As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, BFS and its many programs are funded with a mix of admission fees, program sponsorships, and tax-deductible contributions from individuals and businesses. BFS also is supported by grant funding, including a FY2024 grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Essential to the BFS budget are gifts to the Annual Appeal; the 2024 goal is $22,500 from 200 supporters. Thank you to everyone who has already donated, below! (and all who gave in 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020!)
Donating is easy:
- Checks — mail to Belfast Flying Shoes, PO Box 133, Belfast, ME 04915
- Credit, Debit, or PayPal — via our online payment page
- Venmo — @belfast-flying-shoes (code 5665, if needed)
How much? The average contribution to the Appeal was $128 in 2023. Give an amount that feels right, considering your own finances and how much you value BFS programs for yourself, your friends, family, and neighbors!
2024 Donors:
- Anonymous
- Paul Brown
- Pat Cannon
- Meredith Creswell
- Marian Dalton
- Jeff Densmore
- Sian Evans
- Gaye Fifer
- Donal Fitterer
- Liz Fitzsimmons
- Rick Fitzsimmons
- Christine Fowler
- Chrissy Fowler*
- Lisa Greenleaf
- Hamilton Hall
- Meikle Hall
- Janet Houghton
- Eric Johnson
- Edie Konesni
- John Krueger
- Wendy Krueger
- Chuck Markowitz
- Alessandra Martinelli
- Lorelei McKinnon
- Alice Meilman
- Valerie Mekras
- Greg Mekras
- Tina Miller
- Grace Morgan
- John Pranio
- Rolf Olsen
- Toki Oshima
- Don Osier#
- Bucky Owen
- Sue Owen
- LouAnna Perkins
- Peg Pickering
- Tom Prunier
- Bonnie Rukin
- Ruth Shaw
- Marc Tischler
- Sarah Tischler
- Dick Wilkins
- Kay Zegel
A contribution was made in memory of (#) this person | in honor of (*) this person.
2024 Program Partners, Grantors, Donors & Sponsors:
-
Searsmont Town Library
-
The Anonimo Foundation
- Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center