Funding search · EIN 474023084 · Gorham, ME
Shaw Brothers Family 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.
- 131
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- Maine Medical Center5 grants · $800,000
- Lifeflight Foundation3 grants · $150,000
- Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake5 grants · $85,500
- Children'S Museum and Theatre of Me4 grants · $40,000
- Walk a Mile in Their Shoes4 grants · $34,000
- Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors3 grants · $32,000
- American Red Cross1 grant · $25,000
- Westbrook Together Days5 grants · $25,000
- University of Maine System2 grants · $20,000
- Susan Curtis Foundation4 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 131 grants.
- $200,000
Maine Medical Center · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $200,000
Maine Medical Center · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $200,000
Maine Medical Center · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $100,000
Maine Medical Center · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $100,000
Maine Medical Center · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
Lifeflight Foundation · Camden, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Lifeflight Foundation · Camden, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Lifeflight Foundation · Camden, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
- $21,500
Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $21,500
Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $20,000
Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $11,000
Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors · Windham, ME · 2023
General opearting support
- $11,000
Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors · Windham, ME · 2023
General opearting support
- $10,000
Children'S Museum and Theatre of Me · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Children'S Museum and Theatre of Me · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $10,000
Children'S Museum and Theatre of Me · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Children'S Museum and Theatre of Me · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
University of Maine System · Parsonsfield, ME · 2023
Greater university campaign
- $10,000
University of Maine System · Parsonsfield, ME · 2023
Greater university campaign
- $10,000
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes · Windham, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes · Windham, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Children'S Museum & Theatre of Me · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Windham Neighbors Helping Neighbors · Windham, ME · 2022
General opearting support
- $7,000
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes · Windham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $7,000
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes · Windham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Junior Achievement of Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Junior Achievement of Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Susan Curtis Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Susan Curtis Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Westbrook Together Days · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Westbrook Together Days · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $5,000
Westbrook Together Days · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Westbrook Together Days · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Maine 4h Foundation · Orono, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Westbrook Together Days · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $2,500
Center for Grieving Children · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Center for Grieving Children · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Maine 4h Foundation · Orono, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Maine 4h Foundation · Orono, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Pine Tree Council · Raymond, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Pine Tree Council · Raymond, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Sweetser Maine · Saco, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Sweetser Maine · Saco, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Travis Mills Foundation · Mt Vernon, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Travis Mills Foundation · Mt Vernon, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,500
Make a Wish Maine · Scarborough, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $2,500
Make a Wish Maine · Scarborough, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $2,500
Susan Curtis Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $2,500
Susan Curtis Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $2,500
Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · Casco, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $2,500
Maine Historical Society · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $2,000
Cressey Road United Methodist · Gorham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,000
Cressey Road United Methodist · Gorham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $2,000
Cressey Road United Methodist · Gorham, ME · 2022
General opperating support
- $1,000
Gorham Field Hockey · Gorham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Gorham Field Hockey · Gorham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Reed Allen Community Fund · Gorham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Reed Allen Community Fund · Gorham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Town of Windham Fire Department · Windham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Town of Windham Fire Department · Windham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Tri-Town Little League · Freeport, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Tri-Town Little League · Freeport, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $1,000
Gorham Snogoers · Gorham, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $1,000
Gorham Snogoers · Gorham, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $1,000
Pine Tree Society · Bath, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $1,000
Pine Tree Society · Bath, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $1,000
Gorham Snogoers · Gorham, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $1,000
Gorham Youth Baseball and Softball · Gorham, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $1,000
Pine Tree Society · Bath, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $1,000
Special Olympics Maine · So Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $600
Tri-Town Little League · Freeport, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $600
Tri-Town Little League · Freeport, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $500
Cumberland County Fair · Cumberland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Cumberland County Fair · Cumberland, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Loon Echo Trust · Bridgton, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Loon Echo Trust · Bridgton, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Maine Farmland Trust · Belfast, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Maine Farmland Trust · Belfast, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Riding To the Top · Windham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Riding To the Top · Windham, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham · Westbrook, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham · Westbrook, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Standish Summer Spectacular · Standish, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Standish Summer Spectacular · Standish, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $500
Cumberland County Fair · Cumberland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $500
Cumberland County Fair · Cumberland, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $500
Maine Farmland Trust · Belfast, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $500
Maine Farmland Trust · Belfast, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $500
Riding To the Top · Windham, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $500
Riding To the Top · Windham, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $500
Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham · Westbrook, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $500
Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham · Westbrook, ME · 2023
General operating support
- $500
Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham · Westbrook, ME · 2022
General operating support
- $400
Bonny Eagle High School · Standish, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $400
Bonny Eagle High School · Standish, ME · 2024
General operating support
- $350
Melna · Augusta, ME · 2023
General operating support
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