Stephen King's Charitable Causes

In 2013, the Bangor Public Library in Maine needed $9 million to finish updating its facilities. The library started in the late 1880s.The Kings gave $3 million to save the Bangor Public Library.The estate of Samuel F. Hershey gave $100,000 for the library's construction. Maine's biggest library burned down in 1911 but reopened in 1913.

Stephen King and his wife Tabitha, long-time Maine residents and book lovers, offered to pay.They paid $3 million.They paid the required money from their own pockets if the library could raise the rest. The Kings gave $2.5 million for a new wing. They also helped repair the stone stairs to the library's main entrance.

Anyone who saw King's Storm of the Century knows Maine gets heavy snow and deep cold. Most winter storms and freezing temperatures in the state lack a threatening man revealing small-town secrets, but they cause problems for many citizens.He matched funds raised by his radio station to heat homes during the Storm of the Century.Maine sees tons of snow and extreme cold. Most winter storms and freezing temperatures across the state do not include a menacing man showing small-town secrets, but they create issues for the state's large population. Seeing rising heating costs and less government funding for these efforts, the Kings decided to raise money for heating bills for those who need it. King's radio station, 100.3 WKIT, ran a fundraiser in 2011.He held a fundraiser in 2011.the Kings promised toHe matched up to $70,000..

Generous listeners, the Lerner Foundation, an anonymous California donor, and the Kings gave more than $240,000 to help Maine residents stay warm.He raised more than $240,000.money went to help Maine residents keep their heat on.

He volunteered with the USO to meet troops during his book tour forThe Shining.The sequel.Doctor Sleep.In 2013, King visited Ramstein Air Base in Germany to read a passage from the novel to over 350 service members and women. During his first USO trip, King also met wounded troops and those with addictions, mentioning his past struggles with the latter. King gave aroundHe signed 400 copies.his new novel to the attendants of his USO event.

King stated:

I never realized until earlier this week how important everyday moments with our nation’s troops and their families are. Volunteering with the USO and spending time with our men and women in uniform was an eye-opening experience I hope to do again soon. I support the USO’s Every Moment Counts campaign and encourage others to join the USO in supporting our troops.

TheRock Bottom Remainders.The Rock Bottom Remainders started in 1992 when Kathi Kamen Goldmark got a group of top authors to form a band. Goldmark, a book publicist, sang as the lead vocalist for the band, which included King, Dave Barry, Barbara Kingsolver, Amy Tan, Matt Groening, and other famous writers.

With no time to practice, the Rock Bottom Remainders played once or twice yearly over their 20-year career. Every concert the band played donated allThe proceeds go to charity.The band performed for fellow writers to raise money, collecting an estimated $2 million. Barry stated Bruce Springsteen once told them, "Don't get any better or you'll be just another lousy garage band."

The band retired after Goldmark died in 2012.

In December 2009, Bravo Company of the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Unit troops rested before their January 2010 deployment to Afghanistan. They stayed in Camp Atterbury, IN, finishing training because they lacked funds to travel home for the holidays.

The Kings learned about the situation andThe offer was $12,999 to pay for troops to travel home for the holidays.King fears the number 13. He chartered two buses to take the 150 unit members from Indiana to Bangor and Portland, Maine, for the holidays. King's assistant, Julie Eugley, added the extra money needed to reach $13,000.

King's website has a section called "Dollar Babies.This page lists about 30 of the author's stories available for film students who want to buy rights to make their own movie—for one dollar.

The idea allowed more than just rich movie studios to make films based on King properties.This idea started in 1977.It gave back some of the joy movies gave [King]. Frank Darabont, director of big-budget adaptations, created this program.The Shawshank Redemption., The Green Mile., andThe Mist.optioned the King storyThe Woman in the Room.The program optioned the story in 1983. King received a copy of the short film.The only rule for aspiring filmmakers is they must never sell the final product commercially, which stops them from reaching the internet. King, however, gets to watch the short film.Aspiring filmmakers must never sell the final product commercially, preventing them from reaching the internet. King receives a copy of the short film to enjoy.

