Maine · Public charity
Merrymeeting Bay Trust
to assist in and promote the understanding, awareness, and study of the natural environment surrounding Merrymeeting Bay, and preservation of other undeveloped areas in the vicinity of or on Merrymeeting Bay.
- $590k
- Granted FY2022
- 5
- Grants FY2022
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $450,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 6
- FY2020 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 50% of the organizations Merrymeeting Bay Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 4 | $590k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $337k | 17% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $477k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | $855,000 | 3 | 27% |
| Maine Maritime Museum | $189,791 | 3 | 4% |
| Friends of Merrymeeting Bay | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Maine Historical Society | $75,200 | 2 | 3% |
| Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Cathance River Education Alliance | $50,000 | 2 | 25% |
| State of Maine | $38,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Brunswick | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Patten Free Library | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
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: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust · Davis Conservation Foundation · Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc · The Alfred M Senter Fund Trust · Libra Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Merrymeeting Bay Trust
- How much does Merrymeeting Bay Trust give?
- Merrymeeting Bay Trust reported 5 grants totaling $590,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 6 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.
- What does Merrymeeting Bay Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2022, its largest causes are Environment (78%), Arts & Culture (22%), Education (1%).
- Who are Merrymeeting Bay Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2022: Kennebec Estuary Land Trust ($855k), Maine Maritime Museum ($190k), Friends of Merrymeeting Bay ($100k).
- Does Merrymeeting Bay Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Merrymeeting Bay Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust, Davis Conservation Foundation.
- Where is Merrymeeting Bay Trust based?
- Merrymeeting Bay Trust is based in ME.
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