Funding search · EIN 461787457 · Westport Island, ME

The Morton Mendes Charitable

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

53
grants reported
$61,263
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

operation

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Top recipients

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  • Natural Horsemanship Center3 grants · $20,250
  • Gentle Giant Draft Horse Rescue3 grants · $7,840
  • Darrowby Farm Sanctuary1 grant · $5,000
  • Little Long Ears Donkey Rescue3 grants · $4,000
  • Fundacion Hogar Esperanza1 grant · $3,000
  • Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine2 grants · $2,000
  • Corus World Health1 grant · $2,000
  • Shriners Hospital for Children2 grants · $2,000
  • Project K-9 Dog Heroes2 grants · $1,650
  • Aspca2 grants · $1,200

Giving over time

$21,658
2022
$17,735
2023
$21,870
2024

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

  • $6,850

    Natural Horsemanship Center · Portland, ME · 2024

    General operation

  • $6,700

    Natural Horsemanship Center · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charity

  • $6,700

    Natural Horsemanship Center · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charity

  • $5,000

    Darrowby Farm Sanctuary · Jefferson, ME · 2024

    General operation

  • $4,420

    Gentle Giant Draft Horse Rescue · Mount Airy, MD · 2024

    General operation

  • $3,000

    Fundacion Hogar Esperanza · 2022

    Charity

  • $2,280

    Gentle Giant Draft Horse Rescue · Mount Airy, MD · 2022

    Charity

  • $2,000

    Little Long Ears Donkey Rescue · New Oxford, PA · 2023

    Charity

  • $2,000

    Corus World Health · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Charity

  • $1,140

    Gentle Giant Draft Horse Rescue · Mount Airy, MD · 2023

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Friends of Paul Bunyan Foundation · Salem, OR · 2024

    General operation

  • $1,000

    Iron Dog Foundation · McDonough, GA · 2024

    General operation

  • $1,000

    Little Long Ears Donkey Rescue · New Oxford, PA · 2024

    General operation

  • $1,000

    Aspca · New York, NY · 2023

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine · Auburn, ME · 2023

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Pine Tree Society · Rome, ME · 2023

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Project K-9 Dog Heroes · Frederick, MD · 2023

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Cloud Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine · Auburn, ME · 2022

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Little Long Ears Donkey Rescue · New Oxford, PA · 2022

    Charity

  • $1,000

    Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022

    Charity

  • $650

    Project K-9 Dog Heroes · Frederick, MD · 2024

    General operation

  • $500

    The Cloud Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    General operation

  • $500

    Covenant House · Topeka, KS · 2023

    Charity

  • $500

    Habitat for Horses · Alvin, TX · 2023

    Charity

  • $500

    Ever After Mustang Rescue · Biddeford, ME · 2022

    Charity

  • $500

    Green Peace · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charity

  • $500

    Habitat for Horses · Alvin, TX · 2022

    Charity

  • $500

    Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022

    Charity

  • $500

    Seminole Fire Rescue Department · Seminole, FL · 2022

    Charity

  • $375

    Saint Joseph Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024

    General operation

  • $250

    Second Chance for Blind Dogs · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023

    Charity

  • $200

    Aspca · New York, NY · 2024

    General operation

  • $200

    Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024

    General operation

  • $150

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operation

  • $120

    St Labre Indian School · Ashland, MT · 2024

    General operation

  • $105

    Lakota School · Liberty Twp, OH · 2024

    General operation

  • $105

    Lakota School · Liberty Twp, OH · 2023

    Charity

  • $100

    Friends of Westport Island · Westport, ME · 2024

    General operation

  • $100

    Portland'S Children'S Levy · Portland, OR · 2024

    General operation

  • $100

    Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General operation

  • $100

    Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charity

  • $100

    Lincoln County Historical Assn · Wiscasset, ME · 2023

    Charity

  • $100

    Meals On Wheels · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Charity

  • $100

    Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Charity

  • $100

    Westport Island Historical Society · Wiscasset, ME · 2022

    Charity

  • $78

    Aarp · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charity

  • $50

    National Police Support Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    Charity

  • $50

    Westport Volunteer Fire Dept · Westport, ME · 2023

    Charity

  • $40

    Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2023

    Charity

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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.