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John T Gorman Foundation: 154 grants to organizations, $7.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
John T Gorman Foundation, a private foundation in Portland, ME, paid 154 grants to organizations totaling $7,535,759 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 3, 2025. The largest was $345,000 to Lewiston Public Schools in Lewiston, ME for academic and social-emotional support programs.
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- EIN
- 010498551
- Based in
- Portland, ME
- Assets
- $223,518,154
- Grants paid
- $7,535,759
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202532769349100123. It reported $7,535,759 in grants paid; 154 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston Public Schools | Lewiston, ME | Academic and social-emotional support programs | $345,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Bangor | Bangor, ME | Moving Families Forward; behavioral health support | Human services | $316,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mainehealth | Portland, ME | Child and family health and support services; health care development | Health care | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bangor Housing Development Corporation | Bangor, ME | Moving Families Forward; youth academic and career exporation; community events | $297,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Root Cellar | Portland, ME | Expanding physical space; provide general support | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Hospital | Brewer, ME | McAuley Residences; general support; professional development | Health care | $263,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Cancer Foundation | Falmouth, ME | To support the John T. Gorman Cancer Fund; transportation costs | Medical research | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support the implementation of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System in Maine | $240,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sanford Public Schools | Sanford, ME | Empowering Families, Elevating Early Learners initiative | $235,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trekkers Inc | Rockland, ME | To support the MidCoast Community Collaborative | Recreation and sports | $215,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Educate Maine | Portland, ME | Teacher development; academic services research; youth support | Education | $196,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Acadia | Ellsworth, ME | Family substance use assistance; food access and food justice | Health care | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University System of New Hampshire | Concord, NH | Research and evaluation activities for Foundation funded grants and initiatives | Education | $159,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Enterprises Inc | Brunswick, ME | Child Care Business Lab; child care worker program | Housing and shelter | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | ALICE education campaign; Maine Early Childhood Funders | $145,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jobs for the Future Inc | Boston, MA | To expand and strengthen support for student parents and their families | Employment | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Community Integration | Lewiston, ME | Early intervention services; 2Gen conference | Community improvement and capacity building | $128,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Auburn School Department | Auburn, ME | To pilot trauma-informed programming to bolster outcomes for students at Franklin School | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services | Lewiston, ME | Circles of Care program; general support; immigrant services; data research | Human services | $117,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Children's Alliance | Augusta, ME | To support the Maine Child Welfare Action Network | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine Inc | Bangor, ME | To bolster the resources available to rural families in Maine | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | Aspen Institute's Ascend Network's two-generation initiatives | Social science | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Coalition To End Domestic Violence | Augusta, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prosperity Me | Portland, ME | To support an affordable multifamily rental housing development and to prevent homelessness | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sunrise Opportunities | Machias, ME | General operating support for Community Caring Collaborative | Mental health and crisis intervention | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunrise County Economic Council | Machias, ME | Expand and strengthen support for student parents and their families | Community improvement and capacity building | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Concepts | Lewiston, ME | Maine Resiliency Center, mental health support, generation and family approaches | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Franklin County Children's Task Force | Farmington, ME | To student parents and their families using a Two-Generation approach | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Childrens Home for Little Wanderers | Waterville, ME | To expand and strengthen support for student parents and their families | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healthy Neighborhoods | Lewiston, ME | To support Healthy Neighborhood's community engagement efforts | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale University - School of Public Health | New Haven, CT | Yale's Elevate Policy Lab | $63,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cross Cultural Community Services | Portland, ME | $50,000 for immigrant populations; $500 to connect attendees to social service agencies/supports. | Health care | $50,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| In Her Presence | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Equal Justice | Augusta, ME | To support efforts to reduce child poverty and increase economic security for families with children | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raise-Op Housing Cooperative | Lewiston, ME | To provide general operating support | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westbrook Housing | Westbrook, ME | To provide support for a campaign on housing that builds support for affordable housing for all Maine people | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kennebec Valley Community Action Program | Waterville, ME | Transportation, child health, safety resources, and basic needs; family generations | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth and Family Outreach | Portland, ME | To support childcare access for families residing at Frances Warde in Portland | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eastern Maine Community College | South Portland, ME | Industry Exploration Training for Moving Families Forward program | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine State Housing Authority | Augusta, ME | Lead paint interim control pilot program that helps families stay in their homes | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milestone Recovery | Portland, ME | General support; medical care for the impoverished | Mental health and crisis intervention | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | For the Maine chapter of Safe Families for Children | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Care | Bangor, ME | Shaw House Street Outreach Program | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hand in Hand Mano En Mano | Milbridge, ME | To provide general operating support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homeless Services of Aroostook Inc | Presque Isle, ME | To provide general operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Northeast Harbor, ME | To support the Housing Improvement Program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter | Waterville, ME | To provide general operating support | Housing and shelter | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Lighthouse Inc | Caribou, ME | To provide general operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penquis Cap Inc | Bangor, ME | Housing assistance and basic needs; family generations research | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Piscataquis Regional Food Center | Dover Foxcroft, ME | To provide general operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safe Voices | Auburn, ME | Emergency Sheltering Project | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Somerset Career & Technical Center | Skowhegan, ME | Pilot project to increase the availability of reliable transportation | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Tri-Valley Area | Farmington, ME | To provide support for the Don't Despair Car Repair program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Center Early Intervention and Family Support | Augusta, ME | To support a curriculum related to the effects of generational childhood trauma | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eastern Area Agency On Aging | Brewer, ME | Provision of healthy, home-delivered meals to homebound older adults in eastern Maine | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knox County Homeless Coalition | Rockland, ME | To provide general operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Legal Services for the Elderly | Augusta, ME | Legal Services for Maine Elders' 50th Anniversary Celebration event; general support | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center | Bangor, ME | To provide general operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Machias Area Food Pantry | Machias, ME | To provide general operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Association for New Americans | Portland, ME | To support trauma-informed, multilingual and multicultural transportation program | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Association for the Education of Young Children | Augusta, ME | To provide support for MAEYC's work co-leading the Right from the Start Coalition | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Coast Fishermen's Association | Brunswick, ME | To support the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (mpac) | Lisbon Falls, ME | To provide general operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mainely Teeth (dba Mainely Smiles) | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Trust for Local News | Englewood, CO | To support articles that raise awareness about underreported issues Maine children and families face | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New England Arab American Organization | Portland, ME | Our Bridge program, providing emergency assistance to New Mainer families | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Hope for Women Inc | Rockland, ME | To support safe and stable sheltering for survivors of domestic abuse | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oasis Free Clinics | Brunswick, ME | To provide general operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penobscot Community Health Center | Bangor, ME | To support Helping Hands for Health Mini-Grants | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saint Andre Home | Bangor, ME | To support the CourageLIVES program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center | Biddeford, ME | To provide general operating support | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Veterans Inc | Worcester, MA | To provide operating support for Lewiston, Maine programming | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partners for Rural Impact | Berea, KY | To provide support to grantee attendees of the Northern New England Rural Summit | Education | $22,724 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Planning Association of Maine | Augusta, ME | Caring Hands Fund; reproductive care services | Health care | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | Leadership Learning Exchange program; Education Funders Network | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aroostook Area Agency On Aging | Presque Isle, ME | To support home delivered meals for older adults | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bangor Area Homeless Shelter | Bangor, ME | To provide general operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caring Unlimited | Sanford, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities Maine | Portland, ME | To support the Seek Elderly Alone, Renew Courage and Hope (SEARCH) program | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for the Advancement of Rural Living | Caribou, ME | To support the County Area Ride Service Program, a volunteer driver program in Aroostook County | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Dental | Portland, ME | To support the Access to Oral Healthcare Program, providing dental care to those experiencing poverty | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Day One | South Portland, ME | To support Lewiston youth through a harm reduction low barrier approach to services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Footprints Food Pantry | Kittery, ME | To provide general operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Portland Family Promise | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intercultural Community Center | Westbrook, ME | To provide general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | Maine Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry | Ellsworth, ME | To provide general operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MCH Inc | Rockland, ME | To support the Meals on Wheels program n Knox County | Housing and shelter | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine School Administrative District 75 | Topsham, ME | To support English language classes and to increase enrollment and student progress | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Midcoast Community Alliance | Bath, ME | To provide general operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Beginnings | Lewiston, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Next Step Domestic Violence Project | Ellsworth, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rangeley Health and Wellness | Rangeley, ME | Essential food support to vulnerable residents | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winthrop Food Pantry | Winthrop, ME | To provide general operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural Community Action Ministry | Leeds, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Area Interfaith Outreach | Rockland, ME | Food, basic supplies and energy assistance for Knox County | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commonspace | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church | Augusta, ME | To provide general operating support for the Bridging the Gap program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Congregational Church of Waterville Maine | Waterville, ME | Waterville Area Essentials Closet | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends in Action | Ellsworth, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Locker