Funding search · EIN 010391479 · Grantmaking charity · Ellsworth, ME

Maine Community Foundation

$159.7M
in grants paid: 3,243
grants: 1,788
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$2.5M
Maine Farmland Trust · Belfast, ME · 2024
Farmland Preservation
$1.7M
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
$801,573
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Philanthropy
$600,000
First Nations Development Institute · Longmont, CO · 2024
Research
$558,590
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Environment
$554,000
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness Npc · Bangor, ME · 2024
Human Services, Transportation, Building Repairs
$546,055
Maine Audubon Society · Falmouth, ME · 2024
Environment, Professional Development
$536,000
Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York City, NY · 2024
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
$522,030
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2024
Education
$520,500
Opera House Arts · Stonington, ME · 2024
Performing Arts
$519,560
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · East Boothbay, ME · 2024
Marine Science & Oceanography
$398,947
Bement School · Deerfield, MA · 2024
Education
$395,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Wildlife Preservation & Protection
$387,995
Maine Public · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Television, Environment
$387,750
Northern Forest Center · Concord, NH · 2024
Forest Conservation
$383,990
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust · Damariscotta, ME · 2024
Food Programs
$367,822
Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Boys & Girls Clubs, Campership, Emergency Hardship
$350,000
Center for Climate Integrity · Washington, DC · 2024
Research
$350,000
Wild Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024
Alliances & Advocacy
$346,761
Maine Coast Fishermen'S Association · Brunswick, ME · 2024
Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
$340,000
Savanna Institute · Madison, WI · 2024
Agricultural Programs
$337,630
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2024
Homeless Shelters, Transportation, Food Programs
$332,640
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2024
Education, Arts
$327,750
Friends of the St Lawrence Church · Portland, ME · 2024
Performing Arts
$326,000
State of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2024
Environment
$306,000
National Trust for Local News · Lexington, MA · 2024
Media & Communications
$303,404
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2024
Marine Science & Oceanography, Environment
$292,750
Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2024
Food Programs
$286,507
Maine Historical Society · Portland, ME · 2024
Historical Societies, Transportation, Professional Development
$284,600
United Society of Shakers · New Gloucester, ME · 2024
Museums
$283,540
St George Community Development Corporation · Tenants Harbor, ME · 2024
Human Services
$271,270
Forest Society of Maine · Bangor, ME · 2024
Land Resources Conservation
$270,000
Wolfes Neck Farm Foundation · Freeport, ME · 2024
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
$265,250
The Bessemer Giving Fund · Woodbridge, NJ · 2024
Philanthropy
$265,000
Trust for Public Land · Portland, ME · 2024
Land Resources Conservation
$262,950
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024
Environment
$248,300
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project · Portland, ME · 2024
Legal Services
$247,490
Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association · Unity, ME · 2024
Agriculture
$239,500
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
$232,250
Milestone Recovery · Portland, ME · 2024
Shelter, Transportation
$230,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
$228,070
Healthy Acadia · Ellsworth, ME · 2024
Public Health, Professional Development, Food Programs
$227,800
Maine Huts & Trails · Kingfield, ME · 2024
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
$226,269
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Environment
$225,000
Rockefeller Family Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Environment
$225,000
Standearth · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Forest Conservation
$222,300
Indigo Arts Alliance · Portland, ME · 2024
Arts & Culture
$216,671
Riley School · Rockport, ME · 2024
Education
$207,000
Toxic Free Future · Seattle, WA · 2024
Pollution Abatement & Control
$198,450
Niweskok · Milford, ME · 2024
Agricultural Programs, Professional Development
$196,000
Knox County Homeless Coalition · Rockland, ME · 2024
Homeless Centers
$191,500
Maine People'S Resource Center · Portland, ME · 2024
Citizen Participation
$191,444
Sunrise County Economic Council · Machias, ME · 2024
Economic Development, Environment
$189,700
Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2024
Community Improvement, Environment
$189,500
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England · Portland, ME · 2024
Family Services
$174,850
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Education
$169,000
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point · Perry, ME · 2024
Museums, Environment, Food Program
$167,500
Defend Our Health · Portland, ME · 2024
Pollution Abatement & Control
$167,180
Natural Resources Council of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2024
Environment
$167,050
Maine Initiatives · Portland, ME · 2024
Social, Economic and Environmental justice
$161,500
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2024
Environment
$160,469
Sierra Club Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Environment
$160,000
Beaver Institute · Southampton, MA · 2024
Research, Education
$158,622
Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition · Portland, ME · 2024
Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Emergency Hardship, Economic Development
$158,000
Out Maine · Rockland, ME · 2024
Community Support
$157,500
Bath Area Family Ymca · Bath, ME · 2024
Young Men's or Women's Associations
$157,250
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Education
$155,262
Somali Bantu Community Lewiston of Maine · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Emergency Hardship, Youth Development & Support
$155,000
New Learning Journey · Fayston, VT · 2024
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
$154,500
Maine Coast Waldorf School · Freeport, ME · 2024
Education
$152,750
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries · Stonington, ME · 2024
Education, Environment
$151,575
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environment
$150,000
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
$150,000
Pse Healthy Energy · Oakland, CA · 2024
Research
$143,000
Palaver Strings Incorporated · Portland, ME · 2024
Performing Arts, Transportation
$143,000
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center · Occidental, CA · 2024
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
$141,284
College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024
Education
$139,532
Trinity Jubilee Center · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Neighborhood Centers, Emergency Hardship, Food Programs
$138,500
Maine Conservation Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2024
Alliances & Advocacy
$137,522
Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition · Lisbon, ME · 2024
Inmate Support, Emergency Hardship, Art Education
$137,500
Land in Common · Greene, ME · 2024
Land Resources Conservation
$136,500
Downeast Salmon Federation · Columbia Falls, ME · 2024
Fisheries Resources
$136,480
Castine Community Hospital · Castine, ME · 2024
General Hospitals
$136,072
Blue Hill Heritage Trust · Blue Hill, ME · 2024
Land Resources Conservation
$135,000
Mad Agriculture · Boulder, CO · 2024
Agricultural Programs
$134,730
Penobscot Nation · Indian Island, ME · 2024
Environment, Natural Resources, Food Programs, Cultural & Ethnic Awareness
$134,460
St Martin De Porres Residence · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Housing & Shelter
$133,500
Bay Chamber Concerts · Camden, ME · 2024
Bands & Ensembles
$133,450
In Her Presence · Portland, ME · 2024
Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Transportation, Professional Development
$133,000
Bennington College Corporation · Bennington, VT · 2024
Education
$131,000
I'M Your Neighbor Books · Portland, ME · 2024
Humanities
$130,000
Peaks Island Fund · Peaks Island, ME · 2024
Community Improvement
$128,950
Ketcha Outdoors · Scarborough, ME · 2024
Camps
$128,750
Virginia Organizing · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Environment
$126,022
Maine Inside Out · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Community Support, Emergency Hardship
$125,000
Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2024
Environment
$125,000
Rainforest Action Network · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environment
$121,500
Public Citizen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Research, Environment
$121,120
Southern Maine Community College Foundation · S Portland, ME · 2024
Education
$121,056
Maine Equal Justice · Augusta, ME · 2024
Civil Rights

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.