Top Giving Foundations: ME

The following list of top giving foundations in ME is derived from The Grantsmanship Center's funding databases. All of the foundations listed have been prescreened to ensure that they have a staff, issue RFPs, or otherwise indicate an interest in receiving proposals. This also means that some foundations who give large amounts of money have been omitted because they do not meet these qualifications. A maximum of forty foundations is listed for each state.

More detailed information about these foundations, including their program areas, types of funding, application procedures, and more can be found on GrantDomain, The Grantsmanship Center's exclusive online database of funding information.

The top giving foundations in the state of ME

Foundation Name Total Annual Giving
Oak Foundation $47,482,055
TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation $15,659,952
The Maine Community Foundation, Inc. $15,619,461
Maine Health Access Foundation $3,846,053
Davis Educational Foundation $3,831,343
The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation $2,838,844
Davis Family Foundation $2,317,808
Lunder Foundation $1,825,164
The Sam L. Cohen Foundation $1,464,495
Hannaford Charitable Foundation $1,372,850
The Iberdrola USA Foundation, Inc. $1,346,219
Maine Cancer Foundation $1,305,842
Maine Bar Foundation $1,216,567
The Orchard Foundation $971,010
Great Bay Foundation $878,784
Davis Conservation Foundation $754,096
Horizon Foundation, Inc. $695,499
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation $577,750
Fisher Charitable Foundation $363,500
Unity Foundation $343,527
Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust $300,300
Davenport Trust Fund $288,425
Maine Initiatives, Inc. $286,967
Shaw’s Supermarket Charitable Foundation $267,600
Savings Bank of Maine; FBS Charitable Foundation $230,492
Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust $229,500
Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation $221,560
The Golden Rule Foundation, Inc. $214,500
Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation $164,630
Libra Foundation $145,500
Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable $102,300
Maine Women's Fund $80,000
Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation $59,000
MainStreet Foundation $53,000
Planet Dog Foundation $37,200
John Sage Foundation $35,800
The Catalyst Fund $7,750