Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations in Maine

376
foundations
$289.5M
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
125
say they accept unsolicited
$5,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 376 private foundations based in Maine, from their 990-PF filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $289.5 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 125 of them (33%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Portland (95), Bangor (32) and Damariscotta (20).

Top 25 of 376 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 100 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in Maine
Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME$250,000$102.7M$150–$28MFY2024
Td Charitable FoundationPortland, ME$10,000$24.9M$300–$262,500FY2024
Lunder FoundationPortland, ME$2,016$24.4M$100–$4.8MFY2025
Onion FoundationAuburn, ME$15,000$4.4M$1,000–$625,000FY2024
Libra FoundationPortland, ME$5,000$4.3M$5,000–$3.8MFY2025
Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME$15,000$3.3M$500–$275,000FY2025
Evelyn S and K E Barrett FoundationYork, ME$20,000$2.4M$5,000–$150,000FY2024
The Bob Crewe FoundationFalmouth, ME$25,000$1.7M$1,000–$500,000FY2025
Hannaford Charitable FoundationPortland, ME$50,000$1.4M$5,000–$350,000FY2025
Morton-Kelly Charitable TrustPortland, ME$10,000$1.3M$3,350–$50,000FY2025
Bangor Savings Bank FoundationBangor, ME$4,750$1.2M$1,000–$50,000FY2024
Elsie & William Viles FoundationAugusta, ME$5,000$860,100$1,000–$159,800FY2024
Clarence E Mulford TrustFryeburg, ME$5,000$810,000$500–$548,511FY2025
Margaret E Burnham Charitable TrustPortland, ME$757,550$757,550One amountFY2025
Franklin Savings Bank CommunityFarmington, ME$2,000$705,108$200–$153,000FY2025
Kennebunk Savings Bank FoundationKennebunk, ME$689,926$689,926One amountFY2024
Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME$12,960$620,120$2,500–$250,000FY2025
Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME$5,000$546,333$1,000–$25,000FY2025
The Violet Jabara Charitable TrustFalmouth, ME$26,585$544,170$5,000–$100,000FY2025
Robert and Patricia Switzer FoundationBelfast, ME$60,000$476,156$26,156–$170,000FY2024
Pond Family FoundationScarborough, ME$5,000$467,500$500–$50,000FY2025
Linwood D Dyer FoundationCumberland Center, ME$225,000$450,000$200,000–$250,000FY2024
Skowhegan Savings Charitable FoundationSkowhegan, ME$25,000$400,000$10,000–$75,000FY2024
Saco & Biddeford SavingsSaco, ME$1,000$372,185$100–$50,200FY2025
James & Betty Jacobs FamilyWest Bath, ME$2,500$348,500$500–$25,000FY2025
  • Median grant and grant range come from the grant schedule of the 990-PF. A dash means that foundation filed none, and “one amount” means every grant it filed was for the same figure.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.