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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “acadia”
Where the money went
Largest: $500,000 to FRIENDS OF ACADIA — to provide funds for the seasonal workforce housing initiative to benefit acadia national park
Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, MECharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $13.9M · through 2024Largest: $9.1M to Acadia National Park — provide assistance to ensure the protection of the acadia national park region.
Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, MECharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $831,493 · through 2024Largest: $228,070 to Healthy Acadia — public health, professional development, food programs
Largest: $420,000 to (142) ACADIA CENTER — climate: to advance energy and building decarbonization policies in new england, through research and non-partisan analysis, stakeholder engagement and education, and regulatory ac…
Largest: $25,000 to ACADIA FIRE FC INC — program support
Largest: $55,000 to FRIENDS OF ACADIA — general & unrestricted
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $102,750 · through 2023Largest: $16,000 to Friends of Acadia — general operating support. support for wild acadia
Largest: $5,000 to FRIENDS OF ACADIA — to support the friends of acadia's mission of preserving, protecting, and promoting stewardship of the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality, and distinctive cultural res…
Largest: $125,000 to HEALTHY ACADIA — substance use disorder collaborative
Largest: $3,500 to FRIENDS OF ACADIA — to further the purpose of the donee organization
Largest: $400,000 to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION — smithsonian tropical research institute, acadia in the tropical eastern pacific intrumentation and fieldwork
Largest: $40,000 to Acadia Hospital Corp — general operating support
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →