Foundations

Private foundations in Maine

Foundations that fund causes in Maine

• Education
  $191 million from 1,344 foundations
• Health
  $68.5 million from 517 foundations
• Community development
  $56.7 million from 274 foundations
• Arts and culture
  $43.5 million from 616 foundations
• Science and research
  $39.6 million from 228 foundations
• Environment and conservation
  $33.7 million from 602 foundations
• Youth programs
  $23.6 million from 491 foundations
• Faith communities
  $10.6 million from 433 foundations
• Human services
  $8.7 million from 229 foundations
• Food and hunger
  $7.7 million from 280 foundations
• Housing and homelessness
  $6.2 million from 154 foundations
• Animals
  $3.5 million from 156 foundations
• Seniors
  $2.0 million from 53 foundations
• International
  $1.9 million from 70 foundations
• Disability
  $426,382 from 40 foundations
• Veterans
  $425,513 from 56 foundations

These count grants to recipients in Maine, including from foundations based elsewhere.

Foundations by city in Maine

• Portland
  125 foundations · $196 million
• Falmouth
  15 foundations · $57.6 million
• Scarborough
  7 foundations · $7.3 million
• Augusta
  16 foundations · $7.0 million
• Bangor
  33 foundations · $5.7 million
• Cape Elizabeth
  5 foundations · $5.7 million
• Yarmouth
  9 foundations · $5.5 million
• Freeport
  6 foundations · $5.2 million
• York
  5 foundations · $3.6 million
• Damariscotta
  23 foundations · $3.1 million
• South Portland
  11 foundations · $2.7 million
• Kennebunk
  10 foundations · $2.5 million
• Farmington
  5 foundations · $2.1 million
• Bath
  11 foundations · $1.2 million
• Rockport
  5 foundations · $997,813
• Camden
  10 foundations · $814,262
• Bar Harbor
  5 foundations · $697,823
• Belfast
  8 foundations · $523,472
• Brunswick
  5 foundations · $516,472
• Cumberland Foreside
  5 foundations · $481,253

