Westbrook Foundation Awarded $169K+ During Fall 2025 Grants Cycle

Press release from the Westbrook Foundation

Twice a year, in the spring and the fall, the Westbrook Foundation provides financial support in the form of grants to nonprofit, non-political organizations whose work promotes and enhances the well-being and safety of the residents of Westbrook.

During the fall 2025 grants cycle, the Foundation awarded $169,592 to ten projects serving a range of stakeholders.

“With every grant cycle, we are privileged and proud to carry out founder Barbara Spencer’s vision of supporting community organizations whose programs and projects impact the lives of Westbrook residents in a meaningful way,” said Grants Committee Chair An-Ming Truxes.

Fall 2025 grant recipients and their projects include:

  • The Estuary: $10,000 to support Meals on Wheels which delivers a daily hot meal to about 90 Westbrook seniors every year. 
  • Gilead Community Services: $4,047 to subsidize treatment costs at the Outpatient Clinics relating to the behavioral health services for 18 Westbrook clients who are uninsured/underinsured. 
  • Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries: $25,000 to support the purchase of food for distribution at SSKP which operates five pantries, including Westbrook, serving low- and limited-income families and individuals in an 11-town service area. 
  • Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church: $24,003 to support restoration of 10 operable nave windows and dead tree removal with stump grinding.
  • Town of Westbrook: Public Works: $40,000 to support the construction of a 34′ x 64′ post tension concrete Pickle Ball court at the Fiske/Magna Lane courts contingent upon the Town of Westbrook funding the other half of the amount requested. 
  • Town of Westbrook: Social Services: $16,650 to support the continuation of the Transportation Program which provides safe, reliable rides for Westbrook residents who are unable to drive due to age, disability, or health challenges.
  • Tree Lighting Committee: $6,248 to replace holiday banners and purchase new sound board for improved audio experience during the event.
  • Valley Shore Community Television: $15,000 to support the replacement of one 12-year-old studio camera with a new state of the art High Definition 4K studio camera & necessary controls. 
  • Westbrook Congregational Church: $15,900 to support the installation of a nitrogen generator corrosion monitoring system to further modernize the sprinkler system and prevent future catastrophic leaks.
  • Westbrook Little League: $12,744 to repair the concession stand, better fortify the Ted Lane/Palmieri fields, supply team uniforms across baseball and softball Spring teams, and provide an enhanced softball skills training workshop for the upcoming season.

The Westbrook Foundation also awarded $6,000 in a Special Allocation Grant to Town of Westbrook: Parks and Recreation to provide financial aid to qualified children to attend December and April school vacation camps run by Parks and Recreation.

The next grant application deadline is April 1, 2026. Eligible organizations are invited to apply via the Foundation’s online Grant Portal. For more information, visit www.westbrookfoundation.org/grants.