Funding search · EIN 384008387 · Falmouth, ME
The Bob Crewe 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.
- 84
- grants reported
- $4.0M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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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.
- University of Southern Maine Foundation12 grants · $1.9M
- Maine College of Art & Design3 grants · $748,563
- Maine College of Art and Design1 grant · $232,563
- Mitchell Institute9 grants · $221,000
- 317 Main Community Music Center9 grants · $200,527
- Maine Public1 grant · $100,000
- Palaver Strings7 grants · $95,600
- Full Plates Full Potential3 grants · $75,000
- Portland Museum of Art3 grants · $75,000
- Family Ice Center2 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 84 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $358,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $300,400
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $300,000
Maine College of Art & Design · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $300,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $300,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $232,563
Maine College of Art & Design · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $232,563
Maine College of Art and Design · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $216,000
Maine College of Art & Design · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $100,000
Maine Public · Bangor, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $57,545
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2025
Bob crewe memorabilia
- $50,000
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $50,000
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $50,000
Palaver Strings · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $50,000
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $50,000
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $50,000
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $50,000
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $25,000
Breakwater Learning · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $25,000
Equality Maine · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $25,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Brunswick, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $25,000
Out Maine · Rockland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $25,000
Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $25,000
Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $25,000
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $25,000
Family Ice Center · Falmouth, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $25,000
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $25,000
Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $25,000
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $25,000
Family Ice Center · Falmouth, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $25,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $25,000
Maine Behavioral Healthcare · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $25,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $25,000
Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $25,000
Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $20,000
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $20,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $18,000
Palaver Strings · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $15,000
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $15,000
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $15,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $10,000
240 Strings · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $10,000
Aclu of Maine · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $10,000
Opera Maine · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $10,000
Aclu of Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $10,000
Equality Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $10,000
Jessie D Bullends-Crewe Foundation · Cumberland Foreside, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
Palaver Strings · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
Palaver Strings · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $10,000
Speak About It · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $5,000
A Company of Girls · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $5,000
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $5,000
Portland Chamber Music Festival · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $5,000
The G&Lr · Boston, MA · 2025
Operating support
- $5,000
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Opera Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Out Maine · Rockland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $5,000
Out Maine · Rockland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $5,000
Maine Center for Economic Policy · Augusta, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $5,000
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $5,000
Palaver Strings · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $2,500
Equality Maine · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $2,500
Opera Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $2,500
Palaver Strings · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $2,000
Ripple Effect · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $2,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $2,000
Equality Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $2,000
Mayo Street Arts · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $2,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $2,000
Equality Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $2,000
Rippleffect · Portland, ME · 2023
In honor of cyrus haage
- $2,000
University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
In honor of craig cooper
- $2,000
Mayo Street Arts · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $1,000
C&C Land Trust · Cumberland, ME · 2025
Operating support
- $1,000
Maine Conservation Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $1,000
Mitchell Institute · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $1,000
Out Maine · Rockland, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $550
Opera Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $500
Portland Ovations · Portland, ME · 2024
Operating support
- $280
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2022
Operating support
- $247
317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2023
Operating support
- $100
Palaver Strings · Portland, ME · 2022
Operating support
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