Private foundation · EIN 27-2052856 · Blue Hill, Maine · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Laurence B Flood Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 33 grants paid, $237K total, median $1,000. 67% of grants stayed in Maine.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
33
$237K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in ME
67%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.1M

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Blue Hill Community DevelopmentBlue Hill, MEGeneral Use$100K
George Stevens AcademyBlue Hill, MEGeneral Use$35K
Blue Hill Heritage TrustBlue Hill, MEGeneral Use$25K
The Rising Tide MediaPenobscot, MEGeneral Use$15K
Ukraine Trust ChainEvanston, ILGeneral Use$13K
Fooddrop L3cBlue Hill, MEExercisedExpenditureResponsibility$10K
Mandela PanamaSurry, MEGeneral Use$10K
Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LAGeneral Use$5,000
Bagaduce River Equine RescueBrooksville, MEGeneral Use$5,000
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, MEGeneral Use$3,333
Mdi Biological LaboratoryBar Harbor, MEGeneral Use$2,000
Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, MEGeneral Use$1,000
Noble and Greenough SchoolDedham, MAGeneral Use$1,000
Blue Hill Public LibraryBlue Hill, MEGeneral Use$1,000
Tree of LifeBlue Hill, MEGeneral Use$1,000
The Land InstituteSalina, KSGeneral Use$1,000
Blue Hill Northern Light HospitalBrewer, MEGeneral Use$1,000
Sedgwick Brooklin Historical SocietySedgwick, MEGeneral Use$1,000
Sustainable Harvest InternationalEllsworth, MEGeneral Use$500
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAGeneral Use$500
Partners for World HealthPortland, MEGeneral Use$500
Families First Community CenterAtlanta, GAGeneral Use$500
Foundation for Neurologic DiseasesNewburyport, MAGeneral Use$500
Great Pond Conservation TrustBucksport, MEGeneral Use$500
Syrian American Medical SocietyWashington, DCGeneral Use$500
Afedj - Ahkli Arab HospitalDarien, CTGeneral Use$500
Nichols Day CampSedgwick, MEGeneral Use$500
Beacon AcademyBoston, MAGeneral Use$500
MIT Energy Initiative Seed Fund ProgramCambridge, MAGeneral Use$500
The Good Life CenterHarborside, MEGeneral Use$500
Maine Farmland TrustBelfast, MEGeneral Use$250
Schoodic InstituteWinter Harbor, MEGeneral Use$250
Woodlawn Museum Gardens & ParkEllsworth, MEGeneral USe$250

By state: Maine 22 · Illinois 1 · Louisiana 1 · Massachusetts 5 · Kansas 1 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

Laurence B Flood Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Blue Hill, Maine, administered in care of Laurence B Flood, tax-exempt since 2011. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Laurence B Flood Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Laurence B Flood Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $237K across 33 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Laurence B Flood Foundation Inc give?

Maine (22 grants), Illinois (1 grants), Louisiana (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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