Maine · Public charity
Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon
Downeast Audubon works to educate & engage the people of Hancock County, focusing on birds, other wildlife & their habitats, for the benefit of local communities & their natural environment.
- $23k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $10k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2022 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $622k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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 | 9 | $10k | 22% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $10k | 38% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $7k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $7k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Natural History Observatory | $9,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Avian Haven | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Acadia Wildlife Foundation | $5,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary | $3,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Mennen Environmental Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 1% |
| George Stevens Academy | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Puffin Audubon Society | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Critterville Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | $1,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | $500 | 1 | 0% |
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 · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon
- How much does Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon give?
- Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon reported 9 itemized grants totaling $10,000, out of $22,625 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2024.
- What does Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (51%), Arts & Culture (27%), Environment (16%).
- Who are Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: Maine Natural History Observatory ($9k), Avian Haven ($6k), Acadia Wildlife Foundation ($5k).
- Does Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon based?
- Downeast Chapter of Maine Audubon is based in ME.
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