Data / Foundation grants / Environment / Maine
Who funds environment in Maine: 451 foundations, $22.6 million in grants
451 private foundations paid 905 grants totaling $22,641,242 to environment nonprofits in Maine, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Fidelity Foundation, with $3,505,000 in 13 grants.
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- Cause
- Environment
- Recipients in
- Maine
- Foundations
- 451
- Grants
- 905
- Total granted
- $22,641,242
Foundations that funded environment in Maine
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 451 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 13 | $3,505,000 | $600,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Personnel | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Boston, MA | 6 | $1,495,000 | $575,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Program development / evaluation | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 22 | $945,500 | $200,000 | Center for An Ecology-Based Economy | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $925,000 | $925,000 | Acadia Center | To facilitate subnational climate and power grid coordination | apps.irs.gov |
| Anahata Foundation XXXXX5004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodcock Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 3 | $690,000 | $410,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | To develop branding and content to increase public engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roux Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 2 | $675,000 | $650,000 | Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | General charitable contribution for environmental conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $545,000 | $500,000 | Friends of Acadia | to provide funds for the Seasonal Workforce Housing Initiative to benefit acadia national park | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $515,000 | $335,000 | Maine Coast Fishermens Association | To support elevating the policy priorities of small-scale, conservation-minded commercial fishermen. | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | 7 Lakes Alliance | Conserving land and waters of the belgrade lakes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Martha & Alexis Stewart Charitable Foundation | Katonah, NY | 1 | $487,665 | $487,665 | Friends of Acadia | For donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research | Phillips, ME | 3 | $462,558 | $333,333 | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Onion Foundation | Auburn, ME | 18 | $351,500 | $30,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | To support Maine Land Trust Network's Land Trust Census | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 2 | $350,000 | $200,000 | Cat Action Treasury | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aldermere Foundation | Portland, ME | 5 | $339,448 | $304,448 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Aldermere farm operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Quahog Bay Conservation | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $290,000 | $200,000 | Friends of Acadia | Raise the Roof Building a Better Future for Acadia workforce fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Fagus Foundation | Middleburg, VA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon Hall III Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Forest Society of Maine | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pathways Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Friends of Acadia | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brendan & Helen Bechtel Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Friends of Acadia | Support for the "raise the roof" campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Quimby Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 22 | $208,500 | $18,000 | Downeast Coastal Conservancy | 2024 movement grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Sam Shine Foundation Inc | Greenville, IN | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Woodie Wheaton Land Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry P Kendall Foundation | Marion, MA | 1 | $193,369 | $193,369 | Fork Food Lab | Upcycling broccoli processing byproducts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cabin Foundation | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 2 | $174,511 | $149,511 | Cape Elizabeth Land Trust | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Family Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Abele Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $135,000 | $135,000 | Chewonki Foundation | Operating funds/scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| The Creighton Narada Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $135,000 | $90,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General Charitable Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas D Klingenstein Fund | Cranbury, NJ | 1 | $125,784 | $125,784 | 7 Lakes Alliance | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| John M Hopwood Irr | Pittsburgh, PA | 8 | $117,500 | $30,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Round the mountain trail | apps.irs.gov |
| Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 11 | $117,500 | $15,000 | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Elsie & William Viles Foundation | Augusta, ME | 5 | $113,400 | $79,900 | Viles Arboretum | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Palmer Walbridge Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $110,000 | $80,000 | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bauman Family Foundation Inc | Stuart, FL | 2 | $105,500 | $100,000 | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc | Charitable - cultural services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Windover Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $102,500 | $100,000 | Kennebec Land Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Fore River Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $101,000 | $61,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Bafflin Foundation | Providence, RI | 2 | $100,000 | $75,000 | Forest Society of Maine | Land conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Hal and John Smith Family Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Chewonki Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lookout Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Loon Echo Land Trust | Fbo sebago clean waters initiative pymt 1 of 3 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennebec Savings Bank Foundation | Augusta, ME | 9 | $86,000 | $45,000 | Kennebec Land Trust | Howard Hill Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $85,000 | $40,000 | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Madison, WI | 2 | $82,500 | $77,500 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Northlight Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Maine Conservation Alliance | Support organization's programs & activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Chilton Trust Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $79,185 | $79,185 | Friends of Acadia | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizon Foundation Inc | Rockport, MA | 7 | $78,513 | $20,000 | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Beagle Charitable Foundation | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward S & Winifred G Moseley Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Merck Family Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Acadia Center | Endorsing energy efficiency and protecting public health in the southeast | apps.irs.gov |
