Maine Historic Preservation Matching Grants
Funding Amount
Up to US $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- Organizations must have closed any previously awarded matching grant to apply.
- Organizations must own the site or have a long-term lease to use the site.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Funding excludes buildings used as schools or places of worship, focusing instead on exterior restoration, fire system upgrades, and structural repairs.
- Not eligible: Funding will not be provided for buildings currently used as schools or houses of worship.
Overview
The 1772 Foundation, alongside Maine Preservation, offers Maine Historic Preservation Matching Grants of up to $10,000 for various historic preservation projects. Applicants must submit a maintenance plan and a conditions assessment, ensuring sustainability of historic sites. Eligible organizations must hold a 501(c)(3) IRS designation and have completed any previous grants. Funding excludes buildings used as schools or places of worship, focusing instead on exterior restoration, fire system upgrades, and structural repairs.
The 1772 Foundation, in partnership with Maine Preservation, has announced that funding in the form of 1:1 matching grants of up to $10,000 will be made available for the following historic preservation projects. Maine Preservation is honored to partner with The 1772 Foundation and is grateful for its continued support of all types of historic preservation projects in Maine.
To demonstrate the sustainability of historic sites, applicants will be required to submit a cyclical maintenance/stewardship plan, and a conditions assessment, with, if needed, project phasing detail that has been prepared or updated within the last five years. If an appropriate plan does not exist, the Foundation will consider providing support for development of a plan on a case-by-case basis.
The Foundation will consider the following:
- Matching grants for exterior painting, finishes and surface restoration
- Matching grants to install or upgrade fire detection, lightning protection and security systems
- Matching grants for repairs to/restoration of porches, roofs and windows
- Matching grants for structural foundation and sill repair/replacement
- Matching grants for chimney and masonry repointing
Eligibility
Organizations must have a 501(c)(3) IRS designation.
Organizations must have closed any previously awarded matching grant to apply.
Organizations must own the site or have a long-term lease to use the site.
Ineligibility
Funding will not be provided for buildings currently used as schools or houses of worship.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from 1772 Foundation Inc's IRS filings)
Burlington, VT · 2024
$125K
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance
Concord, NH · 2024
$125K
Providence, RI · 2024
$125K
Yarmouth, ME · 2024
$125K
Poughkeepsie, NY · 2021
$100K
36 grants in 1772 Foundation Inc's 2020–2024 filings reference “Maine Historic Preservation Matching Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What 1772 Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 87
- Total given
- $3.83M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $500–$500K
- By dollars: South Carolina 22%, California 13%, Massachusetts 12%. Top recipient cities: Hagerstown, MD; Boston, MA; Washington, DC.
- 1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 48% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina · North Charleston, SC
Pinckney scholarship program, place-based impact investment program, ccf operations
$500K
The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA
Black history and culture program
$500K
Maine Preservation · Yarmouth, ME
Historic preservation grantmaking in me
$125K
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance · Concord, NH
Historic preservation grantmaking in nh
$125K
Preservation Connecticut · Hamden, CT
Historic preservation grantmaking in ct
$125K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- History
- Nonprofits
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