About the John Sage Foundation

Impact

The Foundation was formed in 1991 by James and Corrilla Hastings, who raised their family on a farm in Skowhegan, Maine. Concerned about environmental degradation from rapid development, they created the John Sage Foundation to support organizations improving environmental quality and protecting important natural lands.

Since 1991, the Foundation has awarded nearly $2,000,000 in grants to Maine nonprofits, schools, government and tribal entities.

Mission

We make grants that promote and enhance a harmonious relationship between people and the natural environment.

We fund work in Maine from $500 to $50,000 in:

  • Climate change mitigation

  • Ecological restoration

  • Environmental research and education

  • Land conservation and stewardship

  • Water quality protection

  • Wildlife rehabilitation

Foundation Board of Trustees

  • Don Brackett, President

  • Ian Brackett, Vice President

  • Rurik Brackett, Treasurer

  • Kim Chavez, Secretary

  • Caroline Norden, Board Member

  • John Hastings, Board Member

  • Hunter Hastings, Board Member

  • Thomas M. Pierce, Board Member

  • Don Brackett, President

  • Ian Brackett, Vice President

  • Rurik Brackett, Treasurer

  • Kim Chavez, Secretary

  • Caroline Norden, Board Member

  • John Hastings, Board Member

  • Hunter Hastings, Board Member

  • Thomas M. Pierce, Board Member

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