Foundations that fund organizations in Lewiston, Maine
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Lewiston nonprofits
287 private foundations gave $17M to Lewiston organizations in their latest filings; 39 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
464 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Lewiston around $25K. 29 of these funders are based in Maine; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 287
- Accept applications
- 39
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Lewiston
- $17M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 464
- Typical median grant
- $25K
- Based in ME
- 29%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Lewiston organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonney Family Foundation Inc | Framingham, MA | 1 | $4.5M | $4.5M | Preselected only | General support |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 44 | $1.9M | $20K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Lunder Foundation C/O Kenilworth Inc | Portland, ME | 2 | $1.0M | $503K | Yes | Beacon society; Programming fund |
| John T Gorman Foundation | Portland, ME | 12 | $851K | $35K | Yes | To provide general operating support; Promise Food Pantry's supplying of personal hygiene items a…; Maine Resiliency Center, mental health support, generation… |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $750K | $750K | Yes | For support of the institute for a racially just, inclusive… |
| The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 3 | $670K | $242K | Yes | Empower and increase the influence of the environmental mov…; Think tank to improve foreign relations and promote peace |
| C E and S Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $425K | $425K | Yes | Current use scholarships, russel street field project |
| Traquina Family Foundation | Weston, MA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Ellen Wp Wasserman Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $370K | $15K | Yes | General purpose of recipient |
| Maine Health Access Foundation Inc | Augusta, ME | 12 | $361K | $18K | Yes | Designated Charitable Gift; Early Childhood Mental Health and Wellness Initiative for I…; Healthy Futures women's health screening programs |
| Albert Lepage Foundation Inc C/O Bessemer Trust Company Na | Garden City, NY | 2 | $265K | $133K | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| Peter Alfond Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $260K | $65K | Preselected only | General operating support; General operating support and field building (payment 2 of…; General operating support- samara strategies |
| The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman Foundation Inc | West Hartford, CT | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Hoffman foundation scholarship fund |
| Sherman Family Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Leonora H Knowles Trust B | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $179K | $179K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Onion Foundation | Auburn, ME | 9 | $175K | $20K | Yes | To support a paper art workshop for adults; To support school garden nature learning programs; To connect immigrant youth to nature through hands-on activ… |
| Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $174K | $50K | Preselected only | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt… |
| Campbell E W Foundation Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Helen and George Ladd Charitable 0720995 Charitable Corporation #0720995 | Boston, MA | 8 | $128K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General fund; General fund/rebuilding together |
| Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | General support |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | The purpose of this grant is to support the New Mainers Pub… |
| The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund C/O Tyler & Reynolds | Woburn, MA | 1 | $124K | $124K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Wilpon Foundation Inc | Great Neck, NY | 1 | $113K | $113K | Yes | For execution of an educational support program on behalf o… |
| Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $106K | $106K | Preselected only | General support |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bangor, ME | 9 | $101K | $5,000 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Cotton Family Foundation Inc | Johns Island, SC | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General Operating purpose |
| Alice S Ayling Scholarship Foundation C/O Gerald B O'Grady Tyler & Reynolds | Woburn, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Educational scholarship |
| Ud W Bingham 2nd 070535 | Dallas, TX | 1 | $93K | $93K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Protein Foundation | Yarmouth, ME | 2 | $85K | $43K | Preselected only | Shelter and food for homeless; Food distribution and youth mentoring |
| Rocking Moon Foundation Inc | Yarmouth, ME | 1 | $83K | $83K | Preselected only | General Operating Support - Capacity Building Support |
| The Moses Feldman Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $75K | $38K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $67K | $25K | Yes | Financial literacy coaching for mainers of low-income progr…; Workforce development for system-impacted artists; Early learning initiative |
| Wimmer Frank E Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Worthington Scholarship Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $57K | $57K | Preselected only | Scholarships - R Adnan, C Baker, J Bock, S Butler, S Compar… |
| Schiavi Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 5 | $55K | $10K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| The Shapiro Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $53K | $53K | Preselected only | Education |
| Acclivity Fund | Etna, NH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General endowment |
| Wyeth Foundation for American Art | Rockland, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Grant in support of the marsden hartley legacy project: the… |
| Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc | Portland, ME | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Operational support |
| Mary W Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General support |
| The Ausolus Trust C/O Boston Family Office George P Beal | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Avangrid Foundation Inc | Orange, CT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Social action |
| Krfrench Family Foundation | Etna, NH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Housing |
