Housing grants for nonprofits in Maine
123 private foundations reported 205 housing grants to organizations in Maine on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $4.6M in all. 40 of them are based in Maine.
Foundations that fund housing in Maine
20 of the 123: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of housing 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- Beacon Project, Islesboro - General support$313
- Maine Homeless Veterans Alliance, Portland - General support$210
- Tedford Housing, Brunswick - General support$177
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Gave $24.9M in 2024
Td Charitable Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Midcoast Habitat for Humanity, Rockport - Home repair program$200,000
- Four Directions Development Corporation, Orono - Down payment assistance$100,000
- Avesta Housing Development Corporation, Portland - Homeless to housing program$30,000
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Gave $14.4M in 2024
Elmina B Sewall Foundation
Freeport, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Four Directions Development Corporation, Orono - General Operating Support$150,000
- Coastal Enterprises Inc, Brunswick - General Operating Support$65,000
- Raise-OP Housing Cooperative, Lewiston - General Operating Support$31,950
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The Snider Foundation
Collegeville, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Boothbay Regional Development Corporation, Portland - General operating support$25,000
- Boothbay Regional Development Corporation, Portland - General operating support$25,000
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O'neill Family Charitable Trust
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Island Housing Trust, Mount Desert - General support$10,000
- Island Housing Trust, Mount Desert - General support$10,000
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Gave $14.8M in 2024
The Fb Heron Foundation
New Haven, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Island Housing Trust, Mount Desert - General Support$10,000
- Island Housing Trust, Mount Desert - General Support$1,000
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Builders Vision Foundation
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Coastal Enterprises Inc, Brunswick - to support training and technical assistance projects for Maine's marine resources sector$334,959
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Novo Foundation
Hurley, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Four Directions Development Corporation, Orono - General support$200,000
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Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Island Housing Trust, Bar Harbor - Housing opportunities support$50,000
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Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Beacon Project, Islesboro - Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program$8,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2025
Agnes M Lindsay Trust
Chelmsford, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Tedford Housing, Brunswick - Homeless shelter$3,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
The Gap Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter Inc, Waterville - For civic & community engagement$100
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Gave $7.5M in 2024
John T Gorman Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Coastal Enterprises Inc, Brunswick - Child Care Business Lab; child care worker program$150,000
- Raise-Op Housing Cooperative, Lewiston - To provide general operating support$50,000
- Maine Seacoast Mission, Northeast Harbor - To support the Housing Improvement Program$30,000
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Gave $218K in 2025
Harper-Egginton Charitable Foundation Inc
Gulf Stream, FL · latest return: tax year 2025- Neighborhood Housing Trust (KHHT), Kennebunkport - Bring housing working families and seniors can afford to our community.$20,000
- Kennebunk Heritage Housing Trust, Kennebunkport - Support affordable housing in Kennebunkport.$10,000
- Preble Strret Hope House, Portland - Provide accessible barrier-free services to empower people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing,…$10,000
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Gave $705K in 2025
Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation
Farmington, ME · latest return: tax year 2025- Avesta Housing Development Corporation, Portland - 2 of 3 Pledge for Edgewater Village Donation$25,000
- Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, Waterville - 2025 Skowpendous Donation + Housing & Financial Education Donation$5,100
- Community Concepts Inc, Lewiston - 2025 Homeownership Program Contribution$5,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation
Bangor, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Avesta Housing Development Corporation, Portland - General Operating Support$30,000
- Tedford Housing, Brunswick - General Operating Support$10,000
- Fair Tide Inc, Kittery - General Operating Support$7,500
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Gave $3.3M in 2025
Sam L Cohen Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2025- Fair Tide, Kittery - Operating support$35,000
- Avesta Housing Development Corporation, Portland - Operating support$20,000
- The Windowdressers, Rockland - Operating support$7,500
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Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Dignity First, Bangor - To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (C)(3)$20,000
- Mch Inc, Rockland - To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (C)(3)$10,000
- Design Wall Housing, Bangor - To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (C)(3)$3,000
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Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2025- Friends of Acadia, Bar Harbor - to provide funds for the Seasonal Workforce Housing Initiative to benefit acadia national park$500,000
- Island Housing Trust, Mount Desert - General & Unrestricted$25,000
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Clarence and Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Islesboro Affordable Property, Islesboro - Contribution toward the long term development of housing$220,000
- The Beacon Project, Islesboro - General support$10,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Maine organizations that received housing grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Island Housing Trust Mount Desert | 5 | $106,022 |
| Coastal Enterprises Inc Brunswick | 4 | $574,959 |
| Avesta Housing Development Corporation Portland | 4 | $105,000 |
| Fair Tide Inc Kittery | 4 | $52,528 |
| Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter Inc Waterville | 4 | $35,276 |
| Mch Inc Rockland | 4 | $35,055 |
| Tedford Housing Brunswick | 4 | $23,177 |
| Four Directions Development Corporation Orono | 3 | $450,000 |
| Beacon Project Islesboro | 3 | $18,313 |
| Raise-OP Housing Cooperative Lewiston | 2 | $81,950 |
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 housing, 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 123 foundations, 50 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.