About MPC

Founded in 1995, the Maine Philanthropy Center is an association of 93 Maine grantmakers - small and large private foundations, community foundations, public foundations, corporate giving programs, family foundations and philanthropic individuals - who share a commitment to increasing the vitality and visibility of Maine’s philanthropy community. 

MPC carries out its mission through a range of programs and services described in the Building Connections sections.  In addition, MPC:

• Is a member of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, a national network committed to promoting effectiveness and operating standards in the practice of philanthropy.
• Maintains the MPC Library, a Cooperating Collections of The Foundation Center, an independent national service that is the authoritative source of information on foundation and corporate giving.
• Works closely with local organizations, such as the Maine Community Foundation, the Maine Association of Nonprofits, and the Board Network, to provide joint programming and leverage resources.