Fish Family Foundation of Maine Grants

Overview

_NOTE: We reply to requests of $5,000 or less within 30 days. We reply to requests of $5,000 or more within 90 days._

Mission

The Fish Family Foundation of Maine is a faith based charitable organization located in Bangor, Maine. Founded in 2007, our mission is to provide resources for many initiatives including, but not limited to, missions, education scholarships, ministries, medical research, and employment creation. The Fish Family Foundation of Maine is primarily funded by the family. However, contributions from like minded individuals and organizations is appreciated. The Fish Family Foundation of Maine has a balanced strategy of making funds available for immediate needs, while also investing to build a perpetual earning endowment ensuring the Foundation's successful future.

Missions:

We support needs of missionary organizations including sponsorships for young people who wish to attend youth group sponsored mission trips. We ordinarily make one time contributions but on occasion have made up to a three year commitment.

Education/Scholarships:

The Foundation makes scholarships available to Colleges, Universities, and other Schools for student enrollment and expenses. We also consider new construction, existing renovation, equipment, and support material contributions.

Independent Churches and Ministries:

We accept a wide variety of requests, including, but not limited to: materials, equipment, new construction, renovations, programs, and services.

Medical Research:

We support medical research opportunities close to our hearts and organizations that our family and friends have experienced.

Job Creation:

We Support organizations that fund entrepreneurs in impoverished areas to start small businesses providing services and employment to the community.

Requests are considered by the trustees the first week of each month. Foundation payments are made by paper check in US dollars and are reported to the appropriate tax agencies. While we certainly wish that we could contribute to all the applications that meet our funding criteria, there are times when when available funding is limited and we are not able to contribute to some very worthy causes. If we are not in a position to help in the timeline requested, we will keep the information on file for possible consideration in the future.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Applications will only be accepted by postal delivery and must be signed.
* Each request will be evaluated by:
* Clients it serves
* Procedures in use
* Service's offered
* Experience of leadership
* Finance and fundraising practices

Ineligibility

* The foundation can not consider applications that request payment to an individual.
* We do not consider requests to support advertising.