Maine foundations that accept applications

• Harold Alfond Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $103 million a year · typical grant $250,000 · Education
• TD Charitable Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $24.9 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Community development
• Lunder Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $24.4 million a year · typical grant $2,016 · Education
• The Mimi Foundation · Scarborough
  Accepts applications $6.6 million a year · typical grant $198,250 · Arts and culture
• Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Freeport
  Accepts applications $5.1 million a year · typical grant $30,975 · Environment and conservation
• Onion Foundation · Auburn
  Accepts applications $4.4 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Environment and conservation
• Libra Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $4.4 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Science and research
• Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $3.4 million a year · typical grant $13,625 · Education
• Sam L Cohen Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $3.3 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Youth programs
• Maine Health Access Foundation Inc · Augusta
  Accepts applications $3.2 million a year · typical grant $25,060 · Health
• Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation · Bangor
  Accepts applications $2.6 million a year · typical grant $18,000 · Community development
• Evelyn S and K E Barrett Foundation · York
  Accepts applications $2.4 million a year · typical grant $20,000 · Youth programs
• The Bob Crewe Foundation A/K/A Crewe Foundation · Falmouth
  Accepts applications $1.7 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education
• Hannaford Charitable Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $1.4 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Youth programs
• Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust · Portland
  Accepts applications $1.3 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Arts and culture
• Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Bangor
  Accepts applications $1.2 million a year · typical grant $4,750 · Human services
• Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research · Phillips
  Accepts applications $1.1 million a year · typical grant $8,940 · Arts and culture
• Quimby Family Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $1.1 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Environment and conservation
• Elsie & William Viles Foundation · Augusta
  Accepts applications $860,100 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Animals
• Clarence E Mulford Trust · Fryeburg
  Accepts applications $810,000 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education
• Margaret E Burnham Charitable Trust · Portland
  Accepts applications $757,550 a year · typical grant $757,550
• Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation · Farmington
  Accepts applications $705,108 a year · typical grant $2,000 · Food and hunger
• Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation · Kennebunk
  Accepts applications $689,926 a year · typical grant $689,926
• Marr-Anderson Family Foundation · Falmouth
  Accepts applications $680,800 a year · typical grant $10,000 · Education
• Cianbro Charitable Foundation · Pittsfield
  Accepts applications $620,120 a year · typical grant $12,960 · Education
• Fisher Charitable Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $546,333 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Health
• The Violet Jabara Charitable Trust · Falmouth
  Accepts applications $544,170 a year · typical grant $26,585 · Arts and culture
• Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation · Belfast
  Accepts applications $476,156 a year · typical grant $60,000
• Pond Family Foundation · Scarborough
  Accepts applications $467,500 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education
• Linwood D Dyer Foundation · Cumberland Center
  Accepts applications $450,000 a year · typical grant $225,000 · Arts and culture
• Skowhegan Savings Charitable Foundation · Skowhegan
  Accepts applications $400,000 a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education
• Narragansett Number One Foundation · Bar Mills
  Accepts applications $385,453 a year · typical grant $7,220 · Housing and homelessness
• Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation · Saco
  Accepts applications $372,185 a year · typical grant $1,000 · Human services
• James & Betty Jacobs Family Charitable Trust · West Bath
  Accepts applications $348,500 a year · typical grant $2,500 · Education
• Max Kagan Family Foundation · Auburn
  Accepts applications $313,565 a year · typical grant $2,500 · Faith communities
• Davenport Trust Fund · Bath
  Accepts applications $299,876 a year · typical grant $110,000 · Faith communities
• Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc · Kennebunkport
  Accepts applications $295,000 a year · typical grant $17,500
• Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation · South Portland
  Accepts applications $267,348 a year · typical grant $500 · Food and hunger
• The Robert and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $251,000 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Arts and culture
• Warren Memorial Foundation · Westbrook
  Accepts applications $221,560 a year · typical grant $14,488 · Arts and culture
• The Esta Kramer Foundation Charitable Trust · Damariscotta
  Accepts applications $220,000 a year · typical grant $10,000 · Education
• MES Foundation · Alfred
  Accepts applications $210,000 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education
• Zenie Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $209,471 a year · typical grant $3,750 · Education
• Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation · Machias
  Accepts applications $205,000 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Community development
• The Hudson Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $199,500 a year · typical grant $10,000 · Education
• Franco-American Education Foundation · Lewiston
  Accepts applications $198,250 a year · typical grant $198,250 · Arts and culture
• Ellis-Beauregard Foundation · Rockland
  Accepts applications $197,200 a year · typical grant $10,000 · Arts and culture
• Ricker College Scholarship & Endowment Committee · Houlton
  Accepts applications $189,800 a year · typical grant $2,000 · Education
• The Aaron A and Maria H Putnam Family Charitable Trust · Houlton
  Accepts applications $187,300 a year · typical grant $8,000 · Human services
• The Eunice Frye Home Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $183,500 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Housing and homelessness

