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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.

1 funder with a record of paying for “shoreup”

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Island Institute → Monhegan Plantation: $32K across 2 grants, latest 2023Island Institute → Town of Islesboro: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024Island Institute → Matinicus Isle Plantation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Island Institute → Town of Isle Au Haut: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Island Institute → Town of Tremont: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Island Institute → Town of Frenchboro: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022Island Institute → Town of Vinalhaven: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2021Island Institute → Hancock County Planning Commission: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Island Institute → Long Island Civic Association: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Island Institute → Peaks Environmental Action Team: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Island Institute → Town of Brooksville: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Island Institute → Town of North Haven: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Island Institute → Town of Phippsburg: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Island Institute → Town of Southport: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Island Institute → Town of Swans Island: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Island Institute → Town of Damariscotta: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Island Institute → Town of Cumberland: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Island Institute → Kennebec Estuary Land Trust: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021Island Institute → Town of Gouldsboro: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022Island Institute → Town of Brunswick: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Island Institute → Town of Chebeague Island: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Island Institute: $270K on this topic. Open the funder.Island Institute$270KMonhegan Plantation: received $32K on this topicMonhegan Plantation$32KTown of Islesboro: received $30K on this topicTown of Islesboro$30KMatinicus Isle Plantation: received $20K on this topicMatinicus Isle Plantation$20KTown of Isle Au Haut: received $15K on this topicTown of Isle Au Haut$15KTown of Tremont: received $15K on this topicTown of Tremont$15KTown of Frenchboro: received $14K on this topicTown of Frenchboro$14KTown of Vinalhaven: received $11K on this topicTown of Vinalhaven$11KHancock County Planning Commission: received $10K on this topicHancock County Planning Commiss…$10KLong Island Civic Association: received $10K on this topicLong Island Civic Association$10KPeaks Environmental Action Team: received $10K on this topicPeaks Environmental Action Team$10KTown of Brooksville: received $10K on this topicTown of Brooksville$10KTown of North Haven: received $10K on this topicTown of North Haven$10KTown of Phippsburg: received $10K on this topicTown of Phippsburg$10KTown of Southport: received $10K on this topicTown of Southport$10KTown of Swans Island: received $10K on this topicTown of Swans Island$10KTown of Damariscotta: received $10K on this topicTown of Damariscotta$10KTown of Cumberland: received $10K on this topicTown of Cumberland$10KKennebec Estuary Land Trust: received $9K on this topicKennebec Estuary Land Trust$9KTown of Gouldsboro: received $9K on this topicTown of Gouldsboro$9KTown of Brunswick: received $8K on this topicTown of Brunswick$8KTown of Chebeague Island: received $8K on this topicTown of Chebeague Island$8K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →