Maine · Public charity
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
The MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATION is transforming our food system by supporting farmers, empowering people to feed their communities and advocating for an organic future.
- $218k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 69%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $118k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $6,805
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $33,300
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 13
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $14M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 69% of the organizations Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 78% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 9 | $85k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $196k | 69% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $740k | n/a |
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What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Philanthropy$492kFood & Nutrition$449kEnvironment$50kScience & Tech$39kCommunity Improvement$15kHuman Services$9k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Navigator | $501,126 | 2 | 3% |
| Ironwood Farm | $173,031 | 2 | n/a |
| New Beat Farm | $89,027 | 3 | n/a |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont | $42,659 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Maine System Inc | $37,941 | 2 | n/a |
| Land for Good Inc | $27,642 | 2 | 4% |
| Pica | $23,843 | 1 | n/a |
| Donald Allen & Son Excavating | $18,305 | 2 | n/a |
| Caldwell Allen Consulting | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Weeks & Son Well Drilling | $13,920 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charity Navigator | $501,126 | 2 | 3% |
| Ironwood Farm | $173,031 | 2 | n/a |
| New Beat Farm | $89,027 | 3 | n/a |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont | $42,659 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Maine System Inc | $37,941 | 2 | n/a |
| Land for Good Inc | $27,642 | 2 | 4% |
| Pica | $23,843 | 1 | n/a |
| Donald Allen & Son Excavating | $18,305 | 2 | n/a |
| Caldwell Allen Consulting | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Weeks & Son Well Drilling | $13,920 | 1 | n/a |
| Bumbleroot Organic Farm | $9,548 | 1 | n/a |
| Winslow Farm | $8,579 | 1 | n/a |
| New Roots Cooperative Farm (Me) | $8,475 | 1 | n/a |
| Harvest Tide Organics | $8,005 | 1 | n/a |
| Songbird Farm | $7,258 | 1 | n/a |
| Mawiomi Garden | $6,664 | 1 | n/a |
| Mi'Kmaq Nation | $6,565 | 1 | n/a |
| Ok Community Farm | $6,221 | 1 | n/a |
| Hart Farm | $5,954 | 1 | n/a |
| Whatley Farm LLC | $5,625 | 1 | n/a |
| Northern Tilth | $5,541 | 1 | n/a |
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About Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
- How much does Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association give?
- Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association reported 10 itemized grants totaling $118,446, out of $218,440 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 13 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (47%), Food & Nutrition (43%), Environment (5%).
- Who are Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Charity Navigator ($501k), Ironwood Farm ($173k), New Beat Farm ($89k).
- Does Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 69% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association based?
- Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is based in ME.
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