Foundations that fund organizations in Bath, Maine
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Bath nonprofits
133 private foundations gave $7.4M to Bath organizations in their latest filings; 40 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
199 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Bath around $8,114. 42 of these funders are based in Maine; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 133
- Accept applications
- 40
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Bath
- $7.4M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 199
- Typical median grant
- $8,114
- Based in ME
- 42%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Bath organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $5.0M | $2.5M | Yes | Pathways for tomorrow initiative |
| The McAvity Family Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 2 | $210K | $105K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Scholarship Fund |
| Davenport Trust Fund | Bath, ME | 2 | $190K | $95K | Yes | See attached |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $170K | $170K | Preselected only | Acquisition for preservation |
| Abbagadassett Foundation Inc | Bowdoinham, ME | 2 | $135K | $68K | Preselected only | To Support Organization |
| Tabell Family Foundation | West Bath, ME | 4 | $95K | $30K | Preselected only | General |
| Muriel L McCaffrey Education Trust Bath Savings Trust Co Trustee | Bath, ME | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Peter Alfond Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| David Lewis Toothaker Char Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $74K | $74K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Rose M Clark Trust | Camden, ME | 1 | $71K | $71K | Preselected only | Unrestricted organization support |
| Onion Foundation | Auburn, ME | 4 | $70K | $20K | Yes | To provide general support; To support the Maine Trails Coalition; To support camp and accessible outdoor family programming f… |
| Frank a Givin Charitable Remainder Trust | Bath, ME | 3 | $59K | $9,800 | Preselected only | General support |
| Geertgens Family Foundation | Edgewater Park, NJ | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| George Fisher & Augusta Fisher Work Fd | Dallas, TX | 2 | $44K | $22K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Albert B Glickman Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $43K | $20K | Preselected only | Environmental; Mental health and medical research |
| Abbie Cogswell Barker Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Ray G Marston Trust UW Fbo Pine Tree Society | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Mildred H McEvoy Foundation | Worcester, MA | 2 | $35K | $18K | Yes | Charitable |
| Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 3 | $30K | $10K | Yes | Collective Imagination @ the Chocolate Church; Historic Shipyard Mould Loft Roof Replacement; 2025 Operating Support Request for the Maine Trails Coaliti… |
| The Alfred M Senter Fund Trust | Bath, ME | 7 | $27K | $3,500 | Yes | Support of programs |
| The Lester Napier Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $25K | $13K | Preselected only | Grants are made for specific charitable purposes consistent… |
| Sam L Cohen Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $22K | $11K | Yes | Operating support |
| Maine Health Access Foundation Inc | Augusta, ME | 3 | $21K | $10K | Yes | Caregiver Connect Educational Series; Comprehensive Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Care; Pediatric audiology expansion |
| Weeden Foundation | Bedford Hills, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Grant |
| Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General support |
| John T Gorman Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | To provide general operating support |
| Corporal Works of Mercy Society of Saint Marys Church | Brunswick, ME | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Aid to needy individuals |
| Avangrid Foundation Inc | Orange, CT | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | Biodiversity & climate change; Training & research |
| James & Betty Jacobs Family Charitable Trust C/O Jeff Jacobs | West Bath, ME | 9 | $20K | $2,000 | Yes | Donation to 501(c)(3) programs |
| Reny Charitable Foundation | Newcastle, ME | 5 | $19K | $1,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Anna M Severin Trust Bath Savings Trust Co Trustee | Bath, ME | 3 | $19K | $6,266 | Preselected only | Support of programs |
| Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Tom and Kate Chappell Family Foundation | Kennebunk, ME | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General |
| Marstine Family Foundation C/O Private Foundation Solutions | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Provide funds to promote the work of the charity |
| Selden F von Herten Charitable Trust | Bath, ME | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Support of operations |
| Cascade Foundation | Rockport, ME | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Arts and culture |
| Quimby Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | 2024 movement grant |
| Redco Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Wescustogo Foundation | Captiva, FL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General Support |
| FIRST Federal Savings and Loan Assn of Bath Charitable Foundation | Bath, ME | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Educational |
| Charles L Read Foundation C/O Saul Eisenberg Treasurer | Bayshore, NY | 6 | $14K | $2,250 | Yes | Purchase of capital items; Purchase of capital itemsfor purchase of capital items |
| Music Matters Fund Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $13K | $13K | Yes | Project support |
| The Ambler Family Foundation Inc C/O Marsha Ambler | New York, NY | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | To help further charitable purposes of organization. |
| Fore River Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Sibley-Saltonstall Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $12K | $2,000 | Preselected only | Operating fund |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bangor, ME | 3 | $12K | $4,500 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Dorothy Suzi Osher Fdn Co Bruzgo & Company LLC | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Donation |
| William Philbrick Charitable Trust No 4 Ua | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | General operating |
| Susan & George Craig Family Foundation Inc | Ridgefield, CT | 2 | $10K | $5,012 | Preselected only | General |
| Lakota Foundation Inc C/O Peter J Brine | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Education and preservation |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Sea Cove Farm Foundation Inc | Falmouth, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | For Charitable Purpose |
| The Arthur L and Lily D Walters Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Traditional education |
| Schiavi Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Frankel Family Foundation | Prescott, AZ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Scholarship Fund |
| Libra Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating support |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $8,925 | $4,462 | Yes | Human services |
| Barrows M P Char Mem Stan | Dallas, TX | 1 | $8,142 | $8,142 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Edward S Dunton Crt | Dallas, TX | 1 | $8,114 | $8,114 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Red Acre Farm Inc Dba Red Acre Foundation | Stow, MA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Yes | Humanitarian aid |
| Green Fund | Westminster, CO | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | General Support |
| Alfred L Tarbox Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $7,660 | $7,660 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation | Bangor, ME | 2 | $7,500 | $3,750 | Yes | Donation |
| The Horne Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Supports general activities |
| Bath Historical Society | Bath, ME | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | Support of history room |
| French Fdn Tr Udecl | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation | Mansfield, MA | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Preselected only | Primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distr… |
| Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation | Farmington, ME | 2 | $6,250 | $3,125 | Yes | Maine Planned Giving Council; General Operating Support |
| Bidu Sayao Memorial Children's Trust Camden Law Trustees | Rockport, ME | 1 | $6,250 | $6,250 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Cora & Everett Harris Trust Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $6,118 | $6,118 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Melmac Education Foundation | Augusta, ME | 3 | $6,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Tgms scholarship; Cte scholarship |
| Western Wind Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Program Grant - education |
| The William J J Gordon Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Narragansett Number One Foundation | Bar Mills, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Fund the operations of rehab facilit |
| Xeric Foundation | Northampton, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Herbert E Tyler and Grace M Tyler Foundation | Newington, NH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| The Garth Family Foundation 7522-Xxxxxx00174 | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Wing-Benjamin Trust Fund UW | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Searles Family Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Brewer Family Foundation Inc | Rowayton, CT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Cultural education |
| Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation | Canton, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Read Together Program |
| John C Enk Char Residual Trust | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $4,550 | $4,550 | Yes | General operating |
| The Traveler Fund | Bath, ME | 1 | $4,200 | $4,200 | Preselected only | General operating purpose |
| A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | General fund |
| The Nancy E Barton Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Agnes M Lindsay Trust | Chelmsford, MA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Health & welfare |
| Murray Fred L Irrev Trust Ua | Dallas, TX | 1 | $3,719 | $3,719 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Simmons Foundation - Perkinsthompson | Portland, ME | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Home Repairs |
| Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw | St Louis, MO | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Edward E & Hilda C Rosen Foundation | Bangor, ME | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Various |
| The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation | Damariscotta, ME | 2 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Unrstricted |
| The McReynolds Family Foundation | Cleveland, TN | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Assistance |
| Raymond J and Mary C Reisert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | General support |
| Nora Roberts Foundation | Glenn Dale, MD | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Operations |
| Biosophical Institute Inc | South Euclid, OH | 3 | $2,900 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable support; Charitable support/5k |
| Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation | South Portland, ME | 3 | $2,750 | $1,000 | Yes | General support |
| Fisher Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | General operating support |
| Carita Foundation-Ima | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
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 Bath, Maine?
Lilly Endowment Inc, The McAvity Family Foundation, Davenport Trust Fund, Edward C Johnson Fund, Abbagadassett Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Bath 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 Bath. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.