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Who funds science and technology in Maine: 50 foundations, $5.5 million in grants
50 private foundations paid 57 grants totaling $5,543,118 to science and technology nonprofits in Maine, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Harold Alfond Foundation, with $3,869,390 in 1 grant.
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- Cause
- Science and technology
- Recipients in
- Maine
- Foundations
- 50
- Grants
- 57
- Total granted
- $5,543,118
Foundations that funded science and technology in Maine
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Alfond Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $3,869,390 | $3,869,390 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Bigelow innovation and education wing | apps.irs.gov |
| Scott R Mackenzie Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $450,000 | $450,000 | Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory | This project seeks to continue the project awarded in 2022 to establish a novel treatment strategy for diabetic kidney disease. previous support from the mackenzie foundation is allowing mdi bio lab t | apps.irs.gov |
| The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | For recruitment and/or research purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane's Trust Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Climate change-related oceanographic research | apps.irs.gov |
| Palmer Walbridge Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | For the marine educator endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Tagliabue Family Foundation | Reston, VA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John M Hopwood Irr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Climate change research | apps.irs.gov |
| Long Cove Foundation Inc | Pittsford, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Health Access Foundation Inc | Augusta, ME | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Mindbridge | Healing Racial Trauma Initiative (HRTI) | apps.irs.gov |
| Cabbadetus Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Another Light Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wescustogo Foundation | Captiva, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Island Foundation Inc | Marion, MA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Eastern maine - em3c - year 3 | apps.irs.gov |
| Macelree Family Foundation | Newtown Square, PA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cove Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 | Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratory | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizon Foundation Inc | Rockport, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ina & Lewis Heafitz Charitable Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | To provide funds for program | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving S Johnson and Alwyn N Johnson Family Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Unrestricted Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| John Sage Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | 2025 grant award | apps.irs.gov |
| Marr-Anderson Family Foundation | Falmouth, ME | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Eastern Maine Skippers Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| W F Whitman Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bangor, ME | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | 2025 bloom programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann H Symington Foundation XXXXX6000 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Leach Elizabeth Ann PFDN | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Libra Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Raymond F and Judith K McCaskey 2003 Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Schacknow Family Foundation Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Schmidt Ocean Institute | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | OceanHackWeek 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| Simmons Foundation - Perkinsthompson | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Education andWorkforce DevelopmentPrograms | apps.irs.gov |
| W Second Growth Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Cetos Research Organization | Vaquita recovery fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Becton Family Foundation Sheila Heatter Trustee | Homosassa, FL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bonnell Cove Foundation | Groton, CT | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Environmental & safety at sea | apps.irs.gov |
| Fisher Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Eastern maine skippers program | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Environmental programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The McClean Family Foundation | Hobe Sound, FL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Bee Wellness | Sullivan, ME | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Eagle Hill Institute | Beekeeping seminar sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald P & Katherine B Loker Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | To advancing science and finding ocean solutions | apps.irs.gov |
| Hickrill Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Middlecott Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christian and Katharine Roth Family Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General fund contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foreside Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The H-M Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The Lobster Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mitchell P Rales Family Foundation | Potomac, MD | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratory | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 8 | $278 | $75 | The Eagle Hill Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| RJM Stein Family Foundation | Belfast, ME | 1 | $200 | $200 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | To continue programs & services | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Alfond Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | Bigelow innovation and education wing | $3,869,390 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scott R Mackenzie Foundation Inc | Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | This project seeks to continue the project awarded in 2022 to establish a novel treatment strategy for diabetic kidney disease. previous support from the mackenzie foundation is allowing mdi bio lab t | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | For recruitment and/or research purposes | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane's Trust Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | Climate change-related oceanographic research | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palmer Walbridge Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | Unrestricted general | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | For the marine educator endowment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tagliabue Family Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John M Hopwood Irr | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | Climate change research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Long Cove Foundation Inc | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Health Access Foundation Inc | Mindbridge | Portland, ME | Healing Racial Trauma Initiative (HRTI) | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cabbadetus Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Another Light Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | Operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wescustogo Foundation | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | General Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Island Foundation Inc | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | Eastern maine - em3c - year 3 | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | General Operating Support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Macelree Family Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cove Charitable Trust | Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | General operating | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | Operating Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Charitable Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Sage Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Easy Boothbay, ME | 2025 grant award | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizon Foundation Inc | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ina & Lewis Heafitz Charitable Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | To provide funds for program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving S Johnson and Alwyn N Johnson Family Foundation | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | Unrestricted Gift | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marr-Anderson Family Foundation | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | Eastern Maine Skippers Program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| W F Whitman Family Foundation Inc | Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | General & Unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General Operating Support | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann H Symington Foundation XXXXX6000 | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leach Elizabeth Ann PFDN | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General operating | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | E Boothbay, ME | 2025 bloom programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schacknow Family Foundation Inc | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Libra Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schmidt Ocean Institute | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | OceanHackWeek 2024 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| W Second Growth Foundation | Cetos Research Organization | Bar Harbor, ME | Vaquita recovery fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Raymond F and Judith K McCaskey 2003 Charitable Trust | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Simmons Foundation - Perkinsthompson | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | Education andWorkforce DevelopmentPrograms | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bonnell Cove Foundation | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | Environmental & safety at sea | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Becton Family Foundation Sheila Heatter Trustee | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fisher Charitable Foundation | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | Eastern maine skippers program | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman Foundation Inc | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | Environmental programs | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McClean Family Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General use | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Bee Wellness | Eagle Hill Institute | Steuben, ME | Beekeeping seminar sponsorship | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Foreside Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald P & Katherine B Loker Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | To advancing science and finding ocean solutions | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christian and Katharine Roth Family Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General fund contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middlecott Foundation | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hickrill Foundation Inc | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mitchell P Rales Family Foundation | Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The H-M Foundation Inc | The Lobster Conservancy | Friendship, ME | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| RJM Stein Family Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | To continue programs & services | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | The Eagle Hill Institute | Steuben, ME | General support | $75 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | General support | $69 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation Inc | Kennebunk, ME | General support | $30 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Lobster Conservancy | Friendship, ME | General support | $24 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | General support | $22 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Mindbridge | Portland, ME | General support | $21 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and Industrial Hertiage Trust | Portland, ME | General support | $21 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Cetos Research Organization | Bar Harbor, ME | General support | $16 | 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.