Foundations that fund organizations in Belfast, Maine
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Belfast nonprofits
102 private foundations gave $3.8M to Belfast organizations in their latest filings; 33 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
153 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Belfast around $7,500. 35 of these funders are based in Maine; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 102
- Accept applications
- 33
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Belfast
- $3.8M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 153
- Typical median grant
- $7,500
- Based in ME
- 35%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Belfast organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald S Walker Fund Xxxxx5007 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General |
| Dorinda Miles Smith Foundation Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | To support the mission of the organization to help protect… |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Schooner Foundation C/O Schooner Capital LLC | Boston, MA | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | General Operations |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 3 | $170K | $30K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| The K2 Family Foundation C/O Andersen Tax LLC | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General |
| P Mudge Irr- Mudge Fdn | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General support |
| Ud W Bingham 2nd 070535 | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Ud Madge H Walker Char Tst | Dallas, TX | 1 | $87K | $87K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Anonimo Foundation | Damariscotta, ME | 3 | $86K | $25K | Preselected only | Operations support |
| Abbagadassett Foundation Inc | Bowdoinham, ME | 1 | $79K | $79K | Preselected only | To Support Organization |
| Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Inc | Glyndon, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | For the exempt function of the organization |
| Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt… |
| Kendel H Kennedy Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $57K | $57K | Yes | Art & entertainment support |
| Onion Foundation | Auburn, ME | 4 | $55K | $14K | Yes | To provide general support; To support new media storytelling workshops for youths |
| Aldus John H Scholarship Fd Char | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $53K | $53K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Stanton K-9 Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $52K | $15K | Preselected only | Establishment grant; Patrol school; Specialty training |
| Cedar Tree Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Cabin Foundation | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Reny Charitable Foundation | Newcastle, ME | 6 | $44K | $750 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| John C Enk Char Residual Trust | Brooklyn, OH | 8 | $43K | $4,550 | Yes | General operating; Scholarships; Scholarship |
| Frederick Charles W Fbo Wcgh Tw | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 3 | $40K | $15K | Yes | Friends of Baxter State Park Operating Support; Maine Farmland Trust Operating Support; Operating Support |
| The Evergreen Foundation | Georgetown, ME | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Operating fund |
| Mildred H McEvoy Foundation | Worcester, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Charitable |
| John Enk Tr-City & Church | Brooklyn, OH | 2 | $28K | $14K | Preselected only | Satisfy organization's |
| Clif Family Foundation | St Helena, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Transform Food Systems |
| The Windover Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General |
| Woven Foundation (fka the Bylo Chacon Foundation) | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Charles Cunningham Tr-Wcgh | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $24K | $24K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Aldermere Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $22K | $11K | Preselected only | General support |
| Blanket Fort Foundation | Towson, MD | 2 | $21K | $11K | Preselected only | General need |
| Savage Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General Charitable |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Farm business planning |
| John M Hopwood Irr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Youth conservation stewards |
| The Ingrid Mahan Foundation | Bernardville, NJ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Various |
| Grace Westerfield Trust | Camden, ME | 2 | $17K | $8,725 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Fields Pond Foundation Inc | Auburndale, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Toward permanent protection of the 48-acre morris farm, the… |
| Ploughshares Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | For work on natural climate solutions; General |
| Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation | Canton, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Natural Literacy Initiative |
| Ann H Symington Foundation Xxxxx6000 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General |
| Charles P Hazeltine Trust UW Fbo the Deborah Lincoln House 10 -101160031620 | Belfast, ME | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Support |
| The Bertuzzi Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $13K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Mary S Enk Trust | Brooklyn, OH | 5 | $11K | $500 | Yes | General support; General operating; J & m memorial library |
| John T Gorman Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To gather information about how organizations in Maine use… |
| Narragansett Number One Foundation | Bar Mills, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Support youth development in nature |
| Quimby Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | 2024 movement grant |
