Donor Stories

Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to the Maine Community Foundation.

Bequest: Kristen Lindquist and Paul Doiron
Bequest: Kristen Lindquist and Paul Doiron
Up a steep bank from the Megunticook River in Camden stands the modest home of writers Kristen Lindquist and Paul Doiron. A poet and naturalist, Kristen is the author of...
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Charitable Gift Annuity: Ben Fuller
Charitable Gift Annuity: Ben Fuller
A legacy gift often reflects an individual's circumstance and passion. For Benjamin A. G. Fuller of Cushing, Maine, a family inheritance led him to establish a charitable gift annuity...
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Family Philanthropy: The Holts
Family Philanthropy: The Holts
Patricia Holt and her husband Nicholas (1927-2006) moved from New York City to Ellsworth in the early 1960s. Nick was born in Cape Elizabeth and came to Ellsworth in 1958 to design...
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Sale of Business: Mary Bayer and Leon Bresloff
Sale of Business: Mary Bayer and Leon Bresloff
Mary Bayer and Leon Bresloff are registered nurses who found their separate ways from Chicago to western Maine in 1971. They lived in Temple for more than 40 years before retiring to Fayette...
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From Family Foundation to Donor-Advised Fund: Nancy Brain
From Family Foundation to Donor-Advised Fund: Nancy Brain
Nancy Brain came from a "basic, working, middle-class family." That all changed in 1993 when her father, the first person in his family to finish college...
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