Teacher Creativity Mini-Grant

The Teacher Creativity Mini-Grant, offered by the private Portland Foundation, provides up to $300 for teachers to fund educational experiences outside their school's budget. This initiative supports projects, programs, and materials that enhance student learning and creativity. The Foundation aims to enrich the local community, promoting collaboration and innovation in education. By investing in teachers, the grant fosters a vibrant learning environment, ensuring that all students have opportunities to thrive academically and creatively.

Portland Foundation
The Portland Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in Portland, Maine, dedicated to strengthening and enriching the local community through grantmaking and strategic support. The Foundation acts as a steward of charitable resources, collaborating with donors, nonprofits, and stakeholders to respond to pressing community needs, promote civic vitality, and foster long-term positive change in the greater Portland region.
Mission, Vision & Priorities
Key priorities include improving educational outcomes, enhancing economic opportunity, supporting arts and culture, advancing health and human services, and promoting collaboration across sectors to address systemic challenges and build shared prosperity.
Teacher Creativity Mini-Grants ($300 or less) are to help cover the costs of learning experiences which teachers feel are important to the education of their students, yet are outside the budget of their school. These grants are to be used for class projects, programs, music or art instruction, speakers, educational materials, and other uses at the discretion of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.