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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
$675,850
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $10,351,375
-
Tax year 2024
$620,000
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $10,323,117
-
Tax year 2023
$620,000
- Grants listed
- 38
- Assets, end of year
- $9,813,225
-
Tax year 2022
$770,000
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $10,347,570
-
Tax year 2021
$602,600
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $10,020,896
-
Tax year 2020
$466,100
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $9,162,429
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Waterfall ArtsBelfast, ME
Operations support
$60,000 -
Ashwood Waldorf SchoolRockport, ME
Operations support
$50,000 -
Rsu #13Rockland, ME
Operations support
$43,600 -
Heartwood Regional Theater CompanyDamariscotta, ME
Operations support
$40,500 -
Skidompha Library AssociaitonDamariscotta, ME
Operations support
$40,000 -
Maine Inside OutLewiston, ME
Operations support
$33,100 -
Daponte String Quartet FoundationFreeport, ME
Operations support
$32,500 -
Midcoast Music AcademyRockport, ME
Operations support
$25,000 -
Belfast Flying ShoesBelfast, ME
Operations support
$24,800 -
Friends of Rockland Public LibraryRockland, ME
Operations support
$20,000 -
A Company of GirlsPortland, ME
Operations support
$17,500 -
Great Salt Bay CSDDamariscotta, ME
Operations support
$17,000 -
Bay Chamber ConcertsCamden, ME
Operations support
$16,600 -
SpindleworksBrunswick, ME
Operations support
$16,600 -
317 Main St Community Music CenterYarmouth, ME
Operations support
$16,600 -
American Furniture MastersManchester, NH
Operations support
$16,600 -
Eastport Arts CenterEastport, ME
Operations support
$16,000 -
Salt Bay ChamberfestRockland, ME
Operations supportsupport
$15,000 -
Friends of the Strand TheatreRockland, ME
Operations support
$15,000 -
ArtvanBrunswick, ME
Operations support
$15,000 -
PihcintuWindham, ME
Operations support
$15,000 -
The Telling RoomPortland, ME
Operations support
$14,000 -
Watershed Center for Ceramic ArtsEdgecomb, ME
Operations support
$13,800 -
Maine Traditional Music AssocWoolwich, ME
Operations support
$13,800 -
BearnstowMount Vernon, ME
Operations support
$12,500 -
Merrymeeting Arts CenterBowdoinham, ME
Operations support
$12,000 -
Island Readers and WritersMt Desert, ME
Operations support
$12,000 -
240 StringsPortland, ME
Operations support
$10,000 -
Farnsworth MuseumRockland, ME
Operations support
$8,750 -
Monhegan Artists's ResidencyRockland, ME
Operations support
$7,500 -
Station MaineRockland, ME
Operations support
$7,000 -
Seacoast Youth & Community OrchestraDamariscotta, ME
Operations support
$5,500 -
Maine Alliance for Arts EducationAugusta, ME
Operations support
$5,500 -
Tapestry SingersNewcastle, ME
Operatinos support
$2,800 -
Friends of the Thomaston Public LibraryThomaston, ME
Operations support
$2,000 -
Belfast Free LibraryBelfast, ME
Operations support
$1,500 -
Bowdoinham Public LibraryBowdoinham, ME
Operations support
$800
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture17 grants $340,90086% of the total
- Education5 grants $27,1007% of the total
- Youth development1 grant $14,0004% of the total
- Sports and recreation1 grant $12,5003% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Maine35 grants $646,750
- New Hampshire1 grant $16,600
- Virginia1 grant $12,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Ellen F GoldenCHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
- Ned SteinbergerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Samantha ButlerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Diantha C RobinsonEXECUTIVE DIR Hours 15Pay $37,618
- Maeve O'ReganDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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