Grant Review 2018
Chebeague Island Hall Community Association - $6,000
Awarded toward upgrading the Hall facility with vinyl siding and aluminum trim.
Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust - $3,500
Awarded to support transaction costs for the acquisition of trail easements on Chebeague Island. These trail easements will ensure that a network of trails that have been used for decades will continue to provide the Chebeague community with public access and recreation.
The Island Commons Resource Center - $8,000
Awarded to maximize the Commons accounting and fiscal management capacity in order to ensure optimal compensation by the state of Maine. The accounting and financial information will provide the board with understandable, detailed monthly fiscal analysis and advice on financial and regulatory trends that impact long-term sustainability.
Kids' Place - $15,000
Awarded to enhance and expand the existing Kids’ Place program to better prepare young children for Pre-K at the Chebeague Island School. The grant supports the Kids’ Place goal to continue as a resilient and sustainable year-round island educational resource.
2018 Philanthropy Partners Conference - $840
Free registration offered to all nonprofits for one representative of each organization to attend the Maine Philanthropy Partners Conference in Bangor. This is part of The Recompense Fund’s commitment to support Chebeague nonprofits for new ideas, opportunities and funding.
Represented at the conference were Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Chebeague Island Community Association, Chebeague Recreation Center, Kids’ Place, Island Commons and Chebeague Island Council.
Chebeague Recreation Center $10,000
Awarded to fulfill projects identified in the 2016 Capital Needs Assessment. Projects funded include repairs for the tennis and basketball court, improvements to the parking lot pavement and installation of a storage shed for facility equipment.
The Chebeague Parents’ Association - $1,500
Awarded to complete the restoration of Volunteer Field to make it safer, more playable and aesthetically pleasing to promote athletic skills, sportsmanship
and socialization.
Chebeague Island Historical Society - $4,000
Awarded for internships to digitize and catalogue photo and video images of the Society’s archives. This is the second year of the CIHS initiative to engage and support high school and college students’ interest in Chebeague Island history.
Small Grants: A Pilot Project for 20218
Small grants up to $500 ($2,500 max for 2018) may be awarded to Chebeague nonprofits encountering special opportunities or emergencies outside the Fund’s annual grant cycle. The application and review process is expedited for a quick decision.
Chebeague Island School - $500
A board member funded this grant application which is designed to enrich K-5 visual arts education at CIS and enable the school to invite an artist to visit for two days. The artist will bring art of his or her own to display and also facilitate an art activity, providing all students with a gallery-like experience.
Chebeague Recreation Center - $500
To assist Kids’ Place in staff reorganization, including advertising and professional development.
Island Commons - $500
To purchase a tablet (iPad) for use by the Commons staff for detailed electronic record keeping, allowing direct-care attendants to maintain electronic charts providing critical documentation of daily care.
That, in turn, contributes to determining the reimbursement rate received from MaineCare upon which most of the Commons’ residents depend. Careful documentation leads to higher compensation rates.