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Fore River Foundation: 91 grants to organizations, $1.6 million (tax year ended November 2025)

Fore River Foundation, a private foundation in Portland, ME, paid 91 grants to organizations totaling $1,649,139 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 9, 2026. The largest was $128,000 to Trust for Public Lands in San Francisco, CA for unrestricted.

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EIN
010421912
Based in
Portland, ME
Assets
$3,468,949
Grants paid
$1,649,139
Tax year ended
November 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed March 9, 2026, IRS object ID 202630689349100803. It reported $1,649,139 in grants paid; 91 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Trust for Public LandsSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted$128,000apps.irs.gov
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NYUnrestricted$125,000apps.irs.gov
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CAUnrestrictedEnvironment$120,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Science in the Public InterWashington, DCUnrestricted$100,000apps.irs.gov
Maine Family PlanningAugusta, MEUnrestricted$100,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NYUnrestrictedCivil rights, social action and advocacy$77,000apps.irs.gov
Land and Garden PreserveSeal Harbor, MEUnrestricted$65,000apps.irs.gov
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, MEUnrestrictedEnvironment$61,000apps.irs.gov
University of MaineOrono, MEUnrestricted$55,000apps.irs.gov
News Literacy ProjectWashington, DCUnrestrictedEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
Guttmacher InstituteNew York, NYUnrestricted$43,000apps.irs.gov
Constitutional Accountability CenterWashington, DCUnrestrictedCrime and legal-related$40,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, MEUnrestrictedEnvironment$36,000apps.irs.gov
St Timothy's SchoolStevenson, MDUnrestricted$35,000apps.irs.gov
Aclu of Maine FoundatiomPortland, MEUnrestricted$30,000apps.irs.gov
Benton Falls ChurchBenton, MEUnrestricted$30,000apps.irs.gov
The Ordway Center for the Performing ArtsSaint Paul, MNUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$30,000apps.irs.gov
Bar Harbor Historical SocietyBar Harbor, MEUnrestricted$28,000apps.irs.gov
Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, MEUnrestricted$26,000apps.irs.gov
Gulf of Maine Research InstitutePortland, MEUnrestrictedAnimal-related$25,000apps.irs.gov
She Should RunWashington, DCUnrestricted$25,000apps.irs.gov
St Mark's SchoolSouthborough, MAUnrestricted$25,000apps.irs.gov
College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, MEUnrestricted$20,000apps.irs.gov
Holton-Arms SchoolBethesda, MDUnrestrictedEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
Reversing Falls SanctuaryBlue Hill, MEUnrestricted$20,000apps.irs.gov
Boys and Girls Club of Martin CountyHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedYouth development$15,000apps.irs.gov
Hobe Sound Community ChestHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$15,000apps.irs.gov
Hobe Sound Early Learning CenterHobe Sound, FLUnrestricted$15,000apps.irs.gov
The Banner Lake ClubHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedYouth development$15,000apps.irs.gov
Alfred Parish ChurchAlfred, MEUnrestricted$12,513apps.irs.gov
Freeport Community ServicesFreeport, MEUnrestrictedHuman services$12,500apps.irs.gov
Demos A Network for Ideas and ActionNew York, NYUnrestrictedPublic and societal benefit$12,000apps.irs.gov
First in Family Jackson HoleJackson, WYUnrestrictedEducation$12,000apps.irs.gov
National Immigrant Justice CenterChicago, ILUnrestricted$12,000apps.irs.gov
East Blue Hill Village Improvement AssocBlue Hill, MEUnrestrictedRecreation and sports$10,000apps.irs.gov
Grandmothers for Reproductive RightsBath, MEUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Grow Smart MainePortland, MEUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Loxa-Lucie Headwaters Dba Conservation FundArlington, VAUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Marin Agricultural Land TrustPoint Reyes Station, CAUnrestrictedFood, agriculture and nutrition$10,000apps.irs.gov
Nature BridgeSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Planned Parenthood South East and North FloridaJacksonville, FLUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Prince of Peace ParishLewiston, MEUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Project LiftHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedYouth development$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Nature Conservancy in MaineBrunswick, MEUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
122 East 66TH Street Foundation IncNew York, NYUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Center Street Congregational ChurchMachias, MEUnrestricted$5,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Cedar MesaBluff, UTUnrestricted$5,000apps.irs.gov
Guardians of Martin CountyHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov
Loaves and Fishes of Hobe SoundHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedFood, agriculture and nutrition$5,000apps.irs.gov
Maine PreservationYarmouth, MEUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Planned Parenthood of Northern New EnglNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000apps.irs.gov
Pulitzer Center On Crisis ReportingWashington, DCUnrestrictedPublic and societal benefit$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLUnrestrictedEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov
Cushing Historical SocietyCushing, MEUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$4,800apps.irs.gov
Somesville Union Meeting HouseSomesville, MEUnrestricted$4,413apps.irs.gov
Full Plates Full PotentialSouth Portland, MEUnrestricted$4,000apps.irs.gov
Maine Island Trail AssociationPortland, MEUnrestrictedEnvironment$4,000apps.irs.gov
Wolfes Neck Farm Foundation IncFreeport, MEUnrestrictedPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$4,000apps.irs.gov
South Freeport ChurchSouth Freeport, MEUnrestricted$3,500apps.irs.gov
Jupiter Island Medical ClinicHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedHealth care$3,000apps.irs.gov
Maine Public Broadcasting NetworkLewiston, MEUnrestricted$3,000apps.irs.gov
Florida Public MediaSt Petersburg, FLUnrestricted$2,500apps.irs.gov
Bunker Hill Baptist ChurchJefferson, MEUnrestricted$2,413apps.irs.gov
Freeport Community LibraryFreeport, MEUnrestricted$2,000apps.irs.gov
Maine Maritime MuseumBath, MEUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$2,000apps.irs.gov
Pejepscot History CenterBrunswick, MEUnrestricted$2,000apps.irs.gov
YMCA of Southern MainePortland, MEUnrestricted$2,000apps.irs.gov
Christ Memorial ChapelHobe Sound, FLUnrestricted$1,500apps.irs.gov
Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, MEUnrestricted$1,500apps.irs.gov
Maine Tree FoundationAugusta, MEUnrestricted$1,500apps.irs.gov
Scholarships for Maine ImmigrantsPortland, MEUnrestrictedPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$1,500apps.irs.gov
Actt (a Climate To Thrive)Mt Desert, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Balanced Rock FoundationEl Portal, CAUnrestrictedEducation$1,000apps.irs.gov
Cunniff Dixon FoundationOld Saybrook, CTUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Curtis Memorial LibraryBrunswick, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Dance Palace Community CenterPoint Reyes Station, CAUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Freeport Historical SocietyFreeport, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Island Housing TrustMt Desert, MEUnrestrictedHousing and shelter$1,000apps.irs.gov
Island Readers and WritersMount Desert, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Jupiter Island Historical SocietyHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
Justice AidWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Mdi Biological LaboratoryBar Harbor, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Mount Desert Festival of Chamber MusicMount Desert, MEUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
Mount Desert Island Historical SocietyMount Desert, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Mount Desert Island YMCAMount Desert, MEUnrestrictedHuman services$1,000apps.irs.gov
Mount Desert Nursing AssociationNorteast Harbor, MEUnrestrictedHealth care$1,000apps.irs.gov
Northeast Harbor LibraryNorteast Harbor, MEUnrestrictedEducation$1,000apps.irs.gov
Point BlueBolinas, CAUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Point Reyes National Seashore AssociationPoint Reyes Station, CAUnrestrictedEnvironment$1,000apps.irs.gov
Yosemite ConservancySan Francisco, CAUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Peary's Eagle IslandBailey Island, MEUnrestricted$500apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed February 25, 2025, IRS object ID 202540569349100724. It reported $1,529,556 in grants paid; 87 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Trust for Public LandsSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted$125,000apps.irs.gov
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NYUnrestricted$100,000apps.irs.gov
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CAUnrestrictedEnvironment$100,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NYUnrestrictedCivil rights, social action and advocacy$75,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Science in the Public InterWashington, DCUnrestricted$75,000apps.irs.gov
Maine Family PlanningAugusta, MEUnrestricted$65,000apps.irs.gov
Helping Hands of Round PondRound Pond, MEUnrestrictedPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$60,000apps.irs.gov
News Literacy ProjectWashington, DCUnrestrictedEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Old Headtide ChurchAlna, MEUnrestricted$43,580apps.irs.gov
Guttmacher InstituteNew York, NYUnrestricted$42,000apps.irs.gov
New Sweden Covenant ChurchNew Sweden, MEUnrestricted$37,813apps.irs.gov
Walpole Union Chapel MuseumSouth Bristol, MEUnrestricted$37,500apps.irs.gov
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, MEUnrestrictedEnvironment$36,000apps.irs.gov
St Timothy's SchoolStevenson, MDUnrestricted$35,000apps.irs.gov
Constitutional Accountability CenterWashington, DCUnrestrictedCrime and legal-related$30,000apps.irs.gov
Readfield Union Meeting House CompanyReadfield, MEUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$30,000apps.irs.gov
Sedgwick Brooklin Historical SocietySedgwick, MEUnrestricted$30,000apps.irs.gov
The Ordway Center for the Performing ArtsSaint Paul, MNUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$30,000apps.irs.gov
Gulf of Maine Research CenterPortland, MEUnrestricted$25,000apps.irs.gov
Nature BridgeSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted$25,000apps.irs.gov
St Mark's SchoolSouthborough, MAUnrestricted$25,000apps.irs.gov
First Congregational Church of FarmintgtonFarmington, MEUnrestricted$21,375apps.irs.gov
Aclu of Maine FoundatiomPortland, MEUnrestricted$20,000apps.irs.gov
The Banner Lake ClubHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedYouth development$20,000apps.irs.gov
East Blue Hill Village Improvement AssocBlue Hill, MEUnrestrictedRecreation and sports$18,735apps.irs.gov
She Should RunWashington, DCUnrestricted$18,000apps.irs.gov
Bell Hill Meetinghouse AssociationOtisfield, MEUnrestricted$17,038apps.irs.gov
