E A R C H A S S I S TA N T : Heide Martin A R T D I R E C T O R : Matt Selva A DV E R T I S I N G S A L E S D I R E C T O R : Andrea Tetzlaff S E N I O R AC C O U N T S M A N AG E R S : Ken Hanson, Betsy VanderPloeg M A R K E T I N G / O P E R AT I O N S D I R E C T O R : Alison Nason A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O : Peter Stanton PRESIDENT: Tom Curtin C F O / C O O : Mary Rogers GROUP PUBLISHER: Donna Brassard DIGITAL DIRECTOR: Jan Holder P U B L I S H E R : Donna Brassard E D I T O R : Peter Van Allen D I G I TA L E D I T O R : William Hall G I V I N G G U I D E P RO J E C T E D I T O R : Laurie Schreiber C O N T R I B U T I N G W R I T E R S : Jeannette Andre; Joy Choquette; Marnie Grumbach; Linda Nelson R E S E A R C H D I R E C T O R : Timothy Doyle WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD STOPS, THEY MAKE SURE LIFE GOES ON. They work at grocery stores, hospitals, and farms. They've been called valiant, courageous, and essential. They are the heart and soul of our community. They're in it for us, and we're honored to be here for them. Follow their stories at: www.sbsavings.bank/heart-and-soul C M Y CM MY CY CMY K ai160035308733_MaineBiz Giving Ad.pdf 1 9/17/2020 10:31:30 AM GIVING GUIDE ARTICLES Fine Art of the Pivot: Nonprofits navigate a new terrain during pandemic. . . . . 6 Commentary: The arts mean business, and Maine's performing arts are in trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 How To: Make a difference with your giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 How To: Adapt your communications plan during times of change . . . . . . . . . 11 'We've got your back': How corporate sponsors and foundations responded to pandemic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Maine's nonprofits: an alphabetical directory: Maine 501(c)3 nonprofits with annual revenues $1 million or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Top 100 Largest Nonprofits in Maine: Maine 501(c)3 nonprofits ranked by annual revenues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Maine's top 15 foundations: Ranked by total giving in Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 PROFILES American Heart Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Avesta Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Bicycle Coalition of Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville at the Alfond Youth & Community Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Caring Unlimited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Casa Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Catholic Charities Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Center for Grieving Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Center for Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Ecology School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Educate Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Full Plates Full Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The Genesis Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Good Will-Hinckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Goodwill Northern New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Greater Portland Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Kennebec Behavioral Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 KidsPeace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Maine Association of Nonprofits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Maine Cancer Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Maine Veterans' Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 My Place Teen Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 ProsperityME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Shalom House, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Sweetser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 United Way of Kennebec Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Waban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Woodfords Family Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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