Maine · Public charity
Portside Foundation
The Portside Foundation is organized as a public benefit corporation for the purpose of conducting fundraising events and activities to support charitable, scientific, and educational causes.
- $187k
- Granted FY2021
- 8
- Grants FY2021
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
62% of Portside Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Maine Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 7 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $114,400
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Total assets, FY2021
- $6k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Audubon Society | $22,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Full Plates Full Potential | $17,105 | 1 | 1% |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Maine Farmland Trust | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ben's Fight | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland | $5,782 | 1 | 0% |
| Maine Cancer Foundation | $5,603 | 1 | 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: Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation · Martin's Point Health Care Inc · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Portside Foundation
- How much does Portside Foundation give?
- Portside Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $186,509 in its FY2021 IRS filing.
- What does Portside Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (62%), Food & Nutrition (13%), Animals (12%).
- Who are Portside Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2021: Maine Audubon Society ($22k), Full Plates Full Potential ($17k), Foundation for Portland Public Schools ($8k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Portside Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation, Martin's Point Health Care Inc, Sam L Cohen Foundation.
- Where is Portside Foundation based?
- Portside Foundation is based in ME.
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