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Grant recipient EIN 20-3559947Education

Who funds Educate Maine?

13 private foundations gave Educate Maine in Portland, ME $1.4 million across 45 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

45 grants

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

  1. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2025

    Maine spark

    $50,000
  2. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2025

    Cte program

    $50,000
  3. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2025

    Expanded college support

    $39,000
  4. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2025

    Education indicators

    $10,000
  5. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2025

    Education

    $10,000
  6. Tyler FoundationPlano, TX 2025

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2025

    Cte support

    $3,000
  8. Franklin Savings Bank Community Development FoundationFarmington, ME 2025

    2025 Maine Teacher Gala

    $500
  9. John T Gorman FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    Teacher development; academic services research; youth support

    $196,000
  10. The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    Early literacy grants

    $100,000
  11. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2024

    Maine spark

    $50,000
  12. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2024

    Education indicators

    $10,000
  13. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2023

    Mainespark initiative

    $50,000
  14. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2023

    Supp 2023 indicator report

    $10,000
  15. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2023

    Education

    $10,000
  16. Tyler FoundationPlano, TX 2023

    Charitable

    $5,000
  17. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $200
  18. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2022

    Educate maine grant

    $70,000
  19. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2022

    Education

    $10,000
  20. Tyler FoundationPlano, TX 2022

    Charitable

    $10,000
  21. John T Gorman FoundationPortland, ME 2022

    To provide general operating support

    $2,500
  22. Franklin Savings Bank Community Development FoundationFarmington, ME 2022

    2022 Maine Teacher Gala

    $500
  23. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2021

    Educate maine grant

    $50,550
  24. Peter Alfond FoundationBethesda, MD 2021

    Mainespark

    $50,000
  25. Tyler FoundationPlano, TX 2021

    Charitable

    $15,000
  26. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2021

    Education

    $10,000
  27. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $7,500
  28. John T Gorman FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    To provide general operating support

    $2,500
  29. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2021

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  30. Franklin Savings Bank Community Development FoundationFarmington, ME 2021

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  31. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2020

    Educate maine grant

    $110,000
  32. Tyler FoundationPlano, TX 2020

    Charitable

    $15,000
  33. Cianbro Charitable FoundationPittsfield, ME 2020

    Education

    $10,000
  34. Machias Savings Bank Community Development FoundationMachias, ME 2020

    Program Support Grant

    $5,000
  35. Maine Health Access Foundation IncAugusta, ME 2020

    To inform school-based health decision-making; to improve education and health outcomes

    $5,000
  36. John T Gorman FoundationPortland, ME 2020

    To provide general operating support

    $2,500
  37. Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompsonPortland, ME 2020

    Exposing ME Studentsto EmploymentOpportunities

    $2,000
  38. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2019

    Educate maine grant

    $60,000
  39. Tyler FoundationPlano, TX 2019

    Charitable

    $15,000
  40. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $7,500
  41. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME 2018

    Elevate somerset: rural early childhood education replication

    $250,000
  42. Melmac Education FoundationAugusta, ME 2018

    Educate maine grant

    $50,000
  43. Seedlings FoundationBranford, CT 2018

    Humanitarian/educational/community

    $50,000
  44. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $15,000
  45. Tyler FoundationPlano, TX 2018

    Charitable

    $15,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Portland, ME and are not among Educate Maine’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 97 grants Preselected only $10,404 to similar organizations
  2. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 22 grants Accepts applications $576,150 to similar organizations
  3. Algar FoundationBoston, MA 19 grants Preselected only $699,750 to similar organizations
  4. The Jebediah Foundation 7563-XXXXXX00129Boston, MA 28 grants Preselected only $277,300 to similar organizations
  5. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 10 grants Accepts applications $259,360 to similar organizations
  6. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 10 grants Accepts applications $124,050 to similar organizations
  7. Spectemur Agendo IncWashington, DC 9 grants Accepts applications $2,385 to similar organizations
  8. The Bob Crewe Foundation a/k/a Crewe FoundationFalmouth, ME 14 grants Accepts applications $2,156,378 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-3559947 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.