| Mildred H McEvoy Foundation | Worcester, MA | 3 | $70,000 | $30,000 | Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ausolus Trust | Boston, MA | 2 | $67,000 | $57,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Another Light Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Kennebec Land Trust | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas & Carolyn Witt Foundation Inc | Darien, CT | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Friends of Acadia | Unrestricted charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Ivorybill Foundation Inc | Pittsford, NY | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | $10,000 unrestricted/$50,000 land acquisition pledge payment | apps.irs.gov |
| O'Neill Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Friends of Acadia | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Forest Society of Maine | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3) | apps.irs.gov |
| The O'Leary Foundation Bessemer Trust Co FL Trustee | Naples, FL | 1 | $58,366 | $58,366 | Marginal Way Preservation Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Becton Family Foundation Sheila Heatter Trustee | Homosassa, FL | 10 | $57,250 | $18,000 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | To be allocated in support of projects related to wallamatogus mountain expansion. | apps.irs.gov |
| Westwind Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 5 | $52,100 | $25,000 | Prouts Neck Conservancy | To fund operating needs | apps.irs.gov |
| John Sage Foundation | Portland, ME | 10 | $52,000 | $7,500 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | 2025 grant award | apps.irs.gov |
| The Old Bug Light Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $52,000 | $50,000 | Friends of Deering Oaks | For operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas C and Jo Ann Succop Family Charitable Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $51,500 | $51,500 | Portland Trails | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Marshes of tomorrow | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | To acquire a tractor | apps.irs.gov |
| P Mudge Irr- Mudge FDN | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Roaring Brook Family Foundation | Lenox, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Pinnacle scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Androscoggin Land Trust | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Scott and Jessica McClintock Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $50,000 | $32,800 | Natural Resources Council Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Rockefeller Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | A Climate To Thrive | To engage in knowlege sharing and collaboration to advance community-owned micro-grid infrastructure projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Habe Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 7 Lakes Alliance | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klingenstein-Martell Foundation Fka the Sarah D Klingenstein Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 7 Lakes Alliance | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robbins-De Beaumont Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $50,000 | $30,000 | York Land Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Wescustogo Foundation | Captiva, FL | 4 | $50,000 | $20,000 | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Somerset Woods Trustees | Black Point Preservation Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Yaverland Foundation Inc | Montchanin, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Friends of Acadia | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 2 | $45,000 | $30,000 | Maine Climate Action Now | To support environmental projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| Fields Pond Foundation Inc | Auburndale, MA | 3 | $42,000 | $20,000 | Scarborough Land Conservation Trust | Toward protection of priority habit with the expansion of silver brook preserve adding 130 acres... | apps.irs.gov |
| Oppenheim Family Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $42,000 | $40,000 | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc | Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation | Falmouth, MA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust Co Linda S Dalby Et Al Trustees | Woburn, MA | 2 | $40,000 | $30,000 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Ploughshares Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 3 | $40,000 | $20,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold & Mary Louise Shaw Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Forest Society of Maine | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lebensfeld Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Cape Elizabeth Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| W P Carey Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation | Bangor, ME | 1 | $38,000 | $38,000 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara and J Harrison Holman Charitable Trust | Otisfield, ME | 2 | $36,662 | $21,662 | Sea Meadow Marine Foundation | Preservation of working waterfronts | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Health Access Foundation Inc | Augusta, ME | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Growsmart Maine | Transportation; data and story collection projects | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wyeth Foundation | Chadds Ford, PA | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Herring Gut Coastal Science Center | Support aquatic educationprograms | apps.irs.gov |
| Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | 5 | $34,000 | $22,000 | Fork Food Lab | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Orchard Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $34,000 | $15,000 | Cape Elizabeth Land Trust | To fund charitable mission of charitable organization - davis parcel land acquisiton' | apps.irs.gov |
| Harrison Foundation | Fairfax, CA | 2 | $32,500 | $27,500 | Forest Society of Maine | Annual fund and magalloway project | apps.irs.gov |
