Funding search · EIN 472638447 · South Bristol, ME

The Dick and Brena Parsons Foundation

Name: The Dick and Brena Parsons Foundation 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.

52
grants reported: $641,850
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
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

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Midcoast Humane Society2 grants · $252,500
University of Maine Augusta1 grant · $250,000
Lincoln Health1 grant · $50,000
Wings Over Hope1 grant · $15,000
Brigham and Womens Hospital3 grants · $13,000
Pope Memorial Humane Society4 grants · $9,500
Make a Wish Foundation2 grants · $6,000
Seaplane Foundation1 grant · $5,000
Rutherford Library4 grants · $4,500
Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation4 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$337,700

2022

$19,500

2023

$27,650

2024

$257,000

2025

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$250,000
Midcoast Humane Society · Brunswick, ME · 2025
+support of operations
$250,000
University of Maine Augusta · Augusta, ME · 2022
Scholarships
$50,000
Lincoln Health · Damariscotta, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$15,000
Wings Over Hope · St Louis, MO · 2022
Support of operations
$5,500
Pope Memorial Humane Society · Thomaston, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$5,000
Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Support of operations
$5,000
Seaplane Foundation · Winter Haven, FL · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Support of operations
$3,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Support of operations
$3,000
South Bristol Volunteer Fire Department · South Bristol, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$3,000
Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Support of operations
$3,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Support of operations
$3,000
Pope Memorial Humane Society · Thomaston, ME · 2023
Support of operations
$2,500
American Ancestors Association · Boston, MA · 2024
Program support
$2,500
Maine Order of the Eastern Star · Madison, ME · 2023
Support of operations
$2,500
Bridge Boston Charter School · Boston, MA · 2022
Support of operations
$2,500
Midcoast Humane Society · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$2,000
Maine Health-Lincoln County Hospital · Damariscotta, ME · 2025
Support of operations
$2,000
Lincoln Health - Miles Memorial Hospital · Damariscotta, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$1,700
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm · Nobleboro, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$1,500
Rutherford Library · So Bristol, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$1,500
Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service · Damariscotta, ME · 2023
Support of operations
$1,500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Support of operations
$1,500
Lifeflight Foundation · Camden, ME · 2023
Support of operations
$1,500
Rutherford Library · So Bristol, ME · 2023
Support of operations
$1,000
Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation · Newry, ME · 2025
Support of operations
$1,000
Rutherford Library · So Bristol, ME · 2025
Support of operations
$1,000
The Thompson Ice House Museum · So Bristol, ME · 2025
Support of operations
$1,000
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm · Nobleboro, ME · 2025
Support of operations
$1,000
Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation · Newry, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$1,000
The Thompson Ice House Museum · So Bristol, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$1,000
Lincoln Health - Miles Memorial Hospital · Damariscotta, ME · 2023
Support of operations
$1,000
Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation · Newry, ME · 2023
Support of operations
$1,000
Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation · Newry, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$1,000
The Thompson Ice House Museum · So Bristol, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$750
Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service · Damariscotta, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$500
Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service · Damariscotta, ME · 2025
Support of operations
$500
Pope Memorial Humane Society · Thomaston, ME · 2025
Support of operations
$500
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support of operations
$500
American Lung Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Program support
$500
Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service · Damariscotta, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$500
Lcrc Land Conservation Corp · Damariscotta, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$500
Pope Memorial Humane Society · Thomaston, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$500
Skidompha Public Library · Damariscotta, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$500
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm · Nobleboro, ME · 2024
Support of operations
$500
New England Historical and Genealogical Society · Boston, MA · 2022
Support of operations
$500
Rutherford Library · So Bristol, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$500
Seacamp Association · Big Pine Key, FL · 2022
Support of operations
$500
Skidompha Public Library · Damariscotta, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$500
South Bristol Historical Society · So Bristol, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$250
Inspiration Aviation Ministries · Appleton, ME · 2022
Support of operations
$150
South Bristol Historical Society · So Bristol, ME · 2024
Support of operations

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