Maine Health Access Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Augusta, Maine · EIN 01-0535144 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$5M

Organizations funded126

Typical grant$25,000

Total assets$154.4M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Holly Irish Grants Manager
Address	146 Capitol Street, Augusta ME 04330
Phone	2076208266
Email	hirish@mehaf.org
Form and materials	Grant applications are submitted via MeHAF's on-line grants management system, which can be accessed via the Grants Center on the MeHAF website: http://www.mehaf.org/grants- center/grantseekers/. Applications for several grant programs, including Discretionary Grants, Community Responsive Grants, and Systems Improvement and Innovation Grants, are considered using a two- phase process that begins with a Letter of Inquiry (LOI). A subset of LOI applications are invited to submit full applications. Questions regarding grant submission can be directed to the contact noted above. Questions about specific funding opportunities are typically directed to individual program staff supervising the grant program. The responsible staff person is listed in each request for proposals (RFP) which are posted on the MeHAF website (www.mehaf.org).
Deadlines	Deadlines are outlined on the MeHAF website; open funding is available for select programs.
Restrictions	The foundation generally limits its grant awards offered through competitive RFPs to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organizations, educational institutions, governmental entities, tribal organizations, or other public, non-profit entities. Private foundations, fiscal sponsorships and organizations with pending non-profit status are occasionally eligible to receive funding; such entities must contact the foundation prior to application to ensure appropriate due diligence. MeHAF primarily funds Maine-based organizations; however, qualified organizations from outside the state may apply for funding if the project activities focus on Maine's health care system or Maine residents. Individuals are ineligible to receive MeHAF grants.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Health57
Human Services19
Mental Health14
Children & Youth10
Education9
Community Development8

