How much does Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust give?

Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust reported 123 grants totaling $1,300,936 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 54 and 85 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.

What does Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust fund?

By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (25%), Environment (13%), Education (4%).

Who are Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine ($110k), Maine Seacoast Mission ($70k), Maine Historical Society ($70k).

Does Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust fund new organizations?

In FY2024, 79% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Does Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?

Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.

Which funders back the same organizations as Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Onion Foundation, Maine Community Foundation Inc, Davis Family Foundation.

Where is Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust based?

Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust is based in ME.

Foundation Dossiers

Maine · Private foundation

Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.3M
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 123
Grants FY2025: 85
Organizations funded FY2024: 79%
First-time grantees FY2024

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Median grant, FY2025: $10,000
Largest grant, FY2025: $50,000
Organizations funded a year: 54 to 85; FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025: 3
Total assets, FY2025: $22M
Applications: Takes unsolicited applications; Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 79% of the organizations Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 77% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $728k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationFood & NutritionHuman ServicesHealthOther

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 year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	122	$1.3M	56%
FY2024	85	$946k	79%
FY2022	65	$800k	49%
FY2020	54	$706k	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, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$1.7MEnvironment$901kEducation$253kYouth Development$143kFood & Nutrition$120kRecreation & Sports$80kScience & Tech$78kHuman Services$70kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine	$110,000	3	1%
Maine Seacoast Mission	$70,000	3	1%
Maine Historical Society	$70,000	3	2%
Preble Street	$65,000	1	0%
Portland Museum of Art	$65,000	3	0%
Portland Stage Company	$65,000	3	1%
Maine Humanities Council	$60,000	3	1%
Gulf of Maine Research Institute	$50,000	2	0%
Schoodic Arts for All	$50,000	3	5%
The Trust for Public Land	$47,500	3	0%

