Maine · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Maine

Imperigo has identified 395 funders that made 3,340 grants totaling $650.3M to 438 education organizations in Maine, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Maine

Total granted $650.3M
Funders 395
Grants 3,340
Organizations funded 438

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. University of Southern Maine Foundation
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $16.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$32.0M
2. Maine Community Foundation Inc
357 grants to 121 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 6.9% of their giving
$15.7M
3. Maine Space Grant Consortium
39 grants to 10 organizations · largest $740K · through 2024 · 82.9% of their giving
$4.6M
4. Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2023 · 26.8% of their giving
$4.3M
5. Maine Center Ventures
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.1M
6. Davis Family Foundation
76 grants to 53 organizations · largest $282K · through 2024 · 25.0% of their giving
$3.0M
7. Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $496K · through 2024 · 88.7% of their giving
$1.2M
8. Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $376K · through 2024 · 14.4% of their giving
$1.5M
9. Davis Educational Foundation
24 grants to 11 organizations · largest $297K · through 2024 · 9.7% of their giving
$2.2M
10. Maine Children's Trust
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$3.5M
11. Robert E and Elizabeth L Kahn Family Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $285K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$774K
12. The Friends of the Brunswick Public Library
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $169K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$581K
13. Maine Technology Institute
19 grants to 7 organizations · largest $560K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$3.5M
14. Vincent B and Barbara G Welch Supporting Organization
6 grants to 5 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 37.7% of their giving
$560K
15. Vermont Dental Care Programs Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$407K
16. The Associates of the Osher Map Library
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$377K
17. United Way Inc
28 grants to 10 organizations · largest $272K · through 2024 · 4.5% of their giving
$1.5M
18. Lily Sarah Grace Fund Inc C/O C Badger
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $160K · through 2022 · 96.0% of their giving
$275K
19. General Alumni Association of the University of Maine Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$265K
20. Maine State Credit Union
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $95K · through 2024 · 39.2% of their giving
$189K
21. Community Foundation of New Jersey
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $3.2M · through 2024
$3.8M
22. Gard W Twaddle Nurses Endowment
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $67K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$156K
23. The Women's Board of the Maine Medical Center
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $20K · through 2023 · 46.9% of their giving
$141K
24. Maine Justice Foundation
9 grants to 1 organization · largest $193K · through 2024 · 4.7% of their giving
$594K
25. Cromwell Harbor Supporting Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $275K · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$350K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 18 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 education 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 education funding in Maine, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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