ELLSWORTH – Start-up organizations, projects involving economically disadvantaged or disabled Mainers, libraries, symphonies, hospice care and projects related to Friendship, Maine, are eligible for funding from the Maine Charity Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.

Grants of up to $5,000 are available. Applications must be postmarked by Monday, Sept. 15. Application guidelines and a list of last year’s grants are available at www.mainecf.org. For more information, contact Cherie Galyean at [email protected] or by phone at 667-9735. Grant size ranged from $1,200 to $5,000.