· Private foundation
Selden F Von Herten Charitable Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k3 grants · $15k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $165k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CAMP SUNSHINE | $25,000 |
| ANIMAL REFUGE LEAGUE OF GREATER PORTLAND | $25,000 |
| CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN | $25,000 |
| RIDING TO THE TOP | $25,000 |
| WOLFE'S NECK CENTER | $25,000 |
| PEACE RIDGE SANCTUARY | $15,000 |
| MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM | $15,000 |
| TREE STREET YOUTH | $10,000 |
| ARK PET SHELTER | $5,000 |
| MIDCOAST HUMANE SOCIETY | $5,000 |
| PAWS BRAVE HEART | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
11 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- RTRIDING TO THE TOP3× · 2023–2025 · $75k · revenue +99%
- CSCAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC3× · 2023–2025 · $75k · revenue +78%
- PRPEACE RIDGE SANCTUARY4× · 2022–2025 · $55k · revenue +15%
Funded once
- HHARTone grant, 2022 · $5k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Helping pets and the people that care for them.
Rescue and re-adoption of dogs and cats.
PAWS cares for lost, abandoned and abused animals and finds them new homes with responsible owners. PAWS also provides low cost spay and neuter services, a pet food pantry, and community education. During 2024 PAWS adopted out 577 pets.…
Danbury animal welfare society , inc.(daws) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of animals in our community and beyond. we promote responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals, and work toward…
To provide access to outdoor gear and know-how through a collaborative, equity-centered approach.
The connecticut humane society is the leading resource in the state for companion animal welfare, enriching the lives of families and communities through adoption services, medical care, education, and prevention of cruelty.
Maine Media Workshops & College educates and inspires visual artists and storytellers to achieve their creative potential. We provide lifelong learning opportunities for those pursuing the fine arts and media-related professions. We are…
Provide shelter for homeless animals and prevent animal cruelty
Waypoint Maine provides a comprehensive array of programs that each year provides essential services and support to over 1,000 children and adults with special needs.
Rescue farmed animals and inspire people to embrace a plant-based lifestyle.
To rescue injured, sick and abandoned marine mammals and to educate the public about what to do if they find one of these marine mammals.
The mission of Islesboro Islands Trust is to enhance the quality of residents' lives through the preservation of open space, educate all residents as to the value of the island's natural ecosystems, and act as an environmental advocate on…
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 13 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds THE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds ANIMAL REFUGE LEAGUE OF GREATER PORTLAND ↗
- Who funds RIDING TO THE TOP ↗
- Who funds CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC ↗
- Who funds PEACE RIDGE SANCTUARY ↗
- Who funds TREE STREET YOUTH INC ↗
- Who funds TRAVIS MILLS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Paws Brave Hearts ↗
- Who funds Maine Maritime Museum ↗
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 · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Selden F Von Herten Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Selden F Von Herten Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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