Application Process
If you believe your funding proposal fits within the Hannaford Charitable Foundation guidelines for giving, please send your request for support to the following address:

Hannaford Charitable Foundation
P.O. Box 1000
Portland, ME 04104

Please send your funding request in writing, on the letterhead of the organization seeking the donation, six to eight weeks prior to needed support or response deadlines.

Ten copies of the proposal should include:

• Name, address and telephone number of your organization
• Contact person and title
• Amount requested
• Population and geographic area served
• A two or three sentence mission statement of your organization, with a brief description of its history
• A two or three page description of the specific project or program for which you are seeking funding
• A list of current and potential funding sources
• A recent statement of revenues and expenses

And only one set of the following:

• A copy of your organization's tax exemption letter, indicating both sections 501(c)(3) and 509(1) status
• Most recent Form 990 return
• A letter attesting that your tax exempt status is current

A member of the Hannaford Charitable Foundation may contact you to request additional information.

For small to medium requests, which are reviewed monthly, please allow six to eight weeks for a response. Please allow three to four months for a response on large requests ($50,000 or more), as these are reviewed quarterly.

In our efforts to support as many organizations as possible within our marketing areas, funding amounts are limited.

Our large grants are usually reserved for capital drives by organizations with strong community impact potential. While we would like to say yes to every request we receive (we receive many hundreds of requests each year), it is not possible within our budget restrictions.