NEW YORK, N.Y. — Nearly 30,000 eligible charities have been nominated by Chase bank customers  and employees to participate in the fifth installment of the Chase Community Giving program, which will kick off voting in September. When voting ends, 196 local charities will share in $5  million in grants from Chase. Also, eligible, nominated charities that accept nomination by  Thursday, Aug. 30, will equally share in $2.5 million in additional grants.

Voting will begin Thursday, Sept. 6, and last through Wednesday, Sept 19. Facebook users may cast

votes at Facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving where a list of nominated communities is available. Chase customers will vote at Chase.com/ChaseGiving.

These Maine organizations have been nominated:

Alfred

York County Shelter Programs.

Alna

Hidden Valley Nature Center.

Auburn

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lewiston-Auburn Soccer Association, Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin.

Augusta

Natural Resources Council, Central Maine Area Agency on Aging, MaineShare, Friends of the Maine State Museum, Friends of Lithow Library.

Bangor

Spruce Run Association, Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, Maine Resource Recovery Association, Allies, Foundation to Cure Melanoma and other Diseases.

Bar Harbor

Friends of Acadia.

Belfast

Waldo Community Action Partners, Habitat for Humanity International, Belfast Soup Kitchen.

Berwick

Voice for Animals.

Biddeford

Maine Way.

Boothbay

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Boothbay Harbor

Boothbay Region Humane Society.

Brewer

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems.

Bucksport

Cancer Support Center of Maine.

Calais

PAWS-Protection of Animals Wandering the Streets.

Camden

Hope Elephants.

Cape Neddick

Center for Wildlife.

Casco

Camp Sunshine.

Chelsea

Northeast Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Clinton 

Pet Food Pantry.

Columbia Falls 

Wreaths Across America.

Eliot 

William Fogg Public Library

Fairfield 

Save Our Strays, Good Samaritan and More Food Pantry.

Farmington 

Franklin County Animal Shelter.

Fryeburg

Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

Fort Kent

PAWS Animal Welfare Society.

Gorham

Baxter Memorial Library Association.

Hampden

Partners in Health.

Harmony 

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men.

Kenduskeag 

Beagles of New England States.

Kennebunk

United Way, Secret Santa, Kennebunk Land Trust, Kennebunk Soccer Club.

Kittery 

Rice Public Library, Fair Tide Inc.

Kittery Point 

Ethel’s Tree of Life.

Lewiston 

United Way of Androscoggin County, Young Women’s Christian Association of Central Maine, L.A. Public Theatre, Trinity Jubilee Center, Elias E. Ticker Trust.

New Sweden 

Maine’s Swedish Colony.

Ogunquit 

Little League Baseball.

Orrs Island 

Orrs and Bailey Islands Fire Department.

Portland

The Iris Network, Maine Medical Center, MAPS, Preble Street, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Portland Trails, Equality Maine Foundation, Reverb, Gray Senior Housing, Florence House Housing Corporation.

Presque Isle 

Aroostook Area Agency on Aging.

Rockport

Camden-Rockport Animal Rescue League.

South Portland

Mad Horse Theatre Company, Ingraham Housing Corporation, Almost Home Rescue, Aire.

Sabattus 

Sabattus Recreation Club.

Skowhegan

Fairview Hospital, Redington Memorial Hospital Association, Somerset Humane Society, Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, Lake George Corporation.

South Portland

Cancer Community Center, Friends of Casco Bay.

Southwest Harbor 

Harbor House.

Surry

Sustainable Harvest International.

Unity 

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.

Vinalhaven

Islands Community Medical Services.

West Boothbay Harbor 

Fearless Nation PTSD Support.

West Kennebunk

Animal Welfare Society.

Westbrook

Olympia Sports Foundation, Vivid Motion.

Windham

Riding to the Top, Association of State Wetland Managers.

Wiscasset

Chewonki Foundation.

York

York Ambulance Association.