A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 01-0518193Environment

Who funds Acadia Center?

33 private foundations gave Acadia Center in Rockport, ME $3.4 million across 81 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

81 grants

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

  1. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2025

    General

    $8,000
  2. The Charles Spear Charitable FoundationPawling, NY 2025

    Charitable

    $5,000
  3. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    To facilitate subnational climate and power grid coordination

    $925,000
  4. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2024

    Endorsing energy efficiency and protecting public health in the southeast

    $75,000
  5. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2024

    Accelerating climate action in massachusetts

    $15,000
  6. Ruggles Family FoundationGarden City, NY 2024

    General purpose

    $15,000
  7. Leaves of Grass FundLincoln, MA 2024

    Charitable

    $10,000
  8. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024

    General

    $8,000
  9. The Charles Spear Charitable FoundationPawling, NY 2024

    Charitable

    $5,000
  10. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General support

    $51
  11. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2023

    Accelerating climate action in massachusetts

    $15,000
  12. Horizon Foundation IncRockport, MA 2023

    General Support

    $10,000
  13. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2023

    General

    $6,000
  14. The Charles Spear Charitable FoundationPawling, NY 2023

    Charitable

    $5,000
  15. The Becket Family FoundationMalvern, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  16. Seymour and Sylvia Rothchild Family 2004 Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    For programmatic support of community outreach and engagement

    $2,500
  18. Rothstein Foundation IncNewburyport, MA 2023

    Environmental

    $1,000
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $263
  20. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General support

    $51
  21. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2022

    Advancing energy efficiency in new england

    $100,667
  22. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2022

    Clean energy future in

    $35,000
  23. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2022

    Accelerating climate action in massachusetts

    $15,000
  24. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2022

    Ensure Maine Agencies Advance Climate & Equity Goals: Implementation and Action

    $15,000
  25. The Becket Family FoundationMalvern, PA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $8,500
  26. The Charles Spear Charitable FoundationPawling, NY 2022

    Charitable

    $5,000
  27. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2022

    General

    $4,000
  28. The June FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Charitable

    $3,000
  29. The Prospect FundBurlington, VT 2022

    Charitable

    $2,000
  30. Seymour and Sylvia Rothchild Family 2004 Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  31. Rothstein Foundation IncNewburyport, MA 2022

    Environmental

    $1,000
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $392
  33. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    General support

    $77
  34. Textron Charitable Trust DTD 122353Providence, RI 2022

    Matching gift to enviornment

    $67
  35. The John Merck FundHarrison, NY 2021

    To accelerate implementation of clean energy and climate mandates in new england.

    $160,000
  36. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2021

    Advancing energy efficiency in new england

    $100,000
  37. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    For general support

    $100,000
  38. The Chris and Melody Malachowsky Family FoundationCampbell, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $70,000
  39. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2021

    Environment

    $15,000
  40. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2021

    General Purpose

    $13,000
  41. Horizon Foundation IncRockport, MA 2021

    General Support

    $10,000
  42. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA 2021

    Climate & energy policy

    $8,000
  43. Ruggles Family FoundationGarden City, NY 2021

    General purpose

    $7,000
  44. The Charles Spear Charitable FoundationPawling, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $5,000
  45. The Hanley FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    To fulfill the charitable purpose

    $5,000
  46. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2021

    General

    $4,000
  47. The Prospect FundBurlington, VT 2021

    Charitable

    $2,000
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $549
  49. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    General support

    $75
  50. The Lazard Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Unrestricted

    $25
  51. The John Merck FundHarrison, NY 2020

    To advance a bold, effective, and broad-reaching framework to aggressively phase out fossil fuels and expand clean energy in new england in this decade.

    $350,000
  52. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2020

    Advancing energy efficiency in new england

    $100,000
  53. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    For general support

    $100,000
  54. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2020

    Environment

    $25,000
  55. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2020

    Operating support

    $25,000
  56. DWB Family FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Nature preservation

    $11,250
  57. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA 2020

    Climate & energy policy

    $9,000
  58. The Charles Spear Charitable FoundationPawling, NY 2020

    Charitable

    $5,000
  59. The Muir House FoundationLexington, KY 2020

    Help maximizing impact in transition form fossil fuels.

    $5,000
  60. The Hanley FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    To fulfill the charitable purpose

    $5,000
  61. The Aresty Family FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    For the use of the donee organization

    $3,000
  62. The Prospect FundBurlington, VT 2020

    Charitable

    $2,000
  63. Marxe Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General purpose

    $2,000
  64. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $1,260
  65. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $348
  66. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $100
  67. The John Merck FundHarrison, NY 2019

    To help ensure the transportation climate initiative is a regional cap-and-invest program that ensures GHG and co-pollutant reductions while investing in an equitable, modern, low-carbon transportation future and to advance reductions in climate pollution, and transition to clean energy and transportation solutions.

    $360,000
  68. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2019

    Advancing energy efficiency leadership in new england

    $100,000
  69. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    To advance clean heating in northeast buildings

    $100,000
  70. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2019

    Operating support

    $35,000
  71. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    For executive coaching and organizational development support

    $30,000
  72. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA 2019

    Climate & energy policy

    $10,000
  73. The Charles Spear Charitable FoundationPawling, NY 2019

    Charitable

    $5,000
  74. The Grossinger FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General Operating Support

    $2,500
  75. The Prospect FundBurlington, VT 2019

    Charitable

    $2,000
  76. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Advancing electrification of buildings and transportation

    $250,000
  77. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA 2018

    General support

    $10,000
  78. The Prospect FundBurlington, VT 2018

    Charitable

    $2,000
  79. The Ironwood FoundationPayson, AZ 2018

    Charity

    $1,000
  80. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $580
  81. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA 2017

    For the protection of the environment; furtherance of related research, awareness and policy

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Maine and are not among Acadia Center’s funders above.

  1. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 141 grants Accepts applications $6,478,771 to similar organizations
  2. John Sage FoundationPortland, ME 58 grants Accepts applications $318,650 to similar organizations
  3. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 90 grants Accepts applications $1,096,039 to similar organizations
  4. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 53 grants Accepts applications $22,695,000 to similar organizations
  5. Morton-Kelly Charitable TrustPortland, ME 18 grants Accepts applications $200,500 to similar organizations
  6. Fields Pond Foundation IncAuburndale, MA 28 grants Accepts applications $353,000 to similar organizations
  7. Kennebec Savings Bank FoundationAugusta, ME 48 grants Preselected only $388,000 to similar organizations
  8. Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNew York, NY 17 grants Preselected only $334,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 01-0518193 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.