Fostering healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience, and human well-being.
Through our grantmaking programs, Broad Reach Foundation strives to nurture new ideas, champion underrepresented viewpoints, and advance innovative approaches that lead to sustainable change.
We support a broad range of programs
The Foundation takes its name from sailing: when the position of the beam is at a broad angle in relation to the wind. This usually generates the highest possible speed and a sense of moving forward with power and grace—the wind at our back. In similar fashion, the Foundation attempts to leverage its resources as efficiently as possible for effective and joyful progress towards its goals.
We embrace a literal meaning of “Broad Reach”: we have a broad range of interest areas and seek to have impact both near and far.
Toxics
Eliminating chemicals and pollution that harm humans and the planet
Climate
Urging a variety of stakeholders to take urgent steps to reduce greenhouse emissions
Beavers
Supporting thriving beaver populations for climate resilience, ecological benefits, and broader community benefits
Maine
Improving the quality of life in Maine by supporting communities and building climate resilience
From Now On Fund
Supporting policies that help communities to feed and care for themselves
Diplomacy & Restraint
Broadening the foreign policy debate about America’s role in the world and shifting toward a more restrained foreign policy
Venturous
Theater Fund
Supporting ambitious new work for the stage and the writers who create it
Humanitarian Health & Human Rights
Improving health outcomes and human rights for populations affected by conflict and displacement
Maine: Request for Proposal
The Broad Reach Foundation, with the Maine Community Foundation and anonymous funders, invites proposals for the 2026 Maine Coastal and Marine Climate Action fund ($20,000–$200,000, up to 24 months), supporting work that monitors, conserves, and builds resilience in coastal and marine ecosystems—such as habitat restoration, acidification research, blue carbon science, and species distribution studies. Priority goes to projects filling funding gaps or establishing baseline data for future investment; full guidelines are available in the RFP.
Applications Due: October 1, 2026
