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Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$205k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2025
27
Organizations funded FY2024
30%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 69
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$4.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 30% of the organizations Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesFood & NutritionEducationHealthCommunity ImprovementHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving27$205k44%
FY202427$203k30%
FY202334$235k53%
FY202222$160k41%
FY202117$108k41%
FY202069$475k83%
FY201924$185k71%
FY201817$132k71%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Community Improvement$403kEducation$294kHealth$234kHuman Services$216kEnvironment$165kHousing & Shelter$130kPhilanthropy$113kFood & Nutrition$111kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 115 grantees
All grantees of Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sunrise County Economic Council$232,00038%
Maine Lobster Community Alliance$150,000314%
Husson University$100,00040%
Down East Community Hospital$100,00040%
Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy$70,00061%
College of the Atlantic$50,00040%
Mainestream Finance$40,00072%
Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc$30,00020%
The Northern Lighthouse Inc$30,00050%
Penquis Cap Inc$28,50030%
Aroostook County Action Program$27,50050%
Good Shepherd Food Bank$25,00010%
Maine Seacoast Mission$24,00050%
Families First Community Center$20,00034%
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$18,50040%
Avesta Housing Development Corporation$17,00040%
Downeast Community Partners Inc$16,25030%
Port Resources Inc$15,80030%
Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center$15,00022%
Locker Project$15,00032%
Homeless Services of Aroostook Inc$15,00021%
University of Maine System Inc$15,0002n/a
Preble Street$14,00030%
Upstart Maine Inc$14,000113%
Town of Danforth$13,1403n/a
Coastal Enterprises Inc$12,50020%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern ME$12,50022%
Healthy Acadia$12,50030%
Adopt-A-Block of Aroostook$12,00031%
Portland Ovations$11,25020%
Portland Public Library$10,00010%
The Bangor Area Homeless Shelter$10,00020%
St George Municipal School Unit$10,0001n/a
Midcoast Habitat for Humanity$10,00021%
Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute$10,00010%
Axiom Education & Training Center$10,00021%
Lift All Boats$10,00013%
Habitat for Humanity of Grtr Bangor$10,00021%
Hand in Hand Mano en Mano$10,00021%
The Opportunity Alliance$10,00020%
Eastern Maine Development Corporation$10,00010%
Eastern Area Agency on Aging$10,00020%
Southern Maine Agency on Aging$9,00030%
Common Threads of Maine$7,50023%
Boots2roots$7,50024%
Christine B Foundation Inc$7,50022%
Community Care$7,50020%
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries$7,50020%
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry$7,50021%
Community Health and Counseling Services$7,50010%
Beth C Wright Cancer Resource Center$7,00022%
Four Directions Development Corporation$6,50010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine$6,00020%
My Place Teen Center Inc$6,00021%
Pine Tree Society Inc$5,70010%
United Way Inc$5,00010%
Rural Aspirations Project$5,0001n/a
Prosperityme$5,00020%
Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy$5,0001n/a
Educate Maine$5,00010%
Through These Doors$5,0001n/a
Shaw House$5,00010%
The Window Dressers Inc$5,0001n/a
Arise Addiction Recovery Inc$5,00011%
Penobscot Community Health Center$5,00010%
MaineHealth$5,00010%
Upper Valley Economic Council$5,00014%
St Andre Home Inc$5,00011%
Oceanswide Inc$5,0001n/a
Home Inc$5,00010%
Heart of Ellsworth$4,50016%
Full Plates Full Potential$4,50010%
Washington County Association for Retarded Citizen$4,00011%
Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry$3,6001n/a
Agassiz Village Founded by Mr & Mrs Harry E Burroughs$3,00020%
Wayside Food Programs$3,00010%
Intercultural Community Center$3,00011%
Area Interfaith Outreach$3,00011%
Apex Youth Connection$2,66610%
Herring Gut Learning Center$2,50011%
Lubec Community Outreach Center Inc$2,5001n/a
Mount Desert Nursing Assoc$2,5001n/a
Lincoln Regional Food-Cupboard$2,5001n/a
Literacy Volunteers of Bangor$2,50011%
Maine Academy of Modern Music$2,50010%
Downeast Family Young Mens Christian Association$2,50010%
Center for the Advancement of Rural Living$2,50013%
Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education Inc$2,5001n/a
Bangor Young Men's Christian Association$2,50010%
Maine Development Foundation$2,50010%
Caribou Ecumenical Food Pantry$2,5001n/a
Alfond Youth & Community Center$2,50010%
United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Maine$2,50010%
Galen Cole Family Foundation$2,50010%
Bar Harbor Food Pantry$2,50010%
317 Main St Community Center Inc$2,50010%
Open Table Mdi$2,50012%
Boys & Girls Club of Bangor$2,5001n/a
Washington County Food and Fuel Alliance$2,0001n/a
Acadia Community Association$2,00011%
New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc$2,00010%
Woodfords Family Services$2,00010%
Homeworthy$1,50010%
Kids Corner Inc$1,50010%
The Common Good Soup Kitchen Community$1,50011%
Women for Healthy Rural Living$1,00010%
Washington Academy$1,00010%
Tri-Town Food Cupboard$1,0001n/a
Grace Interfaith Food Table$1,0001n/a
Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County$1,00010%
Stgeorge Community Development Corp$1,00010%
LifeFlight Foundation$1,00010%
