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

   

2010 GRANTMAKING SUMMARY

  2010 Grantmaking Summary (PDF)

January 1, 2010December 31, 2010

Total Number of Grants 91
           Total Number of Capital Grants 6
           Total Number of Program Grants 85
Total Grant Payments Made $1,706,065
          Total Capital Grants $305,600
          Total Program Grants $1,400,465
                   Average Program Grant Payment $16,476
                   Range of Program Grant Payments $2,500-$75,000


DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS

I.  CIVIC AND COMMUNITY - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING:

 

 $280,000

 

 

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
 Maine Woods Tourism Investment Program

 

$50,000

 

 

Bethel Historical Society
 Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

Coastal Enterprises
 CEI Investment Notes

 

$15,000

 

 

Cobscook Bay Resource Center
 Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

Community Concepts, Inc.
 Elder Rides

 

$10,000

 

 

Community Concepts, Inc., for Western Maine Economic Development Council
 Operating Support

 

$15,000

 

 

Hand in Hand/Mano en Mano
 Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

Heart of Maine Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc.
 Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

Maine Community Foundation
 Maine Nonprofit Sector; Western Maine Viability Clinic

 

$5,000

 

 

Maine Historical Society
 Maine Community Heritage Project

 

$25,000

 

 

Maine Humanities Council
 Let's Talk about It Project

 

$20,000

 

 

Maine Preservation
 Field Services Representative

 

$25,000

 

 

New England Grassroots Environment Fund
 Maine Local Food System

 

$20,000

 

 

The Trust for Public Land
 Maine CommunityScape Initiative

 

$15,000

 

 

University of Maine Law School Foundation
 Protection Against Violence Law Clinic

 

$10,000

 

 

Washington Hancock Community Agency
 2010 Maine Farmers' Market Convention

 

$15,000

 

 

Western Mountains Charitable Foundation
 Maine Huts and Trails Solar Panels

 

$5,000

 

 

YMCA Camp of Maine
 Capital Improvements to Residential Camp

 

$10,000

 

 

 

 

II.  CREATIVE ECONOMY - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING:

 

$65,000

 

 

Maine Crafts Association
 Operating Support

 

$15,000

 

 

Maine Fiberarts
 Operating Support

 

$15,000

 

 

Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
 Traditional Native Basketry Demonstrations and Workshops

 

$10,000

 

 

Portland Symphony Orchestra
 Operating Support

 

$15,000

 

 

Schoodic Arts for All
 Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

 

 

III.  EDUCATION - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING

 

$510,965

 

Bates College
 The Thousand Words Project

 

$20,000

 

 

Colby College
 Colby Museum Outreach to Maine Schools

 

$10,000

 

 

Good Will Home Association
 L.C. Bates Museum School Programs

 

$10,000

 

 

Gould Academy
 Capital Campaign 2008-2012

 

  $250,000

 

 

Greater Franklin Development Council, for Franklin County Community College Network
 Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

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

 

$15,000

 

 

Heartwood College of Art
 Maine Scholastic Art Award Program Support

 

$10,000

 

 

Jobs for Maine's Graduates
 Student Financial Literacy Program

 

$25,000

 

 

Kennebec Valley Community College Foundation
  First Year Success for Adult Learners

 

$10,000

 

 

Kids Consortium
 Service Learning Curriculum Development

 

$20,000

 

 

L.A. Public Theatre, Inc.
 Educational Programming

 

$10,000

 

 

Literacy Volunteers of Maine
 Literacy Mapping Initiative

 

$18,000

 

 

Maine Children's Alliance
 Maine School Kids Count

 

$20,000

 

 

New England Association of Schools and Colleges
 Public Schools Accreditation

 

$7,965

 

 

Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute
 Partnering to Improve Maine's Educational Future

 

$15,000

 

 

Susan L. Curtis Charitable Foundation
 Arts Education Center

 

$10,000

 

 

University of  Southern Maine Foundation, Southern Maine Writing Project
 Maine Scholastic Writing Awards

 

$5,000

 

 

University of Maine at Farmington
 Maine Content Literacy Project

 

$20,000

 

 

University of Maine System, Inc., for Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community
 Career Advancement for Rural Women

 

$25,000

 

 

 

 

