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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$434,448
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $4,842,925
-
Tax year 2024
$387,600
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $5,079,342
-
Tax year 2023
$361,644
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $5,186,405
-
Tax year 2022
$358,455
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $4,960,721
-
Tax year 2021
$356,039
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $5,001,308
-
Tax year 2020
$349,417
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $4,978,530
-
Tax year 2019
$334,347
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $5,435,358
-
Tax year 2018
$335,833
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $5,222,612
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME
Aldermere farm operating support
$304,448 -
Coastal Mountains Land TrustCamden, ME
General support
$15,000 -
Maine Conservation AllianceBelfast, ME
General support
$12,000 -
Center for Ecological Teaching and LearningEdmunds TWP, ME
General support
$10,000 -
Hurricaine Island Center for Science and LeadershipRockland, ME
General support
$10,000 -
Maine Farmland TrustBelfast, ME
General support
$10,000 -
Natural Resources Council of MaineAugusta, ME
General support
$10,000 -
Maine Conservation Law FoundationPortland, ME
General support
$8,000 -
Midcoast ConservancyWaldoboro, ME
General support
$8,000 -
Palaver StringsPortland, ME
General support
$7,000 -
Wayfinder SchoolsCamden, ME
General support
$6,000 -
Art Van ProgramBrunswick, ME
General support
$5,000 -
Chewonki FoundationWiscasset, ME
General support
$5,000 -
Friends of Casco BayPortland, ME
General support
$5,000 -
Georges River Land TrustRockland, ME
General support
$5,000 -
Merryspring Nature CenterCamden, ME
General support
$5,000 -
Penobscot Bay YMCA and Teen CenterRockport, ME
General support
$5,000 -
HomeworthyRockport, ME
General support
$3,000 -
Bay Chamber Concerts and Community MusicRockport, ME
General support
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Environment7 grants $352,44894% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0003% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $7,0002% of the total
- Human services1 grant $6,0002% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Maine19 grants $434,448
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Spinnaker TrustTRUSTEE Hours 0.67Pay $42,227
The return
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