| Colket Family Foundation | Newtown Square, PA | 3 | $30,500 | $25,000 | Friends of Acadia | General gift - unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Barnstone Foundation Inc | Southeastern, PA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | South Burlington, VT | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Maine Conservation Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Break New Ground Charitable Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | To advance MCHT's project on Old Point, Lamoine and ancillary sites. Included are planning and implementation for trails, beach access, signage, protection of Indian middens and artifacts. | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Center for An Ecology-Based Economy | Transform Food Systems | apps.irs.gov |
| John G & Jean R Gosnell Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Friends of Acadia | Cadillac mountain summit accessibility improvement project: east-west connector walkway | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brewer Family Foundation Inc | Rowayton, CT | 2 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Habitat conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hayes Foundation | New Haven, CT | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Maine Island Trail Association | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Sibley-Saltonstall Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $29,000 | $25,000 | Maine Audubon Society | Unresctricted for general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $28,719 | $28,719 | Island Heritage Trust Inc | Supporting local communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurence B Flood Foundation Inc | Blue Hill, ME | 2 | $28,333 | $25,000 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | General Use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foreside Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $27,500 | $25,000 | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation | Canton, OH | 3 | $26,000 | $15,000 | Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition | Natural Literacy Initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Lunder Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $25,856 | $25,856 | Georges River Land Trust | Langlais art preserve | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gess Foundation | Wellesley, MA | 2 | $25,030 | $25,000 | 30 Mile River Watershed Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| B Street Foundation | Providence, RI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Hannaford Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Fork Food Lab | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horne Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Kittery Land Trust | Supports general activities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tina Snider Foundation | Gloucester, MA | 2 | $25,000 | $20,000 | The Kennebec Land Trust | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Willowmere Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Seedmoney | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Tomlinson Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 7 Lakes Alliance | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Narragansett Number One Foundation | Bar Mills, ME | 3 | $24,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Baxter State Park | Support youth development in nature | apps.irs.gov |
| John L Alheim Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $23,511 | $23,511 | Laudholm Trust | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (dba Thornedge FDN) | Wayne, PA | 1 | $23,500 | $23,500 | Friends of Acadia | Further conservational purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert D and Virginia J McCallum Foundation | Memphis, TN | 1 | $22,500 | $22,500 | Chewonki Foundation | Program Services | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust Ua the Camden Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 3 | $22,000 | $12,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Project/program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eacho Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $21,690 | $18,690 | Friends of Acadia | Community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Borman Family Foundation | Oakland, ME | 3 | $21,500 | $11,500 | North Pond Association | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chuck and Ernestina Kreutzkamp Foundation | Chula Vista, CA | 1 | $21,000 | $21,000 | Cat Action Treasury Inc | "pesca abc - ghost gear cleanup project ($9,000)pesca abc - sea lion entanglement monitoring project ($12,000)" | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert B Glickman Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Friends of Casco Bay | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur K Watson Trust XXXXX5001 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Burns Family Foundation Inc | Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Support of operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlotte's Web | Boston, MA | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Comeau Family Foundation | Needham Heights, MA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | General charitable donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Kinney Memorial Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Chewonki Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul Bechtner Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Friends of Acadia | Support cultural resources of park | apps.irs.gov |
| The 1830 Family Foundation 2138-00-42 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | Headwaters program | apps.irs.gov |
| Universal Music All Together Now Foundation Inc | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Reverb | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $19,000 | $9,000 | Natural Resources Council Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Anne R Henry Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $19,000 | $19,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold and Anne Berry Family Founda | Teton Village, WY | 1 | $18,960 | $18,960 | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mitchell P Rales Family Foundation | Potomac, MD | 3 | $17,500 | $10,000 | Friends of Acadia | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph H Thompson Fund | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $17,000 | $15,000 | Scarborough Land Conservation Trust | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Messler Family Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $16,250 | $16,250 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thendara Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $16,000 | $15,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Conservation campaign & stewardship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Weathertop Foundation F/k/a Thomas Nelson Urban Jr | Richmond, VA | 2 | $15,500 | $15,000 | Biddeford Pool Conservation Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tuckerman Foundation | Great Neck, NY | 2 | $15,160 | $10,000 | Friends of Acadia | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Butler Parklands Inc | Great Neck, NY | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Edmund Beck Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | Achieve charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Inc | Glyndon, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Chewonki Foundation | For the exempt function of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Island Foundation Inc | Marion, MA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Acadia Center | Accelerating climate action in massachusetts | apps.irs.gov |
