Funding search · EIN 010498551 · Portland, ME

John T Gorman Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

463
grants reported
$24.7M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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  • Mercy Hospital3 grants · $1.2M
  • Maine Medical Center2 grants · $835,000
  • United Way of Southern Maine3 grants · $815,000
  • Bangor Housing Development Corporation3 grants · $778,000
  • Senator George J Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute2 grants · $681,000
  • Mainehealth3 grants · $680,000
  • Preble Street3 grants · $610,000
  • Boys and Girls Club of Bangor2 grants · $557,000
  • Maine Cancer Foundation3 grants · $550,000
  • Healthy Acadia3 grants · $481,000

Giving over time

$8.7M
2022
$8.5M
2023
$7.5M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 463 grants.

  • $678,000

    Senator George J Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2022

    $675,000 to support the Promise Scholar Program; $3,000 2022 Fall Gala

  • $650,000

    United Way of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022

    f/b/o Thrive2027; Portland ConnectED; ALICE database; general support

  • $630,000

    Maine Medical Center · Portland, ME · 2022

    f/b/o Invest in Tomorrow Campaign; Women's Health Center; Barbara Bush Children's Hospital

  • $520,000

    Mercy Hospital · Portland, ME · 2023

    $20,000 general operating support; $250,000 In Her Presence; $250,000 McAuley Residences

  • $505,000

    Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2022

    $500,000 for the Food Security Hub, $5,000 for general operating support

  • $380,000

    Mercy Hospital · Portland, ME · 2022

    f/b/o workforce racial equity; Family-Centered Education Model; general support

  • $360,000

    Sunrise County Economic Council · Machias, ME · 2022

    To support for Family Futures Downeast

  • $345,000

    Lewiston Public Schools · Lewiston, ME · 2024

    Academic and social-emotional support programs

  • $316,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Bangor · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Moving Families Forward; behavioral health support

  • $315,000

    York County Community Action Corporation · Sanford, ME · 2023

    To prevent child homelessness

  • $310,000

    Mainehealth · Portland, ME · 2024

    Child and family health and support services; health care development

  • $300,000

    Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Lewiston, ME · 2022

    $100,000 general operations; $200,000 Strengthen LA initiative

  • $297,000

    Bangor Housing Development Corporation · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Moving Families Forward; youth academic and career exporation; community events

  • $292,000

    Mainehealth (Dba Maine Behavioral Healthcare) · Portland, ME · 2023

    Increased access to mental health supports to children

  • $275,000

    The Root Cellar · Portland, ME · 2024

    Expanding physical space; provide general support

  • $263,000

    Mercy Hospital · Brewer, ME · 2024

    McAuley Residences; general support; professional development

  • $260,000

    Bangor Housing Development Corporation · Bangor, ME · 2023

    To support Moving Families Forward

  • $255,000

    Pine Tree Legal Assistance · Portland, ME · 2022

    $250,000 Medical-Legal Lead Hazard Partnership; $5,000 Nan Heald Fund

  • $250,000

    Maine Cancer Foundation · Falmouth, ME · 2024

    To support the John T. Gorman Cancer Fund; transportation costs

  • $250,000

    Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2023

    To support the Lewiston-Auburn Area Relief Fund: Victims and Families

  • $241,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Bangor · Bangor, ME · 2023

    To support Moving Families Forward

  • $240,000

    Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To support the implementation of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System in Maine

  • $235,000

    Sanford Public Schools · Sanford, ME · 2024

    Empowering Families, Elevating Early Learners initiative

  • $235,000

    City of Lewiston · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    $50,000 child care centers; $185,000 Neighborhood Development Planner staff position

  • $225,000

    Prosperityme · Portland, ME · 2023

    Individual Development Accounts; Chart Your Course program

  • $224,000

    Yale University - School of Public Health · New Haven, CT · 2022

    Yale's Elevate Policy Lab for benefit of Bangor Housing Authority

  • $221,000

    Healthy Acadia · Ellsworth, ME · 2023

    $15,000 Downeast Gleaning; $56,000 housing needs; $150,000 Safe Harbor Recovery Home

  • $221,000

    Bangor Housing Development Corporation · Bangor, ME · 2022

    $175,000 Families Forward; $46,000 MOMS Partnership program

  • $215,000

    Trekkers · Rockland, ME · 2024

    To support the MidCoast Community Collaborative

  • $214,200

    Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022

    $213,000 afterschool and summer programs; $1,200 to support videography of summer program

