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Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
38
Grants FY2024
23
Organizations funded FY2023
43%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$375,000
Organizations funded a year
9 to 23
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$29M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 43% of the organizations Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $130k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationPhilanthropyHealthAnimalsOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving38$1.4M26%
FY202323$1.7M43%
FY202217$3.2M41%
FY202116$2.4M50%
FY202019$2.7M47%
FY201919$1.5M53%
FY201817$828k82%
FY20179$498kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$10MArts & Culture$2.9MAnimals$227kScience & Tech$222kReligion$150kHealth$103kHousing & Shelter$95kRecreation & Sports$93kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
MN
NY
MA
CA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 53 grantees
All grantees of Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
National Park Foundation$9,907,63762%
Maine College of Art and Design$840,00051%
Center for Contemporary Art$300,000417%
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park$222,08433%
Millay House Rockland$179,000657%
Chabad Lubavitch of Maine Inc$150,0002n/a
Greater Portland Landmarks Inc$130,000318%
The Association for the Preservation of the Potomac$125,000329%
Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters$101,00024%
Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals$100,00022%
Unity Environmental University$100,00010%
The Finca Vigia Foundation Inc$100,000326%
Preble Street$95,00050%
Coalition to Protect Americas National$80,000312%
Illustration Institute$66,00057%
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation$50,00010%
Schoodic Arts for All$41,00034%
Legacy Plus Foundation$30,00012%
Hobe Sound Community Chest Inc$30,00021%
Waterfall Arts$27,50024%
Maine Historical Society$25,00011%
Town of East Millinocket$25,0001n/a
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust$22,00032%
Fork Food Lab$22,00011%
Tree of Life Foundation$20,00014%
Women for Healthy Rural Living$20,00024%
Heart of Ellsworth$18,00044%
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc$15,00030%
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine$15,00020%
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association$13,00040%
Avian Haven$11,00041%
Maine Preservation$10,00012%
Birth Roots Inc$10,00015%
The Everglades Foundation Inc$10,00010%
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation$8,00037%
Gateway Milbridge$7,50022%
Veggies to Table$5,00011%
Documentary Educational Resources Inc$5,00010%
Parley Foundation$5,00010%
Center Theatre Inc$5,00011%
Northeast Wilderness Trust Corporation$5,00010%
Maine Academy of Modern Music$3,60011%
Belfast Flying Shoes Inc$3,5001n/a
Maine Crafts Association$3,00031%
Friends of Fort Williams Park$2,50012%
Friends of Lincoln Park Inc$2,5001n/a
Heartfelt School$1,50011%
Georges River Land Trust$1,00020%
Friends of Acadia$1,00020%
The Center for Wildlife$1,00010%
SPACE Gallery$50010%
World of Change$50010%
Kieve Wavus Education Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 49 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNational Park Foundation: $9,907,637 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetMaine College of Art and Design: $840,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetCenter for Contemporary Art: $300,000 over 4y, 17% of budgetSchoodic Institute at Acadia National Park: $222,084 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetMillay House Rockland: $179,000 over 6y, 57% of budgetGreater Portland Landmarks Inc: $130,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetThe Association for the Preservation of the Potomac: $125,000 over 3y, 29% of budgetFriends of Katahdin Woods & Waters: $101,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetMaine State Society for the Protection of Animals: $100,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetUnity Environmental University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Finca Vigia Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetPreble Street: $95,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCoalition to Protect Americas National: $80,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetIllustration Institute: $66,000 over 5y, 6.8% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSchoodic Arts for All: $41,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetLegacy Plus Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetHobe Sound Community Chest Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetWaterfall Arts: $27,500 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetMaine Historical Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCape Elizabeth Land Trust: $22,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetFork Food Lab: $22,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTree of Life Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetWomen for Healthy Rural Living: $20,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetHeart of Ellsworth: $18,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Museum and Theatre of Maine: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMaine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association: $13,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAvian Haven: $11,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetMaine Preservation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetBirth Roots Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetThe Everglades Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation: $8,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetGateway Milbridge: $7,500 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetVeggies to Table: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetDocumentary Educational Resources Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetParley Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCenter Theatre Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetNortheast Wilderness Trust Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaine Academy of Modern Music: $3,600 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMaine Crafts Association: $3,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of Fort Williams Park: $2,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetHeartfelt School: $1,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGeorges River Land Trust: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Acadia: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Wildlife: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPACE Gallery: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld of Change: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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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 49.

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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.

Maine Community Foundation IncME58.7× affinity31 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Onion Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation · Davis Conservation Foundation · John Sage Foundation · The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation · Horizon Foundation Inc · Sam L Cohen Foundation

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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How do I get to Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc

How much does Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc give?
Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc reported 38 grants totaling $1,372,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (72%), Arts & Culture (20%), Animals (2%).
Who are Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: National Park Foundation ($9.9M), Maine College of Art and Design ($840k), Center for Contemporary Art ($300k).
Does Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, Onion Foundation, Davis Family Foundation.
Where is Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc based?
Roxanne Quimby Foundation Inc is based in ME.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 77 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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