THE BETTERMENT FUND  
    Created by the will of William Bingham 2nd


Trustees: William B. Winship • Carolyn S. Wollen • William P. Clough III • Carol Berg Geist • Andrew L. Tansey • Martin J. Grohman
 

 

Bank of America N.A.
c/o Christine O’Donnell, NY1-100-28-05
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 646-855-1011
Fax: 646-855-5463
betterment@ustrust.com

   

2009 GRANTMAKING SUMMARY

 2009 Grantmaking Summary (PDF)

January 1, 2009December 31, 2009

Total Number of Grants 100
           Total Number of Capital Grants 13
           Total Number of Program Grants 72
Total Grant Payments Made $1,815,840
          Total Capital Grants $485,000
          Total Program Grants $1,330,840
                   Average Program Grant Payment $15,297
                   Range of Program Grant Payments $1,340 - $50,000


DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (fiscal agent)
Maine Woods Tourism Investment Program

 

      $50,000

 

Bethel Historical Society
Operating Support

 

      $10,000

 

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
CEI Investment Notes Project

 

      $25,000

 

Cobscook Bay Resource Center
Operating Support

 

      $15,000

 

Community Concepts, Inc.  
Elder Rides Program

 

      $10,000

 

Franco-American Heritage Center
Operating Support

 

      $10,000

 

Good Shepherd Food Bank
Matching Challenge Grant for Operating Support

 

      $25,000

 

H.O.M.E., Inc.
Operating Support

 

      $25,000

 

Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project
Operating Support

 

      $15,000

 

Legal Services for the Elderly
Elder Access to Justice Program in Washington and Aroostook Counties

 

      $25,000

 

Maine Historical Society
Maine Community Heritage Project/Maine Memory Network

 

      $25,000

 

Maine Humanities Council
Let's Talk About It Project for Libraries

 

      $25,000

 

 

Outsource Works
Operating Support

 

      $10,000

 

Penquis Community Action Program, Inc.
Penquis Journey House

 

      $20,000

 

Spaulding Memorial Library
Capital Improvement Project

 

      $10,000

 

The Trust for Public Land
Maine CommunityScape Initiative

 

      $15,000

 

Turner Public Library
Computer Upgrade

 

      $10,000

 

Vose Library
New Library Building Project

 

      $15,000

 

Western Maine Community Action, Inc.
Keeping Seniors Home (Energy Conservation and Home Accident Risk Reduction)

 

      $15,000

 

Western Mountains Alliance
Maine Community Foundation Endowment Match

 

       $5,000

 

Western Mountains Charitable Foundation (fiscal agent)
Operating Support for Maine Huts and Trails

 

      $15,000

 

 

 

 

II.  CREATIVE ECONOMY - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING:

                          $35,000

 

 

 

 

Maine Center for Creativity
Operating Support

$10,000

 

Maine Fiberarts  
2009 Tour Map

 

$15,000

 

Schoodic Arts for All
Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

 

 

III.  EDUCATION - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING:

                        $562,340

 

 

 

 

Colby College
Colby Museum Outreach to Maine Schools

 

      $10,000

 

Franklin County Community College Network
Operating Support

 

      $10,000

 

Franklin County Community College Network
Tourism Education Project

 

       $6,000

 

Gould Academy
Capital Campaign 2008-2012

 

    $250,000

 

Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Lab Venture! Science Literacy for Maine Students

 

      $15,000

 

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Student Craft Institute - Endowment

      $40,000

 

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Student Craft Institute (Operating Support)

 

      $10,000

 

Heartwood College of Art
Maine Scholastic Art Award Program Support

 

      $10,000

 

Kennebec Valley Community College
First Year Success for Adult Learners

 

      $15,000

 

Literacy Volunteers of Greater Portland
Operating Support

 

       $5,000

 

Mahoosuc Arts Council
Operating Support

 

      $10,000

 

Maine Alliance for Arts Education
Pathways and Partnerships for Creative Learning


      $10,000

 

Maine Children's Alliance
Maine School Kids Count

 

      $25,000

 

Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center of the University of Maine
Maine NEW Leadership Program for Women

 

      $10,000

 

Mitchell Institute
(Operating Support)

 

      $20,000

 

New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Maine Public Schools Accreditation

 

       $1,340

 

Opportunity Maine
Operating Support

 

      $15,000

 

The Public Theatre
Educational Programming

 

      $10,000

 

Southern Maine Writing Project of the University of  Southern Maine
Maine Scholastic Writing Awards

 

       $5,000

 

Susan L. Curtis Charitable Foundation
Arts Education Center

 

      $10,000

 

Thomas College
Bingham Scholars Endowment

 

      $50,000

 

University of Maine at Farmington
Maine Content Literacy Project

 

      $25,000

 

 

 

 

