A rehearsal for “Almost Maine” is held at the Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro. Photo by Anna Finocchiaro

The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Theater Fund is accepting grant proposals from local, regional and statewide nonprofit theaters or theater groups.

Funds will be awarded for programmatic, capacity-building, operating and capital support. Awards typically are between $2,500 and $5,000, although larger awards may be considered.

The deadline for grant applications is Sept. 15. An online application, guidelines and a list of recent grants are available at mainecf.org.

Recent grantees include:

• Portland Lyric Theater, to install an air purification system to improve indoor air quality, preparing for safe opening;

• Saco River Theatre, to complete construction of staff/performer restrooms in the basement of the building; and

• Waldo Theatre Inc., to purchase and install essential flame-retardant stage masking curtains and the required stage rigging.

For more information about the fund, contact MaineCF Senior Program Officer Leslie Goode at 207-412-2002 or lgoode@mainecf.org.

To learn more about the foundation, visit its website.