Funding search · EIN 272844121 · Houlton, ME

The Aaron a and Maria H Putnam

Name: The Aaron a and Maria H Putnam grants, 2022–2025
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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.

109
grants reported: $846,545
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $7,055
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Salvation Army5 grants · $122,000
Unitarian Church5 grants · $70,000
McGills Community Band5 grants · $66,300
Adopt a Block Aroostook5 grants · $52,000
Vital Pathways4 grants · $49,000
Putnam House5 grants · $48,328
Houlton Regional Health Services Fd5 grants · $43,340
Aid for Kids4 grants · $38,000
American Red Cross5 grants · $35,500
Lifeflight Foundation5 grants · $33,000

Giving over time

$170,857

2022

$312,490

2023

$175,898

2024

$187,300

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 109 grants.

$27,000
The Salvation Army · Houlton, ME · 2024
Support of the needy
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Houlton, ME · 2023
Support of the needy
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Houlton, ME · 2023
Support of the needy
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Houlton, ME · 2022
Support of the needy
$21,500
John Millar Civic Center · Houlton, ME · 2022
Community recreation
$20,000
The Salvation Army · Houlton, ME · 2025
Support of the needy
$18,000
Unitarian Church · Houlton, ME · 2025
Inspire community;spritiual growth
$16,300
McGills Community Band · Houlton, ME · 2024
Community band support
$15,000
McGills Community Band · Houlton, ME · 2025
Community band support
$15,000
Vital Pathways · Houlton, ME · 2023
Community health&improvement
$15,000
Vital Pathways · Houlton, ME · 2023
Community health&improvement
$15,000
McGills Community Band · Houlton, ME · 2022
Community band support
$14,000
Unitarian Church · Houlton, ME · 2023
Inspire community;spritiual growth
$14,000
Unitarian Church · Houlton, ME · 2023
Inspire community;spritiual growth
$12,000
Adopt a Block Aroostook · Houlton, ME · 2024
Providing families food & recreation
$12,000
Unitarian Church · Houlton, ME · 2024
Inspire community;spritiual growth
$12,000
Putnam House · Houlton, ME · 2022
Senior center
$12,000
Unitarian Church · Houlton, ME · 2022
Inspire community;spritiual growth
$10,328
Putnam House · Houlton, ME · 2024
Senior center
$10,195
Houlton Regional Health Services Fd · Houlton, ME · 2022
Community health care
$10,000
Adopt a Block Aroostook · Houlton, ME · 2025
Providing families food & recreation
$10,000
John Millar Civic Center · Houlton, ME · 2025
Local recreational event center
$10,000
Putnam House · Houlton, ME · 2025
Senior center
$10,000
Aid for Kids · Houlton, ME · 2024
Improve life for kids and families
$10,000
American Red Cross · Houlton, ME · 2024
Care for the needy
$10,000
Houlton Humane Society · Houlton, ME · 2024
Prevention of the cruelty to animals
$10,000
Lifeflight Foundation · Camden, ME · 2024
Provide critical care to mainers
$10,000
Vital Pathways · Houlton, ME · 2024
Community health&improvement
$10,000
Adopt a Block Aroostook · Houlton, ME · 2023
Providing families food & recreation
$10,000
Adopt a Block Aroostook · Houlton, ME · 2023
Providing families food & recreation
$10,000
Aid for Kids · Houlton, ME · 2023
Improve life for kids and families
$10,000
Aid for Kids · Houlton, ME · 2023
Improve life for kids and families
$10,000
Houlton Southside School · Houlton, ME · 2023
Elementary education
$10,000
Houlton Southside School · Houlton, ME · 2023
Elementary education
$10,000
McGills Community Band · Houlton, ME · 2023
Community band support
$10,000
McGills Community Band · Houlton, ME · 2023
Community band support
$10,000
Adopt a Block Aroostook · Houlton, ME · 2022
Providing families food & recreation
$10,000
Houlton High School Alumni Assoc · Houlton, ME · 2022
Educational scholarships
$9,600
Houlton Chamber of Commerce · Houlton, ME · 2022
Community beautificatiuon
$9,000
Houlton Regional Health Services Fd · Houlton, ME · 2025
Community health care
$9,000
Vital Pathways · Houlton, ME · 2025
Community health&improvement
$8,545
Houlton Regional Health Services Fd · Houlton, ME · 2023
Community health care
$8,545
Houlton Regional Health Services Fd · Houlton, ME · 2023
Community health care
$8,350
Houlton Humane Society · Houlton, ME · 2022
Prevention of the cruelty to animals
$8,000
Aid for Kids · Houlton, ME · 2025
Improve life for kids and families
$8,000
American Red Cross · Houlton, ME · 2025
