Recent Grants
In 2024, the P.W. Sprague Memorial Foundation awarded grants totaling $215,000 to forty-six deserving non-profit organizations. While the Foundation has supported many of these organizations in the past, thanks to the sponsorship of Sprague family members, two organizations became first-time recipients this year and are marked with an asterisk. Recipients are listed below.
Arts & Culture
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine
Friends of Seguin Island Light Station *
Greater Portland Landmarks
Maine College of Art & Design
Maine Historical Society
Maine Maritime Museum
Palaver Strings
Portland Ballet
Portland Museum of Art
Prouts Neck Historical Society
Tate House Museum
Victoria Mansion
Education
Camp Susan Curtis
Cape Elizabeth High School
Charles E. Thomas Memorial Library
Chewonki Foundation *
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Ketcha Outdoors
Kids Connect, Inc.
Maine Seacoast Mission
Pond Cove Parents Association
Sailing Ships Maine
SailMaine
Wayfinder Schools
Environmental & Agricultural Preservation
American Chestnut Foundation, Maine Chapter
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
Farms for Food Equity *
Maine Audubon
Maine Farmland Trust
Maine Huts & Trails
Maine Island Trail Association
Maine Preservation
Maine Woodland Owners
Manomet *
Scarborough Land Trust
Social Services
Good Shepherd Food Bank
Maine Health - Glickman Lauder Center
Maine Medical Center - PIER Program
Maine Medical Center - Spiritual Care Program
Maine Medical Center - Track Program
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Portland Community Squash
Riding to the Top
Salvation Army of Northern New England
Southern Maine Agency on Aging
United Way of Southern Maine
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