The Genesis Fund at work

Here are links to three efforts where we're focusing our energy and resources beyond our regular lending and technical assistance to community-based nonprofit organizations...

Sustaining Maine's year-round island communities -

Since 1999 the Genesis Fund has worked with island groups on issues of senior housing, affordable housing, and preservation of community facilities.  We also administer the Islands Challenge Fund and a USDA Rural Development Grant, both support the work of island groups in making their year-round communities stable and affordable places to work and live.  Learn more...

The Maine Mobile Home Coop Program

Beginning in 2006 the Genesis Fund joined states like New Hampshire, Florida, and Minnesota, in assisting residents of some of our 552 mobile home parks form nonprofit cooperatives that purchase and manage their mobile home park communities.  With a grant from the Corporation for Enterprise Development, the program is well underway.  Learn more...

Green Loans for Maine Nonprofits

Our newest invitiative combines a comprehensive energy facilities audit with a low-interest loan program to fund the audit's recommendations for energy savings.   Learn more...