Maine · Private foundation
Bangor Theological Seminary
The BTS Center is a think tank that sponsors educational events, projects, and research inquiries in the fields of religion, practical theology, and ministry. Through thought, leadership and vocational development initiatives, BTS Center equips and supports clergy and laity for theologically grounded, effective leadership in 21st-century…
- $11k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $22M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations Bangor Theological Seminary funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $11k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $2k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $80k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $48k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Society for the Arts Religion and Contemporary Culture Inc | $79,998 | 2 | n/a |
| Deborah Jian Lee LLC | $20,426 | 1 | n/a |
| Massachusetts Bible Society | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Alcyon Center Inc | $19,986 | 1 | 12% |
| Franklin Alliance for Rural Ministries | $7,082 | 1 | n/a |
| MountainTrue | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Worcester Fellowship | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Maine-Wabanaki Reach | $200 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Society for the Arts Religion and Contemporary Culture Inc | $79,998 | 2 | n/a |
| Deborah Jian Lee LLC | $20,426 | 1 | n/a |
| Massachusetts Bible Society | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Alcyon Center Inc | $19,986 | 1 | 12% |
| Franklin Alliance for Rural Ministries | $7,082 | 1 | n/a |
| MountainTrue | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Worcester Fellowship | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Maine-Wabanaki Reach | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Faith in Public Life Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Maine Inside Out | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bangor Theological Seminary supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Onion Foundation · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Bangor Theological Seminary
- How much does Bangor Theological Seminary give?
- Bangor Theological Seminary reported 3 grants totaling $11,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Bangor Theological Seminary fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (40%), Religion (29%), Community Improvement (10%).
- Who are Bangor Theological Seminary's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Society for the Arts Religion and Contemporary Culture Inc ($80k), Deborah Jian Lee LLC ($20k), Massachusetts Bible Society ($20k).
- Does Bangor Theological Seminary fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Bangor Theological Seminary accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bangor Theological Seminary?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Onion Foundation, Elmina B Sewall Foundation, Maine Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Bangor Theological Seminary based?
- Bangor Theological Seminary is based in ME.
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