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Full Plates Full Potential

We are ending childhood hunger by helping schools and nonprofits maximize participation in usda child nutrition programs.

$2.0M
Granted FY2025still arriving
36
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$16k
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, FY2018 to 2025.

Food & Nutrition$3.6MHealth$70kHuman Services$45kYouth Development$15k
02FY2025 · 36 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 36 grants below total $367,045, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,960,180 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,593,135 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k14 grants · $97k
  • $10k–50k22 grants · $270k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$11M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALFOND YOUTH CENTER$15,500
KITTERY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$15,436
RSU 20$15,250
AUGUSTA TEEN CENTER$15,000
SOUTH PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS$15,000
YWCA CENTRAL MAINE$15,000
RSU 03$14,500
MSAD 27$14,500
AUBURN-LEWISTON YMCA$14,305
DEER ISLE-STONINGTON CSD$12,734
BANGOR REGION YMCA$11,577
WESTBROOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS$10,500
BATH YMCA$10,500
HAND IN HAND MANO EN MANO$10,000
CUMBERLAND COUNTY FOOD SEVURITY COUNCIL$10,000
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 (FY20–25, $392k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 40% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BATH AREA YMCA: $33k → 9%BATH AREA YMCA: $20k → 9%YWCA CENTRAL MAINE: $15k → 13%OLD TOWN ORONO YMCA: $18k → 15%BATH AREA YMCA: $11k → 9%YWCA CENTRAL MAINE: $11k → 13%BATH YMCA: $11k → 9%BATH AREA YMCA: $10k → 9%YWCA CENTRAL MAINE: $10k → 13%OLD TOWN ORONO YMCA: $7k → 15%BATH YMCA: $10k → 9%YWCA CENTRAL MAINE: $9k → 13%OLD TOWN ORONO YMCA: $5k → 15%MID COAST MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION: $6k → 9%SOMALI BANTU COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION: $6k → 13%AUBURN-LEWISTON YMCA: $14k → 13%WALDO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERS: $11k → 13%AUBURN-LEWISTON YMCA: $10k → 13%HALAL SCHOOL MEALS NETWORKFOOD FOR ALL SERVICES: $75k → 7%WALDO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERS: $10k → 13%THE PROGRESS CENTER INC: $9k → 13%AUBURN-LEWISTON YMCA: $9k → 13%BANGOR REGION YMCA: $12k → 15%FOOD FOR ALL SERVICES: $50k → 7%HALAL SCHOOL MEALS NETWORKFOOD FOR ALL SERVICES: $10k → 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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.2M · 80 repeat orgs$513k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +28% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

80 repeat relationships: 30 still active in FY2025, 50 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

80
48

Total granted

$3.2M
$461k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+28%

Still filing today

28%
13%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $52k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionEducationHealthCrime & LegalOther
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

  • BA
    BATH AREA FAMILY YMCA
    6× · 2020–2025 · $95k · revenue +129%
  • AY
    ALFOND YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER
    6× · 2020–2025 · $81k · revenue +138%
  • AT
    AUGUSTA TEEN CENTER OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
    4× · 2018–2025 · $78k · revenue +278%

Funded once

  • M
    MaineHealthgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue +28%
  • HC
    Healthy Communities of the Capital Areagraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $30k · revenue +55%
  • ER
    EAST RANGE II SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $24k
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
Belfast Area Child Care Services Inc

Our mission is to provide quality, affordable early childhood education that fosters individual success and a lifelong love of learning.

Human Services
2
Mt Desert Island Ymca

The mission of the Mount Desert Island YMCA is to develop community, character, personal growth and wellness in spirit, mind, and body for the greater Mount Desert Island community.

Human Services
3
Waldo County Ymca

It is the mission of the Waldo County YMCA to promote the physical, mental, social and spiritual development of Waldo County children and Families.

Human Services
4
Maine Council on Aging

A broad multi-disciplinary network that works to ensure we can all live healthy, engaged, and secure lives as we age in our homes and communities. With the voices of people with lived experience, we work on policy issues related to…

Unclassified
5
Kids Corner Inc

To provide affordable, yet high quality, developmentally appropriate day care services to local communities in a safe, responsive environment for children.

Human Services
6
Penobscot Community Health Center

Penobscot Community Health Center (PCHC) is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1997 that is governed by a Board of community volunteers and is the largest Federally Qualified Health Center in Maine. PCHC is driven by its mission…

Health
7
Young Mens Christian Association

Youth and family social services

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8
Eastern Area Agency on Aging

It is the mission of Eastern Area Agency on Aging to be the best source of information, options, and services for seniors, adults with disabilities, and caregivers.

Human Services
9
Jewish Community Alliance Southern Maine

To coordinate, promote, and support the Jewish philanthropic, benevolent, educational, and communal activities in Southern Maine. To foster, develop, and encourage agencies as will best promote the welfare of this community.

Philanthropy
10
Young Mens Christian Assoc Medford dba Rv Family Ymca

The YMCA of Medford is a charitable, community service organization that includes men, women, and children of all ages, abilities, incomes, races and religions. Our mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that…

Human Services
11
The Opportunity Alliance

To build better lives and stronger communities across Maine, The Opportunity Alliance supports people with the programs and resources they need to improve their health, safety, and stability.

