Give locally
Help stock a pantry, support a classroom, or keep a shelter running. Find a cause you care about and give directly to the organization doing the work.
Give through each organization’s official donation page. Support Maine does not collect the money or take a cut.
These organizations publish financial reports and describe the work donations support. Explore the evidence alongside their official giving pages.
Helps get food to Mainers through a statewide network of food pantries, meal sites, and other partners. Its work also includes school and healthcare food programs.
What we checked: FY2025 audited financial statements and its published food-assistance programs.
Give to Good ShepherdGeneral support for the food bank. The financial statements include the value of donated food, not just cash donations.
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Provides meals, shelter, housing, outreach, and other support for people experiencing hunger and homelessness, including young people.
What we checked: FY2025 audited financial statements, published service information, and the official donation page.
Give to Preble StreetGeneral support for Preble Street’s work. Follow the options on its donation page if you want to ask about a particular program.
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These funds support ongoing work in Maine schools and shelters. Give through the organization’s official page and check its current giving options.
The Foundation for Portland Public Schools’ Equity & Innovation Teacher Grants help educators put classroom ideas into practice. Give through the foundation’s fund-specific donation form.
What we checked: The foundation’s teacher-grant program, its linked Kindful giving form, and FY2025 audited financial statements.
Support teacher grantsRecipient: Foundation for Portland Public Schools. The donation form is hosted on Kindful and linked by the foundation.
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Help Tedford Housing provide shelter and support people moving toward stable housing. It also publishes a current list of household items needed by shelter guests and people setting up a home.
What we checked: The official donation page, household-supplies list updated September 23, 2026, and published FY2025 financial reporting.
Give to Tedford HousingCash gifts support Tedford’s wider work unless the organization confirms a specific restriction. For goods, check its current list and arrange a drop-off first.
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A listing is a review of public information, not an independent audit or a guarantee of how every gift will be spent. We link the evidence and date our checks. Program results and financial context matter more than a low overhead percentage alone.
Before giving, check whether you’re making a one-time or recurring gift, whether a particular fund can be selected, and what fees apply. An unrestricted gift supports the organization’s wider work.
More help checking a charity: FTC giving guide and Maine Attorney General’s donor guidance.
