Open Foundations · Maine

Lunder Foundation

Portland, Maine · EIN 010437556. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $24.4M across 147 grants in 2025, a median of $2K each.

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$24.4M
paid in 2025
147
grants paid
$2K
median grant
16%
to first-time recipients
$380K
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
THE LUNDER FOUNDATION CO KENILWORTH
Address
TWO MONUMENT SQUARE SUITE 530, PORTLAND, ME, 04101
Phone
2077757676
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
1. A BRIEF (1-3 PAGE) LETTER DESCRIBING THE PROJECT, DRIVE OR CAMPAIGN. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF NEED, NUMBER OF PEOPLE BENEFITED, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED, TOTAL FUND RAISING GOAL, AND AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM THE FOUNDATION. 2. CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE A BUDGET. 3. ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD ENCLOSE A COPY OF THEIR 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER. 4. OTHER SUPPORTING MATERIALS.
Submission deadline
NONE.
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIELDS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, THE ARTS AND HEALTH CARE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO WORTHY CHARITIES WITHIN ITS PRINCIPAL AREA OF GEOGRAPHIC INTEREST OF MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS. WHEN CONSIDERING MAJOR GRANTS, THE FOUNDATION NORMALLY REQUIRES THAT THE GRANTEE RAISE MATCHING FUNDS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE GRANT.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621349349100622. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

school educationart museummemoryscholarship

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 147 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Massachusetts General HospitalMA$4,801,875LEARNING INITIATIVE
2Northeastern Universityroux InstituteMA$3,062,856ANNUAL FUND
3Colby CollegeME$2,385,715ENDOWMENT FUND
4Hebrew SeniorlifeMA$1,266,697PROJECT SUPPORT
5Maine Public BroadcastingME$1,004,292PROGRAMMING FUND
6Lesley UniversityMA$1,002,985ANNUAL FUND
7Colby College Museum of ArtME$800,313ART PURCHASE FUND
8Dana-farberMA$754,244CHAIR/LL RESEARCH
9Colby CollegeME$727,500ALUMNI FUND LUNDER SCHOLARS
10Colby CollegeME$714,285CCMA LUNDER COLLECTION FUND
11Hebrew SeniorlifeMA$702,000PROJECT SUPPORT
12Maine College of Art & DesignME$607,135LUNDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2024
13Norton Museum of ArtFL$601,809PLEDGE
14Maine College of Art & DesignME$600,000LUNDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2025
15Thomas CollegeME$577,187SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020166$13.8M
2021155$11.3M
2022158$20.5M
2023154$18.3M
2024145$21.6M
2025 (partial year)147$24.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Maine55%
Massachusetts15%
Florida10%
New York8%
District of Columbia3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alan E LunderDIRECTOR · 2025
John B EmoryDIRECTOR · 2025
Kevin M GillisPRESIDENT · 2025
Marc F LunderDIRECTOR · 2025
Marjorie J LunderDIRECTOR · 2025
Paula LunderCHAIR & DIRECTOR · 2025
Peter LunderTREASURER & DIRECTOR · 2025
Steven W LunderDIRECTOR · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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