| Wescustogo Foundation | Captiva, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Palmer Walbridge Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | for the benefit of Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper |
| Joe B Foster Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Yes | Donation |
| Belfast Friends of Scouting Inc | Belfast, ME | 2 | $9,016 | $4,508 | Yes | District breakfast/eagle scout proje; Summer camp/supplies/registration |
| Daisy C Miller Trust Fbo Waldo County General | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Support of waldo county |
| Golden Rule Foundation | Rockport, ME | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | We want to continue our music and movement program for the… |
| Eureka Foundation Inc C/O William a Turner | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Operations |
| Thomas F Staley Foundation C/O Diane S Bernard | Easton, PA | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | General Contribution |
| Medora Carpenter Roberts Trust UW Fbo the Deborah Lincoln House | Belfast, ME | 1 | $5,517 | $5,517 | Preselected only | General Support |
| Alice G Gadd and F Frederick Romanow Jr Charitable Foundation | Belfast, ME | 1 | $5,314 | $5,314 | Preselected only | Diabetes Supplies & Treatment |
| John Sage Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | 2025 grant award |
| Elsie & William Viles Foundation C/O Mark L Johnston Treasurer | Augusta, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Support 2 youth programs |
| Redco Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Lena Pierce Frederick Trust UW of Charles W | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Messler Family Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Irving Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | To support continuing operations |
| Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Baxter youth conservation corp |
| Fisher Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarship program |
| Agnes M Lindsay Trust | Chelmsford, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Food pantry/food bank |
| Libra Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating support |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bangor, ME | 1 | $4,080 | $4,080 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Bean William Furber Tw | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Phyllis L Reed Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $3,158 | $3,158 | Preselected only | General operating |
| William Bray Trust Fbo Belfast Home 10-10-116-0032760 | Belfast, ME | 1 | $3,059 | $3,059 | Preselected only | General Support |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Woodside Foundation C/O Linda Laughlin | Freeport, ME | 4 | $3,000 | $750 | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Tom and Kate Chappell Family Foundation | Kennebunk, ME | 2 | $2,750 | $1,375 | Preselected only | General |
| Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Operational support |
| Stifler Family Foundation | Brookline, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Underpriveleged |
| James & Betty Jacobs Family Charitable Trust C/O Jeff Jacobs | West Bath, ME | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Donation to 501(c)(3) programs |
| The Apple Lane Foundation Inc 14101830 | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | For organization's exempt purposes |
| Walking Stick Family Fund | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $2,300 | $1,150 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| James a Gammans Trust UW Maud Gammans Fbo | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $2,250 | $2,250 | Yes | General operating |
| Tr Ua the Camden Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Project/program support |
| William M Backer Foundation Inc | Middleburg, VA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation | Mansfield, MA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distr… |
| Mle Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Melmac Education Foundation | Augusta, ME | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Tgms scholarship |
| Florence V Burden Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Farmland conservation |
| The Levenger Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Charitable contribution |
| Morris David Dornfeld Foundation | Port Clyde, ME | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted Grant |
| The Lagemann Foundation Co Carter S Bacon Jr | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charity |
| Becton Family Foundation Sheila Heatter Trustee | Homosassa, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable donation to public charity |
| Rjm Stein Family Foundation | Belfast, ME | 8 | $915 | $100 | Preselected only | To continue programs & services |
| Middlecott Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $750 | $375 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Ullendorff Memorial Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | To protect farmland, support farmers, and advance the futur… |
| Triton Foundation | Yarmouth, ME | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Operations |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 2 | $500 | $250 | Yes | Hometown heroes donation |
| Laurence B Flood Foundation Inc | Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | General Use |
| Alfred W Johnson Trust UW Fbo Needy Poor of | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $250 | $250 | 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 Belfast, Maine?
Donald S Walker Fund Xxxxx5007, Dorinda Miles Smith Foundation Inc, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc, The Schooner Foundation C/O Schooner Capital LLC, Elmina B Sewall Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Belfast 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 Belfast. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.