About Maine People's Resource Center
Empowering Mainers to organize for social change.
Focus Areas
community organizingcivic engagementpolicy changelegislative initiativesballot initiativesvoter educationtraining
Funding Style
issue advocacy fundingpolicy change / legislative advocacy supportpublic education and awareness campaigns
Topics
issue advocacypolicy advocacylegislative advocacy
About Maine People's Resource Center
Maine People's Resource Center centers its giving on issue advocacy in Maine, with recent grants reaching groups working on public policy, community organizing, voter education, and public awareness. The largest award in the recent grants list was $475,869 to Maine Voices in Portland for issue advocacy, followed closely by $472,869 to Maine Labor Climate Council in Augusta for the same purpose. That pattern matches the foundation’s stated aim of recruiting and training grassroots leaders and educating Mainers about legislative and ballot initiatives and the importance of voting. Its grant list also shows sustained support for organizations working across civic and social change efforts. Movement Campaigns LLC received $120,025 in 2025, while Presente Maine appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including $114,125 in 2023 and $50,211 in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation’s portfolio includes advocacy groups, public education organizations, and coalitions focused on policy change, indicating a grantmaker that backs organizing infrastructure as well as issue-specific campaigns.
What Maine People's Resource Center Funds
A clear theme is civic engagement and voter education. In 2023, Maine People's Resource Center gave $90,300 to League of Women Voters Educ Fund in Portland for issue advocacy, and $15,000 to Maine Citizens for Clean Elections in Portland for the same purpose. The foundation also supports immigrant and community integration work. New Mainers Public Health Initiativ in Lewiston received $54,125 in 2023 and $50,211 in 2024, and Maine Community Integration in Lewiston received $50,000 in 2023 and $13,500 in 2025. Labor, climate, and economic policy groups also appear. Maine Afl-cio in Augusta received $63,600 in 2025 and $27,200 in 2024, while Maine Center for Economic Policy in Augusta received $23,000 in 2023. Maine Conservation Voters in Augusta was awarded $90,000 in 2023.
How Maine People's Resource Center Gives
Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $21,000, and p75 of $45,000. The recent list also includes several large awards above $100,000, suggesting the foundation mixes standard operating-scale grants with larger campaign-level support. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Presente Maine, New Mainers Public Health Initiativ, Maine Afl-cio, Maine Equal Justice Partners, and Maine Community Integration, showing repeat support rather than one-time funding only. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.4M
Total Assets
$3.6M
Total Revenue
$5.8M
Total Expenses
$4.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JESSE GRAHAM
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