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Onion Foundation: 245 grants to organizations, $4.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Onion Foundation, a private foundation in Auburn, ME, paid 245 grants to organizations totaling $4,380,610 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 7, 2025. The largest was $625,000 to Momentum Conservation in Portland, ME for to provide technical and financial support to land trusts.
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- EIN
- 471289795
- Based in
- Auburn, ME
- Assets
- $63,607,053
- Grants paid
- $4,380,610
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202503119349101955. It reported $4,380,610 in grants paid; 245 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum Conservation | Portland, ME | To provide technical and financial support to land trusts | $625,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Association of Nonprofits | Portland, ME | To support the Cultural Alliance of Maine's arts and for culture advocacy | Community improvement and capacity building | $88,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Environmental Education Association | Brunswick, ME | To conduct a landscape analysis of Maines Youth Climate Movement | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Learning Journey | Fayston, VT | To support the First Light program in increasing access to land and water for Wabanaki people | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance | Augusta, ME | To support the professional development of educators | Education | $71,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Street Arts | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Human services | $57,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Audubon | Falmouth, ME | To expand science-based environmental education to Lewiston and Bangor schools | $52,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Initiatives | Portland, ME | To support the Maine Outdoor Equity Fund | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Space Gallery | Portland, ME | To support a weekend-long gathering for the Maine dance community | Arts, culture and humanities | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Lakes | Yarmouth, ME | To provide general support | $41,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Gearshare | Brunswick, ME | To provide general support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President and Trustees of Bates College | Lewiston, ME | To support the Bates Dance Festival | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness | Bangor, ME | To support the ongoing development and sustainability of its fundraising team | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Out Maine | Rockland, ME | To support an arts retreat at Haystack for Maine LGBTQ+ high school students | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | To support the Maine Woods Community Youth and Environment Program | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Climate Change for All Educators Inc | Valley Cottage, NY | To establish the Maine Climate Education Hub | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | To support Maine Land Trust Network's Land Trust Census | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc | Newmarket, NH | To support grantmaking and convening in Maine | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rippleffect | Portland, ME | To support the ROLE program | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Climate Initiative | Kennebunkport, ME | To launch the Maine Collegiate Climate Policy Institute | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Seed Project | North Yarmouth, ME | To implement experiential ecology programs in schools with accompanying teacher training | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Stewards of Maine | Auburn, ME | To support general operations and professional development | Environment | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | For the Roux Institute to help environmental nonprofit organizations develop income | Education | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Maine Foundation | Orono, ME | To support training for teachers to bring their classroom outdoors | Education | $25,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chewonki Foundation Inc | Wiscasset, ME | To enable Maine students to participate in the Outdoor Classroom | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters | Portland, ME | To support the Katahdin Learning Project | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gateway Community Services Maine | Portland, ME | To support transportation, lodging, and staffing for outdoor experiences | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | Bath, ME | To support the Maine Trails Coalition | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakes Environmental Association | Bridgton, ME | To provide general support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Community Integration | Lewiston, ME | To support programs that connect youth and adults to the outdoors with field trips and education | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Public | Lewiston, ME | To enable the Climate Desk to hire a full-time editor | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) | Augusta, ME | To provide general support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Quebec-Labrador Foundation | Farmington, ME | Trail assessments and training on access for people with disabilities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park | Winter Harbor, ME | To expand the Schoodic Education Adventure for underserved Maine schools | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | To support education and mobilization activities conducted by Sierra Club Maine | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ecology School | Saco, ME | To provide Maine students with immersive ecology education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tree Street Youth | Lewiston, ME | To expand three outdoor programs for youth of all ages | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cobscook Institute | Trescott Township, ME | To expand the Midden Minders program to engage more students in Washington County | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Khmer Maine | Portland, ME | To host a monthly series of Indigenous learning events and outdoor trips | Human services | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation | Casco, ME | To develop the canoe and leadership skills of Wabanaki Youth | Environment | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 317 Main Community Music Center | Yarmouth, ME | To provide general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Abbe Museum | Bar Harbor, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School | Camden, ME | To support music education in midcoast Maine | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bicycle Coalition of Maine | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boothbay Sea and Science Center | East Boothbay, ME | To support seaweed farming and marine education in schools | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Inc | Brunswick, ME | To provide teacher training on a model nature learning curriculum | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Beech Cliff | Mt Desert, ME | To run three new programs to connect underserved teens and adults to nature | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Susan Curtis | Portland, ME | To support underserved campers in Maine | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for An Ecology Based Economy | Norway, ME | To provide general support | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chocolate Church Arts Center | Bath, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Classical Uprising | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education | Beals, ME | To support K-12 environmental literacy programs | Animal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastport Arts Center | Eastport, ME | To provide general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | To support science-based education programs | Animal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | Deer Isle, ME | To support local children and adults using technology in creative learning | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Acadia | Ellsworth, ME | To coordinate and host Juneteenth Weekend on the Water events and a new swim program | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ifka Community Services | Lewiston, ME | To connect immigrant youth to nature through hands-on activities | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Hall Inc | Gardiner, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Justme for Justus | South Freeport, ME | For a youth-led project to advance climate justice and civic engagement | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Academy of Modern Music | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Climate Action Now | Bar Harbor, ME | To provide general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Crafts Association | Gardiner, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Sea Grant | Orono, ME | To support Maine Sea Grant as it brings marine science to inland learners | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Tree Foundation | Augusta, ME | To support forest-based education across Maine | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Maine | Hallowell, ME | To support in-person courses for area nonprofit organizations on trauma-informed care | Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Niweskok From the Stars To Seeds | Milford, ME | To support Wabanaki Rematriation School | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palaver Strings | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Penobscot Theatre Company | Bangor, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pine Tree Society Inc | Bath, ME | To support camp and accessible outdoor family programming for children and adults with disabilities | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | To support Learning and Community Collaboration | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Ovations | Portland, ME | To support education and outreach activities | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Parks Conservancy | Portland, ME | To run three sessions of Portland Youth Corps | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Stage | Portland, ME | To support K-12 theater education programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland, ME | To support youth education programs | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rural Aspirations Project | Swanville, ME | To support the Maine Forest Collaborative | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schoodic Arts for All | Winter Harbor, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Side X Side Inc | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Speaking Up for Us | Presque Isle, ME | To increase access to the outdoor by disabled Mainers | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Strand Theatre | Rockland, ME | To provide general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Telling Room | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trekkers | Rockland, ME | To provide general support | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Charitable | Ashburn, VA | To support ReTreeUs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waldo Theatre | Waldoboro, ME | To provide general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterfall Arts | Belfast, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Watershed Friends | East Winthrop, ME | To provide general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterville Creates | Waterville, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Reserve at Laudholm | Wells, ME | To provide general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Belfast, ME | To provide general support | Environment | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ketcha Outdoors (dba Portland Gear Hub) | Scarborough, ME | To support the "Bikes for all Mainers" program | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Foothills Land Trust | Norway, ME | To expand nature learning with the Roberts Farm Experiential Learning partnership | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mission Earth | Framingham, MA | To plan and coordinate outdoor programming in Maine | $16,180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 30 Mile River Watershed Association | Mt Vernon, ME | To provide general support | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Company of Girls | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adaptive Outdoor Education Center | Carrabassett Valley, ME | To provide general support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artvan | Brunswick, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bangor Symphony Orchestra | Bangor, ME | To support Young People's Concerts | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bowdoin International Music Festival | Brunswick, ME | To support community music concerts | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Celebration Barn Theater | South Paris, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | For training and other support for environmental organizing by communities in Maine | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daponte String Quartet Foundation | Freeport, ME | To provide general support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gather To Grow (previously St Mary's Nutrition Center) | Lewiston, ME | To support school garden nature learning programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hearty Roots | Bristol, ME | For Afterschool Outing Club and Sunbeam Camp | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| High Peaks Alliance | Farmington, ME | To provide general support | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Home Inc | Orland, ME | To support arts programs for underserved communities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Camden, ME | To support the Pinnacle Partners program | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Public Theatre | Lewiston Me, ME | To support youth theater education programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loon Echo Land Trust | Bridgton, ME | To provide general support | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club Inc | Portland, ME | To facilitate experiences on the Appalachian Trail for new audiences | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Inside Out | Lewiston, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Island Trail Association | Portland, ME | To coordinate and facilitate island trips for underserved groups | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mechanics' Hall | Portland, ME | To support performance and literary arts programming | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Midcoast Conservancy | Edgecomb, ME | To sustain and expand the nature-based education program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Millinocket Memorial Library | Millinocket, ME | To support the Katahdin Gear Library | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Opera House Arts | Stonington, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Opera Maine | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pineland Farms | New Gloucester, ME | To support youth arts education programs in Piscataquis County | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Points North Institute | Camden, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Ballet | Portland, ME | To provide general support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Theater