Where it gives

3% of grants went outside Maine.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Maine Council On Aging	Brunswick, ME	Care Acess; Hlth Advocacy; BH Needs; MSP Enrollmt; Summit; Ageism	$288,420
Maine Community Foundation	Ellsworth, ME	Oral Hlth, BIPOC, Equity, and SUD Funds;Investing in Ldrs;MeHAF DAF	$233,000
Maine Initiatives	Portland, ME	Health Advocacy; Nova Grant	$200,000
Spurwink Services	Portland, ME	Addiction Collab Pilot; Continuity support for acquisition of TCMHS	$150,000
Consumers for Affordable Health Care	Augusta, ME	PHE Unwinding Support; Health Advocacy, MSP Enrollment	$135,000
New England Arab American Organization	Portland, ME	Health Equity Capacity;HECB collab grants;Kindred Hearts;MotherComfort	$134,000
Mid-Coast Health Net Inc (dba Knox County Health Clinic)	Rockland, ME	Safety Net access to care; Preparing NAP application	$120,000
Maine Equal Justice	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy; Demographic research; MSP Enrollment	$110,000
Cross Cultural Community Services	Portland, ME	Oral Health equity; Commty wellness; Health equity for older persons	$102,000
Oasis Free Clinics	Brunswick, ME	Safety Net access to care	$100,000
Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund	Augusta, ME	Hlth Advocacy;Access to doula care;feminist NP capacity;MSP Enrollmt	$91,000
Mainely Smiles (dba Mainely Teeth)	Portland, ME	Safety Net access to care; MaineCare provider network expansion	$90,000
Mount Desert Island Hospital	Bar Harbor, ME	Health for Rural Maines Older Adults; Community Care Partnership	$90,000
EqualityMaine Foundation	Portland, ME	Health Advocacy; Cultural competency for senior care; MSP enrollment	$82,500
In Her Presence	Westbrook, ME	Health Equity Capacity; cultural doula program	$80,000
Maine Transgender Network Inc	Portland, ME	Hlth Equity;Hlth Advocacy;outdoor rec for health;mvmt bldg design team	$75,600
Presente Maine	Portland, ME	Heath Advocacy; La Red Matriarcal	$75,000
Southern Maine Workers' Center	Portland, ME	Health Equity Capacity; Health Advocacy	$75,000
Wabanaki Health and Wellness	Bangor, ME	Health Equity Capacity	$70,000
Somali Bantu Community Association	Lewiston, ME	Hlth Equity Capacity;Family & Youth Resources Coord.;HECB collab grant	$69,864
Aroostook Area Agency on Aging Inc	Presque Isle, ME	MSP Enrollment; Improving Public Transportation for Better Health	$65,000
City of Portland - Portland Public Health & Human Services	Portland, ME	Safety net access to care	$60,000
Empowered Immigrant Women Unite	Lewiston, ME	Healthy Futures women's health screening programs	$60,000
Maine Resilience Building Network	Gorham, ME	Youth Thriving in Franklin Cty; website redevelopment	$60,000
Partnership for Children's Oral Health	Yarmouth, ME	Dental Connection consortium; Financial analysis	$58,900
Maine Family Planning	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy; annual conference; mobile health services	$57,000
University of New England	Biddeford, ME	Strengthening HC Workforce; Resource Directory; Geriatrics Conference	$57,000
Disability Rights Maine	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy; MSP Enrollment	$52,500
Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services	Lewiston, ME	Charitable gift; reducing barriers to care	$51,800
Affirming Behavioral Health	Portland, ME	Transgender Mental Health Program	$50,000
City of Bangor - Health & Community Services	Bangor, ME	Community Equity through Collaboration and Connection	$50,000
Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine	Portland, ME	Co-Occurring Services Community of Practice and Stigma Reduction Efforts in Maine	$50,000
Foundation for Portland Public Schools	Portland, ME	Elevating Educators: The Critical Role of Multilingual and Multicultural Social Workers	$50,000
HOME Inc	Orland, ME	Wraparound Housing Stabilization	$50,000
Healthy Peninsula	Blue Hill, ME	Bridging Neighbors	$50,000
Maine Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics	Manchester, ME	Treatment, Recovery, Education, Advocacy for Teens with SUD in Maine - Implementation	$50,000
Maine Inside Out	Lewiston, ME	Youth Leadership and Peer Support to Effect Transformative School and Systems Change	$50,000
Mindbridge	Portland, ME	Healing Racial Trauma Initiative (HRTI)	$50,000
Niweskok From Stars to Seeds	Milford, ME	Wabanaki Rematriation School	$50,000
Quality Housing Coalition	Portland, ME	Project HOME Health	$50,000
Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative	Norway, ME	Peer-led Recovery Support for Rural Communities in Western Maine	$50,000
New Mainers Public Health Initiative	Lewiston, ME	Hlth Eq Capacity;bridge initiative;HECB collab grant;Public Hlth Week	$48,000
Maine Center for Economic Policy	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$45,000
Maine Primary Care Association	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy; Needs assessment; MSP Enrollment	$42,500
Mabel Wadsworth Center	Bangor, ME	Heath Equity Capacity; Maine Doula Coalition; HECB collab grants	$42,000
Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic	Ellsworth, ME	Safety Net access to care	$40,000
Maine Donor Alliance Fund	Portland, ME	Community Power Planning Project; civic engagement; capacity	$40,000
Maine Seacoast Mission	Northeast Harbor, ME	Satey Net access to care	$40,000
Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education	Yarmouth, ME	Hanley Leadership Dev program; curriculum revisions; annual event	$37,000
The Voices Project (dba Mobilize Recovery)	Las Vegas, NV	Health Advocacy; ME-RAP transition support; Listening sessions	$37,000
Maine Access Immigrant Network	Portland, ME	Health Equity Capacity; HECB collab grants	$36,000
Amistad Inc (dba Commonspace)	Portland, ME	Health Equity Capacity; Needs Assessment for New Mainers	$35,000
Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County	Skowhegan, ME	Palliative and Hospice Continuum of Care	$30,000
Maine Mental Health Connections Inc	Bangor, ME	Health Equity Capacity	$30,000
Milestone Recovery	Portland, ME	Substance Use Needs and Responses Assessment	$30,000
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center	Bangor, ME	Street Medicine Residency for Unhoused People	$30,000
Opiate Free Island Partnership	Deer Isle, ME	Deer Isle-Stonington OUD Ambassadors	$30,000
Preble Street	Portland, ME	An Informed Response to Portland's Overdose Crisis	$30,000
St Joseph Hospital	Bangor, ME	Island Communities Health Assessment; Gap Response Planning	$30,000
Survivor Speak USA	Portland, ME	Health Equity Capacity	$30,000

