1% for the Planet Staff Scholarship
Employee-directed giving
Every employee at Maine Beer Company is welcome and encouraged to nominate a nonprofit that is meaningful to them.
Each month a rotating panel of employee volunteers reads, researches, discusses, and, votes on submissions from the previous month.
After voting is complete, we send a donation to the selected nonprofit.
June 2026 Selection: Real Farmer Care
Real Farmer Care
"Real Farmer Care's mission is simple and transformative - to support the farmers who sustain our communities by awarding self-care grants and wellness support that enable them to care for themselves, their families, and the land. By investing in farmer wellness, we strengthen the foundation of our food systems and ensure the long-term sustainability of agriculture. When farmers are well, everything they steward is stronger for it."
Nominated by Tim C.
"Taking care of yourself is not always easy even under regular 9-5 working circumstances. Farmers have very different schedules and workloads than the average career path and makes it all too easy to avoid self care and mental health check- ins, and that's not even discussing the variable nature of their income since farming is crop, climate, weather, and even government dependent. At the end of the day, no farms no food and no farms no beer. So I'd like to nominate this nonprofit for scholarship to give the people feeding us an opportunity to take care of themselves."
June — Real Farmer Care
May — Special Surfers
April — Duke Farms
March — George Masa Foundation
February — Save the Great South Bay
January — RESTORE the North Woods
December — Urban Roots Minnesota
November — Conservation Law Foundation
October — Sitka Conservation Society
September — Minorities in Aquaculture
August — The National Park Foundation
July — Marine Mammals of Maine
June — WindowDressers
May — Teens to Trails
April — Galapagos Conservancy
March — Upstream
February — Elakha Alliance
January — Blue Ocean Society
December — Maine GearShare
November — Peace Ridge Sanctuary
October — Americares (Hurricane Response)
September — COBALT
August — Women’s Wilderness
July — Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets
June — Maine Lakes
May — Veggies to Table
April — The Bee Conservancy
March — Center for Costal Studies
February — Brunswick Topsham Land Trust
January — Mountain Area Preservation
December — Sea Meadow Marine Foundation
November — First Light
October — Seed Savers Exchange
September — Friends of Baxter State Park
August — Hawaii Community Foundation-Maui Strong
July — Portland Gear Hub
June — The Venture Out Project
May — Maine Needs
April — Marine Mammals of Maine
March — Friends of the Mississippi River
February — Avian Haven
January — Teens to Trails
December — HEAL Utah
November — Appalachian Trail Conservancy
October — Friends of Presumpscot
September — Maine Adaptive
August — Native Conservancy
July — Homeless Garden Project
June — Global Fund for Women
May — Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
April — Maine Farmland Trust
March — World Central Kitchen
February — Tiny Seed Project
January — Friends of Scarborough Marsh (now Scarborough Land Trust)
December — Seaside Sustainability
November — Portland Gear Hub
October — Megunticook Watershed Association
September — NY-NJ Trail Conference
August — Morro Bay National Estuary Program
July — Alaska Conservation Foundation
June — American Alpine Club
May — Bowdinham Community Development Initiative
April — MOFGA
March — Friends of Maine Coastal Islands
February — Leave No Trace
January — Elevate Youth
June — Outdoor Afro
February — Ecology School
January — Wires
This year is incomplete due to COVID-19.
December — The Woony (WRWC)
November — New York Restoration Project
October — The Waterwheel Foundation
September — Boston Harbor Now
August — Hawai’i Wildlife Fund
July — Maine Farmland Trust
June — Maine Grain Alliance
May — Rozalia Project
April — Woodie Wheaton Land Trust
March — Cultivating Community
February — Ducks Unlimited
January — Access Fund