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.
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ENVIRONMENT
ARTS
Special Opportunity
Environment: Nature Learning
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
$40,000 over two years to support outdoor learning for Wabanaki youth
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:wabanakiphw.org
Special Opportunity
Blue Sky Funders Forum
$5,000 to support the Blue Sky Funders Forum annual conference
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:blueskyfundersforum.org
Environment: Nature Learning
Nature Based Education Consortium
$60,000 over two years to provide unrestricted project support for the purposes of the Nature Based Education Consortium (fiscal sponsor: Maine Coast Heritage Trust)
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.nbeconsortium.com
Environment: Nature Learning
SubjectToClimate
$20,000 to support outreach and educator training on the Maine Climate Hub
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:subjecttoclimate.org
Environment: Nature Learning
The Climate Initiative
$40,000 over two years to train current and future Maine teachers in climate change education
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.theclimateinitiative.org
Environment: Nature Learning
Cobscook Institute
$35,000 over two years to expand outdoor experiential education in Washington County middle schools
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.cobscookinstitute.org
Environment: Nature Learning
Rural Aspirations Project
$50,000 over two years to support the Maine Forest Collaborative
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.ruralaspirations.org
Arts: Arts Sector Capacity
Royal River Community Players
$56,000 to support Maine’s community theaters in creating accessible stage productions
YEAR AWARDED:2026
Special Opportunity
Maine Philanthropy Center
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:mpc@mainephilanthropy.org
Arts: Arts Sector Capacity
VLP Inc. dba Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project
$20,000 to provide volunteer lawyer services to small arts and culture organizations in Maine
YEAR AWARDED:2026
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
Arts: Arts Education
Equal Measure Arts
$10,000 to support youth education in music recording and engineering
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.equalmeasurearts.org
Arts: Public Engagement
Schoodic Arts for All
$70,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:schoodicartsforall.org
Arts: Public Engagement
Illustration Institute
$45,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.illustrationinstitute.org
Arts: Arts Education
Pihcintu
$7,500 to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:pihcintu.org
Arts: Arts Education
nibezun
$17,500 over two years to support Wabanaki arts programs
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:nibezun.org
Arts: Public Engagement
Wabanaki REACH
$20,000 to support planning for Wabanaki community devised theater
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:wabanakireach.org
Arts: Arts Education
Celebration Barn
$70,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.celebrationbarn.com
Arts: Arts Education
FLOR
$60,000 over three years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.florflamenco.org
Environment: Equitable Outdoor Access
Lakes Environmental Association
$60,000 over two years to provide general support
YEAR AWARDED:2026
WEBSITE:www.mainelakes.org