Funding search · EIN 046626994 · Portland, ME

Libra 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.

212
grants reported
$17.6M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
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.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Pineland Farms3 grants · $12.5M
  • Mainehealth3 grants · $2.3M
  • Foxcroft Academy3 grants · $694,313
  • Cross Insurance Arena2 grants · $150,000
  • Fort Kent Outdoor Center3 grants · $150,000
  • Community Dental4 grants · $126,373
  • Mainehealth Dba Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation2 grants · $100,000
  • City of Presque Isle Fbo Nordic Heritage Outdoor Center2 grants · $100,000
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine4 grants · $65,000
  • Portland Stage Company3 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$6.3M
2022
$6.1M
2023
$5.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 212 grants.

  • $4.4M

    Pineland Farms · New Gloucester, ME · 2024

    Develop, operate and staff pineland farms, inc. For agricultural promotion, education and research in maine

  • $4.2M

    Pineland Farms · New Gloucester, ME · 2023

    Develop, operate and staff pineland farms, inc. For agricultural promotion, education and research in maine

  • $3.9M

    Pineland Farms · New Gloucester, ME · 2022

    Develop, operate and staff pineland farms, inc. For agricultural promotion, education and research in maine

  • $1.1M

    Mainehealth · Portland, ME · 2022

    Raising readers program

  • $1.1M

    Mainehealth · Portland, ME · 2023

    Raising readers program

  • $362,998

    Foxcroft Academy · Doverfoxcroft, ME · 2022

    Piscataquis county ice arena operating expenses

  • $172,792

    Foxcroft Academy · Doverfoxcroft, ME · 2023

    Piscataquis county ice arena operating expenses

  • $158,523

    Foxcroft Academy · Doverfoxcroft, ME · 2024

    Piscataquis county ice arena operating expenses

  • $106,373

    Community Dental · Portland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $75,000

    Cross Insurance Arena · Portland, ME · 2024

    Community use of civic center events

  • $75,000

    Cross Insurance Arena · Portland, ME · 2022

    Community use of civic center events

  • $57,948

    Mainehealth · Portland, ME · 2024

    Raising readers program

  • $50,000

    Fort Kent Outdoor Center · Fort Kent, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Presque Isle Community Recreation Association · Presque Isle, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2023

    A place for growth capital campaign

  • $50,000

    City of Presque Isle Fbo Nordic Heritage Outdoor Center · Presque Isle, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Fort Kent Outdoor Center · Fort Kent, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Mainehealth Dba Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2023

    Construct new health center

  • $50,000

    City of Presque Isle Fbo Nordic Heritage Outdoor Center · Presque Isle, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Fort Kent Outdoor Center · Fort Kent, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Mainehealth Dba Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2022

    Construct new health center

  • $25,000

    Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters · Portland, ME · 2023

    Tekakapimek contact station

  • $25,000

    State Ymca of Maine Dba Ymca Camp of Maine · Winthrop, ME · 2023

    Endowment fund

  • $25,000

    Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2022

    Picture rocks project

  • $25,000

    University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022

    Promise scholarship program

  • $24,000

    Maine Special Educationmental Health Collaborative · New Gloucester, ME · 2022

    Materials for technology initiatives

  • $20,000

    Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Portland Stage Company · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Portland Stage Company · Portland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Northern Light Acadia Hospital · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Acadia for all

  • $20,000

    Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Portland Stage Company · Portland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Best Buddies in Maine · Cumberland, ME · 2024

    School friendship program

  • $10,000

    Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine · Auburn, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Maine Historical Society · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Maine Maritime Museum · Bath, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Maine Public · Lewiston, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Peregrine Corporation Dba Strive · South Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Prosperityme · Portland, ME · 2024

    Financial literacy for immigrants and refugees

  • $10,000

    Salvation Army - Northern New England Division · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2023

    Campaign to end hunger

  • $10,000

    Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Maine Historical Society · Portland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Maine Maritime Museum · Bath, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Peregrine Corporation Dba Strive · South Portland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Salvation Army - Northern New England Division · Portland, ME · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Amistad · Portland, ME · 2022

    Workforce navigation program

  • $10,000

    Best Buddies in Maine · Cumberland, ME · 2022

    Citizens friendship program

  • $10,000

    Community Dental · Portland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Family Planning Association of Maine Inc Dba Maine Family Planning · Augusta, ME · 2022

    Reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare

  • $10,000

    Furniture Friends · Westbrook, ME · 2022

    Warehouse assistant

  • $10,000

    Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2022

    Campaign to end hunger

  • $10,000

    Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Maine Historical Society · Portland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Maine Maritime Museum · Bath, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Moosehead Marine Museum · Greenville, ME · 2022

    Steamboat katahdin preservation

  • $10,000

    Peregrine Corporation Dba Strive · South Portland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Salvation Army - Northern New England Division · Portland, ME · 2022

    General operating support

  • $7,500

    Riding To the Top · Windham, ME · 2022

    Stable friends program

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S Association - Maine Chapter · Scarborough, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    American Red Cross of Maine · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Autism Society of Maine · Winthrop, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Bangor Symphony Orchestra · Bangor, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Bay Chamber Concerts · Camden, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · East Boothbay, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Center for Grieving Children · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Center for Maine Contemporary Art · Rockland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Childrens Museum & Theatre of Maine · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · Boothbay, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Community Dental · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Downeast Community Partners · Ellsworth, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Forest Society of Maine · Bangor, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Home · Orland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Iris Network · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Lakes Environmental Association · Bridgton, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Legal Services for the Elderly · Augusta, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation · Newry, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Association of Nonprofits · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Audubon · Falmouth, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting · Hallowell, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Children'S Home for Little Wanderers · Waterville, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Discovery Museum · Bangor, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Farmland Trust · Belfast, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Ffa Association · Augusta, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Media Workshops College · Rockport, ME · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association · Unity, ME · 2024

    General operating support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.