Piscataquis Regional Food Center$1,00010%
Caribou Bread of Life Soup Kitchen$1,0001n/a
Senator George J Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 41 recipients with no EIN on record ($293k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSunrise County Economic Council: $232,000 over 3y, 7.5% of budgetMaine Lobster Community Alliance: $150,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetHusson University: $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDown East Community Hospital: $100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFoundation for a Strong Maine Economy: $70,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetCollege of the Atlantic: $50,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMainestream Finance: $40,000 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetJobs for Maine's Graduates Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Northern Lighthouse Inc: $30,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetPenquis Cap Inc: $28,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAroostook County Action Program: $27,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Seacoast Mission: $24,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFamilies First Community Center: $20,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetImmigrant Legal Advocacy Project: $18,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetAvesta Housing Development Corporation: $17,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDowneast Community Partners Inc: $16,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPort Resources Inc: $15,800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center: $15,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetLocker Project: $15,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetHomeless Services of Aroostook Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPreble Street: $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUpstart Maine Inc: $14,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetCoastal Enterprises Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Southern ME: $12,500 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetHealthy Acadia: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAdopt-A-Block of Aroostook: $12,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetPortland Ovations: $11,250 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPortland Public Library: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Bangor Area Homeless Shelter: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMidcoast Habitat for Humanity: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetOlympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAxiom Education & Training Center: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetLift All Boats: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Grtr Bangor: $10,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetHand in Hand Mano en Mano: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Opportunity Alliance: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEastern Maine Development Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEastern Area Agency on Aging: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Maine Agency on Aging: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCommon Threads of Maine: $7,500 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetBoots2roots: $7,500 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetChristine B Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetCommunity Care: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMaine Center for Coastal Fisheries: $7,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLoaves and Fishes Food Pantry: $7,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCommunity Health and Counseling Services: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeth C Wright Cancer Resource Center: $7,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 96.

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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 Foundation IncME140.1× affinity97 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · John T Gorman Foundation · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc · Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompson · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · Agnes M Lindsay Trust · Good Shepherd Food Bank · Onion 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.

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About Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation

How much does Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation give?
Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $205,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 69 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (21%), Education (15%), Health (12%).
Who are Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Sunrise County Economic Council ($232k), Maine Lobster Community Alliance ($150k), Husson University ($100k).
Does Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, John T Gorman Foundation, Fisher Charitable Foundation.
Where is Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation based?
Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation is based in ME.

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 158 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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