A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 01-0211777Arts and culture

Who funds Abbe Museum?

31 private foundations gave Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, ME $1.2 million across 88 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

88 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Morton-Kelly Charitable TrustPortland, ME 2025

    Uplifting Wabanaki Voices & Activating Audiences: Operating Support for the Abbe Museum

    $10,000
  2. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2025

    General operating support

    $5,000
  3. The Stone Foundation of New JerseyLeonardo, NJ 2025

    General operating support

    $5,000
  4. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2025

    General support

    $2,000
  5. Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  6. Edward & Verna Gerbic Family FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2025

    Current Use for General Charitable Purposes

    $1,000
  7. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Support for a conference

    $75,000
  8. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2024

    Arts education

    $75,000
  9. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2024

    General Operating Support

    $60,000
  10. The David Rockefeller Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    To plan for the sustainability and reach of the dawnland festival of arts & ideas, an initiative dedicated to catalyzing deeper understanding of how indigenous worldviews can offer solutions for the most pressing issues of our time.

    $25,000
  11. Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $20,000
  12. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2024

    To provide general support

    $20,000
  13. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    General operating support

    $5,000
  14. Arthur K Watson Trust XXXXX5001Chicago, IL 2024

    The wabanaki curatorial

    $5,000
  15. Margaret Ann Grinnell Charitable FoundationMount Desert, ME 2024

    General purpose

    $2,000
  16. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2024

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  17. Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  18. Edward & Verna Gerbic Family FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2024

    Current Use for General Charitable Purposes

    $1,000
  19. The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation IncGreat Neck, NY 2024

    Cultural

    $500
  20. Colket Family FoundationNewtown Square, PA 2024

    General gift - unrestricted

    $300
  21. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Abbe Museum Curator of Exhibits and Collections

    $150,000
  22. Terra Foundation for American ArtChicago, IL 2023

    Art education

    $75,000
  23. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2023

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  24. Pobble Stone FoundationConcord, MA 2023

    Charitable

    $30,000
  25. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2023

    To provide general support

    $20,000
  26. JKW Foundation TR UA 092597New York, NY 2023

    Leading decolonized museum working directly with wabanaki nations to uplift native artists, culture bearers, indigenous knowledge keepers, and youth in order to support transformative social impact for the native peoples in what is now maine.

    $10,000
  27. Cascade FoundationRockport, ME 2023

    Arts and culture

    $10,000
  28. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  29. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  30. Edward & Verna Gerbic Family FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2023

    Current Use for General Charitable Purposes

    $2,000
  31. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2023

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  32. Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  33. The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation IncGreat Neck, NY 2023

    Cultural

    $500
  34. Colket Family FoundationNewtown Square, PA 2023

    General gift - unrestricted

    $300
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $29
  36. Pobble Stone FoundationConcord, MA 2022

    Charitable

    $45,000
  37. JKW Foundation TR UA 092597New York, NY 2022

    Leading decolonized museum working directly with wabanaki nations to uplift native artists

    $15,000
  38. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    General operating support

    $5,000
  39. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    General operating support

    $5,000
  40. Cascade FoundationRockport, ME 2022

    Arts and culture

    $5,000
  41. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2022

    Operating support

    $3,500
  42. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2022

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  43. Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  44. Margaret Ann Grinnell Charitable FoundationMount Desert, ME 2022

    General purpose

    $500
  45. Colket Family FoundationNewtown Square, PA 2022

    General gift - unrestricted

    $300
  46. Hillman Charitable FoundationSt Petersburg, FL 2022

    General

    $250
  47. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $48
  48. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2021

    General Operating Support

    $65,000
  49. Helen Frankenthaler Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Frankenthaler climate initiative

    $50,000
  50. Pobble Stone FoundationConcord, MA 2021

    Charitable

    $35,000
  51. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2021

    General Purpose

    $28,000
  52. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2021

    Operating support

    $7,000
  53. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    General operating support

    $5,000
  54. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    General operating support

    $5,000
  55. Cascade FoundationRockport, ME 2021

    Arts and culture

    $2,000
  56. Edward & Verna Gerbic Family FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2021

    Current Use for General Charitable Purposes

    $2,000
  57. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2021

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  58. The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation IncGreat Neck, NY 2021

    Cultural

    $500
  59. Colket Family FoundationNewtown Square, PA 2021

    General operating

    $300
  60. Hillman Charitable FoundationSt Petersburg, FL 2021

    General

    $250
  61. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $6
  62. The Yelp FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.

    $5
  63. Pobble Stone FoundationConcord, MA 2020

    Charitable

    $30,000
  64. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2020

    General operating support

    $25,000
  65. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    General operating expenses

    $12,000
  66. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2020

    General Purpose

    $11,500
  67. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    General operating support

    $5,000
  68. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    General operating support

    $5,000
  69. Hattie A and Fred C Lynam TrustConcord, NH 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  70. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2020

    Operating support

    $2,000
  71. Devonwood Foundation 009606-007Wilmington, DE 2020

    Support of operations

    $2,000
  72. Surf Point Foundation UA 4-7-88York, ME 2020

    General Operating Support

    $1,500
  73. The Robert P and Arlene R Kogod Family FoundationArlington, VA 2020

    Donation

    $1,000
  74. The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation IncGreat Neck, NY 2020

    Cultural

    $500
  75. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $11
  76. Pobble Stone FoundationConcord, MA 2019

    Charitable

    $37,500
  77. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    General operating support

    $5,000
  78. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    General operating support

    $5,000
  79. Edward & Verna Gerbic Family FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2019

    Current Use for General Charitable Purposes

    $1,000
  80. The Robert P and Arlene R Kogod Family FoundationArlington, VA 2019

    Donation

    $1,000
  81. Ganlee FundNew York, NY 2019

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  82. The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation IncGreat Neck, NY 2019

    Cultural

    $500
  83. Pobble Stone FoundationConcord, MA 2018

    Charitable

    $35,000
  84. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2018

    General operating support

    $5,000
  85. Irving FoundationSan Diego, CA 2018

    Abbe museum indian market

    $5,000
  86. The Robert P and Arlene R Kogod Family FoundationArlington, VA 2018

    Donation

    $1,000
  87. Ganlee FundNew York, NY 2018

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  88. The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation IncGreat Neck, NY 2018

    Cultural

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Bar Harbor, ME and are not among Abbe Museum’s funders above.

  1. Firebird Foundation for Anthropological ResearchPhillips, ME 1 grant Accepts applications $20,902 to similar organizations
  2. Fore River FoundationPortland, ME 5 grants Preselected only $10,500 to similar organizations
  3. Bangor Savings Bank FoundationBangor, ME 1 grant Accepts applications $4,000 to similar organizations
  4. John W and Clara C Higgins FoundationWorcester, MA 1 grant Preselected only $1,000 to similar organizations
  5. Florence V Burden FoundationNew York, NY 1 grant Preselected only $1,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Nash FoundationWilmington, DE 1 grant Preselected only $500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 01-0211777 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.