Funding search · EIN 010530498 · Scarborough, ME

The Sherman Family Foundation

Name: The Sherman Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

66
grants reported: $323,500
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,750
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me4 grants · $40,000
Wayside Food Program4 grants · $40,000
Preble Street4 grants · $40,000
Friends of Portland Adult Education4 grants · $40,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute4 grants · $40,000
Campfire Institue3 grants · $20,000
The Telling Room4 grants · $12,000
My Place Teen Center4 grants · $12,000
Strive4 grants · $10,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$75,000

2022

$78,000

2023

$86,500

2024

$84,000

2025

Grant history

All 66 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me · Portland, ME · 2025
General annual appeal
$10,000
Friends of Portland Adult Education · Portland, ME · 2025
General
$10,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2025
General
$10,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2025
General
$10,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2025
General
$10,000
Wayside Food Program · Portland, ME · 2025
General
$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me · Portland, ME · 2024
General annual appeal
$10,000
Campfire Institue · Westbrook, ME · 2024
General
$10,000
Friends of Portland Adult Education · Portland, ME · 2024
General
$10,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2024
General
$10,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2024
General
$10,000
Wayside Food Program · Portland, ME · 2024
General
$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me · Portland, ME · 2023
General annual appeal
$10,000
Friends of Portland Adult Education · Portland, ME · 2023
General
$10,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2023
General
$10,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2023
General
$10,000
Wayside Food Program · Portland, ME · 2023
General
$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me · Portland, ME · 2022
General annual appeal
$10,000
Friends of Portland Adult Education · Portland, ME · 2022
General
$10,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2022
General
$10,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2022
General
$10,000
Wayside Food Program · Portland, ME · 2022
General
$5,000
Campfire Institue · Westbrook, ME · 2025
General
$5,000
Campfire Institue · Westbrook, ME · 2023
General
$5,000
Portland Community Squash · Portland, ME · 2023
General
$3,000
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2025
General
$3,000
The Telling Room · Portland, ME · 2025
General
$3,000
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2024
General
$3,000
The Telling Room · Portland, ME · 2024
General
$3,000
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2023
General
$3,000
The Telling Room · Portland, ME · 2023
General
$3,000
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2022
General
$3,000
The Telling Room · Portland, ME · 2022
General
$2,500
Camp Sunshine · Casco, ME · 2025
General
$2,500
South Portland Food Cupboard · South Portland, ME · 2025
General
$2,500
Strive · South Portland, ME · 2025
General
$2,500
Sweetser · Saco, ME · 2025
General
$2,500
Camp Sunshine · Casco, ME · 2024
General
$2,500
Konbit Sante · Falmouth, ME · 2024
General
$2,500
Portland Community Squash · Portland, ME · 2024
General
$2,500
South Portland Food Cupboard · South Portland, ME · 2024
General
$2,500
Strive · South Portland, ME · 2024
General
$2,500
Sweetser · Saco, ME · 2024
General
$2,500
Texas Housers · Austin, TX · 2024
General
$2,500
Camp Sunshine · Casco, ME · 2023
General
$2,500
South Portland Food Cupboard · South Portland, ME · 2023
General
$2,500
Strive · South Portland, ME · 2023
General
$2,500
Sweetser · Saco, ME · 2023
General
$2,500
Camp Sunshine · Casco, ME · 2022
General
$2,500
Konbit Sante · Falmouth, ME · 2022
General
$2,500
South Portland Food Cupboard · South Portland, ME · 2022
General
$2,500
Strive · South Portland, ME · 2022
General
$2,500
Sweetser · Saco, ME · 2022
General
$2,500
Thorton Academy · Saco, ME · 2022
General
$1,000
I'M Your Neighbor Books · Portland, ME · 2025
General
$1,000
Opportunity Alliance · South Portland, ME · 2025
General
$1,000
Planned Parenthood · Portland, ME · 2025
General
$1,000
Opportunity Alliance · South Portland, ME · 2024
General
$1,000
Planned Parenthood · Portland, ME · 2024
General
$1,000
Waynflete · Portland, ME · 2024
General
$1,000
Opportunity Alliance · South Portland, ME · 2023
General
$1,000
Waynflete · Portland, ME · 2023
General
$1,000
Campaign for Justice · Hallowell, ME · 2022
General
$1,000
Opportunity Alliance · South Portland, ME · 2022
General
$1,000
University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
General
$1,000
Waynflete · Portland, ME · 2022
General

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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.