Project | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Augusta, ME | To provide general operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Highlands Senior Center | Doverfoxcroft, ME | To support the Helping Hands with Heart/Maine Highlands Integrated Response Network Unmet Needs Fund | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Needs | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Maine Agency On Aging | Biddeford, ME | Case management services for older adults and adults with disabilities | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trinity Jubilee Center | Lewiston, ME | To provide general operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Recovery Fund | Portland, ME | To support individuals in early recovery from substance use disorder and reentry from jail and prison | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unity Barn Raisers | Unity, ME | To provide general operating support to Waldo County Bounty | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterville Area Soup Kitchen | Waterville, ME | To provide general operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| State of Maine Dept of Health and Human Services | Augusta, ME | To support an external grant writer for a federal funding opportunity | $14,265 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spurwink Services | Portland, ME | To support programming in Androscoggin County | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Region Senior Service | Bridgton, ME | To support the Healthcare Access Transportation Program | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighbors Driving Neighbors | Mount Vernon, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Philanthropy Center | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | Education | $11,170 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aroostook County Action Program | Presque Isle, ME | To gather information about using Two-Gen and Whole Family approaches | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bethel Area District Exchange and Food Pantry | Bethel, ME | To provide general operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boy Scouts of America | Portland, ME | To sponsor the 2024 Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chip Inc | Newcastle, ME | To provide general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Downeast Community Partners | Ellsworth, ME | For information about how organizations are using Two-Gen and Whole Family approaches | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harrison Food Bank | Harrison, ME | To provide general operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lubec Community Outreach Center | Lubec, ME | Food Pantry and Youth Program meals | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Association of Nonprofits | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Multicultural Center | Bangor, ME | To provide general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition | Rumford, ME | To support the Old School Food Pantry | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Luke Food Pantry | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Table of Plenty | Berwick, ME | To provide general operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for Grieving Children | Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Opportunity Alliance | South Portland, ME | To gather information about how organizations are using Two-Gen and WholeFamily approaches | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | Boston, MA | Provision of non-food household items to families | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness Inc | Bangor, ME | To support the purchase of essential supplies for recovery programs and detox residents | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waldo Community Action Partners | Belfast, ME | To gather information about how organizations in Maine use Two-Gen and Whole Family approaches | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Maine Community Action | East Wilton, ME | For information about how organizations are using Two-Gen and Whole Family approaches | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| York County Community Action Corporation | Sanford, ME | For information about how organizations are using Two-Gen and Whole Family approaches | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Portland Business Education Collaborative | Portland, ME | To sponsor the 2024 Imagine Portland event, honoring Northern Light Mercy Hospital | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Library Association | Belchertown, MA | To provide general operating support | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Androscoggin Head Start & Child Care (dba Promise Early Education Center) | Lewiston, ME | Promise Food Pantry's supplying of personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | To provide support for GMRI's education programming | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ifka Community Services | Lewiston, ME | To provide general operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Association for the Deaf | Cumberland Center, ME | To fund ASL interpreter stipends as part of recovery efforts for the Lewiston community | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Huts and Trails | Kingfield, ME | To provide general operating support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morrison Center | Scarborough, ME | To provide general operating support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Olympics Maine | South Portland, ME | To provide general operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teens To Trails | Brunswick, ME | To provide general operating support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Drop-In Center | Auburn, ME | To provide general operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Androscoggin County Inc | Lewiston, ME | Support for the current and emerging needs of the Lewiston community | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Volunteers of America Northern New England | Brunswick, ME | To provide general operating support for the Cabin in the Woods program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Muskie Fund for Legal Services | Portland, ME | Annual event that supports six non-profit legal services providers | Crime and legal-related | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Senator George J Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute | Portland, ME | To sponsor the Mitchell Institute Fall 2024 Gala | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools | Portland, ME | To support the success of multilingual students in Portland Public Schools | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Lewiston, ME | A Night of Celebration event for community workforce success | Community improvement and capacity building | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $1,045,000 |
| Health care | $956,000 |
| Education | $466,894 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $338,500 |
| Medical research | $250,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $250,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $215,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $154,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maine | $6,712,935 |
| Illinois | $275,000 |
| Massachusetts | $177,500 |
| New Hampshire | $159,000 |
| District of Columbia | $100,000 |
| Connecticut | $63,600 |
| Colorado | $25,000 |
| Kentucky | $22,724 |
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Updated October 3, 2025. 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.