Foundation announces new endowed scholarship fund Transition includes scholarship program changes, 2021 application launch, and dissolution. Share WASHINGTON — The Maine State Society of Washington, D.C. Foundation (the Foundation) has announced administrative changes to unite its scholarship program with its sister organization, the Maine State Society of Washington, D.C., and the closure of the foundation. The changes include the establishment of a new endowed scholarship fund at the University of Maine Foundation, to which charitable contributions can be made, and the launch of the 2021 scholarship application for eligible students at schools across Maine, according to a news release from the Foundation.