Foundations that fund organizations in Augusta, Maine
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Augusta nonprofits
260 private foundations gave $38M to Augusta organizations in their latest filings; 40 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
539 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Augusta around $25K. 34 of these funders are based in Maine; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 260
- Accept applications
- 40
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Augusta
- $38M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 539
- Typical median grant
- $25K
- Based in ME
- 34%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Augusta organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Alfond Foundation | Portland, ME | 7 | $25M | $2.0M | Yes | Unrestricted; Focusmaine phase 3 implementation (years 7-9); A proposal to scale, strengthen and sustain jmgs college su… |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 22 | $1.1M | $33K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Melmac Education Foundation | Augusta, ME | 8 | $1.1M | $49K | Preselected only | Aspire grant; Cte scholarship; Tgms scholarship |
| Maine Health Access Foundation Inc | Augusta, ME | 18 | $722K | $26K | Yes | Health Advocacy Grant; Designated Charitable Gift; PHE Unwinding Support; Health Advocacy, MSP Enrollment |
| Elsie & William Viles Foundation C/O Mark L Johnston Treasurer | Augusta, ME | 16 | $711K | $15K | Yes | General operating support; Supplies for teens to build 30 computers; Weekend KidsPack Program |
| John T Gorman Foundation | Portland, ME | 11 | $445K | $25K | Yes | To provide general operating support; To support a curriculum related to the effects of generatio…; To provide general operating support for the Bridging the G… |
| Sam L Cohen Foundation | Portland, ME | 13 | $379K | $25K | Yes | Operating support; Right from the start coalition; Mohfg consultant stipend |
| Sheaffer Lewis J Community Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 12 | $289K | $18K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 7 | $248K | $40K | Preselected only | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt… |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $225K | $225K | Preselected only | to support workforce and professional development programmi… |
| Worthington Scholarship Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $212K | $212K | Preselected only | Scholarships - Y Al Hoshan, N Allard, N Bajor, S Beeaker, K… |
| Kennebec Savings Bank Foundation | Augusta, ME | 30 | $208K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Annual Support; Operational Support; Event Support |
| Hickory Foundation | Lambertville, NJ | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Sherman Family Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Ud W Bingham 2nd 070535 | Dallas, TX | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust Co Linda S Dalby Et Al Trustees | Woburn, MA | 3 | $200K | $70K | Yes | Conservation |
| The Gannett Foundation of Florida Inc | Silver Springs, FL | 1 | $182K | $182K | Preselected only | Renovating building; programming |
| Jack D and Anita G Smart Charitable Trust | Augusta, ME | 3 | $175K | $50K | Preselected only | General financial support |
| Elsie Viles Irrevocable Trust Fbo Elsie & William Viles Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $167K | $167K | Preselected only | Improvement, maintenance, repair, and upkeep of the land an… |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $150K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Onion Foundation | Auburn, ME | 7 | $143K | $13K | Yes | To provide general support; To train child care providers to offer play based nature le…; To support the professional development of educators |
| Skowhegan Savings Charitable Foundation | Skowhegan, ME | 4 | $140K | $25K | Yes | To help support logging operations program and training for…; Support for the Maine Contruction Academy Pre-Apprenticeshi…; Support for the Microcredentialed Competency Model. The mod… |
| Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $115K | $25K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Fore River Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $102K | $51K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Trask Josephine B Irr Tr Dtd 72468 | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Sourlis Irrevocable Charitable Trust C/O Thomas Devine Peoples Bank | Munster, IN | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Operating funds |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $99K | $99K | Yes | The purpose of this grant is to support Maine Equal Justice… |
| George M Briggs Trust UW Fbo State Board of | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $96K | $96K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Sukeforth Family Foundation | South China, ME | 3 | $92K | $26K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Ud Madge H Walker Char Tst | Dallas, TX | 1 | $87K | $87K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Northlight Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Support organization's programs & activities |
| Avangrid Foundation Inc | Orange, CT | 2 | $75K | $38K | Yes | Social action |
| Society of Family Planning | Denver, CO | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Documenting impact of US policy and legal stressor |
| The Evergreen Foundation | Georgetown, ME | 2 | $70K | $35K | Preselected only | Provide affordable health care services; Operating fund |
| Edward Whitehouse Trust UW | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $67K | $67K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 2 | $67K | $33K | Preselected only | Capital campaign |
| The Coby Foundation Ltd | New York, NY | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Exhibition |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Support various KIDS COUNT activities |
| Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 7 | $58K | $7,500 | Yes | First Amendment Museum; Maine Arts Learning Summit; Maine Climate Action Now Community Engagement Operating Sup… |
| The Hudson Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $55K | $10K | Yes | General Support |
| Mildred H McEvoy Foundation | Worcester, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Charitable |
| Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc | Kearney, NE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Capital Improvements |
| New Balance Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Sandy River Charitable Foundation | Farmington, ME | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Central maine mimigrant program |
