Maine · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Maine

Imperigo has identified 216 funders that made 2,593 grants totaling $143.4M to 367 arts & culture organizations in Maine, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Maine

Total granted $143.4M
Funders 216
Grants 2,593
Organizations funded 367

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. The James Family Charitable Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $350K · through 2023
$350K
27. New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$718K
28. Edward H Daveis Benevolent Fund
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$28K
29. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $400K · through 2023
$400K
30. Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$600K
31. Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2024 · 26.9% of their giving
$9K
32. Martin's Point Health Care Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$50K
33. The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2022 · 2.4% of their giving
$50K
34. A Caring Community Inc
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$48K
35. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $151K · through 2025
$779K
36. Ocean Reef Community Foundation Inc
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$245K
37. Boston Marine Society
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 5.1% of their giving
$18K
38. The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable Trust-I
7 grants to 5 organizations · largest $51K · through 2024
$122K
39. Davis Conservation Foundation
7 grants to 7 organizations · largest $10K · through 2022 · 1.3% of their giving
$63K
40. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
9 grants to 6 organizations · largest $850K · through 2025
$1.4M
41. United Way of Kennebec Valley
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$61K
42. Pema Chodron Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2020 · 1.3% of their giving
$60K
43. Van Otterloo Family Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$85K
44. Bernard Osher Jewish Philanthropies
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2023 · 1.9% of their giving
$30K
45. Jewish Community Alliance Southern Maine
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$12K
46. Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024
$276K
47. Utility Workers Union of America Uwua C/O Michael Coleman Sec-Treas
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 2.8% of their giving
$15K
48. Justfundus
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $15K · through 2025
$60K
49. The Miami Foundation Inc
13 grants to 6 organizations · largest $120K · through 2025
$460K
50. Community Foundation of the North State
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2024
$110K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture 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. 12 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 arts & culture 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 arts & culture funding in Maine, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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