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- EIN 01-0339295
- (207) 773-5051
- 674 Brighton Ave Portland ME 04102-1012 USA
- www.mainehumanities.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Humanities
Mission: The maine humanities council, a statewide non-profit organization, uses the humanities - literature, history, philosophy, and culture - as a tool for positive change in maine communities. Our programs and grants encourage critical thinking and conversations across social, economic, and cultural boundaries.
Programs: A general audience program for individuals who might attend a book discussion or attend a community seminar or other program.
community history, regrants & technical assistance- community history and cultural tourism providing grants to local communities, museums and schools, supporting multi-generational collaborations and research into the history and heritage of maine's towns. The maine humanities council provides grants of $500-$10,000 to community organizations around maine that support grassroots humanities projects. These grants are funded through maine's new century community program, and are awarded on a competitive basis to libraries, museums, schools, historical societies and other non-profit organizations in maine. A complete list of past grants can be found at www. Mainehumanities. Org.
special audiences - literature and medicine seminars for doctors, nurses, hospital trustees and staff to provide an opportunity to reflect on their roles and responsibilities in relation to their patients and colleagues. New books new readers - reading and discussion seminars for adults with little reading experience. Veteran's book group - multi-session reading and discussion seminars for military veterans. Special reading and discussion programming for professionals working in the areas of domestic violence and hospice care.