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Grant recipient EIN 01-0522241Environment

Who funds Ecology Education Inc?

36 private foundations gave Ecology Education Inc in Saco, ME $2 million across 108 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

108 grants

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

  1. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 2025

    Operating support

    $30,000
  2. Morton-Kelly Charitable TrustPortland, ME 2025

    Operating Funds to Support Equitable Access to Immersive Ecology-Based Education For Maine Students

    $12,500
  3. Dorothy Suzi Osher FDNCape Elizabeth, ME 2025

    Donation

    $11,000
  4. Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationCanton, OH 2025

    ESTEM, Food Systems Ed Hands-on, and Overnight Programs

    $7,000
  5. The Traveler FundBath, ME 2025

    General operating purpose

    $2,500
  6. Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco, ME 2025

    General Operating Support

    $2,200
  7. Half Moon FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2025

    Education

    $1,000
  8. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2024

    Arc community food system resilience

    $50,000
  9. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2024

    To provide Maine students with immersive ecology education

    $25,000
  10. Horizon Foundation IncRockport, MA 2024

    General Support

    $20,000
  11. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    2024 nourishment grant

    $15,000
  12. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    2024 movement grant

    $12,500
  13. Dorothy Suzi Osher FDNCape Elizabeth, ME 2024

    Donation

    $11,000
  14. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2024

    Agroecology for resilient communities project

    $10,000
  15. Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationCanton, OH 2024

    Expansion of estem and food systems, overnight programming

    $7,000
  16. Mascoma Bank FoundationLebanon, NH 2024

    Coolbot produce system

    $5,000
  17. WR Berkley Corporation Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  18. Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco, ME 2024

    General Operating Support

    $1,500
  19. Rosamond Thaxter FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    General purposes

    $1,000
  20. Half Moon FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2024

    Education

    $1,000
  21. Tom and Kate Chappell Family FoundationKennebunk, ME 2024

    General

    $100
  22. Hannaford Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  23. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2023

    To provide Maine students with immersive ecology education

    $25,000
  24. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2023

    Community resilience

    $25,000
  25. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Expanding the agroecology for resilient communities project (the arc project)

    $20,000
  26. Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation IncKennebunkport, ME 2023

    General operating support

    $15,000
  27. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2023

    The agroecology for resilient communities (arc) project: supporting operational growth

    $15,000
  28. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    2023 nourishment grant

    $15,000
  29. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Movement grant

    $13,000
  30. Dorothy Suzi Osher FDNCape Elizabeth, ME 2023

    Donation

    $11,000
  31. The Hudson FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Funding to expand the AgroEcology for Resilient Communities (ARC) Project

    $10,000
  32. Marr-Anderson Family FoundationFalmouth, ME 2023

    K-8 Outdoor Science Education Program

    $10,000
  33. Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationCanton, OH 2023

    Expansion of Estem and Food Systems, Overnight Programming

    $8,000
  34. The Robert and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Programming support

    $5,000
  35. Rosamond Thaxter FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    General purposes

    $2,500
  36. Half Moon FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2023

    Education

    $2,000
  37. Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco, ME 2023

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  38. The Alfred M Senter Fund TrustBath, ME 2023

    Suppport of programs

    $500
  39. The Nash FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $22
  41. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2022

    Community resilience

    $100,000
  42. Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation IncKennebunkport, ME 2022

    General operating support

    $25,000
  43. Bangor Savings Bank FoundationBangor, ME 2022

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  44. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    2022 movement grant

    $20,000
  45. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    2022 movement grant

    $19,000
  46. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2022

    The ecology schools agroecology for resilient communities (arc) project

    $15,000
  47. Horizon Foundation IncRockport, MA 2022

    General Support

    $15,000
  48. Dorothy Suzi Osher FDNCape Elizabeth, ME 2022

    Donation

    $11,000
  49. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2022

    Accessible Environmental Education for Maine Schoolchildren

    $10,000
  50. The Robert and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    Programming support

    $5,000
  51. Half Moon FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2022

