Foundations that fund organizations in Bangor, Maine
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Bangor nonprofits
236 private foundations gave $15M to Bangor organizations in their latest filings; 47 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
456 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Bangor around $25K. 43 of these funders are based in Maine; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 236
- Accept applications
- 47
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Bangor
- $15M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 456
- Typical median grant
- $25K
- Based in ME
- 43%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Bangor organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Family Foundation | Holden, ME | 6 | $1.5M | $13K | Preselected only | General |
| The Mimi Foundation | Scarborough, ME | 3 | $1.4M | $288K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Sweet Water Trust | Kennett Square, PA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Future forever-wild land protection projects in maine |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $975K | $975K | Preselected only | Community paramedicine |
| Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 14 | $912K | $50K | Preselected only | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt… |
| John T Gorman Foundation | Portland, ME | 11 | $888K | $25K | Yes | To provide general operating support; To bolster the resources available to rural families in Mai…; Moving Families Forward; youth academic and career exporati… |
| Worthington Scholarship Foundation | Naples, FL | 5 | $825K | $175K | Preselected only | Scholarships - E Abbott, N Agbuya, J Anderson, S Arabambi,…; Scholarships continued - E Porter, B Poulin, P Poulin, C Ra…; Scholarships - A Allen, K Alley, T Ames, S Anderson, A Astb… |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 3 | $600K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 8 | $367K | $45K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Maine Health Access Foundation Inc | Augusta, ME | 8 | $282K | $30K | Yes | Health Equity Capacity; Community Equity through Collaboration and Connection; Health Advocacy Grant |
| Cianbro Charitable Foundation | Pittsfield, ME | 3 | $268K | $13K | Yes | Human Services; Conservation; Boy Scouts |
| Barbara Cassidy Foundation C/O Robert B Woodman | Biddeford, ME | 16 | $257K | $10K | Preselected only | Required distribution; Required distributionrequired distributionrequired distribu… |
| Gordon Hall III Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation | Bangor, ME | 4 | $206K | $50K | Yes | Donation |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Stone Foundation of New Jersey | Leonardo, NJ | 2 | $200K | $100K | Yes | Special project; General operating |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bangor, ME | 8 | $165K | $11K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Planning |
| James a Taylor Osteopathic Hosp | Dallas, TX | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Lafayette Family Foundation | Bangor, ME | 1 | $104K | $104K | Yes | Champion the Cure Challenge - support Lafayette Family Canc… |
| Edward & Mary Ellen Darling Family Foundation | Brewer, ME | 8 | $103K | $13K | Preselected only | Public support |
| Winifred Stevens Foundation | Tempe, AZ | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Supporting wabanaki public health and wellness cedar road (… |
| Peter Alfond Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | Families forward program; Fostering connection for wabanaki youth |
| The Bob Crewe Foundation A/K/A Crewe Foundation | Falmouth, ME | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Operating support |
| Lunder Foundation C/O Kenilworth Inc | Portland, ME | 3 | $91K | $40K | Yes | Project support; Annual fund; Art museum |
| Bangor Fuel Society | Bangor, ME | 3 | $91K | $19K | Preselected only | Winter heating fuel |
| William & Lillian Emple 4788 | Bangor, ME | 3 | $89K | $25K | Preselected only | Charity; General funds |
| Edward E & Hilda C Rosen Foundation | Bangor, ME | 9 | $83K | $3,000 | Yes | Various; Nicu; Pathfinders Program |
| Helen W Moulton Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $78K | $78K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Bafflin Foundation | Providence, RI | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Land conservation |
| Onion Foundation | Auburn, ME | 3 | $75K | $20K | Yes | To support Young People's Concerts; To provide general support; To support the ongoing development and sustainability of it… |
| Newman's Own Foundation | Westport, CT | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Connecting wabanaki youth to food as medicine |
| James & Betty Jacobs Family Charitable Trust C/O Jeff Jacobs | West Bath, ME | 9 | $72K | $5,000 | Yes | Donation to 501(c)(3) programs; For scholarship |
| Boyle Margaret St John St | Dallas, TX | 1 | $71K | $71K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Jon Schueler Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $68K | $68K | Yes | General corporate purpose |
| A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $62K | $62K | Yes | General fund |
| The Windover Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | General |
| Roger K Williams Charitable Foundation | Twinsburg, OH | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Samuel & Doris Rosen Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $59K | $59K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Reny Charitable Foundation | Newcastle, ME | 3 | $58K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Bright beginnings capital campaign |
| Jewish Community Endowment Assn | Bangor, ME | 4 | $58K | $19K | Yes | General support |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | General operating support for theatrical productions and ac… |
| Galen Cole Family Foundation | Bangor, ME | 3 | $53K | $20K | Yes | Children and family programs; Literacy programs |
| The Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W Farris Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Building capacity to create mental wellness equity among ma… |
| Bosarge Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General support of organization |
| George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Eliminating education and human service inequalities |
| Hannaford Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| The Josetta Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Imogene Maybury Tuw | Dallas, TX | 2 | $48K | $24K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Beatrice Snow Tr Fbo Emmc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $47K | $47K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Albert B Glickman Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $47K | $15K | Preselected only | Mental health and medical research; Other; Peace and human rights |
| Carl E Danforth | Dallas, TX | 7 | $45K | $4,230 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Wescustogo Foundation | Captiva, FL | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Lucia P Fulton Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $42K | $42K | Yes | The funds be used for the purchase of three dialysis machin… |
| The Harold & Mary Louise Shaw Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $40K | $20K | Yes | Maine micro and small business; Financial capability program |
| The Oldenburg Family Foundation | Bangor, ME | 10 | $40K | $1,500 | Preselected only | Charitable donation; Charitable contribution |
| Charles a Dean Trust Dtd 3121913 | Waterville, ME | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Means Elizabeth W | Dallas, TX | 1 | $39K | $39K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Ricker College Scholarship & Endowment Committee | Houlton, ME | 2 | $36K | $18K | Yes | Scholarship Program |
| Sheaffer Lewis J Community Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Carrie G Danforth Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Everett George D Trust | Dallas, TX | 2 | $32K | $16K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general; Memberships, camperships |
| James E McGrath Trust | Bangor, ME | 1 | $31K | $31K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Asplundh Foundation | Willow Grove, PA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General Contributions |
| Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Toward expenses of the "couragelives" outpatient and reside… |
| The 7th Power | Casco, ME | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Contribution to related nonprofit/housing |
| Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation | Machias, ME | 5 | $30K | $2,500 | Yes | Program Support Grant |
| Harrison Foundation | Fairfax, CA | 1 | $28K | $28K | Yes | Annual fund and magalloway project |
| The Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation Inc - C/O Bank of America Private Bank | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Animal care and adoption |
| Narragansett Number One Foundation | Bar Mills, ME | 2 | $25K | $13K | Yes | Fund low income spay/neuter program; Contribute to general operating supp |
| The Martin Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Capital Campaign |
| The Cotter Foundation Inc | Davidson, NC | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 3 | $25K | $10K | Yes | General Operating Support for Bangor Land Trust; Operating Support for Bangor Symphony Orchestra's 130th Sea…; Project Support for the Penobscot Theatre Companys Dramatic… |
| Fisher Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 7 | $25K | $3,000 | Yes | General operating support; Increased access to stem education; Fishermen feeding mainer's program |
| Shaw Brothers Family Foundation Inc | Gorham, ME | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Libra Foundation | Portland, ME | 5 | $25K | $5,000 | Yes | General operating support |
| Burns Family Foundation Inc | Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Operational support |
| Matthes George C - Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Bessie I Whitney | Dallas, TX | 3 | $25K | $7,387 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Thomas F Staley Foundation C/O Diane S Bernard | Easton, PA | 2 | $24K | $12K | Preselected only | General Contribution |
| Ervin R Brooks Tuw | Dallas, TX | 2 | $24K | $12K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| E Jane Sylvester Trust Article V | Portland, ME | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | Financial support |
| Transform Justice Initiative Tr Agtr | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Matthew T Mellon Foundation-Ima | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Sidney R Baer Jr Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General operating |
| Radke Family Foundation | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General charitable purposes |
| Leonard and Renee Minsky Charitable Trst | Fort Walton Beach, FL | 10 | $20K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Annual support; Annual fund; Minsky scholarship fund |
| Bayard Edward Mayo Tr Uind | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $19K | $9,663 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Peter a Willett Irrevocable Trust | Bangor, ME | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Gerald Oday Tr Fbo Penobscot | Bangor, ME | 1 | $17K | $17K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Harnum Family Foundation | Bangor, ME | 6 | $17K | $3,000 | Yes | General Support |
| Louis D T Geery Trust B | Dallas, TX | 3 | $16K | $5,327 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Warman Scholarship Fund Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 3 | $16K | $1,500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc | Edgecomb, ME | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General operating fund |
| Eaton Peabody Foundation | Bangor, ME | 4 | $15K | $4,000 | Yes | Access to health care and related services; music; Education |
| Spencer L Murfey Family Fdn Mag 10 | Windermere, FL | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | Hospital non profit; Aid |
| Roger K Berle Charitable Trust C/O Ropes Wealth Advisors | Boston, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation | Canton, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Art N Kids Program |
| Fred Forsyth Educational Fd | Portland, ME | 2 | $14K | $7,105 | Yes | Scholarship |
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 Bangor, Maine?
Lawrence Family Foundation, The Mimi Foundation, Sweet Water Trust, The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc, Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Bangor 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 Bangor. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.