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Foundations That Fund Medical Research in Maine

Imperigo has identified 80 funders that made 251 grants totaling $58.6M to 18 medical research organizations in Maine, with a median grant of $54K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Medical Research Funding in Maine

Total granted $58.6M
Funders 80
Grants 251
Organizations funded 18

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Maine Technology Institute
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $8.0M · through 2023 · 7.2% of their giving
$8.0M
2. SynGAP Research Fund Incorporated
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $237K · through 2023 · 8.1% of their giving
$237K
3. Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $900K · through 2022
$1.8M
4. Fidelity Non-Profit Management Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $805K · through 2023
$1.6M
5. The Hope Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2023 · 2.3% of their giving
$152K
6. The Polg Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $46K · through 2023 · 2.7% of their giving
$46K
7. ADA Forsyth Institute Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $55K · through 2020 · 1.2% of their giving
$85K
8. Davis Family Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2020
$100K
9. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$1.8M
10. Portside Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2021 · 3.0% of their giving
$6K
11. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $117K · through 2024
$186K
12. Mayo Clinic Group Return
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $317K · through 2020
$317K
13. The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2019
$20K
14. Maine Community Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$25K
15. The Chicago Community Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021
$100K
16. Impactassetsinc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $28K · through 2019
$28K
17. Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2024
$5K
18. Foundation for the Carolinas
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$30K
19. Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020
$10K
20. Jewish Communal Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2022
$40K
21. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$30K
22. California Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$10K
23. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2022
$9K
24. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024
$4.9M
25. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
18 grants to 4 organizations · largest $296K · through 2024
$1.1M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to medical research 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.

Other Causes Funded in Maine

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 medical research 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 medical research funding in Maine, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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