Funding search · EIN 846769604 · Brewer, ME

Edward & Mary Ellen Darling

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

65
grants reported
$744,150
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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  • Husson University4 grants · $220,000
  • Good Shepperd Food Bank4 grants · $90,000
  • Bangor Area Homeless Shelter4 grants · $72,500
  • St Joseph Hospital4 grants · $60,000
  • Alzheimers Disease Research2 grants · $50,000
  • John Bapst Memorial Hs4 grants · $40,000
  • Mood and Memory Clinic2 grants · $30,000
  • Bangor Area Recovery Network4 grants · $28,500
  • Brightfocus Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • Sarah'S House4 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$140,250
2022
$240,300
2023
$189,400
2024
$174,200
2025

Grant history

All 65 reported grants, largest first.

  • $130,000

    Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Public support

  • $30,000

    Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $30,000

    Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $30,000

    Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Public support

  • $25,000

    Bangor Area Homeless Shelter · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $25,000

    Good Shepperd Food Bank · Hampden, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $25,000

    Bangor Area Homeless Shelter · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $25,000

    Brightfocus Foundation · Clarksburg, MD · 2024

    Public support

  • $25,000

    Good Shepperd Food Bank · Hampden, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $25,000

    Alzheimers Disease Research · New York, NY · 2023

    Public support

  • $25,000

    Alzheimers Disease Research · New York, NY · 2022

    Public support

  • $20,000

    Bangor Area Recovery Network · Brewer, ME · 2023

    Public support

  • $20,000

    Good Shepperd Food Bank · Hampden, ME · 2023

    Public support

  • $20,000

    Bangor Area Homeless Shelter · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Public support

  • $20,000

    Good Shepperd Food Bank · Hampden, ME · 2022

    Public support

  • $15,000

    Mood and Memory Clinic · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $15,000

    St Joseph Hospital · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $15,000

    Mood and Memory Clinic · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $15,000

    St Joseph Hospital · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $15,000

    St Joseph Hospital · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Public support

  • $15,000

    St Joseph Hospital · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Public support

  • $10,000

    Cancer Care of Maine · Brewer, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $10,000

    John Bapst Memorial Hs · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $10,000

    Mdi Hospital · Bar Harbor, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $10,000

    Cancer Care of Maine · Brewer, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $10,000

    John Bapst Memorial Hs · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $10,000

    John Bapst Memorial Hs · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Public support

  • $10,000

    John Bapst Memorial Hs · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Public support

  • $7,500

    Sarah'S House · Holden, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $7,500

    Sarah'S House · Holden, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $5,000

    St John'S Catholic School · Brunswick, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $5,000

    St John'S Catholic School · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $5,000

    Sarah'S House · Holden, ME · 2023

    Public support

  • $5,000

    St John'S Catholic School · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    Public support

  • $5,000

    Sarah'S House · Holden, ME · 2022

    Public support

  • $5,000

    St John'S Catholic School · Brunswick, ME · 2022

    Public support

  • $3,200

    Maine Veterans Project · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $3,000

    Bangor Area Recovery Network · Brewer, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $3,000

    St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025

    Public support

  • $3,000

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025

    Public support

  • $3,000

    Bangor Area Recovery Network · Brewer, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $3,000

    St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Public support

  • $3,000

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Bangor Humane Society · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Maine Discovery Museum · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Shriners Hospitals Children · Boston, MA · 2025

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Bangor Humane Society · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Maine Discovery Museum · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Maine Veterans Project · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Shriners Hospitals Children · Boston, MA · 2024

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Bangor Area Homeless Shelter · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Bangor Area Recovery Network · Brewer, ME · 2022

    Public support

  • $2,500

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022

    Public support

  • $2,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Public support

  • $2,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Public support

  • $1,500

    Shriners Hospitals Children · Boston, MA · 2023

    Public support

  • $1,500

    St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Public support

  • $1,500

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    Public support

  • $1,500

    Shriners Hospitals Children · Boston, MA · 2022

    Public support

  • $1,500

    St Jude Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Public support

  • $1,500

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Public support

  • $900

    Birch Bay Retirement Village · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024

    Sponsorship

  • $800

    Birch Bay Retirement Village · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023

    Sponsorship

  • $750

    Birch Bay Retirement Village · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022

    Sponsorship

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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.