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Grant recipient EIN 01-0339295Arts and culture

Who funds Maine Humanities Council?

16 private foundations gave Maine Humanities Council in Portland, ME $184,760 across 39 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

39 grants

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

  1. Morton-Kelly Charitable TrustPortland, ME 2025

    Operating Support: Humanities in Need

    $20,000
  2. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 2025

    Operating support

    $14,820
  3. Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995Boston, MA 2025

    General fund

    $7,500
  4. Dorothy Suzi Osher FDNCape Elizabeth, ME 2025

    Donation

    $1,000
  5. Over the Rainbow Foundation IncMarblehead, MA 2025

    donation

    $250
  6. Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995Boston, MA 2024

    General fund

    $7,500
  7. Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompsonPortland, ME 2024

    Department ofCorrections Program

    $2,000
  8. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Humanities outreach: maine correctional center

    $11,840
  9. Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995Boston, MA 2023

    General fund

    $7,500
  10. Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompsonPortland, ME 2023

    Discussion Project

    $2,000
  11. Brooks Family FoundationBoston, MA 2023

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    $2,000
  12. Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995Boston, MA 2022

    General fund

    $7,500
  13. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2022

    Poetry Express

    $7,000
  14. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    Humanities outreach programming

    $11,000
  15. Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995Boston, MA 2021

    General fund

    $7,500
  16. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2021

    General Purpose

    $7,500
  17. Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompsonPortland, ME 2021

    Facilitator Mentorshipand TrainingProgram

    $1,500
  18. Alfred & Dorothy Osher Foundation C0 BRUZGO & COPortland, ME 2021

    Donation

    $1,000
  19. The Robert G & Jane V Engel FoundSouth Portland, ME 2021

    Support

    $1,000
  20. Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995Boston, MA 2020

    General fund

    $7,500
  21. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2020

    General Purpose

    $7,500
  22. Brooks Family FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    General Support

    $2,000
  23. The Robert G & Jane V Engel FoundSouth Portland, ME 2020

    Support

    $1,000
  24. Spectemur Agendo IncWashington, DC 2020

    General support

    $300
  25. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $150
  26. RJM Stein Family FoundationBelfast, ME 2020

    To continue programs & services

    $100
  27. Over the Rainbow Foundation IncMarblehead, MA 2020

    donation

    $100
  28. Brooks Family FoundationBoston, MA 2019

    General Support

    $5,000
  29. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $5,000
  30. Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompsonPortland, ME 2019

    CommunityBicentennialProject

    $2,500
  31. Alfred & Dorothy Osher Foundation C0 BRUZGO & COPortland, ME 2019

    Donation

    $1,000
  32. Spectemur Agendo IncWashington, DC 2019

    General support

    $300
  33. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2019

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $150
  34. Over the Rainbow Foundation IncMarblehead, MA 2019

    necessities for low income families

    $100
  35. Aicher Family Foundation IncRhinebeck, NY 2018

    Cultural heritage programs

    $25,000
  36. The Eunice Frye Home FoundationPortland, ME 2018

    Grant to benefit people of greater Portland area.

    $6,000
  37. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $300
  38. Spectemur Agendo IncWashington, DC 2018

    General support

    $250
  39. RJM Stein Family FoundationBelfast, ME 2018

    To continue programs & services

    $100

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Portland, ME and are not among Maine Humanities Council’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 168 grants Preselected only $7,420 to similar organizations
  2. Horizon Foundation IncRockport, MA 24 grants Accepts applications $254,500 to similar organizations
  3. The Bob Crewe Foundation a/k/a Crewe FoundationFalmouth, ME 47 grants Accepts applications $480,114 to similar organizations
  4. Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation IncKennebunkport, ME 20 grants Accepts applications $165,250 to similar organizations
  5. Phineas W Sprague Memorial FoundationMansfield, MA 51 grants Preselected only $171,500 to similar organizations
  6. Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNew York, NY 12 grants Preselected only $125,300 to similar organizations
  7. Lunder FoundationPortland, ME 58 grants Accepts applications $1,466,094 to similar organizations
  8. The Widgeon Point Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 34 grants Preselected only $866,750 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 01-0339295 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.