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Who funds Maine Historical Society?

Portland, Maine · EIN 010211530

24 private foundations reported grants to Maine Historical Society in Portland, Maine totaling $313,509 across 24 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Abbagadassett Foundation Inc, with $57,145.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Maine Historical Society

All 24 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Abbagadassett Foundation Inc
Maine · 2025
To Support Organization1$57,145
Leon Levy Foundation
New York · 2024
Project support.1$50,000
The Presumpscot Foundation
Maine · 2024
Organizational Support1$25,800
Elmina B Sewall Foundation
Maine · 2024 · accepts applications
General Operating Support1$25,000
Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)1$25,000
Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc
Maine · 2024
Operational support1$25,000
Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust
Maine · 2025 · accepts applications
Maine Historical Society - Revolutionary Maine: America at 2501$20,000
Wescustogo Foundation
Florida · 2025
General Support1$20,000
Anne R Henry Charitable Foundation
Maine · 2025
General purpose1$11,500
Libra Foundation
Maine · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating support1$10,000
Novack Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Contribution1$10,000
The Canary Charitable Foundation
New York · 2025
General support1$10,000
Fisher Charitable Foundation
Maine · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating support1$5,000
William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$5,000
A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation
Oklahoma · 2024 · accepts applications
Annual fund1$4,250
Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution requirements1$3,000
Eaton Peabody Foundation
Maine · 2024 · accepts applications
Historical preservation1$2,750
Elsie A Brown Fund Inc
Connecticut · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$2,000
The Apple Lane Foundation Inc 14101830
New York · 2025
For organization's exempt purposes1$500
Lotsch Zelman Foundation Inc
Pennsylvania · 2024
Charitable1$500
The Robert and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Foundation
Maine · 2025 · accepts applications
Programming support1$500
The Murray Charitable Trust
Maine · 2025 · accepts applications
general1$325
Tom and Kate Chappell Family Foundation
Maine · 2024
General1$200
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$39

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Maine Historical Society?

Abbagadassett Foundation Inc, Leon Levy Foundation, The Presumpscot Foundation, Elmina B Sewall Foundation and Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc, and 19 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Maine Historical Society get from foundations?

$313,509 in 24 reported grants from 24 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Elmina B Sewall Foundation, Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust, Libra Foundation, Fisher Charitable Foundation and William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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