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 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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  • 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

$317,328
2022
$654,478
2023
$362,778
2024

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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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.