| Larson Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Loon Echo Land Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Leon Levy Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Acadia | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mattina R Proctor Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Grant-learning landscapes-installmen | apps.irs.gov |
| Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation | Mansfield, MA | 5 | $15,000 | $5,000 | Cape Elizabeth Land Trust | Primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution requirements | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruggles Family Foundation | Garden City, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Acadia Center | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Schmidt Ocean Institute | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | World Ocean Observatory | World Ocean Explorer Exhibits 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yawkey Foundation II | Westwood, MA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Friends of Acadia | Essential program equipment to deliver on mission | apps.irs.gov |
| George & Miriam Martin Foundation | Chester Springs, PA | 3 | $14,000 | $5,000 | Mahoosuc Land Trust | Support their work | apps.irs.gov |
| Ornest Family Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 | Chewonki Foundation | Support environmental education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bertuzzi Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $13,500 | $10,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $13,000 | $5,000 | Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| C M H Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $12,500 | $10,000 | Loon Echo Land Trust | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ambler Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Restoration Laos | To help further charitable purposes of organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Middlecott Foundation | Boston, MA | 6 | $12,150 | $7,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tynan Family Charitable Trust Cate O'Dwyer Trustee | Litchfield, CT | 3 | $12,000 | $7,500 | Island Heritage Trust | Unrestricted contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Brookline, MA | 4 | $11,750 | $10,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Beard Family Charitable Trust John E Beard Trustee | Wayland, MA | 3 | $11,700 | $10,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Weld Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $11,350 | $11,350 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Ejk Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $11,000 | $11,000 | Maine Audubon Society | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Florence V Burden Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Acadia | Park conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Joel Dean Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $11,000 | $7,000 | Friends of Acadia | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandpiper Fund Inc | New Rochelle, NY | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | Coastx | To further donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edward Marthann Samek Foundation | Newtown Square, PA | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Acadia | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Janet Stone Jones Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 | Friends of Acadia | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret W Soule Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Walking Stick Family Fund | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $10,300 | $10,000 | A Climate To Thrive | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jebediah Foundation 7563-XXXXXX00129 | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,250 | $10,250 | Maine Conservation Alliance | Contribution to general | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation Inc | Garden City, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Crabtree Neck Land Trust | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Cotton Family Foundation Inc | Johns Island, SC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General Operating purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Elfers Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Maine Island Trail Association | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Elliotsville Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Maine Conservation Alliance | Environment 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fletcher Family Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Marginal Way Preservation Fund | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry Janssen Foundation | Wyomissing, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 7 Lakes Alliance | General purpose contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Joe B Foster Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Juniper Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Acadia | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Koven Foundation | Green Village, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Island Heritage Trust | Public good | apps.irs.gov |
| Leaves of Grass Fund | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Acadia Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Libra Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Linda J Leith Family Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Ecological protection | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyn and Daniel Lerner Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Provide funds to promote the work of the charitiy | apps.irs.gov |
| Munsell Family Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | For charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Parker Poe Charitable Trust | Thomasville, GA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Raymond F and Judith K McCaskey 2003 Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Island Heritage Trust Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Red Wagon Calagione Family Foundation F/k/a Beer & Benevolence Foundation | Milton, DE | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Boothbay Region Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char Trust Hemenway & Barnes LLP | Boston, MA | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Casco Bay | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rubenstein Family Trust | Marion, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Sea Meadow Marine Foundation | To preserve maine's working waterfront through a callaborative, sustainable approach to regenerate our coast, improve marine and public health, and protect our maritime heritage | apps.irs.gov |
