Education grants in Maine
41 private foundations fund education in Maine and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $168M in their most recent filings. A typical grant from this group is around $5K.
Worked out from where the money actually went rather than from mission statements, and from the box on each filing that says whether they take applications at all. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, which is why this cut is the one worth starting from.
The 41 funders, largest givers first
HAROLD ALFOND FOUNDATION
PORTLAND · $103M given
Education, Youth Development
TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
PORTLAND · $25M given
Human Services, Education
LUNDER FOUNDATION
PORTLAND · $24M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
Onion Foundation
Auburn · $4.4M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Environment
EVELYN S AND K E BARRETT FOUNDATION
YORK · $2.4M given
Human Services, International Affairs
Hannaford Charitable Foundation
Portland · $1.4M given
Education, Youth Development
Firebird Foundation for
Phillips · $1.1M given
Environment, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Elsie & William Viles Foundation
Augusta · $860K given
Environment, Education
Franklin Savings Bank Community
Farmington · $705K given
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Education
Marr-Anderson Family Foundation
Falmouth · $681K given
Education, Human Services
Cianbro Charitable Foundation
Pittsfield · $620K given
Education, Environment
Pond Family Foundation
Scarborough · $468K given
Education, Human Services
Skowhegan Savings Charitable Foundation
Skowhegan · $400K given
Education, Community & Economic Development
JAMES & BETTY JACOBS FAMILY
WEST BATH · $349K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
ATLANTIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION
SOUTH PORTLAND · $267K given
Human Services, Education
THE ESTA KRAMER FOUNDATION
DAMARISCOTTA · $220K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
Machias Savings Bank Community
Machias · $205K given
Human Services, Education
The Hudson Foundation
Portland · $200K given
Crime & Legal Services, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Ricker College Scholarship
Houlton · $190K given
Education
Biddeford and Mechanics Savings
Westbrook · $167K given
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Human Services
BARBARA AND J HARRISON HOLMAN
OTISFIELD · $159K given
Youth Development, Education
HELEN R COE TRUST
FRYEBURG · $138K given
Education, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
THE GB KNECHT FOUNDATION
BLUE HILL · $125K given
Education, Health Care
PHILLIPS FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST
PENOBSCOT · $120K given
Education, Recreation & Sports
JW ROBINSON WELFARE TRUST
GARDINER · $101K given
Education, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
ARTHUR ASHLEY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION
PENOBSCOT · $99K given
Environment, Animal Welfare
ROSAMOND THAXTER FOUNDATION
PORTLAND · $96K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Environment
OAK GROVE SCHOOL
EAST VASSALBORO · $92K given
Education, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
THE SHERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION
SCARBOROUGH · $84K given
Human Services, Youth Development
BONBRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION
SEDGWICK · $55K given
Education, Public Safety & Disaster Relief
THE BRACY MEMORIAL TRUST FUND
AUGUSTA · $53K given
Education, Animal Welfare
LILLIAN M BAKER TRUST
PORTLAND · $43K given
Education
VERA GRACE GREENLAW TRUST
PORTLAND · $40K given
Education, Youth Development
FRED FORSYTH EDUCATIONAL FD
PORTLAND · $39K given
Education
MARGARET & DONALD MATHESON SCHOOL
PORTLAND · $33K given
Education
BARBARA THORNDIKE WIGGIN FUND
PORTLAND · $32K given
Education
The Bank of Maine Charitable Foundation
Camden · $29K given
Human Services, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Harnum Family Foundation
Bangor · $23K given
Education, Animal Welfare
WILLIAM SEARLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DAMARISCOTTA · $20K given
Education
HELEN W FULLER TESTAMENTARY TRUST
AUGUSTA · $14K given
Environment, Housing & Shelter
EDWARD LITTLE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI AS
PORTLAND · $12K given
Education
HAROLD ALFOND FOUNDATION is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 41 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does.
What else Maine foundations fund
Education funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 388
- New York 331
- Florida 269
- Pennsylvania 256
- Ohio 254
- California 236
- Illinois 193
- Massachusetts 188
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