    Education

    $5,000
  52. The Alfred M Senter Fund TrustBath, ME 2022

    Suppport of programs

    $2,500
  53. Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco, ME 2022

    General Operating Support

    $500
  54. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $38
  55. The Daniel E Offutt III Charitable TrustSarasota, FL 2021

    To promote the goals of the organization

    $600,000
  56. Bangor Savings Bank FoundationBangor, ME 2021

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  57. Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $25,000
  58. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2021

    Community resilience

    $25,000
  59. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    2021 movement grant

    $24,000
  60. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    2021 nourishment grant

    $20,000
  61. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    Agroecology for resilient communities (arc) program

    $20,000
  62. John M Hopwood IrrPittsburgh, PA 2021

    Building projects

    $20,000
  63. Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco, ME 2021

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  64. Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation IncKennebunkport, ME 2021

    General operating support

    $15,000
  65. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2021

    Education

    $15,000
  66. Dorothy Suzi Osher FDNCape Elizabeth, ME 2021

    Donation

    $11,000
  67. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2021

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  68. Half Moon FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2021

    Education

    $5,000
  69. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2021

    Supporting Effective Innovation in Education

    $4,500
  70. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2021

    Supporting Effective Innovation in Education

    $4,500
  71. Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompsonPortland, ME 2021

    EcosySTEM ProgrammingBenefitting UnderservedStudents Project

    $1,000
  72. The Nash FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $706
  73. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $200
  74. Tom and Kate Chappell Family FoundationKennebunk, ME 2021

    General

    $100
  75. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $20
  76. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2020

    Capital campaign, new campus

    $50,000
  77. Bangor Savings Bank FoundationBangor, ME 2020

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  78. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2020

    General Purpose

    $21,000
  79. Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco, ME 2020

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  80. Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation IncKennebunkport, ME 2020

    General operating support

    $15,000
  81. Island Foundation IncMarion, MA 2020

    Education

    $15,000
  82. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    Nourishment

    $15,000
  83. Horizon Foundation IncRockport, MA 2020

    General Support

    $15,000
  84. Dorothy Suzi Osher FDNCape Elizabeth, ME 2020

    Donation

    $11,000
  85. Agnes M Lindsay TrustChelmsford, MA 2020

    Ecosystem program

    $5,000
  86. Half Moon FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2020

    Education

    $5,000
  87. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  88. Swantz Family FoundationRed Hook, NY 2020

    Ecysystem outdoor student education

    $4,000
  89. The Nash FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  90. Tom and Kate Chappell Family FoundationKennebunk, ME 2020

    General

    $250
  91. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $19
  92. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2019

    Capital campaign, new campus

    $25,000
  93. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    Ecology school at river bend farm

    $20,000
  94. Dorothy Suzi Osher FDNCape Elizabeth, ME 2019

    Donation

    $11,000
  95. Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation IncKennebunkport, ME 2019

    General operating support

    $5,200
  96. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2019

    Supporting effective innovation in education

    $5,000
  97. Rugged Elegance FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  98. The Nash FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,300
  99. Half Moon FoundationNew Canaan, CT 2019

    Education

    $1,000
  100. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    Matching gift

    $750
  101. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2018

    Capital campaign, new campus

    $100,000
  102. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 2018

    Ecology school at river bend farm

    $25,000
  103. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 2018

    Biddeford-saco's environmental community center

    $15,000
  104. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2018

    Supporting effective innovation in education

    $5,000
  105. Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco, ME 2018

    General Operating Support

    $1,500
  106. The Nash FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  107. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    Matching gift

    $300
  108. The Nash FoundationWilmington, DE 2017

    General & Unrestricted

    $125

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Maine and are not among Ecology Education Inc’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. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 85 grants Accepts applications $62,261 to similar organizations
  4. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 53 grants Accepts applications $22,695,000 to similar organizations
  5. Fields Pond Foundation IncAuburndale, MA 28 grants Accepts applications $353,000 to similar organizations
  6. Kennebec Savings Bank FoundationAugusta, ME 48 grants Preselected only $388,000 to similar organizations
  7. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 23 grants Preselected only $276,903 to similar organizations
  8. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 20 grants Accepts applications $35,725 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 01-0522241 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.