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Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Maine

Imperigo has identified 99 funders that made 976 grants totaling $50.7M to 144 animal welfare organizations in Maine, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Maine

Total granted $50.7M
Funders 99
Grants 976
Organizations funded 144

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Lesher Family Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $400K · through 2023 · 73.3% of their giving
$1.7M
2. Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $447K · through 2023 · 9.8% of their giving
$1.6M
3. Maine Community Foundation Inc
147 grants to 42 organizations · largest $390K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$5.0M
4. Ahimsa Foundation
17 grants to 5 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 13.0% of their giving
$560K
5. Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $359K · through 2021 · 8.0% of their giving
$852K
6. Acme Smoked Fish Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2024 · 18.2% of their giving
$70K
7. Maine Technology Institute
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $220K · through 2023
$1.1M
8. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $516K · through 2023
$2.7M
9. Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2K · through 2025 · 41.8% of their giving
$14K
10. Hampton Roads Community Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024
$495K
11. Ralphies Retreat Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$9K
12. Davis Conservation Foundation
8 grants to 7 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$87K
13. Petco Love
18 grants to 7 organizations · largest $52K · through 2024
$262K
14. The Pew Charitable Trusts
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $244K · through 2023
$873K
15. A Caring Community Inc
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $15K · through 2025 · 2.1% of their giving
$42K
16. St Louis Community Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024
$500K
17. Davis Family Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023
$76K
18. Arizona Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $391K · through 2024
$391K
19. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
73 grants to 39 organizations · largest $51K · through 2024
$857K
20. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $58K · through 2024
$252K
21. Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2019 · 1.7% of their giving
$9K
22. New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024
$168K
23. United States Endowment for Forestry
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $44K · through 2020
$68K
24. Chester County Community Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$54K
25. Maine Space Grant Consortium
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $23K · through 2019
$23K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to animal welfare work in Maine, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 10 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering animal welfare work, with an address in Maine. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable animal welfare funding in Maine, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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