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Grant recipient EIN 01-0212438Education

Who funds Maine Central Institute?

13 private foundations gave Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, ME $6.7 million across 60 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

60 grants

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

  1. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2025

    Education

    $175,000
  2. Sanger M Cook TrustDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $22,127
  3. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Education

    $1,000
  4. Partridge A L & O D U Agt DTD 10 20 59Dallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $35,925
  5. John W Manson TrustBrooklyn, OH 2024

    General operating

    $25,030
  6. Sanger M Cook TrustDallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $20,859
  7. Reny Charitable FoundationNewcastle, ME 2024

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  8. Nelson Talbott FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  9. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2024

    TGMS scholarship

    $2,000
  10. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    Education

    $1,000
  11. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2023

    Education

    $305,632
  12. Partridge A L & O D U Agt DTD 10 20 59Dallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $28,890
  13. John W Manson TrustBrooklyn, OH 2023

    General operating

    $22,504
  14. Sanger M Cook TrustDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $15,150
  15. Nelson Talbott FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  16. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    Education

    $1,000
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $83
  18. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2022

    Education

    $5,680,080
  19. Sanger M Cook TrustDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $23,405
  20. Partridge A L & O D U Agt DTD 10 20 59Dallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $23,096
  21. John W Manson TrustBrooklyn, OH 2022

    General operating

    $22,504
  22. Reny Charitable FoundationNewcastle, ME 2022

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  23. Nelson Talbott FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  24. Oak Grove SchoolEast Vassalboro, ME 2022

    Intro to med: adult CPR manikins

    $1,000
  25. Oak Grove SchoolEast Vassalboro, ME 2022

    Science under a different lens

    $927
  26. Oak Grove SchoolEast Vassalboro, ME 2022

    Mci youth and government program

    $925
  27. Oak Grove SchoolEast Vassalboro, ME 2022

    Chemistry lab gas law investigations

    $876
  28. Oak Grove SchoolEast Vassalboro, ME 2022

    Sebasticook river ecosystem explor

    $815
  29. Alba Maine FoundationWoolwich, ME 2022

    Support of operations

    $500
  30. Oak Grove SchoolEast Vassalboro, ME 2022

    Skills for independence program

    $250
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $92
  32. Partridge A L & O D U Agt DTD 10 20 59Dallas, TX 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $37,363
  33. John W Manson TrustBrooklyn, OH 2021

    General operating

    $21,253
  34. Sanger M Cook TrustDallas, TX 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $20,405
  35. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2021

    Education

    $6,000
  36. Nelson Talbott FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  37. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gifts

    $1,500
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $111
  39. Partridge A L & O D U Agt DTD 10 20 59Dallas, TX 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $28,210
  40. Sanger M Cook TrustDallas, TX 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $27,794
  41. John W Manson TrustBrooklyn, OH 2020

    General operating

    $17,500
  42. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2020

    Education

    $16,470
  43. Nelson Talbott FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  44. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2020

    Matching grant award

    $1,000
  45. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Education

    $1,000
  46. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Education

    $1,000
  47. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $56
  48. Partridge A L & O D U Agt DTD 10 20 59Dallas, TX 2019

    Unrestricted general

    $25,547
  49. John W Manson TrustBrooklyn, OH 2019

    Support/ maintenance of the

    $25,267
  50. Sanger M Cook TrustDallas, TX 2019

    Unrestricted general

    $13,701
  51. Eileen & Peter Lehrer Family FoundationIselin, NJ 2019

    General

    $12,500
  52. Nelson Talbott FoundationWashington, DC 2019

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  53. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2019

    Education

    $475
  54. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2019

    Education

    $42
  55. Partridge A L & O D U Agt DTD 10 20 59Dallas, TX 2018

    Unrestricted general

    $28,193
  56. Sanger M Cook TrustDallas, TX 2018

    Unrestricted general

    $15,722
  57. Nelson Talbott FoundationWashington, DC 2018

    General needs or purpose

    $7,500
  58. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2018

    Cap implementation grant

    $4,900
  59. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2018

    Ethnic and religious

    $150
  60. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2018

    Health and human services

    $50

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Maine and are not among Maine Central Institute’s funders above.

  1. Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNew York, NY 50 grants Preselected only $1,262,100 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 138 grants Accepts applications $243,245 to similar organizations
  3. Bangor Savings Bank FoundationBangor, ME 39 grants Accepts applications $673,500 to similar organizations
  4. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 68 grants Accepts applications $3,676,716 to similar organizations
  5. Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco, ME 65 grants Accepts applications $340,076 to similar organizations
  6. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 56 grants Accepts applications $851,650 to similar organizations
  7. John T Gorman FoundationPortland, ME 40 grants Accepts applications $2,281,395 to similar organizations
  8. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 37 grants Accepts applications $787,317 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 01-0212438 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.