Largest foundations in Maine

• Harold Alfond Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $103 million a year · typical grant $250,000 · Education
• Initiative for Digital Engineering · Falmouth
  Preselected only $49.1 million a year · typical grant $49.1 million · Education
• Puffin Bay Foundation · Biddeford
  Preselected only $31.5 million a year · typical grant $31.5 million
• TD Charitable Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $24.9 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Community development
• Lunder Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $24.4 million a year · typical grant $2,016 · Education
• Decoster Family Charitable Foundation Inc · Turner
  Preselected only $21.5 million a year · typical grant $21,000 · Faith communities
• John T Gorman Foundation · Portland
  Preselected only $7.5 million a year · typical grant $20,250 · Human services
• The Mimi Foundation · Scarborough
  Accepts applications $6.6 million a year · typical grant $198,250 · Arts and culture
• Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Freeport
  Accepts applications $5.1 million a year · typical grant $30,975 · Environment and conservation
• The Blue Horizons Foundation · Gorham
  Preselected only $5.0 million a year · typical grant $5.0 million · Environment and conservation
• Onion Foundation · Auburn
  Accepts applications $4.4 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Environment and conservation
• Libra Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $4.4 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Science and research
• The Morton Foundation Inc · Cape Neddick
  Preselected only $3.8 million a year · typical grant $931,160
• Huber Foundation · Falmouth
  Preselected only $3.7 million a year · typical grant $400,000
• Otto & Fran Walter Foundation Inc · Boothbay Harbor
  Preselected only $3.5 million a year · typical grant $469,030 · International
• Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $3.4 million a year · typical grant $13,625 · Education
• Sam L Cohen Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $3.3 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Youth programs
• Maine Health Access Foundation Inc · Augusta
  Accepts applications $3.2 million a year · typical grant $25,060 · Health
• The Pasculano Foundation · Cape Elizabeth
  Preselected only $3.0 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Environment and conservation
• Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation · Bangor
  Accepts applications $2.6 million a year · typical grant $18,000 · Community development
• Albert B Glickman Family Foundation · Portland
  Preselected only $2.4 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Faith communities
• Evelyn S and K E Barrett Foundation · York
  Accepts applications $2.4 million a year · typical grant $20,000 · Youth programs
• The Cabin Foundation · Cape Elizabeth
  Preselected only $2.3 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Health
• J Blair & Tena Frank Foundation · Portland
  Preselected only $2.0 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Faith communities
• Lawrence Family Foundation · Holden
  Preselected only $1.9 million a year · typical grant $2,000 · Education
• The Bob Crewe Foundation A/K/A Crewe Foundation · Falmouth
  Accepts applications $1.7 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education
• Fore River Foundation · Portland
  Preselected only $1.6 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education
• Ferdinand & Sarah Cinelli Charitable Trust · Yarmouth
  Preselected only $1.6 million a year · typical grant $782,000 · Science and research
• Rocking Moon Foundation Inc · Yarmouth
  Preselected only $1.5 million a year · typical grant $37,762 · Youth programs
• Hannaford Charitable Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $1.4 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Youth programs
• Protein Foundation · Yarmouth
  Preselected only $1.4 million a year · typical grant $30,000 · Faith communities
• Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc · Portland
  Preselected only $1.4 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Arts and culture
• Melmac Education Foundation · Augusta
  Preselected only $1.3 million a year · typical grant $2,000 · Education
• Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust · Portland
  Accepts applications $1.3 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Arts and culture
• The Judy Glickman Lauder Foundation · Portland
  Preselected only $1.3 million a year · typical grant $5,000 · Health
• Ray of Hope Foundation · Falmouth
  Preselected only $1.2 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education
• Abbagadassett Foundation Inc · Bowdoinham
  Preselected only $1.2 million a year · typical grant $80,125 · Arts and culture
• Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Bangor
  Accepts applications $1.2 million a year · typical grant $4,750 · Human services
• Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research · Phillips
  Accepts applications $1.1 million a year · typical grant $8,940 · Arts and culture
• The Sandy River Charitable Foundation · Farmington
  Preselected only $1.1 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Environment and conservation
• The Featherston Foundation Inc · York
  Preselected only $1.1 million a year · typical grant $1.1 million · Community development
• Quimby Family Foundation · Portland
  Accepts applications $1.1 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Environment and conservation
• Oxford Hills Scholarship Foundation · South Paris
  Preselected only $1.0 million a year · typical grant $1.0 million · Education
• The Toffey Family Charitable Trust · Kennebunk
  Preselected only $934,376 a year · typical grant $3,000 · Faith communities
• Schiavi Family Foundation · Portland
  Preselected only $917,500 a year · typical grant $7,500 · Faith communities
• Kennebec Savings Bank Foundation · Augusta
  Preselected only $865,654 a year · typical grant $3,025 · Arts and culture
• Elsie & William Viles Foundation · Augusta
  Accepts applications $860,100 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Animals
• Lovejoy Health Center Inc · Albion
  Preselected only $833,297 a year · typical grant $416,448 · Health
• Clarence E Mulford Trust · Fryeburg
  Accepts applications $810,000 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education
• Granite Point Foundation · South Portland
  Preselected only $780,000 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Arts and culture

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