| The Josetta Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Summer Hill Foundation | Madison, CT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Furtherance of tax exempt activities |
| The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Early childhood policy/advocacy |
| Virginia B Toulmin Charitable Foundation III | Cresskill, NJ | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Providing integrated mobile medical care in rural maine |
| Averill George & Frances-Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $47K | $47K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Barker Memorial Fund 44-1700051000 | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Bracy Memorial Trust Fund | Augusta, ME | 16 | $35K | $2,000 | Yes | General financialsupport |
| The Esta Kramer Foundation Charitable Trust | Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Charles a Dean Trust Dtd 3121913 | Waterville, ME | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Horizon Foundation Inc | Rockport, MA | 3 | $33K | $10K | Yes | General Support |
| Scott and Jessica McClintock Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Cora & Everett Harris Trust Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| John M Hopwood Irr | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $33K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Merck Family Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Climate action and the clean energy system for maines future |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | South Burlington, VT | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| Peter Alfond Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Augusta teen center |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| Fisher Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 5 | $29K | $5,000 | Yes | General operating support; Beds/mattresses for overnight warming center; Lifeflight critical care program |
| Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995 | Boston, MA | 7 | $27K | $3,500 | Preselected only | General fund; Literacy volunteers of kennebec |
| Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $27K | $13K | Yes | Specialized financial literacy curriculum; Global navigator support |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bangor, ME | 6 | $26K | $5,000 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Macelree Family Foundation | Newtown Square, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Cascade Foundation | Rockport, ME | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Healthcare |
| Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation | Machias, ME | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Program Support Grant |
| The Jct Foundation C/O Jeff Tarr | Miami, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Brook Family Foundation | Norway, ME | 2 | $23K | $11K | Preselected only | Scholarship fund; Outdoor education center |
| Quimby Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $23K | $11K | Yes | 2024 movement grant; 2024 nourishment grant |
| The Roux Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General charitable contribution for community development |
| Ploughshares Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $22K | $22K | Yes | General |
| Drew Gordon W Benevolent Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Mary T & Curtis Lovill Trust | Gardiner, ME | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Purchase of binocular autorefractor andolleyes visual field… |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | To help with the cost of the dean's 2025 half-time salary. |
| Matthew T Mellon Foundation-Ima | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Clover C Clark Memorial Tr | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $19K | $19K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Becton Family Foundation Sheila Heatter Trustee | Homosassa, FL | 3 | $19K | $2,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Agnes M Lindsay Trust | Chelmsford, MA | 5 | $19K | $3,000 | Yes | Health & welfare; Campership; Homeless shelter |
| The Windover Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $18K | $9,000 | Yes | General |
| Sherman Fuller Fdn Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General operating |
| M Roberts-Good Will Home & Me Ch | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Smith Family Foundation | Sidney, ME | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Island Foundation Inc | Marion, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Protecting the nature of maine |
| Florence E Drew Trust Gordon and Florence | Brooklyn, OH | 2 | $15K | $7,425 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Laura E Carelton Ch Tr UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Stanton K-9 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Fallen k9 |
| Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation | Farmington, ME | 5 | $13K | $1,000 | Yes | 2025 Save Your Breath Run/Walk; 2025 Car Show Ron Morin Fundraiser Donation; 2025 Sponsorship/Donation |
| Waterville Area Women's Club | Waterville, ME | 4 | $13K | $1,400 | Yes | General contribution; Sponsorship of two campers; 100 women who give event winner |
| Percy D Marston Fbo Cancer Pats | Dallas, TX | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Albert B Glickman Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $13K | $6,500 | Preselected only | Peace and human rights; Environmental |
| Eliasberg Family Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | 1 | $13K | $13K | Yes | General Purposes |
| Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation | Canton, OH | 2 | $12K | $6,170 | Yes | Operating Support; Climate Education Professional Development Program and Teac… |
| Helen W Fuller Testamentary Trust | Augusta, ME | 10 | $12K | $1,000 | Yes | General charitable purposes |
| Fields Pond Foundation Inc | Auburndale, MA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Yes | Toward the acquisition of 150 acres in the watchic woods wa… |
| Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Weezie Foundation Xxxxx0005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | General operating |
| The Jebediah Foundation 7563-Xxxxxx00129 | Boston, MA | 2 | $11K | $5,375 | Preselected only | Contribution to general |
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 Augusta, Maine?
Harold Alfond Foundation, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Elmina B Sewall Foundation, Melmac Education Foundation, Maine Health Access Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Augusta 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 Augusta. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.