Investing in the Schoodic Community Made with Xara Schoodic Community Fund Recipients 2010 - 2024 Awards In 2024 the Schoodic Community Fund made the following awards: 1) $10,000 to the Schoodic Food Pantry to purchase food, groceries, and general supplies; 2) $12,000 to the Peninsula School to support their weekend food backpack program; 3) $3,600 to Dorcas Library to buy new computers and printers; 4) $2,300 to Winter Harbor Public Library to buy new computers and printers; 5) $4,000 to Schoodic Arts for All to provide free live concerts at summer arts festival; 6) $3,000 to the town of Gouldsboro for the emergency heating fund; 7) $1,000 to the town of Winter Harbor for the emergency heating fund; and 8) $5,000 to the Schoodic Food Pantry to help raise funds for an addition at the facility. In 2023 the Schoodic Community Fund made the following awards: 1) $1,000 to Refuge Maine, to assist low-income newcomers with housing repairs; 2) $2,000 to Schoodic Institute, to purchase two defibrilators; 3) $4,000 to Schoodic Food Pantry, to purchase food; 4) $4,000 to Schoodic Arts for All, to subsidize free summer concerts; 5) $4,000 to Winter Harbor Historical Society, for architectural plans to rehabilitate the building and remove mold; 6) $12,000 to Peninsula School, to fund a weekend backpack/food program; 7) $4,000 to Dorcas Library, to help purchase heat pumps for climate control; and 8) $4,000 to Town of Gouldsboro to help pay for a consultant to study workforce housing. In 2022 the Schoodic Community Fund made the following awards: 1) $2,500 to the Town of Gouldsboro, for the Jones Pond Recreation Center; 2) $4,000 to Dorcas Library, to finish repairing the roof; 3) $1,000 to Sumner Memorial High School, for its healthy snacks program; 4) $2,500 to Hardy's Friends, for pet food at the Food Pantry; 5) $4,500 to Peninsula School, for flexible seating in classrooms; 6) $5,000 to Winter Harbor Public Library, for an air-handling system; 7) $4,500 to Frenchman's Bay Conservancy, for children's outdoor programs; 8) $3,000 to Schoodic Arts for All, to rehab the Combs Studio; 9) $5,280 to Peninsula School Parents-Teachers Club, for the "Food Bag" program. The Fund awarded a total of $32,250, and set aside $1,500 to assist, if necessary, the two towns' heating funds. In 2021 the Schoodic Community Fund awarded: 1) $1,500 to the Peninsula School's PTC Food Bag Program; 2) $8,000 to Dorcas Library toward roof repairs; 3) $2,800 to Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park for biodiversity technical support; 4) $1,849 to Schoodic Arts for All for improvements at the Combs Studio; 5) $3,000 to Lifeline Food Pantry for building repairs; 6) $7,500 to the Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Foundation for the Building on a Promise Campaign; 7) $2,500 to the Winter Harbor Public Library for online and social media support. The Fund also authorized assistance to the Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor heating and power funds if additional support is needed. Earlier this year, the Fund granted $3,000 toward the Schoodic Higher Education Emergency Scholarship fund administered by Sumner Memorial High School. In total, grants valued at over $34,399 were made possible by endowment earnings so far this year. In 2020 the Schoodic Community Fund approved: 1) $1,500 to the Peninsula School's Principal's Discretionary Fund to help meet particular needs of students; 2) $2,624.98 to Dorcas Library for building repairs and wifi improvements; 3) $2,880 to Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park for a summer internship; 4) $1,500 to Schoodic Arts for All for program support; 5) $8,000 to Lifeline Food Pantry for an emergency generator and building repairs; 6) $4,110 to the Town of Gouldsboro in support of a Shellfish Research Lab; 7) $1,516 to the Winter Harbor Public Library for a sneeze guard and web support intern. The Fund also authorized assistance to the Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor heating and power funds if additional support is needed. Earlier this year, the Fund authorized $15,000 in support of a Schoodic Higher Education Emergency Scholarship fund administered by Sumner Memorial High School. In total, grants valued at over $36,700 were made possible by endowment earnings this year. The Schoodic Community Fund made the following awards in 2019: $750 to the Town of Gouldsboro Emergency Heating Fund, $2,500 to the Peninsula School for the food "backpack" program, $1,500 to the Peninsula School for the Principal's Discretionary Fund, $3,000 to the Peninsula School for the weekday snack program (both to address food insecurity needs), $7,500 to Dorcas Library toward ADA ramps at the Dorcas Learning Center, $1,079 to Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park for tablet computers, $4,000 to the Gouldsboro Historical Society for diagnostic carpentry for building preservation, $2,150 to Schoodic Arts for All for program support, $2,200 to Winter Harbor Public Library for IT equipment and software, and $8,000 to Oceans Wide for its "Traps to Treasure" program. The Schoodic Community Fund Board voted to make the following awards in 2018: 1) $2,800 to the Winter