Care for the needy
$8,000
Ark Animal Sanctuary · Houlton, ME · 2025
Animal rescue and rehabilitation
$8,000
Houlton Humane Society · Houlton, ME · 2025
Prevention of the cruelty to animals
$8,000
Lifeflight Foundation · Camden, ME · 2025
Provide critical care to mainers
$8,000
Putnam House · Houlton, ME · 2023
Senior center
$8,000
Putnam House · Houlton, ME · 2023
Senior center
$8,000
Ark Animal Sanctuary · Houlton, ME · 2022
Animal rescue and rehabilitation
$7,500
Aroostook Agency On Aging · Presque Isle, ME · 2025
Improve elderly quality of life
$7,500
American Red Cross · Houlton, ME · 2022
Care for the needy
$7,055
Houlton Regional Health Services Fd · Houlton, ME · 2024
Community health care
$6,000
Houlton Canopy Crew · Hammond, ME · 2025
Maintain and plant town trees
$5,660
Manes & Tails · Monticello, ME · 2022
Equine-assited therapy
$5,000
Houlton High School Alumni Assoc · Houlton, ME · 2025
Educational scholarships
$5,000
Living Innovations · Houlton, ME · 2025
Supporting people w/disabilities
$5,000
Northern Lighthouse · Presque Isle, ME · 2025
Mental and behavioral health therapy
$5,000
Ark Animal Sanctuary · Houlton, ME · 2024
Animal rescue and rehabilitation
$5,000
Aroostook House of Comfort · Presque Isle, ME · 2024
Provide inpatient hospice care
$5,000
Houlton Canopy Crew · Hammond, ME · 2024
Maintain and plant town trees
$5,000
Houlton Chamber of Commerce · Houlton, ME · 2024
Community beautificatiuon
$5,000
Houlton High School Alumni Assoc · Houlton, ME · 2024
Educational scholarships
$5,000
Living Innovations · Houlton, ME · 2024
Supporting people w/disabilities
$5,000
American Red Cross · Houlton, ME · 2023
Care for the needy
$5,000
American Red Cross · Houlton, ME · 2023
Care for the needy
$5,000
Aroostook House of Comfort · Presque Isle, ME · 2023
Provide inpatient hospice care
$5,000
Aroostook House of Comfort · Presque Isle, ME · 2023
Provide inpatient hospice care
$5,000
Catholic Charities of Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
Providing help & creating hope
$5,000
Catholic Charities of Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
Providing help & creating hope
$5,000
Lifeflight Foundation · Camden, ME · 2023
Provide critical care to mainers
$5,000
Lifeflight Foundation · Camden, ME · 2023
Provide critical care to mainers
$5,000
Northern Lighthouse · Houlton, ME · 2023
Mental health clinic
$5,000
Northern Lighthouse · Houlton, ME · 2023
Mental health clinic
$5,000
Lifeflight Foundation · Camden, ME · 2022
Provide critical care to mainers
$5,000
Linneus Recreation Dept · Houlton, ME · 2022
Community recreation
$4,000
Aroostook House of Comfort · Presque Isle, ME · 2025
Provide inpatient hospice care
$4,000
Houlton Chamber of Commerce · Houlton, ME · 2025
Community beautificatiuon
$4,000
Greater Houlton Christian Academy · Houlton, ME · 2024
Provide christian education
$4,000
Houlton Chamber of Commerce · Houlton, ME · 2023
Community beautificatiuon
$4,000
Houlton Chamber of Commerce · Houlton, ME · 2023
Community beautificatiuon
$3,500
Houlton Canopy Crew · Hammond, ME · 2023
Maintain and plant town trees
$3,500
Houlton Canopy Crew · Hammond, ME · 2023
Maintain and plant town trees
$3,000
Greater Houlton Christian Academy · Houlton, ME · 2025
Provide christian education
$3,000
Greater Houlton Christian Academy · Houlton, ME · 2023
Provide christian education
$3,000
Greater Houlton Christian Academy · Houlton, ME · 2023
Provide christian education
$2,700
Soil and Water Conservation Dist · Houlton, ME · 2023
Promote stewardship of resources
$2,700
Soil and Water Conservation Dist · Houlton, ME · 2023
Promote stewardship of resources
$2,500
Houlton Parks & Recreation · Houlton, ME · 2024
Programs for kids of all ages
$2,500
Houlton High School Alumni Assoc · Houlton, ME · 2023
Educational scholarships
$2,500
Houlton High School Alumni Assoc · Houlton, ME · 2023
Educational scholarships
$2,052
Cary Library · Houlton, ME · 2022
Cultural engagement
$2,000
Houlton Community Market · Houlton, ME · 2025
Promote local homemade goods
$2,000
Houlton Middle High School · Houlton, ME · 2025
Scholarship fund
$2,000
Houlton Middle High School · Houlton, ME · 2024
Scholarship fund
$2,000
Ark Animal Sanctuary · Houlton, ME · 2023
Animal rescue and rehabilitation
$2,000
Ark Animal Sanctuary · Houlton, ME · 2023
Animal rescue and rehabilitation
$2,000
Houlton Humane Society · Houlton, ME · 2023
Prevention of the cruelty to animals

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