| Sam L Cohen Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Passivhausmaine | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Spencer L Murfey Family FDN Mag 10 | Windermere, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Blue Hill Bay | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Acierno Family Foundation John Yannacone and Michael Acierno | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | The furtherance of charitable programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Baldwin Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Laudholm Trust | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Daniel K Thorne Foundation Inc | Georges Mills, NH | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | World Ocean Observatory | General support (unrestricted) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hartfield FDN Inc 0739-80-42 | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Anywhere it is needed | apps.irs.gov |
| The Newman Family Foundation Inc | Garden City, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Greater Lovell Land Trust | Programming support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Seed Moon Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Defend Our Health | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wiggins Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Kittery Land Trust Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Tua Benson P Blake Char Trust | Dallas, TX | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Ud Dorothy J Chadwick 061157 | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Acadia | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| W F Whitman Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Acadia | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilkey Family Foundation Inc | Hartland, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | To support the organization's mission to protect and conserve the land, sea, and livelihoods in Downeast Maine. | apps.irs.gov |
| NLT Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $9,800 | $9,800 | Georges River Land Trust | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jane and William Curran Foundation Inc | Palm Coast, FL | 2 | $9,500 | $7,500 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Bronson Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $8,999 | $4,000 | Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 101 | $8,765 | $594 | Friends of Acadia | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation | Farmington, ME | 5 | $8,500 | $2,500 | Lake Stewards of Maine | 2025 Lake Conference Sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Hope Family Foundation | Sewickley, PA | 4 | $8,055 | $5,000 | Friends of Acadia | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles L Read Foundation | Bayshore, NY | 2 | $8,000 | $4,000 | Maine Island Trail Assoc | Purchase of capital items | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $8,000 | $7,000 | Natural Resources Council Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nautilus Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $8,000 | $5,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | To further the purpose of the donee organization | apps.irs.gov |
| RK Mellon Family Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 2 | $8,000 | $5,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Karina Foundation | Marion, MA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Portland Trails | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Argonaut Charitable Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $7,500 | $2,500 | Cape Elizabeth Land Trust | Qualified charitable exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| De La Cour Family Foundation | Glen Cove, NY | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | World Ocean Observatory | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget | apps.irs.gov |
| Schacknow Family Foundation Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clements Family Charitable Trust | Key West, FL | 3 | $7,500 | $5,500 | Shaw Institute | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland H Dodge Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $7,350 | $3,000 | Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lloyd A Fry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $7,000 | $5,000 | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cline Family Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Chewonki Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Atwater Kent Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $6,500 | $3,500 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | To further the purpose of the donee org. | apps.irs.gov |
| Roger K Berle Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 5 | $6,500 | $2,500 | Maine Coast Fishermens Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Strauss Foundation TD | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Lakes Environment Association | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alfred M Senter Fund Trust | Bath, ME | 2 | $6,500 | $3,500 | Brunswick Downtown Association | Support of programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Baird Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 5 | $6,500 | $2,000 | Downeast Coastal Conservancy | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Restoration Laos | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Half Moon Foundation | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Friends of Acadia | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph P Donahue Charitable Foundation | Lebanon, NH | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Stifler Family Foundation | Brookline, MA | 2 | $6,000 | $5,000 | Mahoosuc Land Trust | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stare Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lucia P Fulton Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | For general operations of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $5,500 | $4,000 | Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $5,175 | $5,000 | Marginal Way Preservation Fund | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Yak Foundation | Kennett Square, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Chewonki Foundation Inc | Maine coast semester | apps.irs.gov |
