Funding search · EIN 202262822 · Portland, ME

Sam L Cohen Foundation

Name: Sam L Cohen Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

300
grants reported: $8.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Maine Children'S Cancer Program3 grants · $1.1M
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine3 grants · $330,000
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine6 grants · $289,000
Maine Medical Center1 grant · $250,000
My Place Teen Center2 grants · $250,000
Portland Stage Company3 grants · $235,000
Preble Street3 grants · $225,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank2 grants · $200,000
United Way of Southern Maine6 grants · $151,000
Maine Public2 grants · $145,000

Giving over time

$3.3M

2022

$2.3M

2023

$2.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 300 grants.

$1.0M
Maine Children'S Cancer Program · Portland, ME · 2022
Pediatric infusion center, medical director chair, patient care and family fund
$250,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
A place of growth capital campaign
$250,000
Maine Medical Center · Portland, ME · 2022
Capital campaign
$200,000
Portland Stage Company · Portland, ME · 2023
"making an entrance" capital campaign
$125,000
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Director of community relations
$125,000
Maine Public · Bangor, ME · 2024
Capital campaign
$125,000
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2023
The my place teen center sustainability campaign
$125,000
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2022
The my place teen center sustainability campaign
$125,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2022
The campaign for preble street
$100,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$100,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2023
Biddeford area food access
$100,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2022
Biddeford area food access
$80,000
United Way of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$75,000
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
Charlie miller award
$65,000
Maine Children'S Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2024
Right from the start coalition
$50,000
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Maine Jewish Museum · Portland, ME · 2024
Delet program
$50,000
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England · Colchester, VT · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
York County Shelter Programs · Alfred, ME · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2023
General operating support for holocaust education
$50,000
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition · Portland, ME · 2022
Strengthening organizational capacity - emergency support program operations
$50,000
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England · Colchester, VT · 2022
Southern maine sliding fee scale program
$50,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2022
Preble street food programs
$45,000
Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$45,000
Foundation for Portland Public Schools · Portland, ME · 2023
Make it happen! Expansion
$45,000
Milestone Recovery · Portland, ME · 2023
Detox expansion project
$41,600
Maine Family Planning · Augusta, ME · 2024
Operating support
$40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$40,000
Prosperityme · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$40,000
Maine Children'S Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2023
Advancing child health and welfare
$40,000
Maine Equal Justice · Hallowell, ME · 2023
Operating support
$40,000
Southern Maine Agency On Aging · Biddeford, ME · 2023
Programs and services to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults in southern maine
$40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
$40,000
Prosperityme · Portland, ME · 2022
Growing maine's economy by economically empowering immigrants
$35,000
Aclu of Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$35,000
Equalitymaine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$35,000
Maine Center for Economic Policy · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$35,000
York County Community Action Corporation · Sanford, ME · 2024
Operating support
$35,000
Community Dental · Biddeford, ME · 2022
Operating support
$35,000
Maine Center for Economic Policy · Augusta, ME · 2022
Operating support
$35,000
United Way of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
Biddeford ready!
$32,500
Maine Association for the Education of Young Children · Augusta, ME · 2023
Right from the start coalition
$32,500
Maine Children'S Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2023
Right from the start coalition
$30,000
Commonspace · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Community Dental · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Cross Cultural Community Services · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Maine Access Immigrant Network · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Spurwink Services · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Tedford Housing · Brunswick, ME · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Youth Full Maine · Biddeford, ME · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Biddeford Food Pantry · Biddeford, ME · 2023
Biddeford food pantry
$30,000
Mainspring · Kittery, ME · 2023
Mainspring: the seacoast social service collective
$30,000
Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center · Biddeford, ME · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2023
2023 israel emergency fund
$30,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
University of southern maine's center for teaching innovation
$30,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation (Aclu) · Portland, ME · 2022
Legal reform for ensure equitable justice in criminal legal system
$30,000
Council for a Strong America · Washington, DC · 2022
Right from the start coalition
$30,000
Greater Portland Workforce Initiative · Portland, ME · 2022
The child care incubator
$30,000
Maine Association for the Education of Young Children · Augusta, ME · 2022
Right from the start coalition
$30,000
Maine Jewish Museum · Portland, ME · 2022
The delet project: opening the doors to better understanding
$30,000
Spurwink Services · Portland, ME · 2022
Spurwink center for safe & healthy families
$30,000
The Opportunity Alliance · Portland, ME · 2022
Building a stronger east bayside
$25,000
Caring Unlimited · Sanford, ME · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
Congregation Etz Chaim · Kennebunk, ME · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
Greater Portland Family Promise · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Antisemitism task force
$25,000
Mainehealth · Portland, ME · 2024
Maine children's cancer program
$25,000
Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
The Opportunity Alliance · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
Wayside Food Programs · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Brunswick, ME · 2023
General operating support for technical assistance in cumberland and york counties
$25,000
Hope Acts · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
Hospice of Southern Maine · Scarborough, ME · 2023
Operating support & gosnell energy efficiency
$25,000
Intercultural Community Center · Westbrook, ME · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
Maine Children'S Cancer Program · Portland, ME · 2023
The sam l cohen patient care and family fund
$25,000
Maine Coast Fishermen'S Association · Brunswick, ME · 2023
Fishermen feeding mainers
$25,000
Northeast Hearing and Speech Center · Amherst, MA · 2023
Expanding hearing & speech services for young children
$25,000
Portland Connected · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support 2024
$25,000
Portland Recovery Community Center · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Startsmart
$25,000
Friends of Portland Adult Education · Portland, ME · 2022
English and digital skills learning lab
$25,000
Jobs for Maine'S Graduates · Augusta, ME · 2022
Support for maine students and future workforce - general operating funds
$25,000
Maine Access Immigrant Network (Main) · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
$25,000
Maine Children'S Cancer Program · Portland, ME · 2022
The sam l cohen patient care and family fund
$25,000
Morrison Center · Scarborough, ME · 2022
Farm to table program operating support
$25,000
Portland Connected · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support 2023
$25,000
Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2022
Violins of hope, maine
$25,000
Psl Services Dba Strive · South Portland, ME · 2022
Strive worldwide
$25,000
Southern Maine Jewish Cemetery Association · Portland, ME · 2022
Headstone restoration and digital records with mapping
$25,000
Sweetser · Saco, ME · 2022
Recreational play areas for children with mental and behavioral health issues
$25,000
Temple Beth El · Portland, ME · 2022
Imagine together: community park campaign
$25,000
Wayside Food Programs · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
$20,000
Frannie Peabody Center · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Furniture Friends · Westbrook, ME · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
In Her Presence · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Locker Project · South Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support

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