| Muhs Florence H Irrev Tr | Dallas, TX | 2 | $50K | $25K | Preselected only | Summer camp scholarships; Unrestricted general |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | A&T Phase VI |
| The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $43K | $43K | Yes | Donation |
| Atlantic Charitable Fund C/O Alan J Pethick | Beaufort, SC | 2 | $41K | $21K | Yes | Support for homeless, domestic violence, and substance abus… |
| James & Betty Jacobs Family Charitable Trust C/O Jeff Jacobs | West Bath, ME | 4 | $41K | $7,000 | Yes | Donation to 501(c)(3) programs |
| Mildred H McEvoy Foundation | Worcester, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | Charitable |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | General operating support for theatrical productions and ac… |
| Al Bird Est University of Maine Etal | New York, NY | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General support |
| Quimby Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 4 | $38K | $8,750 | Yes | 2024 movement grant; 2024 nourishment grant |
| Sam L Cohen Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $38K | $10K | Yes | Operating support |
| Kate J and Alfred Williams Anthony Trust Ua | Brooklyn, OH | 3 | $37K | $18K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The McGue Millhiser Family Trust James McN Millhiser Trustee | Richmond, VA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Education |
| The Anonimo Foundation | Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | Operations support |
| The Jebediah Foundation 7563-Xxxxxx00129 | Boston, MA | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | Contribution to general |
| Ruth I Turner Trust | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Morris David Dornfeld Foundation | Port Clyde, ME | 2 | $31K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted Grant; Artwork donation |
| Marr-Anderson Family Foundation | Falmouth, ME | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Claytons House |
| Albert B Glickman Family Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Peace and human rights |
| Irving & Toby Schwartz Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| Leclerc Charity Fund | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $25K | $13K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The David M Gendron Foundation | Lewiston, ME | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Provide funds to the school to enable them in providing ext… |
| Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust | Portland, ME | 3 | $25K | $10K | Yes | 2026 Youth in Climate Advocacy Program; Broken Clock Tour; Safe Voices Survivor Storytellers Project |
| Lavori Sterling Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Biddeford and Mechanics Savings Charitable Foundation | Westbrook, ME | 2 | $23K | $12K | Yes | General Purpose |
| Decoster Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Turner, ME | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | To provide financial support to the organization |
| Maine State Troopers Foundation | Unity, ME | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | Help the victums of the lewiston mass shootine; Support people impacted by cancer |
| The Burkehaven Family Foundation | West Roxbury, MA | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | General charitable support |
| Hrk Foundation | St Paul, MN | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | Gos |
| Jane's Trust Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| New Balance Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| Ploughshares Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Programming costs |
| Fisher Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $20K | $5,000 | Yes | General operating support |
| The Cline Family Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| A C Bird Est University Maine Etal Tr | New York, NY | 1 | $17K | $17K | Preselected only | General support |
| Island Foundation Inc | Marion, MA | 2 | $16K | $8,000 | Yes | General support; Women's community advocate position |
| Sheaffer Lewis J Community Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Arthur and Edith Stern Family Foundation | Westfield, NJ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Promote freedom justice and equality for all israelis |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Madison, WI | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Operating funds |
| Sandcastle Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable grant |
| Charles Foundation Inc C/O Robert C Rooke | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Medical |
| Synchrony Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Funding supports general operations and programming. |
| Christian Development Foundation Inc | Solana Beach, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Narragansett Number One Foundation | Bar Mills, ME | 2 | $14K | $6,800 | Yes | Fund spay & neuter and animal medica; Fund general operating support for d |
| The Kate Risley Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Single Gender Swim Program |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $13K | $13K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Jean Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $13K | $6,500 | Preselected only | To support behavioral health services, create safer spaces,…; To support education, and wellness services to families imp… |
| Fore River Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $13K | $6,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 13 | $13K | $500 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Crosby matching gifts to education |
| Pek Family Foundation | Falmouth, ME | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Support the work of the recipient organization. |
| Thornton Arthur E Tr UW 2 | Dallas, TX | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Gertrude Ella Hall Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Tappan Clancy Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Summer Scholar Program |
| Selden F von Herten Charitable Trust | Bath, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support of operations |
| Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Thorne Cox Family Foundation C/O Brown Advisory | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Operations budget assistance |
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 Lewiston, Maine?
Bonney Family Foundation Inc, Elmina B Sewall Foundation, Lunder Foundation C/O Kenilworth Inc, John T Gorman Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Lewiston 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 Lewiston. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.