Food Assistance grants for nonprofits in Maine
169 private foundations reported 399 food assistance grants to organizations in Maine on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $4.5M in all. 66 of them are based in Maine.
Foundations that fund food assistance in Maine
20 of the 169: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of food assistance 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- Bowdoinham Food Pantry, Bowdoinham - General support$263
- Gorham Ecumenical Food Pantry, Gorham - General support$242
- Belfast Soup Kitchen, Belfast - General support$225
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Gave $1.2M in 2025
Agnes M Lindsay Trust
Chelmsford, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Belfast Soup Kitchen, Belfast - Food pantry/food bank$5,000
- Christine B Foundation, Bangor - Food pantry/food bank$5,000
- Common Good Soup Kitchen, Southwest Harbor - Food pantry/food bank$5,000
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Gave $14.4M in 2024
Elmina B Sewall Foundation
Freeport, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Wayside Food Programs, Portland - General Operating Support$85,000
- Cultivating Community, Portland - General Operating Support$56,000
- Trinity Jubilee Center Inc, Lewiston - General Operating Support$36,950
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Gave $102.7M in 2024
Harold Alfond Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Full Plates Full Potential, Brunswick - Unrestricted$5,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Good Shepherd Food Bank, Auburn - Food banks & pantries$5,000
- Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine, Auburn - Food, agriculture and nutrition$250
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Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Bar Harbor Food Pantry, Bar Harbor - General operating support$100,000
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Gave $3.6M in 2025
Ploughshares Foundation
Highland Park, IL · latest return: tax year 2025- Area Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry, Rockland - Food pantry and energy client services and not for building$18,000
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Gave $24.4M in 2025
Lunder Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2025- Full Plates Full Potential, Brunswick - Annual fund$15,000
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O'neill Family Charitable Trust
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Bar Harbor Food Pantry, Bar Harbor - General support$10,000
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Gave $3.4M in 2024
International Paper Company Foundation
Memphis, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Trinity Jubilee Center Inc, Lewiston - Feeding L-A project$3,741
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Bar Harbor Food Pantry, Bar Harbor - Matching gift of staff and board members$2,000
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Gave $38M in 2024
The Allstate Foundation
Northbrook, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Trinity Jubilee Center Inc, Lewiston - Agent - individual hh$1,000
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Growald Climate Fund Inc
Brookline, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Bar Harbor Food Pantry, Bar Harbor - General support$500
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- South Portland Food Cupboard, South Portland - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$110
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Gave $705K in 2025
Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation
Farmington, ME · latest return: tax year 2025- Care and Share Food Closet, West Farmington - Food Pantry Donation, Floor Repairs$20,000
- Carrabec High School, North Anson - 2025 Food Pantry Donation and Jeremy Barcelos 2025 Scholarship Award$5,500
- Ellsworth High School, Ellsworth - 2025 Food Pantry Donation and Whitney Clarke and Anna Stevens 2025 Scholarship Award$5,500
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Gave $7.5M in 2024
John T Gorman Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Piscataquis Regional Food Center, Dover Foxcroft - To provide general operating support$30,000
- Eastern Area Agency on Aging, Brewer - Provision of healthy, home-delivered meals to homebound older adults in eastern Maine$25,000
- Machias Area Food Pantry, Machias - To provide general operating support$25,000
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Gave $1.1M in 2024
Quimby Family Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Cultivating Community, Portland - 2024 nourishment grant$20,000
- Cultivating Community, Portland - Advance 2025 nourishment grant$16,000
- Center for a Green Future, Brunswick - 2024 nourishment grant$15,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation
Bangor, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Trinity Jubilee Center, Lewiston - General Operating Support$12,500
- Open Table MDI, Bar Harbor - General Operating Support$6,500
- Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Ellsworth - General Operating Support$5,500
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Gave $546K in 2025
Fisher Charitable Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2025- Youth Full Maine, Biddeford - General operating support$10,000
- Care and Share Food Closet, Farmington - General operating support$5,000
- Locker Project, Portland - General operating support$5,000
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Gave $3.3M in 2025
Sam L Cohen Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2025- Farms for Food Equity, Cape Elizabeth - Operating support$25,000
- Full Plates Full Potential, Brunswick - Operating support$25,000
- Cumberland County Food Security Council, South Portland - Operating support$15,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Maine organizations that received food assistance grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Bar Harbor Food Pantry Bar Harbor | 7 | $117,618 |
| Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry Ellsworth | 7 | $40,294 |
| Trinity Jubilee Center Inc Lewiston | 6 | $69,352 |
| Locker Project Portland | 6 | $50,146 |
| Full Plates Full Potential Brunswick | 4 | $45,109 |
| Piscataquis Regional Food Center Dover Foxcroft | 4 | $45,026 |
| Bethel Area District Exchange and Food Pantry Bethel | 4 | $15,535 |
| Wayside Food Programs Portland | 3 | $97,542 |
| Cultivating Community Portland | 3 | $92,026 |
| Farms for Food Equity Cape Elizabeth | 3 | $73,000 |
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 food assistance, 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 169 foundations, 64 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.