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 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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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
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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