Funding search · EIN 010547055 · South Paris, ME
Maine Community Action Association
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 46
- grants reported
- $2.6M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $41,250
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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.
- Community Concepts4 grants · $210,433
- Aroostook County Action Program2 grants · $190,380
- Midcoast Maine Community Action4 grants · $169,937
- Penquis Cap2 grants · $168,518
- Kennebec Valley Community Action2 grants · $166,026
- The Opportunity Alliance2 grants · $157,298
- Downeast Community Partners4 grants · $149,740
- Aroostook Community Action Program2 grants · $147,399
- Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine2 grants · $139,156
- York County Community Action Corp2 grants · $139,098
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $165,913
Aroostook County Action Program · Presque Aisle, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $133,298
The Opportunity Alliance · South Portland, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $128,518
Penquis Cap · Bangor, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $123,526
Kennebec Valley Community Action · Waterville, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $120,222
Community Concepts · Lewiston, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $120,000
Androscoggin Head Start & Child Car · Lewiston, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $118,552
Opportunity Alliance · South Portland, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $117,399
Aroostook Community Action Program · Presque Isle, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $114,098
York County Community Action Corp · Sanford, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $110,954
Downeast Community Partners · Ellsworth, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $106,105
Western Maine Community Action Corp · East Wilton, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $105,728
Waldo Community Action Agency · Belfast, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $104,152
Midcoast Maine Community Action · Bath, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $100,000
Southern Kennebec Child Development · Farmingdale, ME · 2022
Whole family support
- $88,060
Western Maine Community Action · East Wilton, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $76,310
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $65,526
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program · Waterville, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $62,846
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $58,322
York County Community Action Corporation · Sanford, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $57,072
Waldo Community Action Partners · Belfast, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $49,425
Community Concepts · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $48,203
Mainehealth · Biddeford, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $42,500
Kennebec Valley Community Action · Waterville, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $40,000
Penquis Cap · Bangor, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $37,999
Midcoast Maine Community Action · Bath, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $35,000
Community Concepts · Lewiston, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $30,000
Aroostook Community Action Program · Presque Isle, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $25,000
Downeast Community Partners · Ellsworth, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $25,000
Western Maine Community Action Corp · East Wilton, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $25,000
York County Community Action Corp · Sanford, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $24,467
Aroostook County Action Program · Presque Isle, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $24,000
The Opportunity Alliance · South Portland, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $23,743
Androscoggin Head Start & Child Care · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $22,000
Midcoast Maine Community Action · Bath, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $20,165
Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness · Bangor, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $20,000
Waldo Community Action Agency · Belfast, ME · 2021
Heating assistance
- $16,730
Mainehealth · Biddeford, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $9,894
Western Maine Community Action · East Wilton, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $8,458
Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness · Bangor, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $8,000
Downeast Community Partners · Ellsworth, ME · 2024
Whole family approach
- $6,028
Waldo Community Action Partners · Belfast, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $5,786
Community Concepts · Lewiston, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $5,786
Downeast Community Partners · Ellsworth, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $5,786
Midcoast Maine Community Action · Bath, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $5,785
Androscoggin Head Start & Child Care · Lewiston, ME · 2023
Whole family support
- $5,785
Southern Kennebec Child Development Corp · Farmingdale, ME · 2023
Whole family support
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