Festival | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Trails | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spindleworks (a Program of Independence Association) | Brunswick, ME | To support studio arts programs for adults with disabilities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Intercultural Community Center | Westbrook, ME | To support outdoor experiences for New Mainer youth and adults | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Summer Camp Inc | Bridgton, ME | To support campers from Maine | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wendell Gilley Museum | Southwest Harbor, ME | To support arts and nature education programs for all ages | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| William A Farnsworth Art Museum and Library | Rockland, ME | To support classroom-integrated arts education programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wintergreen Arts Center | Presque Isle, ME | To provide general support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women for Healthy Rural Living | Milbridge, ME | To support the Outdoor Women Lead and Owlette programs | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bagaduce Music | Blue Hill, ME | To provide general support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Choralart | Portland, ME | To support a Spring choral performance of music by Brahms | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Creative Portland Corporation | Portland, ME | To support artists teaching and performing on Peaks Island | Community improvement and capacity building | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Lovell Land Trust | Lovell, ME | To provide general support | Environment | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Arts | Auburn, ME | To provide general support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc | Bethel, ME | To provide general support | Environment | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District | Doverfoxcroft, ME | To support nature learning programs across Piscataquis County | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Youth Dance | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salt Bay Chamberfest | Damariscotta, ME | To provide general support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Snow Pond Center for the Arts | Augusta, ME | To support youth arts and music education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Tree Arts | Kennebunk, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Franklin Food Council | Jay, ME | To support the elementary school garden education program | $11,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Subcircle Inc | Biddeford, ME | To support public arts programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $11,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Main Street Skowhegan | Skowhegan, ME | To facilitate use of a new accessible trail by local residents living with disabilities | Community improvement and capacity building | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 240 Strings | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bar Harbor Music Festival | Bar Harbor, ME | To provide general support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Belfast Flying Shoes | Belfast, ME | To provide general support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bethel Area Arts & Music | Bethel, ME | To provide general support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center Theatre for the Performing Arts | Dover Foxcroft, ME | To support arts education programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Maine Contemporary Art (cmca) | Rockland, ME | For robust hands-on arts education programs for people of all ages and abilities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Continuum Arts Collective | North Berwick, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freeport Conservation Trust | Freeport, ME | To provide general support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lights Out | Norway, ME | To support community arts programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Mountain Collaborative | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milbridge Theatre & Community Arts Center | Milbridge, ME | To support community arts programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pihcintu | Windham, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts | Rangeley, ME | To provide general support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sailmaine | Portland, ME | To expand the adaptive sailing program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spurwink | Portland, ME | To support operations in the Lewiston Auburn region | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayfinder Schools | Camden, ME | To support arts learning opportunities | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (mpac) | Lisbon, ME | To provide general support | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mad Horse Theater Company | South Portland, ME | To provide general support | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts | Edgecomb, ME | To engage k-12 educators and students in the ceramic arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artsworth | Ellsworth, ME | To provide general support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlantic Harmonies Youth Choirs | Wells, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bar Harbor Historical Society | Bar Harbor, ME | To support arts education programs that intersect with the history of Bar Harbor | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bearnstow | Mount Vernon, ME | To provide general support | Recreation and sports | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Belfast Community Radio | Belfast, ME | To support new media storytelling workshops for youths | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Hill Bach | Blue Hill, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brick Store Museum | Kennebunk, ME | To support education and outreach activities | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Hall Commons | Doverfoxcroft, ME | To support traveling creative activities for Piscataquis County youths | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denmark Arts Center | Denmark, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Congress Square Park | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center | Portland, ME | To support free immigrant artist music concerts in Portland | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Halcyon | Rockland, ME | To support Halcyon education programs in schools | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hardy Girls | Waterville, ME | To support a camp for girls and nonbinary youth for learning about art and activism | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart of Biddeford | Biddeford, ME | To support free music programs in Biddeford | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| High Peaks Creative Council | Phillips, ME | To support middle school students making barn quilt murals | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hogfish | Cape Elizabeth, ME | To offer performances as grief gatherings | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leaps of Imagination Inc | Rockport, ME | To provide general support | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (mofga) | Unity, ME | To support the creation of murals at the Sipayik School and Museum | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine State Music Theatre | Brunswick, ME | To support sensory friendly performances for children and families | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meetinghouse Arts | Freeport, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midcoast Community Chorus | Rockport, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Surry