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Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Edgecomb, Maine · EIN 113346666

Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Edgecomb, Maine. In tax year 2023 it gave $70,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

ContactThomas Powers
708 River Rd, Edgecomb, ME 04556
What to submitIn writing, detailing need for funds and amounts desired
DeadlinesApplications are accepted at any time
RestrictionsNo restrictions, except that the charity must be acceptable to the IRS as a recognized charity

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine3$25,000
California1$20,000
District of Columbia1$20,000
New York1$5,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ocean Conservancy
Washington, DC
General operating fund$20,000
The Trevor Project
San Francisco, CA
Generaloperating fund$20,000
Tyef
Bangor, ME
General operating fund$15,000
Douglaston Manor Environmental Assoc
Douglaston, NY
General operating fund$5,000
Midcoast Humane
Brunswick, ME
General operating fund$5,000
Owls Head Transportation Museum
Owls Head, ME
General operating fund$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted at any time.

How much does Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc give?

$70,000 in tax year 2023, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc?

Its 2023 filing lists Thomas Powers (Part Time Director), Sarah Powers (Part Time Director) and Arian A Powers (Part Time Director).

What does Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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