Funding search · EIN 010537127 · Kennebunkport, ME

Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation

Name: Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

173
grants reported: $3.3M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $15,000
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

development professional scholarship scholarshipprofessional supportgeneral

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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.

My Place Teen Center2 grants · $335,000
Habitat for Humanity York County2 grants · $300,000
Kennebunk Heritage Housing Trust2 grants · $120,000
The New School3 grants · $90,000
Sanford-Springvale Ymca2 grants · $75,000
Saint Joseph'S College2 grants · $70,000
Big Brothers and Sisters of Southern Maine3 grants · $70,000
Saco River Theatre2 grants · $60,000
Good Shepard Food Bank2 grants · $60,000
The Ecology School3 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$900,500

2021

$1.3M

2022

$842,500

2023

$295,000

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 173 grants.

$300,000
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2023
General operating support
$250,000
Habitat for Humanity York County · Kennebunk, ME · 2024
General operating support
$60,000
Kennebunk Heritage Housing Trust · Kennebunkport, ME · 2022
General operating support
$60,000
Kennebunk Heritage Housing Trust · Kennebunkport, ME · 2021
General operating support
$50,000
Habitat for Humanity York County · Kennebunk, ME · 2022
General operating support
$50,000
Saint Joseph'S College · Standish, ME · 2022
General operating support
$50,000
The Foundation for Maine'S Community Colleges · South Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$50,000
York County Shelter Programs · Alfred, ME · 2022
General operating support
$50,000
Quoddy Tides Foundation · Eastport, ME · 2021
General operating support
$50,000
Sanford-Springvale Ymca · Sanford, ME · 2021
General operating support
$50,000
The New School · Kennebunk, ME · 2021
General operating support
$40,000
Saco River Theatre · Bar Mills, ME · 2021
General operating support
$35,000
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2022
General operating support
$35,000
Sanford Springvale Ymca · Sanford, ME · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Good Shepard Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2023
General operating support
$30,000
Cs3 · Kennebunk, ME · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Documentary Educational Resources · Watertown, MA · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Engine · Biddeford, ME · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Good Shepard Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Gulf of Maine Research · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Kennebunk Free Library · Kennebunk, ME · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
The New School · Kennebunk, ME · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
United Way of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Big Brothers and Sisters of Southern Maine · Westbrook, ME · 2021
General operating support
$25,000
Continuum Arts Collective · North Berwick, ME · 2023
General operating support
$25,000
Sanford-Springvale Ymca · Sanford, ME · 2023
General operating support
$25,000
Big Brothers and Sisters of Southern Maine · Westbrook, ME · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
Community Dental · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
River Tree Arts · Kennebunk, ME · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
St Georges Child Care Center · York Harbor, ME · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
The Ecology School · Saco, ME · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
International Community Center · Westbrook, ME · 2021
General operating support
$25,000
Prosperity Me · Portland, ME · 2021
General operating support
$20,000
United Way of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
$20,000
Caring Unlimited · Sanford, ME · 2023
General operating support
$20,000
Kennebunk Free Library · Kennebunk, ME · 2023
General operating support
$20,000
Mainely Smiles Dba Mainely Teeth · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$20,000
American Red Cross of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Apex Youth Connection · Biddeford, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Caring Unlimited · Sanford, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Goodwill Industries of Northern New England · Gorham, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Indigo Arts Alliance · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Learningworks · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Maine Boys To Men · Falmouth, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Nasson Center Redevelopment · Springvale, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Saco River Theatre · Bar Mills, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
School Around US · Arundel, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Spirit Series Maine · Yarmouth, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Spurwink · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Apex Youth Connection · Biddeford, ME · 2021
General operating support
$20,000
Mayo Street Arts · Portland, ME · 2021
General operating support
$20,000
Saint Joseph'S College · Standish, ME · 2021
General operating support
$20,000
Seeds of Hope · Biddeford, ME · 2021
General operating support
$20,000
Spirit Series Maine · Yarmouth, ME · 2021
General operating support
$20,000
Spurwink · Portland, ME · 2021
General operating support
$18,000
Maine Association of Nonprofits · Portland, ME · 2021
General operating support
$15,000
Center for Grieving Children · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Big Brothers and Sisters of Southern Maine · Westbrook, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Brick Store Museum · Kennebunk, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Community Dental · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Girl Scouts of Maine · South Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Grahamtastic Connection · Springvale, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Gulf of Maine Research · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Learningworks · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Maine Boys To Men · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Nasson Redevelopment Center · Springvale, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Seeds of Hope · Biddeford, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Spirit Series Maine · Yarmouth, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
The Ecology School · Saco, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
The Telling Room · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Time of Wonder Early Learning Center · York Harbor, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
White Pine Program · York, ME · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Avesta Housing · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Center for Grieving Children · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center · Saco, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Grahamtastic Connection · Springvale, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Hardy Girls Healthy Women · Waterville, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Heart of Biddeford · Biddeford, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Hopeful Links · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Maine Association of Nonprofits · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
The Landing School · Arundel, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
The Telling Room · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
White Pine Program · York, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Youth Full Maine · Biddeford, ME · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Continuum Arts Collective · North Berwick, ME · 2021
General operating support
$15,000
Learningworks · Portland, ME · 2021
General operating support
$15,000
Maine Charitable Mechanic Association · Portland, ME · 2021
General operating support
$15,000
The Ecology School · Saco, ME · 2021
General operating support
$12,500
Maine Boys To Men · Falmouth, ME · 2021
General operating support
$12,000
Girl Scouts of Maine · South Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$12,000
Junior Achievement of Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating support
$11,000
Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center · Biddeford, ME · 2021
General operating support
$10,000
Maine Philanthropy Center · Portland, ME · 2024
Professional development scholarship
$10,000
Camp Susan Curtis · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Center for Grieving Children · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Cs3 · Kennebunkport, ME · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Heart of Biddeford · Biddeford, ME · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Junior Achievement of Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating support

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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.