Foundations that fund organizations in Auburn, Maine
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Auburn nonprofits
163 private foundations gave $3.6M to Auburn organizations in their latest filings; 29 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
198 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Auburn around $10K. 36 of these funders are based in Maine; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 163
- Accept applications
- 29
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Auburn
- $3.6M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 198
- Typical median grant
- $10K
- Based in ME
- 36%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Auburn organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stifler Family Foundation | Brookline, MA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Josetta Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | Food bank |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 8 | $275K | $36K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Dion Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| John T Gorman Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $160K | $30K | Yes | To pilot trauma-informed programming to bolster outcomes fo…; Emergency Sheltering Project; To provide general operating support |
| Worthington Scholarship Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $107K | $107K | Preselected only | Scholarships - R Abdile, F Ali, T Bannister, D Beal, K Beno… |
| Lillian Lincoln Foundation C/O Lincoln Howell | Hillsborough, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Food bank |
| Redco Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| New Balance Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Hannaford Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Wescustogo Foundation | Captiva, FL | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $74K | $14K | Preselected only | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt… |
| Ttee H W Tripp Scholar Fund 11-23-70 | Greenville, DE | 1 | $68K | $68K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995 | Boston, MA | 3 | $60K | $20K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Roger K Williams Charitable Foundation | Twinsburg, OH | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Educational |
| The Harold & Mary Louise Shaw Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General Fund |
| The Windover Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General |
| Malott Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Community |
| Pond Family Foundation C/O Ann E Pond President | Scarborough, ME | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | School Pantry |
| Sam L Cohen Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Operating support |
| Onion Foundation | Auburn, ME | 4 | $44K | $8,000 | Yes | To provide general support; To support general operations and professional development |
| Muhs Florence H Irrev Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $44K | $44K | Preselected only | Summer camp scholarships |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | Building an equitable and inclusive charitable food network |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bangor, ME | 3 | $38K | $7,500 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Lunder Foundation C/O Kenilworth Inc | Portland, ME | 2 | $36K | $18K | Yes | Annual fund in honor of larry lauze; Project support |
| The O'Leary Foundation Bessemer Trust Co Fl Trustee | Naples, FL | 2 | $35K | $18K | Preselected only | General support |
| William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | President's Fund to End Hunger |
| The Fortin Foundation of Florida Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General program support |
| Thomas F Staley Foundation C/O Diane S Bernard | Easton, PA | 1 | $26K | $26K | Preselected only | General Contribution |
| Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Ehrenfeld Family Foundation | Falmouth, ME | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Public welfare |
| The Cabin Foundation | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Arthur S Reinherz Charitable Foundation Inc | Wayland, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Daniel Raymond Nickerson Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Novack Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Contribution |
| The Weezie Foundation Xxxxx0005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $21K | $21K | Yes | General operating |
| Granite Point Foundation | South Portland, ME | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General use |
| Brooks Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Island Foundation Inc | Marion, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General support |
| Herbert E Tyler and Grace M Tyler Foundation | Newington, NH | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| The Jebediah Foundation 7563-Xxxxxx00129 | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Contribution to general |
| Margaret W Soule Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Verrill Foundation | Falmouth, ME | 2 | $16K | $8,000 | Preselected only | 501(c)(3) - provide food for needy people; 501(c)(3) support for cancer patients & families |
| Narragansett Number One Foundation | Bar Mills, ME | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | Provide general operating support to; Support program that offers shelter |
| Burch Ives Family Charitable Inc | Newburyport, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Support non profit mission |
| R & T Thompson Endowment Fbo Local Charities | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| Fisher Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | General operating support |
| John D McGonagle Foundation Inc | Newington, NH | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Burns Family Foundation Inc | Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Support of operations |
| Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation | Mansfield, MA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distr… |
| The Gb Knecht Foundation C/O Donna Madonna | Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $12K | $12K | Yes | General fund |
| Lucia P Fulton Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | For general use of the charity. |
| Biddeford and Mechanics Savings Charitable Foundation | Westbrook, ME | 2 | $11K | $5,416 | Yes | General Purpose |
| C M H Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Reny Charitable Foundation | Newcastle, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Owenoke Foundation C/O Avery Rockefeller III President | Sheldon, SC | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Gwendolen Elwell Flanagan Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Efforts to combat hunger in me |
| Carita Foundation-Ima | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Grant for youth sports |
| Lighthouse Credit Union Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Protein Foundation | Yarmouth, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | building community among challenged people poverty addictio… |
| Schiavi Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Carriuolo Family Foundation Inc C/O Carol Carriuolo | Falmouth, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Leach Elizabeth Ann Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Harper-Egginton Charitable Foundation Inc | Gulf Stream, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Ensure that all the people of Maine have the healthy food t… |
| The Sherman Family Foundation C/O Beverly Sherman | Scarborough, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General |
| Albert Lepage Foundation Inc C/O Bessemer Trust Company Na | Garden City, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| The Almar Foundationdba the Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Operations |
| Libra Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating support |
| Coombs-Robbins Trust Fund | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $9,113 | $9,113 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Rosse Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Framingham, MA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Agnes M Lindsay Trust | Chelmsford, MA | 2 | $8,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Campership; Health & welfare |
| The Smith Family Charitable Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| John Sage Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Yes | 2025 grant award |
| The William J J Gordon Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Sibley-Saltonstall Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted for general |
| The Jana Fund | Portland, ME | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Service |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $5,250 | $2,625 | Preselected only | Food banks & pantries; Food, agriculture and nutrition |
| Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation | Saco, ME | 1 | $5,200 | $5,200 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Tyler Foundation | Plano, TX | 2 | $5,050 | $2,525 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Wilkinson Foundation | Chelsea, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Community |
| Cold Stream Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General contribution |
| F Roger Miller Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Tomlinson Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Max Kagan Family Foundation | Auburn, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Operational support |
| Wimmer Frank E Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $4,961 | $4,961 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Woodside Foundation C/O Linda Laughlin | Freeport, ME | 2 | $4,750 | $2,375 | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| The Scudder Family Foundation Inc | Portland, OR | 1 | $4,200 | $4,200 | Preselected only | Dispenses food to Maine families |
| Has Charitable Foundation | Pittston, ME | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Large Medical Expense(s) |
| Simmons Foundation - Perkinsthompson | Portland, ME | 2 | $4,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Food; Outdoor PlayEquipment |
| Quinn Fam Foundation Tr | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Support for daily operation |
| The Orchard Foundation C/O Heidi Lehner Corient Private Wealth | Boston, MA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | To fund charitable mission of charitable organization. |
| Bradley Family Foundation | Freeport, ME | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Oconnor Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $3,900 | $3,900 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Silvernail Family Foundation C/O Elizabeth a Garlovsky | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,750 | $3,750 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Miley Foundation | Ocala, FL | 3 | $3,500 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General Support |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Auburn, Maine?
Stifler Family Foundation, The Josetta Fund, Elmina B Sewall Foundation, Dion Family Foundation, John T Gorman Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Auburn organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Auburn. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.