Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation
The Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation is the charitable arm of Atlantic Federal Credit Union (Atlantic FCU) focused on funding nonprofits in Maine, with priorities including ending hunger, financial education, housing, health, education, and technology. The foundation page is hosted on Atlantic FCU's official website and references community support guidelines and a community request form; Atlantic FCU also runs a scholarships program.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or mid-sized Maine-based charities (or Maine-focused programs of slightly larger organizations) working on hunger relief, financial education, housing, health, education, youth services, or technology and seeking general operating support or small program grants; scholarship applicants who meet the credit-union membership criteria.
Good Fit
- • Located in Maine or serving Maine residents (majority of dollars go in-state).
- • Programmatic alignment with ending hunger, financial literacy, housing, health, education, youth development, or community economic development.
- • Need for unrestricted or general operating support at grant sizes typically under $5,000 (with occasional larger gifts for statewide campaigns).
- • Ability to use the online community request form and to meet scholarship membership/eligibility rules when applying for scholarships.
Geography
Grantmaking is tightly concentrated in Maine: roughly nine-tenths of dollars in 2024 supported in-state recipients, with only small out-of-state awards spread across a handful of other states and provinces.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a broad recipient set—94 distinct recipients in 2024 across hunger, housing, education, health, youth services and scholarships, with both charities and individual scholarship awards represented.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows regular turnover (58 new grantees in 2024, about 62% new that year) and the foundation publishes a community request form and application instructions on the credit union's website, supporting realistic access for unfamiliar applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
