Foundations that fund organizations in Ellsworth, Maine
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Ellsworth nonprofits
116 private foundations gave $31M to Ellsworth organizations in their latest filings; 39 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
188 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Ellsworth around $5,000. 34 of these funders are based in Maine; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 116
- Accept applications
- 39
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Ellsworth
- $31M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 188
- Typical median grant
- $5,000
- Based in ME
- 34%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Ellsworth organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Reach Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $15M | $3.7M | Preselected only | To support nonprofit organizations working to promote healt… |
| The Mimi Foundation | Scarborough, ME | 1 | $4.9M | $4.9M | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Twig Foundation | Rockville Centre, NY | 1 | $2.6M | $2.6M | Preselected only | General |
| The K2 Family Foundation C/O Andersen Tax LLC | Boston, MA | 3 | $2.0M | $220K | Preselected only | General |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | to support its funding of research on blue carbon in Maine |
| Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation | Bangor, ME | 5 | $634K | $28K | Yes | Donation |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Data collection & storage |
| Marjorie Harris Reynolds Foundation | Melrose, MA | 1 | $418K | $418K | Preselected only | General uses |
| Hattie a and Fred C Lynam Trust | Concord, NH | 1 | $286K | $286K | Yes | General purposes |
| Maine Health Access Foundation Inc | Augusta, ME | 2 | $273K | $137K | Yes | Safety Net access to care; Oral Hlth, BIPOC, Equity, and SUD Funds;Investing in Ldrs;M… |
| John & Sue Jackson Charitable Trust No 2 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $268K | $268K | Preselected only | Jackson copper beach fund |
| The Traveler Fund | Bath, ME | 1 | $260K | $260K | Preselected only | Paul and Vicki Skydell Family Fund |
| John T Gorman Foundation | Portland, ME | 6 | $251K | $20K | Yes | To provide general operating support; For information about how organizations are using Two-Gen a…; Family substance use assistance; food access and food justi… |
| Northlight Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Support organization's programs & activities |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 4 | $198K | $53K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Hunt Family Fund C/O Robert P Hunt | Hamden, CT | 1 | $194K | $194K | Preselected only | To be used for charitable purposes servicing maine community |
| Ttee Ira M Cobe UW | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $192K | $192K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Inc | Glyndon, MD | 3 | $185K | $10K | Preselected only | For the exempt function of the organization; Wild blue fund |
| The Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W Farris Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $155K | $78K | Preselected only | Behavioral health initiative planning participation grant; Home community fund |
| The Charles F and Beatrice D Adams Charitable Trust C/O Choate Investment | Boston, MA | 2 | $145K | $73K | Preselected only | Three-year grant for work with substance use disorder colla…; Downeast nonprofit initiative to support facilitation costs… |
| Lawrence Family Foundation | Holden, ME | 2 | $127K | $63K | Preselected only | General |
| The Fleming Family Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $110K | $110K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Anna Stinson Trust | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $103K | $103K | Yes | General operating |
| Robert T Keeler Foundation | El Prado, NM | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Project/program support |
| Jane G Heyward Gardens Trust | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General purposes of donee |
| John & Gayle Lee Family Foundation | Tarrytown, NY | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | Community development |
| David F and Frances a Eberhart Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Tabell Family Foundation | West Bath, ME | 1 | $48K | $48K | Preselected only | General |
| The Moosemoss Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $46K | $15K | Yes | Allocated for graduate interns and materials for interpreti…; To be allocated for the youth education prevention program…; Used to support program development, student travel and per… |
| Onion Foundation | Auburn, ME | 4 | $38K | $7,500 | Yes | To provide general support; To coordinate and host Juneteenth Weekend on the Water even…; To support arts education programs |
| Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation | Farmington, ME | 10 | $27K | $1,500 | Yes | 2025 5K Kinsley Ray Run and Walk and Lewis/Crowley Memorial…; 2025 Food Pantry Donation and Whitney Clarke and Anna Steve…; Chamberlain House Roof Repair Donation |
| The Gb Knecht Foundation C/O Donna Madonna | Blue Hill, ME | 3 | $27K | $10K | Yes | General fund |
| O'Neill Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee | Little Compton, RI | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | Operations |
| Henry C and Audrienne Murray Foundation | Mackinac Island, MI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $20K | $3,000 | Preselected only | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt… |
| Fisher Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $20K | $2,500 | Yes | General operating support; Homelessness outreach program |
| Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 2 | $18K | $8,750 | Yes | Ellsworth Historical Society's Chamberlain House Stabilizat…; Program Development at Heart of Ellsworths Makerspace |
| Quimby Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $17K | $8,500 | Yes | 2024 nourishment grant |
| Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $17K | $3,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation | Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bangor, ME | 4 | $15K | $3,400 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation | Machias, ME | 3 | $13K | $5,000 | Yes | Program Support Grant |
| James & Betty Jacobs Family Charitable Trust C/O Jeff Jacobs | West Bath, ME | 3 | $11K | $4,000 | Yes | Donation to 501(c)(3) programs |
| The Next Generation Foundation | Crownsville, MD | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Operations |
| Dewoskinroskin Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Operational support |
| Charlotte's Web C/O Cbiz Advisors LLC | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| The Ausolus Trust C/O Boston Family Office George P Beal | Boston, MA | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Middlecott Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Ploughshares Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | For knox county programs focused on racial equity, women an… |
| Merrill Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| The Edward Colston Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General use |
| The Clements Family Charitable Trust C/O Thomas Clements III | Key West, FL | 2 | $8,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General funding |
| The Franz W Sichel Foundation | Arlington, MA | 3 | $7,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General operating purposes |
| Wind Point Foundation C/O Leblanc & Young Pa | Portland, ME | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Joel Frantzman Family Foundation | Hancock, ME | 5 | $6,500 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| John M Hopwood Irr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Yes | General support |
| Laffintr of John & Maria Tuw Main | St Louis, MO | 1 | $6,396 | $6,396 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Harnum Family Foundation | Bangor, ME | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Yes | General Support |
| The Heather Foundation 009246-000 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Reny Charitable Foundation | Newcastle, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Narragansett Number One Foundation | Bar Mills, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Fund transitional housing project |
| Cleveland H Dodge Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Archives project |
| Lucia P Fulton Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | To purchase on week's worth of food |
| Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Homeless prevention in washington & hancock counties |
| The Bank of Maine Charitable Foundation | Camden, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | 2025 Leaders & Luminaries Award |
| Northern Lights Foundation 009502-005 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation | Canton, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Feeding People |
| Sam L Cohen Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Operating support |
| The Harbor Foundation | York Harbor, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Donor advised fund: tenny donnelly fund |
| Libra Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating support |
| Maurice Amado Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Hidden Spring Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | For general use by the charity. |
| Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $3,750 | $1,875 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Diakoneint Foundation Inc | Hancock, ME | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Preselected only | General |
| Becton Family Foundation Sheila Heatter Trustee | Homosassa, FL | 2 | $3,500 | $1,750 | Preselected only | General support |
| Weld Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $3,200 | $3,200 | Preselected only | General |
| Agnes M Lindsay Trust | Chelmsford, MA | 1 | $3,200 | $3,200 | Yes | Food pantry/food bank |
| Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Special projects |
| Bhbt Ttee Henderson Charitable Trust | Concord, NH | 1 | $2,827 | $2,827 | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| The Baird Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| The Joseph and Felicia Weber Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General |
| The Windover Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | General |
| James Deering Danielson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Hospitals, health and medical |
| The Smith Family Charitable Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Irving Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | To support continuing operations |
| Wilkey Family Foundation Inc | Hartland, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | To support the Hopeful project with a mission to foster soc… |
| The Bunchberry Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Public welfare |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $2,250 | $1,125 | Preselected only | 2000; 250 |
| The Craig Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Blue hill; Friendship memorial scholarship fund |
| Joel Dean Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Melmac Education Foundation | Augusta, ME | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Tgms scholarship |
| The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | General operating support |
| Wishcamper Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Contribution to Wishcamper Family DAF within Maine Communit… |
| Ten Sixty Six Charities | Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $1,395 | $1,395 | Preselected only | General support |
| Charles C Morris Charitable Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1,094 | $1,094 | Preselected only | Education in prevention of |
| Eleanor F Stich Recreational Trust C/O Camden National Bank | Portland, ME | 2 | $1,022 | $511 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Hulsebosch Hope Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Simmons Foundation - Perkinsthompson | Portland, ME | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Instant PotProgram |
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 Ellsworth, Maine?
Broad Reach Foundation, The Mimi Foundation, Twig Foundation, The K2 Family Foundation C/O Andersen Tax LLC, Builders Vision Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.