Rural Futures Fund

Foundation Overview

They've funded 51 grants worth $3,205,053

How Much is Being Funded?

Where is The Money Going?

How many Grants?


—Total Assets

$1,857,304

—Total Giving

$3,205,053

—Grant Median

$116,101

Past Grantees 51

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Chewonki Foundation Inc $116,101 Wiscasset, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2022
Maine Seacoast Mission $159,050 Bar Harbor, ME, US Funding Support For The Edge Program; Aspirations Incubator Program 2022
Maine Youth Alliance $97,380 Belfast, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2022
Old-town Orono Ymca $207,560 Old Town, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2022
University Of Maine $102,977 Orono, ME, US Funding Support For The Bryant Pond 4-h Camp And Learning Center; Aspirations Incubator Program 2022
Apex,Youth,Connection $54,000 Biddeford, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2021
Chewonki,Foundation,Inc $123,946 Wiscasset, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2021
Maine,Seacoast,Mission $138,691 Bar Harbor, ME, US Funding Support For The Edge Program; Aspirations Incubator Program 2021
Maine,Youth,Alliance $89,904 Belfast, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2021
Old-town,Orono,Ymca $94,903 Old Town, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2021
University,Of,Maine $109,022 Orono, ME, US Funding Support For The Bryant Pond 4-h Camp And Learning Center; Aspirations Incubator Program 2021
Apex,Youth,Connection,(formerly,Known,As,The,Community,Bicycle,Center) $89,710 Biddeford, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2020
Chewonki,Foundation,Inc $119,038 Wiscasset, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2020
Maine,Seacoast,Mission $72,498 Bar Harbor, ME, US Funding Support For The Edge Program; Aspirations Incubator Program 2020
Maine,Youth,Alliance $96,263 Belfast, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2020
Old-town,Orono,Ymca $71,211 Old Town, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2020
Trekkers,Inc $25,000 Thomaston, ME, US Funding To Fund The Capacity Building 2020
University,Of,Maine $107,056 Orono, ME, US Funding Support For The Bryant Pond 4-h Camp And Learning Center; Aspirations Incubator Program 2020
Chewonki,Foundation $75,436 Wiscasset, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2017
Community,Bicycle,Center $114,387 Biddeford, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2017
Kieve-wavus,Education $126,403 Nobleboro, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2017
Maine,Youth,Alliance,Dba,The,Game,Loft $126,306 Belfast, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2017
Old-town,Orono,Ymca $79,871 Old Town, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2017
Seeds,Of,Independence $129,697 Brunswick, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program 2017
The,Maine,Sea,Coast,Mission $75,500 Bar Harbor, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program For Edge Program 2017
Trekkers,Inc $283,118 Thomaston, ME, US Trekkers Training Institute Seed Funding 2017
University,Of,Maine $97,025 Orono, ME, US Aspirations Incubator Program For Bryant Pond 4-h Camp And Learning Center 2017
Aroostook,Mental,Health,Dba,Aroostook,Teen,Leadership,Camp $10,000 Caribou, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Community,Bicycle,Center $10,000 Biddeford, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Hardy,Girls,Healthy,Women $30,000 Waterville, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Harpswell,Coastal,Academy $5,000 Harpswell, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Herring,Gut,Learning,Center $5,000 Port Clyde, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Island,Institute $5,000 Rockland, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Lubec,Community,Outreach,Center $5,000 Lubec, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Maine,Academy,Of,Modern,Music $5,000 Portland, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Maine,Immigrant,And,Refugee,Services $35,000 Lewiston, ME, US General Operating Support And Capacity Building 2015
Maine,Philanthropy,Center $1,000 Portland, ME, US Program Support 2015
Maine,Robotics $10,000 Orono, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Maine,School,Administrative,District,44 $5,000 Bethel, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Maine,Youth,Alliance,Dba,The,Game,Loft $10,000 Belfast, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Margaret,Chase,Smith,Policy,Center $10,000 Orono, ME, US Program Support 2015
Pihcintu $15,000 Windham, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Rsu,#1 $5,000 Bath, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Rsu,#10,Mountain,Valley,Middle,School $5,000 Mexico, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Rsu,#10,Mountain,Valley,Middle,School $5,000 Mexico, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Safe,Space,Radio $2,000 Portland, ME, US Program Support 2015
Seeds,Of,Independence $5,000 Brunswick, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
The,Maine,Sea,Coast,Mission,Dba,Edge $10,000 Bar Harbor, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
The,Telling,Room $10,000 Portland, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Tree,Street,Youth $10,000 Lewiston, ME, US General Operating Support 2015
Une,Office,Of,Citizenship,&,Civic,Engagement $10,000 Biddeford, ME, US General Operating Support 2015

Contact Information

EIN 208797462
Website https://ruralfuturesfund.org/
Address PO BOX 10370 Portland, ME 04104-0370

Key People (11)

Associate,Director,And,Secretary Erin M Cinelli
President,(end,3/2022) Eliot R Cutler
Director Catharine Biddle Phd
Director,(end,4/2022) Melanie Cutler
President Owen Mccarthy
Director Susan C Ruch
Director (end 11/2022) William H Foster Phd
Director (end 11/2022) Justin Schair
Director (end 11/2022) Megan Taft
Treasurer Victoria Bonebakker
Executive Director Donald J Carpenter