Well Told Grants

Nonprofits / Maine

Who funds Mount Desert Island Historical Society?

Mount Desert, Maine · EIN 510137906

12 private foundations reported grants to Mount Desert Island Historical Society in Mount Desert, Maine totaling $45,300 across 12 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Newtmont Foundation, with $25,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Mount Desert Island Historical Society

All 12 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Newtmont Foundation
Delaware · 2025 · accepts applications
Chebacco funding1$25,000
Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009
Delaware · 2025
General support1$5,000
The Mitchell P Rales Family Foundation
Maryland · 2024
General support1$5,000
E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn)
Pennsylvania · 2023 · accepts applications
Further charitable purposes1$3,000
Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc
Delaware · 2025
General & Unrestricted1$2,500
Fore River Foundation
Maine · 2024
Unrestricted1$1,000
Janet Stone Jones Foundation
Connecticut · 2025
General support1$1,000
Florence V Burden Foundation
New York · 2024
Education1$1,000
Paul Bechtner Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Support local history1$1,000
The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Cultural1$500
Good Hope Family Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2025
General support1$200
Munsell Family Foundation
Maine · 2025 · accepts applications
For charitable purposes1$100

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.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to Mount Desert Island Historical Society gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Mount Desert. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds Mount Desert Island Historical Society?

Newtmont Foundation, Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009, The Mitchell P Rales Family Foundation, E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn) and Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc, and 7 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Mount Desert Island Historical Society get from foundations?

$45,300 in 12 reported grants from 12 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Newtmont Foundation, E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (DBA Thornedge Fdn) and Munsell Family Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

Other funded organizations in Mount Desert