Maine · Private foundation
George Gardner Monks Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $65k
- Granted FY2021
- 3
- Grants FY2021
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 33% of the organizations George Gardner Monks Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 3 | $65k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $136k | 55% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $140k | 45% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $357k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $32k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
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 FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infact DBA Corporate Accountability | $140,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Portland Museum of Art | $102,500 | 2 | 1% |
| American Promise Education Fund Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Coudert Institute Villa Dei Fiori Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Center for Political Accountability | $30,000 | 2 | 3% |
| The Girls Foundation of Tanzania | $25,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Maharishi Foundation USA Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative | $11,000 | 2 | 16% |
| Trust Funds for All Children Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infact DBA Corporate Accountability | $140,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Portland Museum of Art | $102,500 | 2 | 1% |
| American Promise Education Fund Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Coudert Institute Villa Dei Fiori Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Center for Political Accountability | $30,000 | 2 | 3% |
| The Girls Foundation of Tanzania | $25,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Maharishi Foundation USA Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative | $11,000 | 2 | 16% |
| Trust Funds for All Children Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Calvary Chapel Palm City Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Raam Raj Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Full Plates Full Potential | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maine Behavioral Healthcare | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Progressive Portland | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Paul's School | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| The Wilkins Family Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Cape Elizabeth Youth Football Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($215k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget George Gardner Monks Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About George Gardner Monks Foundation
- How much does George Gardner Monks Foundation give?
- George Gardner Monks Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $65,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does George Gardner Monks Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Social Science (26%), Environment (21%), Arts & Culture (14%).
- Who are George Gardner Monks Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Infact DBA Corporate Accountability ($140k), Portland Museum of Art ($103k), American Promise Education Fund Inc ($60k).
- Does George Gardner Monks Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does George Gardner Monks Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as George Gardner Monks Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is George Gardner Monks Foundation based?
- George Gardner Monks Foundation is based in ME.
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