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

Grant recipient EIN 01-0505433Arts and culture

Who funds Waterville Creates?

14 private foundations gave Waterville Creates in Waterville, ME $7.5 million across 36 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

36 grants

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

  1. Morton-Kelly Charitable TrustPortland, ME 2025

    Waterville Creates Operating Support

    $10,000
  2. Franklin Savings Bank Community Development FoundationFarmington, ME 2025

    Film Festival

    $250
  3. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    Operating support

    $1,600,000
  4. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2024

    To provide general support

    $20,000
  5. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    Waterville opera house season sponsorship

    $15,000
  6. Bill and Joan Alfond Family FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    2024 maine international film festival

    $500
  7. Franklin Savings Bank Community Development FoundationFarmington, ME 2024

    General Operating Support

    $250
  8. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Operating support

    $1,600,000
  9. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2023

    To provide general support

    $20,000
  10. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Waterville opera house season sponsorship

    $15,000
  11. Waterville Area Women's ClubWaterville, ME 2023

    Youth arts fund

    $1,000
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $29
  13. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    Operating support

    $1,500,000
  14. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2022

    General Operations

    $20,000
  15. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    Woh season sponsorship

    $15,000
  16. The Borman Family FoundationOakland, ME 2022

    Waterville Opera House Set Production Equipment

    $2,000
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $57
  18. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    2019 -2023 operating support

    $1,000,000
  19. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2021

    General Purpose

    $28,000
  20. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    Woh season sponsorship

    $15,000
  21. Raymond J and Mary C Reisert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $15,000
  22. The Borman Family FoundationOakland, ME 2021

    Waterville Opera House Set Production Equipment

    $9,000
  23. Lunder FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  24. First Eagle Investments FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  25. Waterville Area Women's ClubWaterville, ME 2021

    Youth arts access fund

    $1,000
  26. LPL Financial Foundation IncBoston, MA 2021

    Operational support

    $500
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $98
  28. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    2019 -2023 operating support

    $1,000,000
  29. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  30. The Bob Crewe Foundation a/k/a Crewe FoundationFalmouth, ME 2020

    Contribution to support programs

    $10,000
  31. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2020

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  32. Lunder FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    Annual fund

    $1,000
  33. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    2019 -2023 operating support

    $500,000
  34. Kennebec Savings Bank FoundationAugusta, ME 2019

    General assistance grants

    $100,000
  35. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    Season sponsor 2019 - 2020

    $15,000
  36. Lunder FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    Annual fund

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Waterville, ME and are not among Waterville Creates’s funders above.

  1. Oak Grove SchoolEast Vassalboro, ME 3 grants Accepts applications $10,100 to similar organizations
  2. The Sukeforth Family FoundationSouth China, ME 6 grants Preselected only $95,000 to similar organizations
  3. Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNew York, NY 1 grant Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations
  4. Agnes M Lindsay TrustChelmsford, MA 6 grants Accepts applications $17,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of Maine Charitable FoundationCamden, ME 1 grant Accepts applications $5,000 to similar organizations
  6. Narragansett Number One FoundationBar Mills, ME 1 grant Accepts applications $5,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 01-0505433 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.