Repertory Theatre and Acting School | Blue Hill, ME | To provide general support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nibezun | Old Town, ME | To support Wabanaki traditional arts workshops | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penobscot Bay Language School | Rockland, ME | To support performances in Rockland by New Mainer artists | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pineland Suzuki School | Manchester, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saco River Theatre | Bar Mills, ME | To provide general support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stages Youth Theater | Portland, ME | To provide general support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tear Cap Workshops | Hiram, ME | To create hands-on arts learning programs for adults | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grand | Ellsworth, ME | To support arts education programs | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts | Portland, ME | To support a series of events about photography making, collecting, and conservation | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Maine Youth Circus | Portland, ME | To support afterschool circus arts workshops | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Institute & Museum of Art | Eastport, ME | To support a variety of arts engagement programs | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterman's Community Center | North Haven, ME | To support community arts programs on North Haven | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Acorn Productions | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artsfarmington | Farmington, ME | To provide general support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blue Hill Community Development | Blue Hill, ME | To support a participatory community art project | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | To support the activities of the Lewiston Clubhouse in light of the October 2023 mass shooting | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Down East Singers | Rockport, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everyman Repertory Theatre | Rockport, ME | To support the 2024 theater season | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fair Tide | Kittery, ME | To provide general support | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fractured Atlas | Harsdale, NY | To support Opera in the Pines' presentation of a new opera in Maine | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Franco Center | Lewiston, ME | To support a paper art workshop for adults | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Isle Theater Company | Deer Isle, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kennebec Performing Arts Company | Augusta, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Association for the Education of Young Children | Augusta, ME | To train child care providers to offer play based nature learning for pre-k children | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midcoast Symphony Orchestra | Brunswick, ME | To provide general support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Forest Canoe Trail | Waitsfield, VT | To conduct outreach, planning and design for accessibility modifications | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Opera in the Pines | Scarborough, ME | To support the spring opera season | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Penobscot Marine Museum | Searsport, ME | To support live music programs to accompany an exhibit about music history | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Searsmont Town Library (town of Searsmont) | Searsmont, ME | To support free live music events at the Searsmont library | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smooth Feather | Gorham, ME | To provide general support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Dance Hall | Kittery, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Una Voce Chamber Choir | Bath, ME | To support an auditioned community choir | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Youth Empowerment Services | Lewiston, ME | To support a creative space for immigrant youths in Lewiston | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fit Girls of Wilton Maine | East Wilton, ME | To provide general support | Youth development | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hewnoaks Artist Residency | Portland, ME | To support public arts programs | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| MWL Education Fund | Augusta, ME | To provide general support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Swans Island Educational Society | Swans Island, ME | To support youth arts education programs | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Cecilia Chamber Choir | Damariscotta, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Support Solutions | Auburn, ME | To provide general support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blue Hill Concert Association | Blue Hill, ME | To provide general support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equality Community Center | Portland, ME | To provide general support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lamoine Community Arts | Ellsworth, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wabanaki Women's Coalition | Orono, ME | To provide general support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Donor Alliance Fund | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Outreach Services | Kennebunk, ME | To provide general support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition (mirc) | Portland, ME | To provide general support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Needs | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mano En Mano | Milbridge, ME | To provide general support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| York Community Services Association | York, ME | To provide general support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlantic Black Box | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spark Inclusive Arts | West Bath, ME | To provide general support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Medicine Collective | Portland, ME | To participate in financial training | $1,180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu of Maine Foundation | Portland, ME | To provide general support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Change Inc | Boston, MA | To provide general support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Center for Public Interest Reportingthe Maine Monitor | Hallowell, ME | To provide general support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Transgender Network Inc | Auburn, ME | To provide general support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood Housing Trust | Kennebunk, ME | To provide general support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Speak About It | Portland, ME | To provide general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Survivor Speak USA | Portland, ME | To provide general support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wabanaki Reach | Stillwater, ME | To provide general support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $803,250 |
| Environment | $526,500 |
| Education | $293,700 |
| Human services | $184,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $156,500 |
| Recreation and sports | $82,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $55,000 |
| Youth development | $54,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maine | $4,101,430 |
| Massachusetts | $89,180 |
| Vermont | $80,000 |
| New York | $35,000 |
| New Hampshire | $30,000 |
| California | $25,000 |
| Virginia | $20,000 |
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Updated November 7, 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.