Showing the 60 largest of 126 grants to organizations.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Maine Community Foundation	Ellsworth, ME	BIPOC, Equity, Investing in Ldrs	$115,000
Maine Council On Aging	Brunswick, ME	Health Advocacy: MSP Enrollment; Agism	$110,000
Consumers for Affordable Health Care	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy, MSP Enrollment	$100,000
Maine Equal Justice	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy; MSP Enrollment	$100,000
Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund	Augusta, ME	Hlth Advocacy;Access to doula care	$100,000
Presente Maine	Portland, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$100,000
Southern Maine Workers' Center	Portland, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$100,000
Disability Rights Maine	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$90,000
Maine Center for Economic Policy	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$90,000
New England Arab American Organization	Portland, ME	Health Equity Capacity;HECB collab grants	$75,000
Aroostook Area Agency on Aging Inc	Presque Isle, ME	MSP Enrollment; Improving Public Transportation for Better Health	$60,000
AARP Foundation	Washington, DC	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
ACLU of Maine Foundation	Portland, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Cross Cultural Community Services	Portland, ME	Health equity for older persons	$50,000
Empowered Immigrant Women Unite	Lewiston, ME	Healthy Futures women's health screening programs	$50,000
EqualityMaine Foundation	Portland, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
HOME Inc	Orland, ME	Wraparound Housing Stabilization	$50,000
Health Equity Alliance	Bangor, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
In Her Presence	Westbrook, ME	Cultural Doula Program	$50,000
Maine Behavioral Health Foundation	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine Children's Alliance	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine Family Planning	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition	Portland, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine Medical Education Trust	Manchester, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine Mobile Health Program	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine People's Resource Center	Portland, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine Primary Care Association	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition	Lisbon, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine Public Health Association	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Maine Transgender Network Inc	Portland, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Mid-Coast Health Net Inc (dba Knox County Health Clinic)	Rockland, ME	Safety Net access to care	$50,000
NAMI Maine	Hallowell, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Niweskok From Stars to Seeds	Milford, ME	Wabanaki Rematriation School	$50,000
Oasis Free Clinics	Brunswick, ME	Safety Net access to care	$50,000
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England	Colchester, VT	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Resources for Organizing and Social Change	Augusta, ME	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
The Voices Project (dba Mobilize Recovery)	Las Vegas, NV	Health Advocacy Grant	$50,000
Foundation for Portland Public Schools	Portland, ME	Elevating Educators: The Critical Role of Multilingual and Multicultural Social Workers	$38,000
City of Portland - Portland Public Health & Human Services	Portland, ME	Safety net access to care	$30,000
Mabel Wadsworth Center	Bangor, ME	Health Equity Capacity	$25,000
Maine Mental Health Connections Inc	Bangor, ME	Health Equity Capacity	$25,000
Mi'kmaq Nation	Presque Isle, ME	Health Equity Capacity	$25,000
Somali Bantu Community Association	Lewiston, ME	Hlth Equity Capacity	$25,000
Survivor Speak USA	Portland, ME	Health Equity Capacity	$25,000
Wabanaki Health and Wellness	Bangor, ME	Health Equity Capacity	$25,000
Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic	Ellsworth, ME	Safety Net access to care	$20,000
Maine Seacoast Mission	Northeast Harbor, ME	Satey Net access to care	$20,000
Mainely Smiles (dba Mainely Teeth)	Portland, ME	Safety Net access to care	$20,000
New Mainers Public Health Initiative	Lewiston, ME	Health Equity Bridge Initiative	$15,000
Eastern Area Agency on Aging	Brewer, ME	MSP Enrollment	$10,000
SeniorsPlus	Lewiston, ME	Medicare Savings Program Outreach and Enrollment	$10,000
Southern Maine Agency on Aging	Biddeford, ME	Medicare Savings Program Outreach and Enrollment	$10,000
Spectrum Generations	Augusta, ME	Medicare Savings Program Outreach and Enrollment	$10,000
Trinity Jubilee Center	Lewiston, ME	Safety Net access to care	$10,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$5,026,262	180
2023	$6,113,536	178

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523169349100412
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 01-0535144
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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