The Maine Trust for Local News is the proud non-profit owner of your newspaper. Your subscription to any one of our newspapers (Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, Times Record, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal) is a subscription to the Maine Trust for Local News, bringing you news and stories from your community and across the state.

The National Trust for Local News is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to protecting and sustaining community news as a vital cornerstone of civic life. The National Trust currently operates in three states — Maine, Colorado, and Georgia. The National Trust’s portfolio of 65 newspapers serves 5 million Americans with work from more than 200 journalists in dozens of rural areas and small cities. Learn more.

Email development@ntln.org with your request.

Email circulation@metln.org with the name tied to your subscription, the mailing address (if print subscription), and/or email address (if digital subscription).

If you wish to update the billing information we have on file for your gift, you can visit our contributor portal by clicking here.

Our gift acceptance policy is informed by the principles established by the Institute for Nonprofit News and the American Journalism Project. These standards ensure that while we welcome philanthropic support of our efforts, we do not allow it to influence local editorial decisions. As a policy, the National Trust for Local News welcomes donations that comply with the following guidelines.

• Unrestricted donations of cash or publicly-traded stocks or bonds from individual philanthropists, family foundations, institutional funders, and corporate partners are generally accepted, provided the donor is willing to abide by this policy.
•  The National Trust for Local News declines donations from political parties, elected officials, or candidates actively seeking public office.
• The National Trust for Local News will consider restricted donations, if aligned with strategy and priorities.
•  The National Trust for Local News will disclose donations of $5,000 or more.
•  The National Trust only accepts gifts from donors whose identity can be verified by the leadership and Board. While we seek to minimize donations from individuals and institutions who intend for their giving to remain private, we respect donor privacy where required by grant or gift agreements. The National Trust Board reserves the right to review donor privacy requirements as a condition of accepting the gift.
•  The organization’s executive leadership and Board may reject donations from sources that do not align with NTLN’s stated values or whose acceptance would meaningfully damage the reputation of the organization.
•  If an existing donor engages in disqualifying behavior or the National Trust for Local News learns about disqualifying behavior in the past, the executive leadership team may notify the donor (and the Board) that further donations are not welcome.

For more information on making a gift to the National Trust for Local News, please contact development@ntln.org