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 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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