| Bydale Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Acadia | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles C Foisy and Florida C A Foisy Foundation | North Andover, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Loon Echo Land Trust | Preserve natural resources | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Wilson Lake | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Cianbro Charitable Foundation | Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Forest Society of Maine | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Ciccolo Family Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Trust | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Francis Small Heritage Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Dietrich American Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Shaw Institute | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Equinox Foundation | Veneta, OR | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Chewonki Foundation | Operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Granite Point Foundation | South Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry T Wilks Family Foundation | Covington, KY | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995 | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Kennebec Land Trust | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Hickory Foundation | Lambertville, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Acadia | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Baxter State Park | To support continuing operations | apps.irs.gov |
| John A Joan M Dietze Charitable Trust | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Royal River Conservation Trust | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Acadia | To support the friends of acadia's mission of preserving, protecting, and promoting stewardship of acadia national park. | apps.irs.gov |
| Judy and Tony King Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Laudholm Trust | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kestrel Foundation of Maine | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Lois Chiles Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Herring Gut Coastal Science Center | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Long Cove Foundation Inc | Pittsford, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Maple Grove Foundation | Archbald, PA | 4 | $5,000 | $2,000 | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha L Symington Charitable FDN | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee | Little Compton, RI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Newtmont Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Island Trail Association | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Pamela Whitcomb Larsen Foundation | Delmont, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Herring Gut Coastal Science Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Raymond Family Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Georges River Land Trust | To protect the special places in our landscape that hold conservation value | apps.irs.gov |
| Redco Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert S Smith Family Foundation Inc | East Hartford, CT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Acadia | General support for donor relations | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosamond Thaxter Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Kittery Land Trust | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Acadia | Nature | apps.irs.gov |
| Taber Foundation-Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles Spear Charitable Foundation | Pawling, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Acadia Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eunice Frye Home Foundation Co Thomas M Pierce HM Payson | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Coast Fishermens Association | Grant to benefit the fishermen of Coastal Maine. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goergen Foundation Inc | North Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Reverb Inc | Support of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Sears Foundation Inc | Chestertown, MD | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | North Haven Conservation Partners | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The John & Katherine Morris Foundation | Stockbridge, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | To lead in conserving land, water, and wildlife habitat on the greater blue hill peninsula. to teach and practice a stewardship ethic. to promote ecological, economic, and community health for this an | apps.irs.gov |
| The John Bickford Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Great Works Regional Land Trust | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| The MV Williams Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Boothbay Region Land Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Naduse Foundation | Beverly, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Chewonki Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Oldenburg Family Foundation | Bangor, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bangor Land Trust | Charitable donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul & Harriet Weissman Family Foundation Inc | White Plains, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | York Land Trust | The purpose of these contributions is to provide the donee organizations to carry out their exempt functions. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Getzville, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Loon Echo Land Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph E Ogden Foundation Inc | Mountainville, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Kittery Land Trust | Board discretionary | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert W Awalt Sr Family Foundation Inc | Riderwood, MD | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Island Trail Association | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Terry and Regina Armstrong Family Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | North Haven Conservation Partners | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thomas Rosato Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Grace Hudowalski Charitable Trust | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| William E and Lucretia W Evans Foundation | Yarmouth, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Casco Bay | Annual Giving | apps.irs.gov |
