Environment grants for nonprofits in Maine
573 private foundations reported 1,218 environment grants to organizations in Maine on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $30.5M in all. 87 of them are based in Maine.
Foundations573
Grants on record1,218
Total granted$30.5M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund environment in Maine
20 of the 573: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of environment grants to Maine organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Friends of Acadia, Bar Harbor - General support$594
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - General support$550
- Square Pond Improvement Association, Shapleigh - General support$310
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Gave $14.4M in 2024
Elmina B Sewall Foundation
Freeport, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for An Ecology-Based Economy, Norway - General Operating Support$200,000
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - General Operating Support$133,000
- Maine Conservation Alliance, Augusta - General Operating Support$92,500
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - Personnel$600,000
- Frenchman Bay Conservancy, Hancock - Acquisition for preservation$500,000
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - Personnel$500,000
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Edward C Johnson Fund
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - Program development / evaluation$575,000
- Great Works Regional Land Trust, Ogunquit - Acquisition for preservation$400,000
- Island Heritage Trust Inc, Deer Isle - Acquisition for preservation$350,000
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Patagoniaorg
Ventura, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Maine Climate Action Now, Augusta - To support environmental projects.$30,000
- Justme for Justus, South Freeport - To support environmental projects.$15,000
- Maine Environmental Education Association, Portland - To support environmental projects.$15,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of Cobbossee Watershed District, East Winthrop - Volunteer program$500
- Center for Ecological Teaching and Learning, Edmunds Twp - Matching gifts$500
- Island Heritage Trust Inc, Deer Isle - Matching gifts$55
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Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of Acadia, Bar Harbor - Raise the Roof Building a Better Future for Acadia workforce fund$200,000
- Friends of Acadia, Bar Harbor - General & Unrestricted$55,000
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - General & Unrestricted$25,000
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Gave $3.6M in 2025
Ploughshares Foundation
Highland Park, IL · latest return: tax year 2025- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - General$20,000
- Georges River Land Trust, Rockland - General$12,000
- Acadia Center, Rockport - General$8,000
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Growald Climate Fund Inc
Brookline, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - General support$10,000
- Maine Island Trail Association, Portland - General support$1,000
- Friends of Acadia, Bar Harbor - General support$500
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of Acadia, Bar Harbor - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,100
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$500
- Royal River Conservation Trust, Yarmouth - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$150
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Worromon Togus Lake Association, Augusta - Environmental quality, protection and beautification$500
- Maine Island Trail Association, Portland - Environmental quality, protection and beautification$250
- Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell - Environmental quality, protection and beautification$75
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Gave $102.7M in 2024
Harold Alfond Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- 7 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Lakes - Conserving land and waters of the belgrade lakes$500,000
- Alfond Youth & Community Center, Waterville - Development sustainability at the alfond youth & community center$350,000
- Alfond Youth & Community Center, Waterville - Strategic long term capital and development sustainability at the alfond youth center$318,450
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Gave $116.7M in 2024
Richard King Mellon Foundation Dtd
Ligonier, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - To develop branding and content to increase public engagement$410,000
- Inland Woods Trails, Bethel - Toward support of operations and equipment to advance the activation of conserved lands and the outdoor…$190,000
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Topsham - To assess workflow for efficiency and impact and build new channels to improve communication$90,000
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Manton Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, Brunswick - For thriving working waterfronts$100,000
- Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, Camden - To acquire a tractor$50,000
- Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, Brunswick - For storm recovery grants$50,000
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Builders Vision Foundation
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Island Institute, Rockland - to support innovation in the lobster and aquaculture industry in Maine and increase environmental resilience$500,000
- Sunrise County Economic Council, Machias - to support environmental restoration projects at Half Moon Cove$49,789
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Maine Coast Fishermens Association, Brunswick - To support elevating the policy priorities of small-scale, conservation-minded commercial fishermen.$335,000
- Maine Coast Fishermens Association, Brunswick - To support advancing conservation and socio-economic resilience for fishermen and fishing communities of New…$180,000
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Gave $27.2M in 2024
The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- New Israel Fund, Lewiston - Empower and increase the influence of the environmental movement in israel$250,000
- New Israel Fund, Lewiston - Empower and increase the influence of the environmental movement in israel$242,270
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Gave $46.7M in 2024
The Marisla Foundation
Laguna Beach, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Cat Action Treasury, Cape Neddick - General support$200,000
- Defend Our Health, Portland - General support$150,000
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Barr Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- (469) Maine People Resource Center, Portland - To support work on clean energy and the maine frontline climate formation$200,000
- (467) Maine Environmental Education Association, Brunswick - To support a landscape analysis of the youth climate movement in maine$15,000
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Upstream, Damariscotta - Advancing sustainable materials$125,000
- Island Heritage Trust Inc, Deer Isle - Supporting local communities$28,719
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Maine organizations that received environment grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham | 9 | $2,929,050 |
| Island Heritage Trust Inc Deer Isle | 5 | $433,853 |
| Friends of Acadia Bar Harbor | 5 | $257,244 |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy Hancock | 4 | $1,010,063 |
| Maine Coast Fishermens Association Brunswick | 4 | $730,117 |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust Inc Blue Hill | 3 | $215,110 |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust Camden | 3 | $175,056 |
| Defend Our Health Portland | 3 | $170,016 |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust Damariscotta | 3 | $120,093 |
| Maine Island Trail Association Portland | 3 | $1,408 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Maine that we classify as environment, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 573 foundations, 163 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.