A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame
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Grant recipient EIN 01-0527022Arts and culture

Who funds Maine Discovery Museum?

12 private foundations gave Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, ME $180,308 across 33 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

33 grants

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

  1. Tyler FoundationPlano, TX 2025

    Charitable

    $7,500
  2. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2025

    General operating support

    $5,000
  3. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2025

    General operating support

    $2,500
  4. Edward & Mary Ellen Darling Family FoundationBrewer, ME 2025

    Public support

    $2,500
  5. Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995Boston, MA 2025

    General fund

    $2,000
  6. Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

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

    $50,000
  7. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    General operating support

    $5,000
  8. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    General operating support

    $2,500
  9. Edward & Mary Ellen Darling Family FoundationBrewer, ME 2024

    Public support

    $2,500
  10. Lois M Gauthier Charitable TrustBangor, ME 2024

    General fund

    $250
  11. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  12. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    General operating support

    $2,500
  13. Reny Charitable FoundationNewcastle, ME 2023

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $131
  15. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    General operating support

    $5,000
  16. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    General operating support

    $2,500
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $184
  18. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    General operating support

    $5,000
  19. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    General operating support

    $2,500
  20. The Mimi FoundationScarborough, ME 2021

    General Operating Support

    $2,000
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $156
  22. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    General operating support

    $5,000
  23. Consigli Foundation IncMilford, MA 2020

    Genetic- MSF event

    $5,000
  24. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    General operating support

    $2,500
  25. Lawrence Family FoundationHolden, ME 2020

    General

    $1,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $87
  27. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    General operating support

    $5,000
  28. Consigli Foundation IncMilford, MA 2019

    Maine science festival donation

    $5,000
  29. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2019

    General operating support

    $2,500
  30. Lawrence Family FoundationHolden, ME 2019

    General

    $1,000
  31. Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

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

    $40,000
  32. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 2018

    General operating support

    $5,000
  33. Fisher Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 2018

    General operating support

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Bangor, ME and are not among Maine Discovery Museum’s funders above.

  1. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 11 grants Accepts applications $158,500 to similar organizations
  2. Morton-Kelly Charitable TrustPortland, ME 2 grants Accepts applications $15,000 to similar organizations
  3. Leonard and Renee Minsky Charitable TRSTFort Walton Beach, FL 14 grants Preselected only $14,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 5 grants Accepts applications $255,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Stone Foundation of New JerseyLeonardo, NJ 3 grants Accepts applications $210,000 to similar organizations
  6. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 1 grant Preselected only $200,000 to similar organizations
  7. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 1 grant Preselected only $150,000 to similar organizations
  8. Quimby Family FoundationPortland, ME 3 grants Accepts applications $49,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 01-0527022 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.