| William P Wharton Trust Uw Art 2(D) | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Zicarelli Foundation | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mahoosuc Land Trust | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacbel Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $4,800 | $2,800 | Great Works Regional Land Trust | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| FP Worthen Foundation | Nashua, NH | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Triton Foundation | Yarmouth, ME | 2 | $4,500 | $2,500 | Maine Conservation Alliance | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman I & Sandra Rich Family Charitable Foundation | Davenport, IA | 1 | $4,333 | $4,333 | The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Marilyn A Gilmore Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Squirrel Island Preservation Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman N & Gale R Hochgraf Charitable Foundation | Jefferson, ME | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The JM Kaplan Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Vinalhaven Land Trust | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Maple Tree Fund | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Chewonki Foundation | Providing educational experiences that foster understanding of the natural world | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $4,000 | $2,000 | Friends of Acadia | Matching gift of staff and board members | apps.irs.gov |
| Winfield Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $4,000 | $2,000 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation | Saco, ME | 4 | $3,950 | $2,200 | Ecology Education Inc | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Acadia Center | Rockport, ME | To facilitate subnational climate and power grid coordination | $925,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anahata Foundation XXXXX5004 | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Hancock, ME | General | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodcock Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General support | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roux Family Foundation | Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | Harpswell, ME | General charitable contribution for environmental conservation | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Personnel | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Program development / evaluation | $575,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | 7 Lakes Alliance | Belgrade Lakes, ME | Conserving land and waters of the belgrade lakes | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Hancock, ME | Acquisition for preservation | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | to provide funds for the Seasonal Workforce Housing Initiative to benefit acadia national park | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Personnel | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Martha & Alexis Stewart Charitable Foundation | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | For donee's exempt purpose | $487,665 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Personnel | $420,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | To develop branding and content to increase public engagement | $410,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Hancock, ME | Acquisition for preservation | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Island Heritage Trust Inc | Deer Isle, ME | Acquisition for preservation | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Maine Coast Fishermens Association | Brunswick, ME | To support elevating the policy priorities of small-scale, conservation-minded commercial fishermen. | $335,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | Rangeley, ME | General operating support | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aldermere Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Aldermere farm operating support | $304,448 | apps.irs.gov |
| Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation | Quahog Bay Conservation | Harpswell, ME | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fagus Foundation | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Boothbay, ME | Charitable support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon Hall III Family Foundation | Forest Society of Maine | Bangor, ME | General Operating Support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pathways Foundation | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | General fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brendan & Helen Bechtel Foundation | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | Support for the "raise the roof" campaign | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Loon Echo Land Trust | Bridgton, ME | Strategic plan | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Cat Action Treasury | Cape Neddick, ME | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Center for An Ecology-Based Economy | Norway, ME | General Operating Support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | Raise the Roof Building a Better Future for Acadia workforce fund | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Greater Lovell Land Trust Inc | Lovell, ME | Land / building acquisition | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sam Shine Foundation Inc | Woodie Wheaton Land Trust | Forest City, ME | General | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry P Kendall Foundation | Fork Food Lab | South Portland, ME | Upcycling broccoli processing byproducts | $193,369 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Inland Woods Trails | Bethel, ME | Toward support of operations and equipment to advance the activation of conserved lands and the outdoor recreation economy in western maine | $190,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Maine Coast Fishermens Association | Brunswick, ME | To support advancing conservation and socio-economic resilience for fishermen and fishing communities of New England. | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | Bath, ME | Acquisition for preservation | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Blue Hill, ME | Acquisition for preservation | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Camden, ME | Acquisition for preservation | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Defend Our Health | Portland, ME | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Forest Society of Maine | Bangor, ME | Planning | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Hancock, ME | Planning | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Family Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General operations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cabin Foundation | Cape Elizabeth Land Trust | Cape Elizabeth, ME | General fund | $149,511 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Personnel | $145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abele Family Foundation | Chewonki Foundation | Wiscasset, ME | Operating funds/scholarship | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General Operating Support | $133,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas D Klingenstein Fund | 7 Lakes Alliance | Belgrade Lakes, ME | General operating support | $125,784 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Mahoosuc Land Trust | Bethel, ME | Land / building acquisition | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hal and John Smith Family Foundation Inc | Chewonki Foundation | Wiscasset, ME | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bauman Family Foundation Inc | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc | Boothbay, ME | Charitable - cultural services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Damariscotta, ME | Acquisition for preservation | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Windover Foundation | Kennebec Land Trust | Winthrop, ME | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lookout Foundation Inc | Loon Echo Land Trust | Bridgton, ME | Fbo sebago clean waters initiative pymt 1 of 3 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Maine Conservation Alliance | Augusta, ME | General Operating Support | $92,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Creighton Narada Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General Charitable Purpose | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | To assess workflow for efficiency and impact and build new channels to improve communication | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palmer Walbridge Foundation | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Boothbay, ME | Unrestricted general | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northlight Foundation Inc | Maine Conservation Alliance | Augusta, ME | Support organization's programs & activities | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elsie & William Viles Foundation | Viles Arboretum | Augusta, ME | General operating support | $79,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chilton Trust Foundation | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | General support | $79,185 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Operating funds | $77,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merck Family Fund | Acadia Center | Rockport, ME | Endorsing energy efficiency and protecting public health in the southeast | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bafflin Foundation | Forest Society of Maine | Bangor, ME | Land conservation | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward S & Winifred G Moseley Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General purpose | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beagle Charitable Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General charitable purposes | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Blue Hill Heritage Trust Inc | Blue Hill, ME | General Operating Support | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas & Carolyn Witt Foundation Inc | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Another Light Foundation | Kennebec Land Trust | Winthrop, ME | Operating support | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fore River Foundation | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Unrestricted | $61,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ivorybill Foundation Inc | Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Damariscotta, ME | $10,000 unrestricted/$50,000 land acquisition pledge payment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Growsmart Maine | Augusta, ME | General Operating Support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc | Rangeley, ME | Campaign / fundraising plan | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The O'Leary Foundation Bessemer Trust Co FL Trustee | Marginal Way Preservation Fund | Ogunquit, ME | General support | $58,366 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ausolus Trust | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Exempt purpose | $57,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | General & Unrestricted | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Island Heritage Trust | Deer Isle, ME | Salary support | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas C and Jo Ann Succop Family Charitable Foundation | Portland Trails | Portland, ME | General charitable purposes | $51,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klingenstein-Martell Foundation Fka the Sarah D Klingenstein Foundation | 7 Lakes Alliance | Belgrade Lakes, ME | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Habe Foundation | 7 Lakes Alliance | Belgrade Lakes, ME | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Rockefeller Fund Inc | A Climate To Thrive | Mount Desert, ME | To engage in knowlege sharing and collaboration to advance community-owned micro-grid infrastructure projects. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| P Mudge Irr- Mudge FDN | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Camden, ME | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc | Forest Society of Maine | Bangor, ME | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3) | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| O'Neill Family Charitable Trust | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yaverland Foundation Inc | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Old Bug Light Charitable Foundation | Friends of Deering Oaks | Portland, ME | For operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roaring Brook Family Foundation | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Camden, ME | Pinnacle scholarships | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Camden, ME | To acquire a tractor | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Marshes of tomorrow | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation | Somerset Woods Trustees | Skowhegan, ME | Black Point Preservation Fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennebec Savings Bank Foundation | Kennebec Land Trust | Winthrop, ME | Howard Hill Campaign | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Creighton Narada Foundation | Vinalhaven Land Trust Inc | Vinalhaven, ME | General Charitable Purpose | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lebensfeld Foundation | Cape Elizabeth Land Trust | Cape Elizabeth, ME | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold & Mary Louise Shaw Foundation | Forest Society of Maine | Bangor, ME | General fund | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Camden, ME | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation | Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Camden, ME | Exempt purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| W P Carey Foundation Inc | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Charitable | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Passivhausmaine | Freeport, ME | General Operating Support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oppenheim Family Fund Inc | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc | Rangeley, ME | Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Blue Hill, ME | Donation | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Downeast Coastal Conservancy | Machias, ME | General Operating Support | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fore River Foundation | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | Unrestricted | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc | Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | Charitable Event | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.