A total of 18 Maine nonprofits — from libraries to soup kitchens — have been awarded grants from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation to strengthen their impact in local communities.
Recipients include the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, which will receive $5,000, and the Common Good Soup Kitchen in Southwest Harbor, which has been awarded $2,000.
The grants support initiatives that strengthen community well‑being, including access to food and housing, education, youth development and other essential social services.
“These organizations reflect our commitment to supporting a diverse range of causes across the Foundation’s service area, positively impacting the northern New England economy and addressing needs that are important to our communities,” said Wendy Durrah, the foundation’s chief of staff, secretary and clerk.
Maine grant recipients
- Common Good Soup Kitchen in Southwest Harbor ($2,000)
- Biddeford Food Pantry ($3,500)
- Bremen Library ($2,600)
- Capital Area New Mainers Project in Augusta ($2,900)
- Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine in Portland ($5,000)
- Families First Community Center in Ellsworth ($2,000)
- Great Bay Services, Inc. in Sanford ($2,500)
- Growing to Give in Brunswick ($2,000)
- Kommunity Kritters in Lewiston ($3,000)
- Midcoast Literacy in Bath ($3,500)
- Midcoast Youth Center & Skatepark in Bath ($3,500)
- My First Bookshelf in Bangor ($3,900)
- New Beginnings, Inc. in Lewiston ($2,500)
- No Brain is the Same in Rye ($2,500)
- St. Croix Regional Family Health Center in Princeton ($5,000)
- Swan’s Island First Aid in Swan’s Island ($3,300)
- The Center for Grieving Children in Portland ($2,500)
- Waterville Soup Pantry in Waterville ($5,000)
Bangor Savings Bank, founded in 1852, has more than 70 branches in Maine and New Hampshire, as well as business and loan production offices in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
With over $7 billion in assets as of June 30, 2025, Bangor Savings topped the list of the largest Maine-based banks in the 2026 Mainebiz Book of Lists.
