Maine · Public charity
Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services
The Organizations mission is to support programs which provide assistance to citizens of Maine with developmental disabilities.
- $101k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $8.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $101k | 13% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $66k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $331k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $30k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $49k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $55k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $74k | 40% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $57k | 50% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amicus | $386,908 | 9 | 5% |
| Maine Discovery Museum | $137,000 | 8 | 3% |
| Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation | $55,831 | 4 | 2% |
| Robbie Foundation | $50,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Pine Tree Society Inc | $40,000 | 3 | 0% |
| AUTISM SOCIETY OF MAINE d/b/a ASM | $23,700 | 4 | 3% |
| Penobscot Theatre Company | $23,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The George Washington University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bangor Public Library | $16,090 | 2 | 1% |
| Work First Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amicus | $386,908 | 9 | 5% |
| Maine Discovery Museum | $137,000 | 8 | 3% |
| Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation | $55,831 | 4 | 2% |
| Robbie Foundation | $50,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Pine Tree Society Inc | $40,000 | 3 | 0% |
| AUTISM SOCIETY OF MAINE d/b/a ASM | $23,700 | 4 | 3% |
| Penobscot Theatre Company | $23,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The George Washington University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bangor Public Library | $16,090 | 2 | 1% |
| Work First Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Iris Network | $9,600 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services 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: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Libra Foundation · WR Berkley Corporation Charitable Foundation · Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation · Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc · Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services with peer funders
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About Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services
- How much does Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services give?
- Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services reported 8 grants totaling $101,404 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (69%), Arts & Culture (12%), Recreation & Sports (8%).
- Who are Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Amicus ($387k), Maine Discovery Museum ($137k), Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation ($56k).
- Does Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, Libra Foundation, WR Berkley Corporation Charitable Foundation.
- Where is Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services based?
- Penobscot Foundation for Developmental Services is based in ME.
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