Human Services
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine; the most unlike its peers is Food for All Services. 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

31 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. 31 of the 134 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/31
Grantees still filing
25/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

+106 more: $2,500,378 · Other+106 moreFOOD FOR ALL SERVICES: $135,000 · Human ServicesFOOD FOR AL…BATH AREA FAMILY YMCA: $94,750 · Human ServicesBATH AREA F…YWCA Central Maine: $45,367 · Human ServicesYWCA Centra…YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF AUBURN-LEWISTON: $33,301 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS …YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OLD TOWN/ORONO: $30,034 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S…WALDO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERS: $21,000 · Human ServicesWALDO COMMU…+4 more: $32,127 · Human Services+4 moreALFOND YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER: $80,552 · Youth DevelopmentALFOND YO…AUGUSTA TEEN CENTER OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB: $78,100 · Youth DevelopmentAUGUSTA T…BOYS&GIRLS CLUBS OF KENNEBEC VALLEY: $44,033 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS&GIRL…MAINE YOUTH ALLIANCE: $35,325 · Youth DevelopmentMAINE YOU…BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BORDER TOWNS: $30,450 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GI…Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentBoys & Gi…My Place Teen Center Inc: $13,337 · Youth DevelopmentCULTIVATING COMMUNITY: $56,563 · Food & NutritionCumberland County Food Security Council: $56,000 · Food & NutritionBelfast Soup Kitchen: $30,000 · Food & NutritionTrinity Jubilee Center Inc: $25,238 · Food & NutritionWASHINGTON ACADEMY: $48,728 · EducationHand in Hand Mano en Mano: $46,500 · EducationCommunity Regional Charter School: $34,463 · EducationMedical Care Development Inc: $92,450 · HealthMaineHealth: $30,000 · HealthAROOSTOOK COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM: $52,030 · Crime & LegalHealthy Communities of the Capital Area: $30,000 · International
Other$2,500,378Human Services$391,579Youth Development$306,797Food & Nutrition$167,801Education$129,691Health$122,450Crime & Legal$52,030International$30,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBATH AREA FAMILY YMCA: $94,750 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetMedical Care Development Inc: $92,450 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetALFOND YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER: $80,552 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetAUGUSTA TEEN CENTER OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB: $78,100 over 4y, 8.6% of budgetCULTIVATING COMMUNITY: $56,563 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetCumberland County Food Security Council: $56,000 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetAROOSTOOK COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM: $52,030 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWASHINGTON ACADEMY: $48,728 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHand in Hand Mano en Mano: $46,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetYWCA Central Maine: $45,367 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetJobs for Maine's Graduates Inc: $44,629 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBOYS&GIRLS CLUBS OF KENNEBEC VALLEY: $44,033 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMAINE YOUTH ALLIANCE: $35,325 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetCommunity Regional Charter School: $34,463 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF AUBURN-LEWISTON: $33,301 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BORDER TOWNS: $30,450 over 2y, 10% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OLD TOWN/ORONO: $30,034 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetMaineHealth: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBelfast Soup Kitchen: $30,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetHealthy Communities of the Capital Area: $30,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTrinity Jubilee Center Inc: $25,238 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine: $25,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetWALDO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERS: $21,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMid Coast Hunger Prevention Program: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMy Place Teen Center Inc: $13,337 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetBANGOR YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $11,577 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PROGRESS CENTER INC: $8,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDowneast Family Young Mens Christian Association: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMIDCOAST MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION: $5,750 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds FOOD FOR ALL SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds BATH AREA FAMILY YMCA ↗
  • Who funds Medical Care Development Inc ↗
  • Who funds ALFOND YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTA TEEN CENTER OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ↗
  • Who funds CULTIVATING COMMUNITY ↗
  • Who funds Cumberland County Food Security Council ↗
  • Who funds AROOSTOOK COUNTY ACTION PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds Hand in Hand Mano en Mano ↗
  • Who funds YWCA Central Maine ↗
  • Who funds Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc ↗
  • Who funds BOYS&GIRLS CLUBS OF KENNEBEC VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds MAINE YOUTH ALLIANCE ↗

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…Good Shepherd Food Ba…Elmina B Sewall Found…John T Gorman Foundat…Melmac Education Foun…Onion FoundationStephen & Tabitha Kin…Share Our StrengthSimmons Foundation - …Harvard Pilgrim Healt…Agnes M Lindsay TrustBangor Savings Bank F…
Maine Community Foundation IncME80.6× affinity59 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Good Shepherd Food Bank · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · John T Gorman Foundation · Melmac Education Foundation · Onion Foundation · Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc · Share Our Strength · Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompson · Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Inc · Agnes M Lindsay Trust · Bangor Savings Bank 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 Full Plates Full Potential funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Full Plates Full Potential. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%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
    14report 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.
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    How do I get to Full Plates Full Potential?

    Find your warmest path to Full Plates Full Potential 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 134 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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