Community Matters More – 2022
Community Matters More is now open!
The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation believes in giving back to our communities. And we believe that by focusing on the needs that matter most to our neighbors and friends we matter more in the daily lives of our fellow community members.
The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation will give more than $155,000 to 45 local nonprofit organizations in Maine and New Hampshire. In celebration of our 15th year of Community Matters More, the one nonprofit that receives the most overall votes will be awarded a $15,000 grant!
We are looking to you, our community, to assist us in deciding how to best distribute these funds. Cast your vote today for your favorite nonprofits!
Community Matters More Voting 2022
Your community. Your cause. Your choice.
A total of 45 grants will be awarded to the nonprofit organizations listed on the ballot and to the top 11 write-in vote recipients (one per region). The top vote-getting nonprofit organizations in each region, will each receive $5,000, with runner-up grants awarded as listed below.
- First Place Grants: $5,000
- Second Place Grants: $4,000
- Third Place Grants: $3,000
- Fourth Place Grants: $1,000
In celebration of our 15th year of Community Matters More, the one nonprofit that receives the most overall votes will be awarded a $15,000 grant!
- You may submit one (1) online ballot with up to five (5) different nonprofit organizations. Votes may be for organizations on the ballot, write-ins, or a combination of both, but cannot total more than five. Votes must be for 5 different nonprofits. Duplicate ballots and ballots with more than five organizations are invalid and will be removed.
- Voters must be Maine or New Hampshire residents.
- To be eligible, write-in nominations must be for registered 501(c)(3) organizations and be open to all (nonsectarian). Please see our write-in guidelines.
- Online voting ends February 28, 2022 at 11:59:59 pm.
Here is what you will find on the ballot list for Maine:
Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford
Androscoggin Land Trust
The Androscoggin Land Trust works to conserve and steward critical land in perpetuity for Androscoggin River watershed protection, wildlife habitat, natural resources, and outdoor recreational opportunities.
Center for Wisdom's Women
For nearly twenty years, the Center for Wisdom's Women has been a place of meaning and hope for marginalized women and is a treasured community resource. It strives to nurture all areas of healing – body, mind and spirit – as a week-day drop-in center for women in the community, to heal from adverse life experiences, thrive, and enrich each other's lives.
Franklin County Animal Shelter
The Franklin County Animal Shelter is a no-kill animal shelter providing loving care to the area's homeless cats and dogs.
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Aroostook, Northern Penobscot, Piscataquis
Greenville Junction Depot Friends
The Greenville Junction Depot Friends are a volunteer-based community organization that restores and maintains the historic Greenville Junction depot building, offering a gathering place to serve their community.
Millinocket Memorial Library - Gear Library
The mission of the Millinocket Memorial Library is to enrich lives by building community, inspiring imaginations, and empowering individuals through lifelong learning.
PAWS of Milo Penquis Animal Welfare Sanctuary
Penquis Animal Welfare Sanctuary (PAWS) in Milo is a community effort to maintain a no-kill shelter for the area’s stray and abandoned animals.
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Cumberland
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine was founded in 1909 and has served youth in Southern Maine for more than 100 years.
Make-A-Wish Maine
The Maine chapter of Make-A-Wish has granted more than 1,600 wishes. Through the support of donors and volunteers, Make-A-Wish Maine grants an average of one wish every five days with an objective to provide children and families with a worry-free experience.
WinterKids
WinterKids helps children develop healthy lifelong habits through education and fun, outdoor winter activity. They create opportunities for children to be active, vibrant, and healthy in the outdoors.
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Hancock & Washington
Camp CaPella
Camp CaPella is a lakefront summer camp that provides diverse recreational and educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Camp CaPella is for campers, regardless of ability, providing them with the opportunity to enjoy a summer program, learning experiences, recreational activities, and loads of fun.
Downeast Horizons
Downeast Horizons assists and supports individuals with developmental disabilities to live complete and fulfilling lives. They are guided by the belief that being included in the community life provides enhanced opportunities, a broader network of support, and meaning to the lives of the people they assist.
Hancock County SPCA
Founded in 1911, the Hancock County SPCA is a life-saving organization committed to providing shelter and care for abandoned, stray, and surrendered animals.
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Kennebec & Somerset
Augusta Food Bank
The Augusta Food Bank was established in 1981 to provide a supplemental source of food to individuals and families in need. They now serve an average of 350 households onsite.
Humane Society Waterville Area
The Humane Society Waterville Area shelters animals, educates the community about pet ownership, and advocates for the humane treatment of all animals.
Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center
The Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center's mission is to lessen the trauma-related suffering of sexual assault and promote healing by guiding those affected by sexual violence toward survival through support, advocacy, education and community collaboration.
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Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo
Caring for Kids
Caring for Kids is dedicated to supporting the needs of local children, helping them eat healthier so they can think better, learn more, and make wiser choices.
Knox County Homeless Coalition
Knox County Homeless Coalition is the only dedicated homeless services organization serving Knox County, as well as parts of Waldo and Lincoln counties. They address the root causes of homelessness through innovation and collaboration around affordable housing.
Neighbor's Cupboard
The Neighbor's Cupboard is an emergency food resource for low-income families and families in distress in Winterport and Frankfort, Maine.
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Southern Penobscot
Bangor Area Homeless Shelter
The Bangor Area Homeless Shelter is a dry shelter whose mission is to support and strengthen the community by providing emergency shelter and supportive services to people who are homeless or at-risk, and to advocate for collaborative, locally driven solutions to end homelessness.
Eastern Area Agency on Aging
Eastern Area Agency on Aging provides older adults, caregivers, and adults with disabilities with the information and access to resources they need to be healthy, engaged, and supported in their communities.
Sarah's House of Maine
Sarah’s House of Maine provides temporary lodging in a comfortable “home away from home” environment to cancer patients and their caregivers receiving treatments at Cancer Care. They provide not only an affordable place to stay, but a supportive and caring atmosphere centered around hope and healing.
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York
Center for Wildlife
The Center for Wildlife's mission is to cultivate and strengthen relationships between humans, wildlife, and the environment resulting in a healthier, more sustainable community.
Foundation4Love
Foundation4Love strives to help people battling cancer with holistic and integrative wellness programs.
Rett's Roost
The mission of Rett's Roost is to be a sanctuary for families impacted by childhood cancer and child loss, cultivating a community of empathetic and therapeutic support to help ease the stress of trauma, isolation, and grief and bring joy back into their lives.
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