Maine · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in Maine

Imperigo has identified 285 funders that made 2,989 grants totaling $167.5M to 433 human services organizations in Maine, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Maine

Total granted $167.5M
Funders 285
Grants 2,989
Organizations funded 433

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Maine Children's Trust
30 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 41.8% of their giving
$25.8M
2. Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2023 · 73.1% of their giving
$20.0M
3. United Way Inc
109 grants to 33 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 19.6% of their giving
$6.5M
4. Maine Community Foundation Inc
404 grants to 138 organizations · largest $791K · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$15.9M
5. GW Hinckley Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $703K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.1M
6. Heart of Maine United Way
71 grants to 20 organizations · largest $135K · through 2024 · 36.5% of their giving
$2.1M
7. United Way of Kennebec Valley
37 grants to 11 organizations · largest $79K · through 2024 · 22.0% of their giving
$1.0M
8. Maine Cancer Foundation
36 grants to 16 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 13.9% of their giving
$1.5M
9. Aid for Kids
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $681K · through 2023 · 97.1% of their giving
$681K
10. Davis Family Foundation
24 grants to 14 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024 · 9.1% of their giving
$1.1M
11. Goff Fern Charitable Ta
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $62K · through 2024 · 40.0% of their giving
$365K
12. Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $286K · through 2024 · 54.2% of their giving
$327K
13. Omni Behavioral Health
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$300K
14. Maine State Credit Union
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $102K · through 2024 · 59.6% of their giving
$288K
15. Bangor YMCA Foundation C/O Bangor Y
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $141K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$287K
16. Peopleschoice Credit Union
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$119K
17. The Catholic Foundation of Maine
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $84K · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$407K
18. Usaging
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $660K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.2M
19. Unity Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $80K · through 2022 · 30.9% of their giving
$107K
20. Road Runners Club of America
7 grants to 6 organizations · largest $18K · through 2025 · 19.5% of their giving
$104K
21. Vincent B and Barbara G Welch Supporting Organization
15 grants to 7 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 11.6% of their giving
$173K
22. Freeport Housing Trust Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$91K
23. Pulpit Harbor Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 27.1% of their giving
$80K
24. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $443K · through 2023
$3.0M
25. Edward H Daveis Benevolent Fund
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024 · 18.9% of their giving
$74K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 13 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 human services 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 human services funding in Maine, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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