Maine · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Housing & Shelter in Maine

Imperigo has identified 90 funders that made 480 grants totaling $56.9M to 79 housing & shelter organizations in Maine, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Housing & Shelter Funding in Maine

Total granted $56.9M
Funders 90
Grants 480
Organizations funded 79

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Phillips-Strickland Charities
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $795K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.9M
2. Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $382K · through 2024 · 15.3% of their giving
$1.6M
3. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
13 grants to 3 organizations · largest $654K · through 2023
$5.5M
4. United Way of Kennebec Valley
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $86K · through 2024 · 8.3% of their giving
$392K
5. Maine Community Foundation Inc
67 grants to 30 organizations · largest $244K · through 2024
$2.0M
6. United Way Inc
17 grants to 5 organizations · largest $126K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$695K
7. New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$1.3M
8. Greater Brunswick Housing Corporation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2022 · 15.4% of their giving
$20K
9. Mountains to Shore Board of Realtors
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2020 · 39.9% of their giving
$14K
10. Edward H Daveis Benevolent Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$16K
11. Unity Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2023 · 4.3% of their giving
$15K
12. Camden Rotary Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2019 · 6.3% of their giving
$7K
13. Maine Technology Institute
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $66K · through 2024
$208K
14. Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2022
$256K
15. Bowdoin Apartments Corporation C/O Kelliher & Callaghan
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 1.2% of their giving
$25K
16. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2022
$800K
17. A Caring Community Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$23K
18. Elderly Housing Dev & Operations
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $9K · through 2022 · 1.2% of their giving
$16K
19. Lighthouse Federal Credit Union F/K/a Northeast Credit Union
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023
$10K
20. The Dallas Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $136K · through 2024
$136K
21. Vincent B and Barbara G Welch Supporting Organization
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2020
$8K
22. The Community Foundation of the Northern Shenandoah Valley
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2021
$11K
23. Davis Family Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$20K
24. The Miami Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$100K
25. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2020
$150K

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

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