Harbor Public Library for shelving expansion; 2) $4,000 to Dorcas Library for cellar dampness remediation; 3) $8,000 to the Life Line Food Pantry for needed building repairs; 4) $2,500 to the Peninsula School's Principal's Discretionary Fund to help meet particular needs of students; 5) $2,500 to the Peninsula School Parents- Teachers Committee for a weekend food backpack program to ensure food security; 6) $1,685 to Schoodic Institute at Acadia for a gear lending library; 7) $1,000 to the Gouldsboro Veteran’s Committee for color guard equipment; 8) $1,500 to the Winter Harbor Historical Society for materials preservation; 9) $4,000 to the Peninsula School for computer purchases; 10) $20,000 to the West Gouldsboro Village Improvement Association for restoration of historic buildings; 11) $2,000 to Hardy’s Friends for support of veterinary bills; 12) $6,000 toward the Dorcas Library Friends campaign; 12) $1500 to Sumner High School for industrial arts computer hardware, software, and jigs. Additionally, the Board authorized assistance to both towns' heating and power funds if funding is needed. In total, grants valued at over $57,485 were made possible by a combination of endowment earnings and several donor-directed contributions - an increase of more than $30,000 over the total grants awarded in 2017. In 2017 the Schoodic Community Fund Board voted to make the following awards: $1,300 to the Winter Harbor Public Library to help make historical information about the Town available to the public; $3,300 to the Dorcas Library for new computers and technology infrastructure; $7,000 to the Peninsula School to complete a three-year grant program that supplies all K-2 students with iPads; $1,050 to the Peninsula School's Principal's Discretionary Fund to help meet particular needs of students; $2,500 to the Peninsula School Parents- Teachers Committee for a weekend food backpack program to ensure food security; $2,674 to the Schoodic Institute for two water bottle filling stations on the campus; $1,500 to Maine Coast Memorial Hospital for prescription drug assistance to low income Schoodic residents; $2,500 to the Town of Gouldsboro to help build a new town park; $2,000 to Schoodic Arts for All to assist its community programming; $1,450 to the Gouldsboro Historical Society to help preserve its rare maps collection; and $2,000 to Frenchman Bay Research Boating for staff support for on board research and education. Additionally, the Board authorized assistance to both towns' heating and power funds if funding is needed. In total, grants valued at over $27,000 were made, an increase of $7,000 over the total grants awarded in 2016. In 2016 the SCF Board gave a total of $20,276 in ten grants to local non- profits and the Peninsula School. In 2015 the Board made almost $15000 in awards, including $900 to Dorcas Library, $1,050 to the Winter Harbor Public Library, $2,000 to the Gouldsboro Historical Society, $500 to Sumner Memorial High School, $1,000 to Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, and $9,340 to the Peninsula School. In 2014 the SCF Board made its largest ever (to date) grant award, $5,000, to the Peninsula School to provide iPads which will be used to help improve the reading and math skills of our children. The Board also awarded $750 to the Peninsula School's Principal's Discretionary Fund for meeting particular needs of individual children throughou the school year. The Board is also awarding $2,590 to the Peninsula School's Parent-Teachers Club for the purchase of two safety mas for use by the School's cheer squads. Additionally, the Board voted to award $1,000 to the Winter Harbor Historical Society to help defray expenses associaed with installing a new bell in the Society's building; $1,000 to assist the Winter Harbor Public Library with educational programming; and $1,500 to the partnership of Gouldsboro Town and Hardy's Friends to complete construction of a holding pen for stray pets which will benefit both Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor pet owners. Also, a $1,000 grant is being awarded to the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. The Board further decided to set funds aside to assist both Towns' heating and power funds in the event need is demonstrated during the winter months. In 2013 SCF increased the Peninsula School Principal's Discretionary Fund to $750 and gave $1500 for children to build three raised vegetable garden beds. Additionally the SCF awarded funds to the Winter Harbor Public Library to purchase folding chairs and a projector screen and funds to Dorcas Library to purchase a new computer. Schoodic Arts for All was given funding to install new windows in Combs Studio. In all $6,500 was awarded to Peninsula non-profits in 2013. In 2012 the Schoodic Community Fund (SCF) awarded $4,200 in support of the Peninsula School, Schoodic Arts for All, The Gouldsboro Historical Society, and the heating and power funds of both Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor. In 2010-2011 SCF grants helped the Peninsula School buy new playground equipment and new library books, barcode the library collection, and establish a fund to assist individual children’s needs.