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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 81-2886744Arts and culture

Who funds Illustration Institute?

13 private foundations gave Illustration Institute in Portland, ME $284,274 across 32 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

32 grants

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

  1. Alexander & Brianne Fisher FoundationCape Elizabeth, ME 2025

    Charitable contribution

    $15,000
  2. Lunder FoundationPortland, ME 2025

    Wells library exhibition

    $10,000
  3. Sunita and Brian Pereira Family FoundationWinchester, MA 2025

    Institute for developement of graphic artist residency on peaks island

    $1,000
  4. The Gess FoundationWellesley, MA 2024

    General support

    $7,500
  5. Lunder FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    Wells library exhibition

    $5,000
  6. Alexander & Brianne Fisher FoundationCape Elizabeth, ME 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  7. Lunder FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Project support

    $24,614
  8. Lunder FoundationPortland, ME 2023

    Project support - exhibition

    $10,000
  9. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2023

    Free workshops and presentations with celebrated narrative artists

    $10,000
  10. The Gess FoundationWellesley, MA 2023

    General support

    $7,660
  11. Horizon Foundation IncRockport, MA 2022

    General Support

    $12,500
  12. Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation IncKennebunkport, ME 2022

    General operating support

    $10,000
  13. The Gess FoundationWellesley, MA 2022

    General support

    $7,500
  14. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2022

    Free Workshops & Presentations

    $5,000
  15. Roxanne Quimby Foundation IncPortland, ME 2022

    Operational support

    $2,000
  16. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2021

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  17. Roxanne Quimby Foundation IncPortland, ME 2021

    Operational support

    $10,000
  18. The Gess FoundationWellesley, MA 2021

    General support

    $7,500
  19. Phineas W Sprague Memorial FoundationMansfield, MA 2021

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution requirements

    $4,000
  20. Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

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

    $20,000
  21. Onion FoundationAuburn, ME 2020

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  22. The Gess FoundationWellesley, MA 2020

    General support

    $7,500
  23. Roxanne Quimby Foundation IncPortland, ME 2020

    Fashion illustration classes

    $1,000
  24. Sunita and Brian Pereira Family FoundationWinchester, MA 2020

    Institute for developement of graphic artist residency on peaks island

    $500
  25. Roxanne Quimby Foundation IncPortland, ME 2019

    Fashion illustration classes

    $33,000
  26. The Bob Crewe Foundation a/k/a Crewe FoundationFalmouth, ME 2019

    Contribution to support programs

    $10,000
  27. The Gess FoundationWellesley, MA 2019

    General support

    $6,000
  28. Sunita and Brian Pereira Family FoundationWinchester, MA 2019

    Institute for developemnt of graphic artist residency on peaks island

    $1,500
  29. Roxanne Quimby Foundation IncPortland, ME 2018

    Fashion illustration classes

    $20,000
  30. The Gess FoundationWellesley, MA 2018

    General support

    $5,000
  31. Bill and Joan Alfond Family FoundationPortland, ME 2018

    Unrestricted

    $4,500
  32. Karen Anne Bollwerk Burke and William A Burke Family Charitable TrustPortland, ME 2018

    General fund

    $1,000

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  2. Sam L Cohen FoundationPortland, ME 67 grants Accepts applications $1,090,210 to similar organizations
  3. Morton-Kelly Charitable TrustPortland, ME 15 grants Accepts applications $187,500 to similar organizations
  4. Spectemur Agendo IncWashington, DC 37 grants Accepts applications $9,550 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 39 grants Accepts applications $189,843 to similar organizations
  6. The Widgeon Point Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 34 grants Preselected only $866,750 to similar organizations
  7. Libra FoundationPortland, ME 55 grants Accepts applications $617,750 to similar organizations
  8. Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompsonPortland, ME 18 grants Accepts applications $34,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-2886744 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.