You can power BDN reporting

You can power BDN reporting

  • Our journalism in your hands

    This is look at what happens when reporters and readers work together toward a more informed and accountable Maine.

    ✅ Reporting that shaped legislation protecting kids
    ✅ Public records requests filed alongside the communities we cover
    ✅ $100,000+ raised for heating assistance across the state

    This is what your support makes possible. View the report now.

  • Ways To Give

    Three ways to make your tax deductible donation:

    • Online –  donate.bangordailynews.com/#form
    • By Check – Make it payable to Eastern Maine Development Corporation with the memo “Fund for BDN Reporting,” and then mail your check to Bangor Daily News – Community Donations  at 1 Merchants Plaza, P.O. Box 1329 Bangor, ME 04402
    • Via a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or a Qualified Charitable Distribution – Please recommend your gift to Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EIN 01-0281875), for the Fund for BDN Reporting.

  • Thank you to our supporters

    More than 800 donors who support the Bangor Daily News believe fact-based local journalism is essential for strong communities and a healthy democracy. We’re profoundly grateful for every contribution — large or small — that helps us continue this work for Maine.

    Thank you to all who invest in independent local reporting. We also invite supporters to review our funding guidelines, including our gift acceptance and editorial independence policies.

  • Suggested Gifts

    Join us in celebrating the good that comes from our journalism in your hands by making a gift:

    • $52 – A dollar a week keeps Maine informed all year long.
    • $136 – One dollar for each year the Bangor Daily News has served our state.
    • $365 – A dollar for every day local news is essential to you.

Ways To Give

3 ways to make your tax deductible donation:

  • Online – donate.bangordailynews.com/#form
  • By Check – Make it payable to Eastern Maine Development Corporation with the memo “Fund for BDN Reporting,” and then mail your check to Bangor Daily News – Community Donations  at 1 Merchants Plaza, P.O. Box 1329 Bangor, ME 04402
  • Via a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or a Qualified Charitable Distribution – Please recommend your gift to Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EIN 01-0281875), for the Fund for BDN Reporting.

Thank you to our supporters

More than 800 donors who support the Bangor Daily News believe fact-based local journalism is essential for strong communities and a healthy democracy. We’re profoundly grateful for every contribution — large or small — that helps us continue this work for Maine.

Thank you to all who invest in independent local reporting. We also invite supporters to review our funding guidelines, including our gift acceptance and editorial independence policies.

Suggested Gifts

Join us in celebrating the good that comes from our journalism in your hands by making a gift:

  • $52 – A dollar a week keeps Maine informed all year long.
  • $136 – One dollar for each year the Bangor Daily News has served our state.
  • $365 – A dollar for every day local news is essential to you.

Introducing a fund for BDN reporting

Our fiscal sponsor, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, has created the Fund for BDN Reporting to ensure that Maine continues to have a strong, independent daily source of news and information.

Your tax-deductible contribution is an investment in essential journalism about local issues that matter to us all.

Through the Fund for BDN Reporting your tax-deductible gift directly supports the essential work of local news. It funds reporter salaries, document fees, and the miles traveled to tell Maine’s stories. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

Make your check out to: Eastern Maine Development Corporation

In the memo line, write: Fund for BDN Reporting

Mail your check to: 
Bangor Daily News – community donations
1 Merchants Plaza, P.O. Box 1329 Bangor, ME 04402

All contributions from BDN readers go into the Fund for BDN Reporting, administered by Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EIN 01-0281875). The Fund helps to cover the costs of reporting, such as journalist salaries, document request fees, and mileage to report stories.

We invite you to recommend a one time or recurring contribution directly to EMDC through a DAF or a retirement account. Ask the grant agent to designate the grant like this:

Grantee: Eastern Maine Development Corporation, for the Fund for BDN Reporting 

In the grant comments, indicate: donation to the Fund for BDN Reporting. Please also include your contact information and let us know if you would prefer to make your donation anonymously.

EMDC’s address is 40 Harlow St., Bangor ME 04401.

EMDC’s EIN is 01-0281875.

Yes. Bangor Daily News is fiscally sponsored by Eastern Maine Development Corporation, which administers the Fund for BDN Reporting. EMDC is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN 01-0281875.

View our funding guidelines here.

Absolutely! To make a recurring donation, use the online donation form and answer the question “Would you like to make this a recurring donation?” by choosing the frequency (monthly, quarterly or annually) with which you would like to make your donation.

Recurring donations help smooth out our budget, and help us spend less time fundraising to meet our newsroom needs.

We are so glad you asked!

Share with your friends and family why local journalism is an essential community service, what difference it has made for you, and why you support it. Many people don’t realize what has been happening to the local news industry, and how many towns, cities and counties are losing local reporting — or what happens to communities when their newspapers disappear. The “State of Local News” report is a good resource to share with folks who are curious.

Subscribe to our digital or print editions. Think about all the local news sources you rely on, and subscribe to them, too.

We think this editor’s note about what we stand for is a great place to start.

Next, visit our Reader Resources page, where we answer questions about our work, the difference between News and Opinion, how to submit content, and how to get the most out of your subscription.

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Why should I donate to local news?

Local news is a public good and essential to our communities like sidewalks, libraries, and schools. It keeps us connected and informed with fact-based reporting on the issues that shape daily life.

From heating assistance to school budgets and local government decisions, every story is written by people who live in and care about Maine.

At the Bangor Daily News, we protect our independence so we can ask tough questions, highlight underserved towns, and serve the public interest. When you support our work, you strengthen your community.

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