IV.  ENVIRONMENTAL/CONSERVATION - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING:

 

 

 $452,500

 

 

Androscoggin River Alliance
 Operating Support

 

$15,000

 

 

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$17,500

 

 

Appalachian Mountain Club
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$25,000

 

 

Appalachian Mountain Club, for the Northern Forest Alliance
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$30,000

 

 

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$6,000

 

Conservation Fund
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$25,000

 

 

Forest Society of Maine
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$15,000

 

 

Friends of Midcoast Maine
 Smart Growth Education Program

 

$10,000

 

 

Mahoosuc Land Trust
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$31,500

 

 

Maine Appalachian Trail Club
 Trail Maintenance

 

$10,000

 

 

Maine Audubon Society
 Beginning With Habitat

 

$20,000

 

 

Maine Community Foundation
 Maine Quality of Place Fund

 

$40,000

 

 

Maine Farmland Trust
 Operating Support

 

$25,000

 

 

Maine Natural Areas Program
 Ecological Assessment of Western Mountains

 

$10,000

 

 

Maine Philanthropy Center
 Environmental Funders Network

 

$2,500

 

 

Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program
 Western Mountains Lake Monitoring Initiative

 

$10,000

 

 

Natural Resources Council of Maine
 Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

North East State Foresters Association
 Keeping Maine's Forests

 

$10,000

 

 

Northeast Wilderness Trust
 Acquisition of the Piscataquis Preserve

 

$10,000

 

 

Northern Forest Center
 Integrating Western Maine Economic Development & Conservation

 

$15,000

 

 

Northern Forest Center
 Promoting Community Forest Ownership in Maine

 

$20,000

 

 

Small Woodland Owners of Maine
 Operating Support

 

$15,000

 

 

Tri-County CAP
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$10,000

 

 

The Trust for Public Land
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$30,000

 

 

University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center, Bryant Pond
 Oxford County Youth Conservation Camp

 

$10,000

 

 

The Wilderness Society
 Mahoosuc Initiative

 

$30,000

 

 

 

 

V.  HEALTH - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING

 

$375,600

 

Aroostook County Action Program
 Portable Dental Equipment for Children's Oral Health

 

$5,600

 

 

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

 

$10,000

 

 

City of Waterville
 Quarry Road: Four Seasons Physical Activity

 

$25,000

 

 

Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership
 Operating Support

 

$15,000

 

 

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
 Geriatric Nurse Education

 

$10,000

 

 

The Foundation for Maine Community Colleges
 Rural Initiative for Health Careers

 

$75,000

 

 

Literacy Volunteers of Midcoast Maine
 Healthy Living through Literacy

 

$10,000

 

 

Maine Dental Health Out-Reach, Inc.
 School Oral Health Project

 

$20,000

 

 

Maine Equal Justice Partners
 Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

Maine Medical Center
 MMC/TUSM Medical School Program

 

$50,000

 

 

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

 

$10,000

 

 

Preble Street
 Florence House Oral Health Services

 

$5,000

 

 

Quality Counts
 Evaluation of Primary Care Practice Model

 

$30,000

 

 

Sunrise Opportunities (as fiscal agent for) Community Caring Collaborative
 Operating Support

 

$15,000

 

 

Tides Center for Environmental Health Strategy Center
  Operating Support

 

$10,000

 

 

Tri-County Mental Health Services
 Accessible Psychiatric Care through Telemedicine

 

$15,000

 

 

Tufts New England Medical Center, for the Bingham Program
 Midlevel Oral Health Practitioner Facilitation

 

$10,000

 

 

Tufts New England Medical Center, for the Bingham Program
 Oral Health Staffing

 

$10,000

 

 

Tufts New England Medical Center, for Nursing Leaders of Maine
 Robert Wood Johnson Matching Grant

 

$25,000

 

 

Washington County Children's Program
 WCCP Oral Health Program

 

$15,000

 

 

 

 

VI.  PHILANTHROPY - GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING

 

$22,000

 

Maine Community Foundation, Inc.
 Warm Clothing Drives

 

$5,000

 

 

Maine Philanthropy Center
 Operating Support

 

$7,000

 

 

Maineshare
 Marketing

 

$10,000

 

 

 

 


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