IV.  ENVIRONMENTAL/CONSERVATION - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING:

                         $466,500

 

 

 

Androscoggin River Alliance
Operating Support

 

      $15,000

 

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

      $15,000

 

Appalachian Mountain Club
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

      $25,000

 

Appalachian Trail Conference
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

       $5,000

 

Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center
Oxford County Youth Conservation Camp

 

      $10,000

 

The Center for Northern Woodlands, Inc.
Succession Strategy

 

      $15,000

 

Conservation Fund
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

      $25,000

 

Conservation Law Foundation
Clean Water Maine Initiative

 

      $10,000

 

Equity Trust
Operating Support for Maine Farmland Program

 

      $15,000

 

Forest Guild
Setting Green Biomass Harvesting Standards

 

      $19,000

 

Forest Society of Maine
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

      $12,500

 

Friends of Midcoast Maine
Smart Growth Education Program

 

      $10,000

 

Lakes Environmental Association
Lake Region Milfoil Project

 

      $10,000

 

Mahoosuc Land Trust
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

      $30,000

 

Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust
Operating Support

 

      $10,000

 

Maine Community Foundation
Environmental Funders Network Pooled Funding Initiative

 

      $40,000

 

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maine's Wild Brook Trout Waters Project

 

     $5,000

 

Maine Natural Areas Program
Ecological Assessment of Western Mountains

 

      $10,000

 

Maine Philanthropy Center
Environmental Funders Network

 

      $ 2,500

 

North East State Foresters Association (for multi-organizational collaborative program)
Keeping Maine Forests as Forests

 

      $15,000

 

Northern Forest Alliance, by Appalachian Mountain Club, as fiscal agent
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

     $40,000

 

Northern Forest Center
Promoting Community Forest Ownership in Maine

 

      $20,000

 

Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine
Operating Support

 

      $15,000

 

Tri-County Community Action Program
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

       $7,500

 

Trout Unlimited
Western Mountains Riparian Land Protection

 

      $10,000

 

The Trust for Public Land
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

      $30,000

 

Western Foothills Land Trust
Roberts Farm Preserve Trails Project

 

      $15,000

 

The Wilderness Society
Mahoosuc Initiative

 

      $30,000

 

 

 

 

 V.  HEALTH - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING:

                          $321,000

 

 

 

Bingham Program of Tufts New England Medical Center
Oral Health Funders Staffing

 

      $10,000

 

Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence
Hospitals Anti-Bias Project

 

      $10,000

 

Community Caring Collaborative, by Sunrise Opportunities, as fiscal agent
Health Worker Curriculum Development

 

      $25,000

 

Community Dental
Biddeford Dental Health Center

 

      $20,000

 

Consumers for Affordable Health Care Foundation
Toll-free Helpline

 

      $10,000

 

Eastern Maine HomeCare (a member of Eastern Maine Healthcare System)
Telemedicine Equipment

 

      $15,000

 

Healthreach Community Health Centers
Electronic Medical Record Initiative

 

      $15,000

 

Kennebec Valley Dental Coalition
Disability Access

 

     $5,000

 

Literacy Volunteers of Midcoast Maine
Healthy Living through Literacy

 

      $15,000

 

Maine Equal Justice Partners
Operating Support

 

      $10,000

 

Maine Medical Center
MMC/TUSM Medical School Program, Scholarship for Bingham Scholar

 

      $25,000

 

Maine Medical Center
Nurses as Teachers

 

      $25,000

 

Maine Personal Assistance Services Association ("PASA")
Recruitment & Retention of Caregivers

 

      $10,000

 

Medical Care Development, Inc.
Maine Eating Disorders Treatment System

 

      $10,000

 

Medical Care Development, Inc.
Support for School-Based Health Centers

 

      $15,000

 

Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc.
Kids Legal Medical Partnership

 

      $10,000

 

Preble Street
Logan Place Oral Health Services

 

     $5,000

 

Rosscare Nursing Homes, Inc. (a member of Eastern Maine Healthcare System)
Geriatric Nurse Education

 

      $10,000

 

Tides Center for Environmental Health Strategy Center
Operating Support

 

      $15,000

 

University of Maine
Maine Youth Fitness Project

 

      $26,000

 

University of New England
Recruiting Dentists for Maine's Future

 

      $25,000

 

Washington County Community College
Satellite Registered Nursing Program Equipment

 

      $10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.  PHILANTHROPY - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING:

                        $56,000

 

 

 

 

Institute for Civic Leadership
B
ethel Nonprofit Collaborative Initiative

 

$24,000

 

 

Maine Association of Nonprofits
Nonprofit Leadership Institutes

 

$15,000

 

 

Maine Philanthropy Center
Operating Support, including additional dues payment as Sustaining Member

 

$7,000

 

 

Maineshare
Operating Support

 

 

$10,000

 

 

 


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