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Elliotsville Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$110k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$1.2MEducation$50kArts & Culture$23kHousing & Shelter$9kRecreation & Sports$8kCommunity Improvement$5kCrime & Legal$5kPhilanthropy$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$25M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND$50,000
SOUTHERN MAINE CONSERVATON COLLABORATIVE$10,000
NORTHERN FOREST CENTER$10,000
USM FOUNDATION$10,000
MOMENTUM CONSERVATION$10,000
MAINE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE$10,000
FRIENDS OF KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS$5,000
WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS$2,500
MAINE LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION$1,500
BOB FELLER ACT OF VALOR AWARD FOUNDATION$500
TRAILS END FESTIVAL$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%PORTLAND PARKS CONSERVANCY: $3k → 7%PREBLE STREET: $4k → 7%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

16%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$209k · 10 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +84% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
22

Total granted

$209k
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+84%
+27%

Still filing today

80%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • NF
    Northern Forest Center Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $80k · revenue +300%
  • MC
    MOMENTUM CONSERVATION
    2× · 2021–2024 · $25k · revenue +84%
  • FO
    Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters
    4× · 2017–2024 · $16k · revenue +934%

Funded once

  • TT
    THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS
    one grant, 2022 · $1.0M
  • 3M
    317 Main St Community Center Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -15%
  • CM
    CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE OF MAINEgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +46%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Wetlands Foundation
Environment
2
Protect Maine's Fishing Heritage Foundation
Environment
3
Midcoast Conservancy

The mission of Midcoast Conservancy is to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth.

Environment
4
Maine Climate Action Now

MCAN catalyzes transformative education and action in response to the climate crisis. We seek to honor, unite and amplify the voices of youth, frontline communities, and others historically excluded from the climate conversation and…

Environment
5
Forest Society of Maine

The Forest Society of Maine conserves Maine forestlands to sustain their ecological, economic, cultural and recreational values.

Environment
6
Massachusetts Outdoor Heritage Foundation Inc Attn Susan Sacco
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7
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts

The mission of the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts is to inspire, engage and educate through the exhibition, preservation and collection of photographic works. The Museums programs address contemporary, historical, cultural and…

Arts & Culture
8
Piscataquog Land Conservancy

The Piscataquog Land Conservancy is a nonprofit land conservation organization founded in 1970. Its purpose is to conserve the natural and scenic environment of the Piscataquog, Souhegan and Nashua River watershed communities of southern…

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9
Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative

The Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative (EMCI) is a non-profit organization with broad conservation interests that seeks to: 1) Foster environmentally sustainable communities of the eastern Maine coast; 2) Encourage an appreciation of…

Animals
10
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society, founded in 1822, is a private non-profit whose mission is to preserve and share Maine's story. Based in Portland, we work closely with communities and partners throughout the state, and serve a statewide and…

Arts & Culture
11
Maine Donor Alliance Fund

To build a permanent and powerful progressive movement in Maine. We will promote a healthy, just, equitable democracy through research, engagement, and education of Maine's citizens. We will engage in democracy expansion, voter engagement,…

Education
12
Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation

Pleasant river wildlife foundation's mission is to protect scarce, high value wildlife habitat in coastal washington county on the downeast coast of maine. our highest priority is the protection of intertidal and freshwater wetlands and…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Natural Resources Council of Maine Inc; the most unlike its peers is Protect Ancient Forests. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 36 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
18/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS: $1,015,000 · OtherTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS+13 more: $30,700 · OtherTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $50,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST …MAINE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE: $40,000 · EnvironmentMAINE CONS…MOMENTUM CONSERVATION: $25,000 · EnvironmentMOMENTUM C…PROTECT ANCIENT FORESTS: $5,000 · Environment+3 more: $2,000 · EnvironmentNorthern Forest Center Inc: $80,000 · EducationUniversity of Maine Foundation: $11,000 · EducationThe Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges: $4,500 · Education+2 more: $1,350 · EducationFriends of Katahdin Woods & Waters: $16,000 · Arts & Culture317 Main St Community Center Inc: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE OF MAINE: $10,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureUniversity of Southern Maine Foundation: $30,000 · PhilanthropyFoundation for Portland Public Schools: $4,000 · PhilanthropyBob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation Inc: $1,800 · PhilanthropyTHEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INC: $10,000 · AnimalsPREBLE STREET: $4,076 · Human ServicesPortland Parks Conservancy: $2,500 · Human Services
Other$1,045,700Environment$122,000Education$96,850Arts & Culture$37,000Philanthropy$35,800Animals$10,000Human Services$6,576

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorthern Forest Center Inc: $80,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAINE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE: $40,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetUniversity of Southern Maine Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMOMENTUM CONSERVATION: $25,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetFriends of Katahdin Woods & Waters: $16,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Maine Foundation: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget317 Main St Community Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE OF MAINE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPROTECT ANCIENT FORESTS: $5,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetPROJECT HOME DBA QUALITY HOUSING COALITION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMaine Equal Justice Partners: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges: $4,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPREBLE STREET: $4,076 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Citizens for Clean Elections: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBICYCLE COALITION OF MAINE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWABANAKI HEALTH & WELLNESS NPC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPortland Parks Conservancy: $2,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation Inc: $1,800 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetMaine Wildlife Conservation Council: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMaine Philanthropy Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMaine Audubon Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Council of Maine Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAPPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF VETERANS MEMORIAL LIBRARY: $350 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Maine Community Found…Elmina B Sewall Found…Onion FoundationJohn T Gorman Foundat…Maine InitiativesincMorton-Kelly Charitab…Horizon Foundation IncSam L Cohen FoundationRoger K Berle Charita…Murray Charitable Tru…Libra FoundationQuimby Family Foundat…
Maine Community Foundation IncME44.2× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Onion Foundation · John T Gorman Foundation · Maine Initiativesinc · Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust · Horizon Foundation Inc · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Roger K Berle Charitable Trust · Murray Charitable Trust · Libra Foundation · Quimby Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Elliotsville Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Elliotsville Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Elliotsville Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Elliotsville Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 36 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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