1% for the Planet Staff Scholarship
Employee-directed giving
Everybody 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, ultimately, votes on submissions.
After voting is complete we send a donation to the selected nonprofit.
January's Selection: Blue Ocean Society
The Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation’s mission is to protect marine life in the Gulf of Maine through research, education, and inspiring action.
Pictured is Ladder, the life size whale — available for educational events.
Nominated by Austin H
When I lived in Portsmouth, NH, I worked at two different companies that organized beach cleanup days with Blue Ocean Society. They were incredibly knowledgable about the ocean and the shoreline and were more than happy to help us help the ocean.
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