Maine · Private foundation
Begin Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $10k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,500
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $313k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downeast Salmon Federation | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Americans for Oxford Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Strive International Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education Inc | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Agawam Council | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($2k), not named here.
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: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Begin Family Foundation
- How much does Begin Family Foundation give?
- Begin Family Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $10,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Begin Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (33%), Education (17%), Recreation & Sports (17%).
- Who are Begin Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Downeast Salmon Federation ($5k), Americans for Oxford Inc ($3k), Strive International Inc ($3k).
- Does Begin Family Foundation 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 Begin Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Begin Family Foundation based?
- Begin Family Foundation is based in ME.
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