Building Resilient Rural Communities
NorthLight Foundation is supporting innovative approaches to resilience in targeted rural communities. NorthLight’s resilience investments are prioritized in Maine, where the Foundation is funding efforts to build capacity of partners, support innovative solutions, and educate and inform the public and decision makers through robust resilience storytelling and communications.
2025 Partners
COLBY COLLEGE
Colby’s Center for Resilience and Economic Impact is an interdisciplinary research-and-action center in Port Clyde, Maine working to help Maine’s cities and towns build and strengthen their resilience to adversity and develop plans to foster thriving communities.
NorthLight Foundation is supporting building and construction activities for Colby College's Center for Resilience and Economic Impact.
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute develops and delivers collaborative solutions to global ocean challenges.
NorthLight Foundation is supporting the development of a strategy for protecting Maine’s working waterfronts.
Maine Conservation Alliance
Maine Conservation Alliance builds support and momentum for policies that address the ongoing structural and societal changes needed to equitably tackle climate change, protect the environment, advance racial justice, and safeguard our democracy.
NorthLight Foundation is supporting the development of a two-year program focused on advancing climate resilience and aid in the work of the Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission’s work.
Telluride Foundation
The Telluride Foundation is committed to enriching the quality of life of the residents, visitors and workforce of the Telluride region. The Foundation does this by development and supporting initiatives and making direct investments that maximize benefit to all, nurture self-reliance and create meaningful change.
NorthLight Foundation is supporting the most urgent needs of the Foundation in consultation with Northlight staff and board, including and not restricted to encouraging additional donors for a second Forever Telluride campaign.