Maine · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in Maine

Imperigo has identified 126 funders that made 819 grants totaling $33.0M to 120 recreation & sports organizations in Maine, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Recreation & Sports Funding in Maine

Total granted $33.0M
Funders 126
Grants 819
Organizations funded 120

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. York County Community Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2024
$78K
27. Vincent B and Barbara G Welch Supporting Organization
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$15K
28. Road Runners Club of America
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$9K
29. Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $48K · through 2024
$118K
30. Community Foundation of New Jersey
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2024
$180K
31. The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024
$105K
32. The Chicago Community Trust
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $161K · through 2024
$612K
33. Haffenreffer Family Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2023
$11K
34. Charities Aid Foundation America
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$271K
35. Acm Lifting Lives
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2020
$9K
36. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024
$145K
37. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
21 grants to 11 organizations · largest $24K · through 2024
$196K
38. Donatestock Charitable Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$20K
39. The Ironman Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2019
$6K
40. Hampton Roads Community Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2025
$45K
41. Legacy Global Programs
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023
$10K
42. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
6 grants to 5 organizations · largest $51K · through 2025
$155K
43. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$349K
44. Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023
$25K
45. New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$50K
46. Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$45K
47. Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2023
$32K
48. Delaware Community Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023
$25K
49. Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$10K
50. Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2019
$10K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to recreation & sports 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.

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 recreation & sports 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 recreation & sports funding in Maine, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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