Maine · Private foundation
Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc
Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $70k
- Granted FY2023
- 6
- Grants FY2023
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 4
- Total assets, FY2023
- $506k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 6 | $70k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $73k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $66k | 13% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $54k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 21 | $55k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 17 | $47k | 29% |
| FY2017 | 18 | $46k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
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 FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Project Inc | $45,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Ocean Conservancy | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $29,500 | 4 | 0% |
| The Owls Head Transportation Museum | $25,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Commemorative Air Force | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Trans Youth Equality Foundation | $17,000 | 5 | n/a |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $15,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| New Hope for Women Inc | $11,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Rainforest Action Network | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Project Inc | $45,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Ocean Conservancy | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $29,500 | 4 | 0% |
| The Owls Head Transportation Museum | $25,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Commemorative Air Force | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Trans Youth Equality Foundation | $17,000 | 5 | n/a |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $15,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| New Hope for Women Inc | $11,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Rainforest Action Network | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $10,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Midcoast Humane | $9,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland | $7,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $7,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Preble Street | $6,500 | 3 | 0% |
| EqualityMaine Foundation | $6,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Sheepscot Valley Childrens House | $5,000 | 3 | 1% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Arbor Day Foundation | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Rock Springs Community Chest | $4,000 | 2 | 43% |
| Wiscasset Public Library | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Center for Teaching and Learning | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($112k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Maine Community Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc with peer funders
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About Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc
- How much does Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc give?
- Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc reported 6 grants totaling $70,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (22%), Animals (18%), Arts & Culture (13%).
- Who are Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Trevor Project Inc ($46k), Ocean Conservancy ($45k), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($30k).
- Does Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Paypal Charitable Giving Fund.
- Where is Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc based?
- Downeast Conservation Foundation Inc is based in ME.
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