The Portland Pirates Foundation was formed in July, 2003 as a Maine public charitable corporation and represents the philanthropic arm of Portland Pirates LLC.

The mission of the Portland Pirates Foundation is to enrich and impact the region through educational, sports-based, community-building and fundraising, programs. The Foundation leverages the unique talents of Portland Pirates players and staff and collaborates with local corporate and community partners to make a difference in our local communities.

The Portland Pirates Foundation, through its leadership, relationships and through the communication channels of the Pirates hockey team, will advance knowledge and messages, improve the performances of the causes and people it interacts with and engage others to follow in a way that individual donors can not, employing a context-focused philanthropic strategy.

The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors and will distribute its assets through programs, activities, services, and grants to meet community needs and to support local community-based charitable organizations. The Foundation is a member of the Maine Philanthropy Center, which is one of twenty - nine members of the forum of Regional Associations of Grant makers, a national network committed to promoting effectiveness in the practice of philanthropy.

Board of Directors

The Foundation is governed by a twelve-person Board of Directors as follows:

Officers Brian S. Petrovek, President Yarmouth, ME Portland Pirates, LLC Brian J. Williams, Treasurer Cumberland, ME Portland, Pirates, LLC Lyman G. Bullard, Jr., Clerk Needham, MA Choate, Hall & Stewart

Directors John Hart Cumberland, ME National Semiconductor Robert F. Higgins Boston, MA Highland Capital Partners Raymond "Chip" Kelley, Jr. Cape Elizabeth, ME Bank of America Scott Manthorne Portland, ME Athletes & Executives Jane McKay Morrell Brunswick, ME Rich Strabley Yarmouth, ME Portland Global Advisors Robert T. Thompson New Canaan, CT Steve Tsujiura Scarborough, ME Pape Chevrolet Tracy Weinrich Yarmouth, ME