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All grantees of Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine	$110,000	3	1%
Maine Seacoast Mission	$70,000	3	1%
Maine Historical Society	$70,000	3	2%
Preble Street	$65,000	1	0%
Portland Museum of Art	$65,000	3	0%
Portland Stage Company	$65,000	3	1%
Maine Humanities Council	$60,000	3	1%
Gulf of Maine Research Institute	$50,000	2	0%
Schoodic Arts for All	$50,000	3	5%
The Trust for Public Land	$47,500	3	0%
Eastport Arts Center	$47,500	3	7%
Mayo Street Arts	$47,500	4	4%
Pejepscot Historical Society	$45,000	4	3%
Waterfall Arts	$45,000	3	2%
Indigo Arts Alliance	$40,000	2	2%
Bomazeen Land Trust	$40,000	2	9%
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences	$40,000	3	0%
Land Peace Foundation	$40,000	2	2%
Good Shepherd Food Bank	$40,000	1	0%
Lake Stewards of Maine - Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program	$35,000	3	3%
Cobscook Community Learning Center	$35,000	4	1%
Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education Inc	$35,000	2	2%
Friends of Casco Bay	$33,000	3	1%
Ecology Education Inc	$32,500	3	0%
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association	$30,000	2	0%
Eastern Trail Alliance	$30,000	2	7%
Aroostook Arts & Education Center Wintergreen Arts Center	$30,000	2	6%
Maine Farmland Trust	$30,000	2	0%
Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance	$30,000	2	0%
Wild Seed Project	$30,000	2	3%
Appalachian Mountain Club	$29,500	3	0%
Natural Resources Council of Maine Inc	$27,500	3	0%
Johnson Hall Inc	$25,000	2	2%
Maine Appalachian Trail Club	$25,000	2	2%
Tear Cap Workshops	$25,000	3	9%
Friends of Baxter State Park	$25,000	3	2%
Brick Store Museum Inc	$24,500	3	3%
Falmouth Conservation Trust Dba Falmouth Land Trust	$23,000	2	13%
Opera Maine	$22,500	3	4%
Penobscot Theatre Company	$22,500	3	1%
Center for Contemporary Art	$21,000	3	1%
Portland Chamber Music Festival	$21,000	3	4%
Eddington-Clifton Civic Center	$20,000	1	n/a
Maine Preservation	$20,000	1	4%
Maine Environmental Education Association	$20,000	1	n/a
Greater Portland Landmarks Inc	$20,000	1	5%
Friends of the Strand Theatre Inc	$20,000	2	1%
Blue Hill Heritage Trust	$20,000	1	2%
Wabanaki Community Foundation	$20,000	1	4%
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust	$20,000	3	1%
Penobscot Marine Museum	$20,000	2	1%
Royal River Conservation Trust	$20,000	2	2%
Lakes Environmental Association	$20,000	2	1%
Cultural Alliance of Maine	$20,000	1	12%
Northeast Wilderness Trust Corporation	$20,000	1	0%
Maine Museum of Innovation Learning and Labor	$20,000	1	1%
Maine Academy of Modern Music	$20,000	2	2%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Border Towns	$20,000	1	5%
University of Southern Maine Foundation	$20,000	2	0%
Belfast Area Child Care Services Inc	$20,000	2	1%
Sebasticook Regional Land Trust	$18,000	1	9%
Island Readers & Writers an Initiative for Maine Children	$17,500	2	3%
Loon Echo Land Trust Inc	$15,000	2	0%
The Saco River Theatre	$15,000	2	3%
Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters	$15,000	1	1%
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries	$15,000	1	1%
Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts Inc	$15,000	3	2%
Kennebunkport Historical Society	$15,000	2	3%
Chocolate Church Arts Center	$15,000	2	2%
Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc	$15,000	1	1%
Millinocket Memorial Library	$15,000	1	3%
Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra	$15,000	1	0%
Maine Coast Fishermens Assn	$15,000	1	0%
Midcoast Conservancy	$15,000	1	1%
Engine Inc	$15,000	1	9%
Downeast Salmon Federation	$15,000	1	n/a
Maine Coast Heritage Trust	$15,000	1	n/a
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust	$15,000	1	0%
Maine Council on Aging	$15,000	1	1%
Trekkers Inc	$12,500	2	1%
Downeast Lakes Land Trust	$12,500	1	n/a
Maine Island Trail Association	$12,500	2	1%
Maine Tree Foundation	$12,500	2	1%
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust	$12,500	1	1%
Association Culturelle Et Historique Du Mont-Carmel	$12,000	1	9%
240 Strings	$11,000	2	9%
Reach Performing Arts Center	$10,000	1	n/a
Portland Trails	$10,000	1	n/a
Palaver Strings Inc	$10,000	1	1%
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation	$10,000	1	7%
Maine Philanthropy Center	$10,000	2	1%
Maine Audubon Society	$10,000	1	0%
Maine Jewish Film Festival	$10,000	2	3%
The Telling Room	$10,000	1	1%
Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Heart of Maine Resource Center	$10,000	1	n/a
Community Organizing Alliance	$10,000	1	n/a
Vanceboro Historical Society	$10,000	1	n/a
Freeport Conservation Trust	$10,000	1	3%
Maine Climate Action Now	$10,000	1	2%
Maine Maritime Museum	$10,000	2	0%
Portland Parks Conservancy	$10,000	1	1%
Lincoln County Historical Association	$10,000	1	6%
Side x Side Inc	$10,000	1	2%
The Franklin Library	$10,000	1	8%
