Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 01-0355563Community development

Who funds Maine Development Foundation?

17 private foundations gave Maine Development Foundation in Augusta, ME $1.3 million across 35 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, 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

35 grants

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

  1. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2024

    General Operating Support

    $185,000
  2. Avangrid Foundation IncOrange, CT 2024

    Training, research & higher education

    $50,000
  3. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2023

    General Operating Support

    $170,000
  4. Avangrid Foundation IncOrange, CT 2023

    Training, research & higher education

    $25,000
  5. Machias Savings Bank Community Development FoundationMachias, ME 2023

    Program Support Grant

    $2,500
  6. Maine Health Access Foundation IncAugusta, ME 2023

    Centering Health and Prosperity in Maines Economy

    $2,000
  7. John T Gorman FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    To sponsor the Maine Alliance for Health and Prosperity conference

    $1,500
  8. Reny Charitable FoundationNewcastle, ME 2023

    Downtown center

    $1,500
  9. Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco, ME 2023

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  10. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2022

    General Operating Support

    $245,000
  11. Avangrid Foundation IncOrange, CT 2022

    Training, research & higher education

    $100,000
  12. The FB Heron FoundationNew Haven, CT 2022

    General Support

    $40,000
  13. Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationCanton, OH 2022

    Support for Community Coordinator Position for Gazetteer Action Plan

    $30,000
  14. John T Gorman FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    To support the Policy Leaders Academy, a non-partisan educational program for Maine Legislators

    $20,000
  15. Maine Health Access Foundation IncAugusta, ME 2022

    Policy Leaders Academy

    $10,000
  16. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2021

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  17. Avangrid Foundation IncOrange, CT 2021

    Training, research & higher education

    $50,000
  18. The FB Heron FoundationNew Haven, CT 2021

    General Support

    $40,000
  19. Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationCanton, OH 2021

    Community Coordinator Position for Gazetteer Action Plan

    $30,000
  20. Maine Health Access Foundation IncAugusta, ME 2021

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  21. Margaret Chase Smith FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    Speaker honorarium

    $350
  22. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2020

    $50,000 Katahdin Collaborative; $30,000 general support

    $80,000
  23. Avangrid Foundation IncOrange, CT 2020

    Training, research & higher education

    $50,000
  24. The FB Heron FoundationNew Haven, CT 2020

    General Operating

    $40,000
  25. Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationCanton, OH 2020

    Community Coordinator Position for Gazetteer Action Plan

    $30,000
  26. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2020

    General Purpose

    $20,000
  27. Maine Health Access Foundation IncAugusta, ME 2020

    Policy Leaders Academy program, which provides information to ME legislators about the ME economy

    $10,000
  28. Franklin Savings Bank Community Development FoundationFarmington, ME 2020

    General Operating Support

    $500
  29. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $7,500
  30. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    Mainespark

    $3,000
  31. The Apple Lane Foundation Inc 14101830New York, NY 2019

    For organization's exempt purposes

    $250
  32. Lennox FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    A Fellows Program for Network Leaders Project

    $25,000
  33. Reny Charitable FoundationNewcastle, ME 2018

    Bill king imagine campaign

    $10,000
  34. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2018

    Mainespark coalition

    $7,500
  35. Reny Charitable FoundationNewcastle, ME 2018

    Next step maine

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Maine and are not among Maine Development Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 114 grants Preselected only $10,814 to similar organizations
  2. Bangor Savings Bank FoundationBangor, ME 8 grants Accepts applications $34,000 to similar organizations
  3. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 17 grants Accepts applications $308,000 to similar organizations
  4. Bill and Joan Alfond Family FoundationPortland, ME 14 grants Accepts applications $388,484 to similar organizations
  5. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 9 grants Accepts applications $115,000 to similar organizations
  6. Harry T Wilks Family FoundationCovington, KY 5 grants Preselected only $46,500 to similar organizations
  7. The Casco FoundationPortland, ME 11 grants Preselected only $43,000 to similar organizations
  8. Kennebec Savings Bank FoundationAugusta, ME 8 grants Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 01-0355563 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.