Our Grantees

Who Benefits?

100% UMC’s donations are applied to our Grants Program. Annually, we support more than 50 nonprofit agencies in Knox and Waldo counties with grants. UMC’s grants are funded through individual and private foundation contributions. Click here to donate so we can award more dollars to local agencies.

In 2017, we awarded $500,000 to these agencies:

Area Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry	Rockland
Belfast Area Child Care Services	Waldo
Belfast Soup Kitchen	Belfast
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine	Camden
Broadreach Family & Community Services	Belfast
Camden Area Christian Food Pantry	Camden
Camden Area District Nursing Association	Camden
Coastal Opportunities	Camden
Come Spring Food Pantry	Union
Cornerspring Montessori School	Belfast
Expanding Opportunities: Camp Forest	Brooks
Family Planning Association of Maine	Augusta
Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County	Belfast
Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County	Belfast
Hurricane Island Outward Bound School	Camden
Knox County Homeless Coalition	Rockland
LifeFlight Foundation	Camden
Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County	Belfast
Maine Alliance for Addiction and Recovery	Augusta
Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center	Belfast
Maine Youth Alliance dba The Game Loft	Belfast
MaineHealth Care at Home	Saco
Make-A-Wish Maine	Portland
MCH Inc. – Home to ME	Rockland
MCH, Inc.  Meals on Wheels	Rockland
Merryspring Nature Center	Camden
Mid Coast Health Net, d.b.a. Knox County Health Clinic	Rockland
Midcoast Habitat for Humanity	Rockport
Midcoast Outdoor Leadership Initiative	Camden
Midcoast Recovery Coalition	Rockland
Midcoast Recreation Center	Rockport
New Hope for Women	Rockland
One Community Many Voices	Rockland
OUT Maine	Rockland
Parent Program of Mid-Coast Maine, Inc.	Warren
Partners for Enrichment	Hope
Pen Bay/Belfast Public Health Nursing Association	Belfast
Pen Bay/Care Partners	Rockland
Pen Bay/Coastal Healthcare Alliance	Rockland
Pen Bay/Waldo County Dental Care	Rockland
Penobscot Bay YMCA	Rockport
Penquis C.A.P.	Bangor
Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool	Camden
Restorative Justice Project	Belfast
Ripple Intiative	Rockland
Rockland District Nursing Association	Rockland
STRIVE, NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND	Camden,
Trekkers, Inc.	Thomason
UMaine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Tanglewood	Lincolnville
University College at Rockland	Rockland
Vinalhaven Eldercare Services	Vinalhaven
Vinalhaven Fuel Fund	Vinalhaven
Waldo Community Action Partners	Belfast
Waldo County YMCA	Belfast
Waterfall Arts	Belfast
Waterman’s Community Center	North Haven
Wayfinder Schools	Camden