Tree Street Youth Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Prosperityme	$10,000	1	0%
Literacy Volunteers of Bangor	$10,000	2	2%
Coastal Mountains Land Trust	$10,000	1	0%
Abbe Museum	$10,000	1	1%
Portland Public Library	$10,000	1	0%
Waterville Creates	$10,000	1	n/a
Northeast Historic Film	$10,000	1	1%
New Surry Repertory Theatre and Acting School Inc	$10,000	1	7%
Wabanaki Health & Wellness Npc	$10,000	1	0%
Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society	$10,000	1	7%
Greater Lovell Land Trust Inc	$10,000	2	0%
Tempoart	$10,000	2	4%
Good Theater Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Women for Healthy Rural Living	$10,000	1	3%
Gardiner Library Association	$10,000	1	2%
The Theater at Monmouth	$10,000	1	2%
The Center for Grieving Children	$10,000	1	1%
Upstander Project Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Androscoggin Land Trust Inc	$10,000	1	3%
Waldo Theatre Inc	$10,000	1	2%
Downeast Coastal Conservancy	$10,000	1	n/a
Rural Aspirations Project	$10,000	1	2%
Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute	$10,000	1	1%
Bangor Land Trust	$10,000	1	8%
Herring Gut Learning Center	$10,000	1	n/a
Bangor Symphony Orchestra	$10,000	1	1%
Francis Malcolm Science Center Inc	$10,000	1	11%
Kennebunk Land Trust	$10,000	1	3%
Learningworks	$10,000	1	0%
Tate House Museum	$10,000	1	n/a
Quoddy Tides Foundation	$10,000	1	2%
Great Works Regional Land Trust	$10,000	1	0%
Ellsworth Historical Society	$10,000	1	n/a
Heart of Ellsworth	$7,500	1	n/a
Freeport Historical Society	$7,500	1	n/a
Healthy Island Project Inc	$7,500	1	n/a
Sunrise County Economic Council	$7,500	1	0%
Chebeague Island Historical Society	$7,500	1	n/a
Heart of Biddeford	$7,500	1	1%
Maine Writers and Publishers Allian	$7,500	1	1%
Machias Bay Chamber Concerts Inc	$6,000	1	n/a
Friends of Starling Hall Inc	$5,000	1	2%
The Theater Project	$5,000	1	n/a
Friends of Lc Bates Museum	$5,000	1	n/a
Victoria Mansion	$5,000	1	0%
Scarborough Public Library	$5,000	1	0%
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project	$5,000	1	0%
Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society	$5,000	1	n/a
Falmouth Memorial Library Association	$5,000	1	0%
Turner Public Library Portland Trust Company Manager	$5,000	1	5%
South Portland Historical Society	$5,000	1	4%
Spaulding Memorial Library	$5,000	1	3%
Portland Ovations	$5,000	1	0%
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra	$5,000	1	2%
Jonathan Fisher Memorial	$5,000	1	n/a
Classical Uprising	$5,000	1	1%
Frenchman Bay Conservancy	$5,000	1	0%
Artvan	$5,000	1	2%
Safe Voices	$5,000	1	0%
Museum of Art Ogunquit D/B/A Ogunquit Museum of Art	$5,000	1	0%
Winter Harbor Historical Society	$5,000	1	n/a
Mad Horse Theatre Company	$5,000	1	5%
Isle Theater Company Inc	$5,000	1	12%
Brooksville Free Public Library Inc	$5,000	1	n/a
Readfield Union Meeting House Co	$5,000	1	6%
The Falmouth Historical Society	$3,586	1	n/a
State of Maine	$3,350	1	n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 48 recipients with no EIN on record ($622k), not named here.

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

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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 145.

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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.

Onion FoundationME182.2× affinity94 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Onion Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · Davis Family Foundation · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Davis Conservation Foundation · Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Horizon Foundation Inc · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Quimby Family Foundation · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompson

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 Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust

How much does Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust give?: Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust reported 123 grants totaling $1,300,936 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 54 and 85 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust fund?: By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (25%), Environment (13%), Education (4%).
Who are Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine ($110k), Maine Seacoast Mission ($70k), Maine Historical Society ($70k).
Does Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust fund new organizations?: In FY2024, 79% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?: Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Onion Foundation, Maine Community Foundation Inc, Davis Family Foundation.
Where is Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust based?: Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust is based in ME.