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Grant Funders in Portland, ME

Bespoke Grants indexes 37 grant-making foundations headquartered in Portland, Maine — together $149.4M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and food & agriculture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Portland nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

37
Foundations in Portland
$149.4M
Combined annual giving
37
Listed below
ME
State

Foundations headquartered in Portland

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Harold Alfond Foundation$51.6M2024
2Coulombe Family Foundation$17.4M2020
3Lunder Foundation$13.8M2024
4John T Gorman Foundation$7.0M2024
5Libra Foundation$6.4M2023
6Mainehealth$6.3M2024
7United Way Inc$5.8M2024
8The Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation$3.8M2024
9Mercy Endowment Foundation$3.8M2018
10Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc$2.7M2024
11Cancer Care Cntr of York County$2.5M2018
12Sam L Cohen Foundation$2.5M2024
13Albert B Glickman Family Foundation$2.4M2024
14University of Southern Maine Foundation$2.3M2025
15Maine Initiativesinc$1.4M2024
16The Judy Glickman Lauder Foundation$1.3M2024
17Hannaford Charitable Foundation$1.3M2024
18Fore River Foundation$1.2M2025
19The Catholic Foundation of Maine$1.1M2023
20Horizon Foundation Inc$1.1M2025
21The Nine Wicket Foundation$1.1M2018
22Full Plates Full Potential$1.1M2025
23The Pd Merrill Charitable Trust$1.1M2022
24Maine People's Resource Center$1.0M2024
25Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters$996K2024
26Morton-kelly Charitable Trust$958K2023
27Young Mens Christian Association of Southern Maine$906K2025
28Maine Credit Union's$886K2024
29Quimby Family Foundation$800K2024
30J Blair and Tena Frank Foundation$750K2024
31Maine People's Alliance$652K2022
32University of Maine School of Law$611K2024
33Emanuel & Pauline a Lerner Foundation$581K2024
34Protein Foundation$574K2024
35Marion B Howe Testamentary Trust$545K2023
36Foundation for Portland Public Schools$514K2025
37Maine Humanities Council$511K2023

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What Portland funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Portland:

Health CareHigher EducationEducationFood & AgricultureArts & CultureEnvironment & ConservationYouth DevelopmentK-12 Education

Beyond Portland

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Portland, ME address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Portland nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.