Maine · Public charity
Chewonki Foundation Inc
Chewonki inspires transformative growth, teaches appreciation and stewardship of the natural world, and challenges people to build thriving, sustainable communities throughout their lives.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Chewonki Foundation Inc’s FY2023 grant dollars went to University Of Maine Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2023
- $10k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $25M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations Chewonki Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 3 | $60k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $117k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $160k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $160k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $160k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $160k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maine System Inc | $320,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park | $204,250 | 6 | 2% |
| Ecology Education Inc | $204,250 | 6 | 4% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($89k), not named here.
About Chewonki Foundation Inc
- How much does Chewonki Foundation Inc give?
- Chewonki Foundation Inc reported 1 itemized grants totaling $10,000, out of $1,809,099 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Chewonki Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Education (53%), Environment (25%), Employment (11%).
- Who are Chewonki Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: University of Maine System Inc ($320k), Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park ($204k), Ecology Education Inc ($204k).
- Does Chewonki Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Chewonki Foundation Inc based?
- Chewonki Foundation Inc is based in ME.
Play a game based on Chewonki’s filings →