Portland, Maine · EIN 010498551. 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 $7.5M across 154 grants in 2024, a median of $20K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202532769349100123. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 154 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewiston Public Schools | ME | $345,000 | Academic and social-emotional support programs |
| 2 | Boys and Girls Club of Bangor | ME | $316,000 | Moving Families Forward; behavioral health support |
| 3 | Mainehealth | ME | $310,000 | Child and family health and support services; health care development |
| 4 | Bangor Housing Development Corporation | ME | $297,000 | Moving Families Forward; youth academic and career exporation; community events |
| 5 | The Root Cellar | ME | $275,000 | Expanding physical space; provide general support |
| 6 | Mercy Hospital | ME | $263,000 | McAuley Residences; general support; professional development |
| 7 | Maine Cancer Foundation | ME | $250,000 | To support the John T. Gorman Cancer Fund; transportation costs |
| 8 | Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | IL | $240,000 | To support the implementation of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System in Maine |
| 9 | Sanford Public Schools | ME | $235,000 | Empowering Families, Elevating Early Learners initiative |
| 10 | Trekkers Inc | ME | $215,000 | To support the MidCoast Community Collaborative |
| 11 | Educate Maine | ME | $196,000 | Teacher development; academic services research; youth support |
| 12 | Healthy Acadia | ME | $165,000 | Family substance use assistance; food access and food justice |
| 13 | University System of New Hampshire | NH | $159,000 | Research and evaluation activities for Foundation funded grants and initiatives |
| 14 | Coastal Enterprises Inc | ME | $150,000 | Child Care Business Lab; child care worker program |
| 15 | United Way of Southern Maine | ME | $145,000 | ALICE education campaign; Maine Early Childhood Funders |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 132 | $7.0M |
| 2021 | 151 | $7.3M |
| 2022 | 148 | $8.7M |
| 2023 | 161 | $8.5M |
| 2024 | 154 | $7.5M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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