Funding search · EIN 436319897 · Dallas, TX
Martha L Symington Charitable Fdn
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 83
- grants reported
- $468,018
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Tanglewood Camp & Learning Center3 grants · $150,000
- Harvard Law School Alumni Center3 grants · $25,000
- Trekkers3 grants · $17,500
- Forest Park Forever3 grants · $15,000
- Columbia Business School3 grants · $15,000
- Fistula Foundation3 grants · $15,000
- General Henry Knox Museum3 grants · $15,000
- Washington University3 grants · $15,000
- Harvard Magazine3 grants · $15,000
- United Midcoast Charities3 grants · $12,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 83 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Tanglewood Camp & Learning Center · Lincolnville, ME · 2024
Land purchase
- $50,000
Tanglewood Camp & Learning Center · Lincolnville, ME · 2023
Land purchase
- $50,000
Tanglewood Camp & Learning Center · Lincolnville, ME · 2022
Land purchase
- $15,000
Harvard Law School Alumni Center · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $10,000
Trekkers · Rockland, ME · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,018
Shakespeare Festival of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Atlantic Challenge Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Camden Conference · Camden, ME · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Columbia Business School · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Cultural Landscape Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Damariscotta River Assn - Coastal Rivers · Damariscotta, ME · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
General Henry Knox Museum · Thomaston, ME · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Grace and Peace Fellowship · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Harvard College Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Harvard Law School Alumni Center · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Harvard Magazine · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Inside Climate News · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Mary Institute Country Day School · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Opera Theatre of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Show Me Institute · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
St Louis Shakespear Festival · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Trekkers · Rockland, ME · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
United Midcoast Charities · Camden, ME · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Columbia Business School · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Damariscotta River Assn - Coastal Rivers · Damariscotta, ME · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
General Henry Knox Museum · Thomaston, ME · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Grace and Peace Fellowship · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Harvard College Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Harvard Law School Alumni Center · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Harvard Magazine · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Mary Institute Country Day School · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Show-Me Institute · Saint Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
The Cultural Landscape Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
United Midcoast Charities · Camden, ME · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Columbia Business School · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Cultural Landscape Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Forest Park Forever · St Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
General Henry Knox Museum · Thomaston, ME · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Harvard Magazine · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $5,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $4,000
Temple Isreal · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $4,000
Temple Isreal · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $4,000
Congregation Temple Israel · St Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Lifelight of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2024
General
- $2,500
Atlantic Challenge Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Camden Conference · Camden, ME · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Lifelight of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2023
General
- $2,500
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Opera Theatre of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Atlantic Challenge Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Camden Conference · Camden, ME · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Damariscotta River Assn - Coastal Rivers · Damariscotta, ME · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Harvard College Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Mary Institute Country Day School · St Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Opera Theatre of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood of St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Show-Me Institute · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
St Louis Shakespeare Festival · St Louis, MO · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
Trekkers · Rockland, ME · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $2,500
United Midcoast Charities · Camden, ME · 2022
Unrestricted general
- $1,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Ski team
- $1,000
Jackson Memorial Library · Tenants Harbor, ME · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $1,000
Millay House Rockland · Rockland, ME · 2024
Unrestricted general
- $1,000
St George Volunteer Fire and Ambulance · Tenants Harbor, ME · 2024
Ambulance fund
- $1,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Ski team
- $1,000
Millay House Rockland · Rockland, ME · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $1,000
St George Volunteer Fire and Ambulance · Tenants Harbor, ME · 2023
Ambulance fund
- $1,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Ski team
- $1,000
Lifelight of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2022
General
- $1,000
St George Volunteer Fire and Ambulance · Tenants Harbor, ME · 2022
Ambulance fund
- $500
Jackson Memorial Library · Tenants Harbor, ME · 2023
Unrestricted general
- $500
Jackson Memorial Library · Tenants Harbor, ME · 2022
Unrestricted general
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