The Recompense Fund is delighted to invite you to the 2026 Celebration Event recognizing and applauding all Chebeague nonprofits 4-6 p.m. on Monday, August 3rd.

This is a great chance to learn more about the hard work of all of our island nonprofits, and to support their efforts. There will be light refreshments, and brief presentations by nonprofit representatives.

We look forward to seeing you there,

The Recompense Fund Board

This year Recompense awarded the following grants:

Chebeague Community Church: $20,075 to help close the annual operating budget gap, while the church looks to cost-saving measures and new funding

Chebeague-Cumberland Land Trust: $4,000 for new signs for protected places on Chebeague, to improve the visiting experience

Chebeague Transportation Company: $8,958 toward enhancing the man-overboard recovery system

MacBeth Concert Series, through CICA: $11,000 toward production costs of “The Sound of Music,” a full-cast staging coming in August 2027.

Chebeague Island Historical Society: $17,927 toward continuing improvements in controlling humidity and temperature, to preserve the CIHS collection

Chebeague Island Commons: $22,000 toward the costs of employees’ transportation services

Chebeague Island Recreation Center/Kids’ Place: $10,000 to enhance emergency preparedness with funding for a new generator

Chebeague Island Recreation Center: $10,000 for a generator that can provide electricity, heat and showers during outages so that CRC may become a warming station for the island

Chebeague Island Hall Community Center: $2,440 for an electrical engineer, who will assess the building’s electrical service and recommend a new service design

Chebeague Island Hall Community Center/veterinarian service: $600 to pay for parking for the monthly veterinary clinic

Chebeague Island Library: $18,000 to help complete the building of a workspace addition

Additionally, Recompense awarded three small grants of $500 each to the Whalers, the MacBeth music program, and to the Chebeague Island School

Please visit https://www.recompensefund.com/ for more information on our mission.