King keeps rights to the works for commercial film adaptations and limits the Dollar Baby program to short stories only.

King suffered many injuries after a van hit him in 1999.1999.five weeks,he tried writing again. It took 10 months before King felt his writing reached the same output level he saw before the accident.He tried writing again. King himself believed his writing reached the level of output he saw before the accident after ten months.

King made something in response to the setback he faced and watching colleague Frank Muller stop working because of his head injuries.Applicants give specific details to the Haven Foundation, and a board reviews all applications for those with the greatest need for the grant money.The Stephen And Tabitha King Foundation is a nonprofit founded in 1986.

Applicants give specific details to the Haven Foundation. A board reviews all applications to find those with the greatest need for grant money.

A nonprofit started in 1986.Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation.It gives an award.This totals an estimated $3 million.The Stephen And Tabitha King Foundation gives money to different projects and communities in Maine yearly. The foundation only gives money to nonprofit organizations. Grant amounts start at $500 and stop at $50,000.

Past recipients include hospitals, homeless outreach programs, and public safety projects.Multiple Maine libraries got STK Foundation grants. These grants let them renovate, add to book collections, turn empty space into reading rooms, and fix other needed repairs.

King loves the Boston Red Sox. He helped build a field at Bangor when he saw the kids play on an old, messy field.Shawn T. Mansfield StadiumKing donated $1.2 million for the stadium's construction in 1991. The field now bears the name of a local boy who died of cerebral palsy before playing baseball there.

The stadium hosts Little League teams, school teams, teams made of local American Legion members, and several baseball championship games.

The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation gave $50,000 to Maine AllCare.Maine AllCareIn April 2018, the organization specialized in advocating for universal healthcare reform. They used the grant money to hire an operations manager to lead their volunteer board in outreach programs.

Eastern Maine Medical Center received a grant from King. King had care and surgery there for pneumonia in 2003.The center received an estimated $750,000.The Kings gave millions in donations over the years. Other grant recipients include the American Red Cross.American Red CrossPlanned Parenthood, Oxford County Mental Health, and many Maine hospitals received grants.

King and his wife Tabitha met at the University of Maine at Orono. Tabitha worked at the Raymond H. Fogler Library. Because of this, the couple loves the campus and gave money to it.The couple gave millions to their alma mater.The couple gave millions to their alma mater.

In November 2016, King held a book launch on campus for Hearts in Suspension.Hearts in SuspensionKing promised to give all sales from Hearts in Suspension to the University of Maine Press.University of Maine Press.

The Kings provided money for several civic projects.$1.4 millionThe Kings gave $1.4 million to the Bangor city pool so the city could build the Pancoe pool in 2004. It is named after Beth Pancoe, a high school diving athlete who died of leukemia in 1999.

Historic buildingsHistoric buildings and libraries across Maine get grants to maintain their structures, fix or replace old parts, and help preserve them. The Abbott Memorial Library received a grant.Abbott Memorial Library, Jackson Memorial Library, Oceanside High School West Library, and many other places received grants from the King Foundation over the years.

Aroostook County Action Program used $50,000 from the Foundation to fix roofs for Maine residents who could not pay. This money covered about 10 roof replacements for low-income and/or senior residents with failing roofs on their homes.

In 2015, the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation awarded the Bangor Fire Department.around $20,000The Kings donated specialized washer-dryers. That same year, a $10,000 grant went to Dexter Fire Department for those specialized appliances for their turnout gear. Two years later, the foundation gave $30,000 for thermal imaging cameras. These cameras let staff view fires through thick smoke and spot the hottest flames.

In March 2018, the Alna Volunteer Fire Department got a grant from the Kings.The grant helped the department buy a Side By Side Utility ATV (UTV).This ATV helps firefighters reach emergencies off the beaten path. This includes fires and search and rescue missions. A grant arrived in April 2018.April 2018.This funding let the Fort Kent Fire Department buy a new $25,000 rescue boat. The boat replaces their 1973 model.