Grant Review 2025

The Recompense Fund is pleased to announce our Chebeague Nonprofit Community received $89,580 in 2025 grants.​​ The recipients are:

Chebeague Cumberland Land Trust - $7,911

To support the restoration of Indian Point

Chebeague Community Church - $7,776

To grow the music program

Chebeague Island Historical Society - $9,740

For environmental controls for collections

Chebeague Island Commons - $15,269

For employees’ transportation expenses

Chebeague Recreation Center - $7,699

Toward replacing the pool’s heat exchanger

Chebeague Transportation Company - $8,411

Toward rebuilding the push boat’s (barge) engine

Kids’ Place - $10,086

For heat pumps

Chebeague Island Library - $9,971

To help update the nonfiction collection

Stephen Ross Foundation - $11,703

In higher education scholarships for island students

Small Grants

In addition, Recompense has made $500 small grants this spring: to the school to support Teacher Appreciation Week and to the Whalers for the expense of an accompanist.

None of this would be possible without the generosity of this community!