Grants Awarded
The Onion Foundation is honored to support the vibrant nonprofit community in Maine. Nonprofits employ 1 in 6 Maine workers and mobilize more than 420,000 volunteers in the state each year, strengthening the social fabric and building community. Since the foundation’s inception in 2014, we’ve awarded nearly 2,000 grants to more than 580 organizations in all 16 Maine counties.
Grantee Stories
How Portland Trails Expands Equitable Access to the City’s Natural Network
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How Portland Trails Expands Equitable Access to the City’s Natural Network
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Keeping a Sculptor’s Legacy Alive: Inside the Langlais Art Preserve
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Kinonik: A Microcinema Determined To Preserve the Analog Film Experience
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ENVIRONMENT
ARTS
Special Opportunity
Arts: Arts Sector Capacity
Mechanics' Hall
$3,000 to support a focused feasibility and planning study for a movement arts convening
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.mainemechanics.org
Environment: Equitable Outdoor Access
Maine GearShare
$35,000 to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.mainegearshare.org
Arts: Public Engagement
Saco River Theatre
$7,500 to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.sacorivertheatre.org
Arts: Public Engagement
Denmark Arts Center
$55,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.denmarkarts.org
Arts: Arts Education
Smooth Feather Youth
$60,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.smoothfeather.org
Arts: Public Engagement
Schoodic Arts for All
$70,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:schoodicartsforall.org
Arts: Arts Education
Ellsworth Community Music Institute
$40,000 over two years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:ellsworthcommunitymusic.org
Arts: Arts Education
nibezun
$17,500 over two years to support Wabanaki arts programs
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:nibezun.org
Arts: Public Engagement
ISLE Theater Company
$5,000 to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.isletheater.org
Arts: Arts Education
Celebration Barn
$70,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.celebrationbarn.com
Arts: Public Engagement
Points North Institute
$60,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:pointsnorthinstitute.org
Arts: Public Engagement
Bagaduce Music
$60,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.bagaducemusic.org
Arts: Public Engagement
Everyman Repertory Theatre
$7,500 to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.everymanrep.org
Environment: Equitable Outdoor Access
Lake Stewards of Maine
$30,000 to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.lakestewardsofmaine.org
Environment: Equitable Outdoor Access
Cobbossee Watershed District
$20,000 over two years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
Environment: Equitable Outdoor Access
30 Mile River Watershed Association
$40,000 over two years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:30mileriver.org
Environment: Equitable Outdoor Access
Maine Lakes
$20,000 to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.lakes.me
Environment: Equitable Outdoor Access
Main Street Skowhegan
$19,000 over two years to support adaptive outdoor recreation with Skills, Inc.
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:mainstreetskowhegan.org
Environment: Equitable Outdoor Access
Ifka Community Services
$20,000 to support afterschool outdoor experiences
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:ifkacommunity.org
Environment: Equitable Outdoor Access
Kismet Rock Foundation
$20,000 over two years to support the participation of Maine teenagers in rock climbing
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.kismetrockfoundation.org