  • $205,000

    Maine Medical Center · Portland, ME · 2023

    $25,000 Maine Medical Center; $180,000 Maternal Resource Navigator position

  • $205,000

    Mainehealth · Portland, ME · 2022

    $200,000 Supporting Families Growing Together Initiative; $5,000 Maine Behavioral Healthcare

  • $202,500

    Avesta Housing Development Corporation · Portland, ME · 2022

    f/b/o Silver Hearth Fund; Maine Affordable Housing Coalition; asylum seeking families

  • $198,000

    Portland Housing Authority · Portland, ME · 2022

    $134,000 Youth Stability and Asset Building; $64,000 programming for youth exiting foster care

  • $196,000

    Educate Maine · Portland, ME · 2024

    Teacher development; academic services research; youth support

  • $175,000

    Maine Coalition To End Domestic Violence · Augusta, ME · 2023

    $25,000 for the Liberation Fund; $150,000 to support general operations

  • $165,000

    Healthy Acadia · Ellsworth, ME · 2024

    Family substance use assistance; food access and food justice

  • $165,000

    Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2023

    $15,000 general support; $150,000 Youth and Family Initiatives program

  • $165,000

    Mainehealth · Portland, ME · 2023

    $5K Barbara Bush Hospital; $10K Behavioral Healthcare; $150K Families Growing Together

  • $159,000

    University System of New Hampshire · Concord, NH · 2024

    Research and evaluation activities for Foundation funded grants and initiatives

  • $156,000

    Lewiston-Auburn Area Housing Development Corporation · Lewiston, ME · 2022

    To provide support for the Hillview YMCA Drop In and Family Engagement Program

  • $150,000

    Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    Child Care Business Lab; child care worker program

  • $150,000

    Healthy Homeworks · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    First-time homeowner condo pilot for aspiring homeowners

  • $150,000

    Maine Cancer Foundation · Falmouth, ME · 2023

    To support the John T. Gorman Cancer Fund

  • $150,000

    Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2022

    To support the Lewiston-based Child Care Business Lab

  • $150,000

    Maine Cancer Foundation · Falmouth, ME · 2022

    To support the John T. Gorman Cancer Fund

  • $147,000

    Maine Children'S Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2023

    To support the Maine Child Welfare Action Network

  • $145,000

    United Way of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024

    ALICE education campaign; Maine Early Childhood Funders

  • $140,000

    Portland Adult Education · Portland, ME · 2022

    To increase literacy for families who are low-level English Language Learners

  • $135,000

    Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024

    To expand and strengthen support for student parents and their families

  • $135,000

    In Her Presence · Portland, ME · 2023

    Mothers Circles programming with trained Maternal and Child Health Community Influencers

  • $135,000

    Milestone Recovery · Portland, ME · 2023

    $110,000 medically monitored withdrawal beds; $25,000 general support

  • $134,000

    University System of New Hampshire · Concord, NH · 2023

    Carsey School of Public Policy; research and evaluation activities

  • $130,000

    Portland Adult Education · Portland, ME · 2023

    Intensive Literacy for East Bayside / Family English Class Two-Generation Program

  • $128,000

    Maine Community Integration · Lewiston, ME · 2024

    Early intervention services; 2Gen conference

  • $128,000

    Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    $25,000 Circles of Care; $100,000 whole family coaching services; $3,000 Gala

  • $125,000

    Auburn School Department · Auburn, ME · 2024

    To pilot trauma-informed programming to bolster outcomes for students at Franklin School

  • $125,000

    Passamaquoddy Indian Township Tribal Government · Princeton, ME · 2023

    To support the purchase of two medical mobile units

  • $125,000

    University of Maine School of Law Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022

    To support the Juvenile Justice Reform Project

  • $120,000

    Sunrise Opportunities · Machias, ME · 2023

    $80K Community Caring Collaborative; $40K dependent care, transportation, stipends

  • $120,000

    University of Maine System · Orono, ME · 2023

    Increasing family financial stability to build resilience and success

  • $117,500

    Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services · Lewiston, ME · 2024

    Circles of Care program; general support; immigrant services; data research

  • $116,000

    New Beginnings · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    $15,000 general support; $100,000 Street Outreach; $1,000 New Beginnings' Celebration

  • $115,000

    Maine Children'S Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2024

    To support the Maine Child Welfare Action Network

  • $110,000

    City of Lewiston · Lewiston, ME · 2022

    To provide additional staff support to the Assistant Director of Economic & Community Development

  • $105,000

    Full Plates Full Potential · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    Access to and awareness of summer meals for children and families

  • $105,000

    Tri-County Mental Health Services · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    $50,000 mental health services; $55,000 Internship Incubator program

  • $100,000

    Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine · Bangor, ME · 2024

    To bolster the resources available to rural families in Maine

  • $100,000

    Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Aspen Institute's Ascend Network's two-generation initiatives

  • $100,000

    Maine Coalition To End Domestic Violence · Augusta, ME · 2024

    To provide general operating support

  • $100,000

    Prosperity Me · Portland, ME · 2024

    To support an affordable multifamily rental housing development and to prevent homelessness

  • $100,000

    Sunrise Opportunities · Machias, ME · 2024

    General operating support for Community Caring Collaborative

  • $100,000

    Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    Aspen Institute's Ascend Network's two-generation initiatives

  • $100,000

    Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    Employer-driven transportation solutions that increase transit access

  • $100,000

    Lewiston Public Schools · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    To support for students, staff, teachers, and the Lewiston community

  • $100,000

    South Portland Adult Education · South Portland, ME · 2023

    To support the West End-English Language Acquisition Program

  • $100,000

    Sweetser · Saco, ME · 2023

    To expand the pipeline of youth mental health providers

  • $100,000

    Tree Street Youth · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    To provide general operating support

  • $100,000

    South Portland Adult Education · South Portland, ME · 2022

    To provide English Language Learning classes to asylum-seeking resident families

  • $100,000

    Tree Street Youth · Lewiston, ME · 2022

    To provide general operating support

  • $100,000

    University of Maine System · Orono, ME · 2022

    To support the financial education and asset building work of the CA$H Maine coalition

  • $97,400

    Maine Community Integration · Lewiston, ME · 2022

    $26,400 Lewiston Youth Journalism Project; $71,000 for general operating support

  • $95,000

    Healthy Acadia · Ellsworth, ME · 2022

    $20,000 Downeast Gleaning Initiative; $75,000 Safe Harbor Recovery Home for Women and Children

  • $90,018

    University System of New Hampshire · Concord, NH · 2022

    To support the Carsey School of Public Policy

  • $90,000

    Sunrise County Economic Council · Machias, ME · 2024

    Expand and strengthen support for student parents and their families

  • $85,000

    Community Concepts · Lewiston, ME · 2024

    Maine Resiliency Center, mental health support, generation and family approaches

  • $85,000

    Franklin County Children'S Task Force · Farmington, ME · 2024

    To student parents and their families using a Two-Generation approach

  • $85,000

    Maine Childrens Home for Little Wanderers · Waterville, ME · 2024

    To expand and strengthen support for student parents and their families

  • $85,000

    Prosperityme · Portland, ME · 2022

    To support the Womens Small Business Empowerment Project

  • $77,000

    Girl Scouts of Maine · South Portland, ME · 2023

    Afterschool programming to girls and families

  • $75,000

    Healthy Neighborhoods · Lewiston, ME · 2024

    To support Healthy Neighborhood's community engagement efforts

  • $75,000

    Healthy Neighborhoods · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    To support Healthy Neighborhood's community engagement efforts

  • $75,000

    Trekkers · Rockland, ME · 2023

    To support innovative ideas to support early childhood needs

  • $75,000

    Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project · Portland, ME · 2022

    To provide general operating support

  • $70,000

    Tedford Housing · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    $20,000 general support; $50,000 construction of new housing

  • $65,000

    Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2023

    $35,000 general support; $30,000 meals to children and families

  • $63,600

    Yale University - School of Public Health · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Yale's Elevate Policy Lab

  • $60,000

    Maine Association for the Education of Young Children · Augusta, ME · 2023

    $25,000 Right From The Start Coalition; $35,000 expansion of the T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship

  • $55,000

    Catholic Charities Maine · Portland, ME · 2023

    $20,000 Maine SEARCH Program; $35,000 Aroostook County food programs

  • $54,000

    Eastern Maine Community College · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Industry Exploration Training

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