Grow Smart MainePortland, MEUnrestricted$15,000apps.irs.gov
Hobe Sound Community ChestHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$15,000apps.irs.gov
Land and Garden PreserveSeal Harbor, MEUnrestricted$15,000apps.irs.gov
Pulitzer Center On Crisis ReportingWashington, DCUnrestrictedPublic and societal benefit$15,000apps.irs.gov
Turner Village ChurchTurner, MEUnrestricted$13,635apps.irs.gov
American Constitution Society for Law and PolicyWashington, DCUnrestrictedEducation$12,500apps.irs.gov
Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, MEUnrestrictedEnvironment$11,000apps.irs.gov
Boys and Girls Club of Martin CountyHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedYouth development$10,000apps.irs.gov
College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, MEUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Demos A Network for Ideas and ActionNew York, NYUnrestrictedPublic and societal benefit$10,000apps.irs.gov
Freeport Community ServicesFreeport, MEUnrestrictedHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
Hobe Sound Early Learning CenterHobe Sound, FLUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Holton-Arms SchoolBethesda, MDUnrestrictedEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
Loxa-Lucie Headwaters Dba Conservation FundArlington, VAUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
LyftPalm City, FLUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Maine PreservationYarmouth, MEUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
National Public Radio IncWashington, DCUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
Planned Parenthood South East and North FloridaJacksonville, FLUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
PropublicaNew York, NYUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Nature Conservancy in MaineBrunswick, MEUnrestricted$10,000apps.irs.gov
Grandmothers for Reproductive RightsBath, MEUnrestricted$7,500apps.irs.gov
122 East 66TH Street Foundation IncNew York, NYUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
AftermathWinnetka, ILUnrestrictedHuman services$5,000apps.irs.gov
First Parish ChurchYork, MEUnrestricted$5,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Cedar MesaBluff, UTUnrestricted$5,000apps.irs.gov
Guardians of Martin CountyHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov
Loaves and Fishes of Hobe SoundHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedFood, agriculture and nutrition$5,000apps.irs.gov
Planned Parenthood of Northern New EnglColchester, VTUnrestricted$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLUnrestrictedEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov
Trustees of the Old Red Church StandishStandish, MEUnrestricted$5,000apps.irs.gov
Wolfes Neck Farm Foundation IncFreeport, MEUnrestrictedPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$5,000apps.irs.gov
Cushing Historical SocietyCushing, MEUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$4,800apps.irs.gov
Town of StetsonStetson, MEUnrestricted$3,780apps.irs.gov
Planned Parenthood of Northern New EnglNew York, NYUnrestricted$3,500apps.irs.gov
South Freeport ChurchSouth Freeport, MEUnrestricted$3,500apps.irs.gov
Florida Public MediaSt Petersburg, FLUnrestricted$2,500apps.irs.gov
Jupiter Island Medical ClinicHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedHealth care$2,500apps.irs.gov
Maine Public Broadcasting NetworkLewiston, MEUnrestricted$2,500apps.irs.gov
Bar Harbor Historical SocietyBar Harbor, MEUnrestricted$2,000apps.irs.gov
Freeport Community LibraryFreeport, MEUnrestricted$2,000apps.irs.gov
Maine Maritime MuseumBath, MEUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$2,000apps.irs.gov
Mount Desert Festival of Chamber MusicMount Desert, MEUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$2,000apps.irs.gov
Pejepscot History CenterBrunswick, MEUnrestricted$2,000apps.irs.gov
YMCA of Southern MainePortland, MEUnrestricted$2,000apps.irs.gov
Church On the CapeCape Porpoise, MEUnrestricted$1,800apps.irs.gov
Christ Memorial ChapelHobe Sound, FLUnrestricted$1,500apps.irs.gov
Maine Tree FoundationAugusta, MEUnrestricted$1,500apps.irs.gov
Scholarships for Maine ImmigrantsPortland, MEUnrestrictedPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$1,500apps.irs.gov
Actt (a Climate To Thrive)Mt Desert, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Balanced Rock FoundationEl Portal, CAUnrestrictedEducation$1,000apps.irs.gov
Curtis Memorial LibraryBrunswick, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Freeport Historical SocietyFreeport, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Island Housing TrustMt Desert, MEUnrestrictedHousing and shelter$1,000apps.irs.gov
Island Readers and WritersMount Desert, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Jupiter Island Historical SocietyHobe Sound, FLUnrestrictedArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
Marin Agricultural Land TrustPoint Reyes Station, CAUnrestrictedFood, agriculture and nutrition$1,000apps.irs.gov
Mount Desert Island Historical SocietyMount Desert, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, MEUnrestricted$1,000apps.irs.gov
Point Reyes National Seashore AssociationPoint Reyes Station, CAUnrestrictedEnvironment$1,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Peary's Eagle IslandBailey Island, MEUnrestricted$500apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Maine$1,233,195
California$526,000
New York$512,500
District of Columbia$431,500
Florida$200,500
Maryland$100,000
Minnesota$60,000
Massachusetts$50,000

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Updated March 9, 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.