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Susan & George Craig Family 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.

$210k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$236kEnvironment$113kHuman Services$65kEducation$52kCommunity Improvement$50kScience & Tech$45kAnimals$34kHealth$31kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k13 grants · $50k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $110k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$6,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$305k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOOTHBAY REGION YMCA$50,000
BOOTHBAY OPERA HOUSE$35,000
BOOTHBAY COMMUNITY RESOURCE COUNCIL$20,000
Individual grant recipient$15,000
BOOTHBAY REGION HISTORICAL$15,000
BOOTHBAY SEA SCIENCE CENTER$15,000
MARINE MAMMALS OF MAINE$10,000
MAINE PRESERVATION SOCIETY$7,000
BOOTHBAY REGION STUDENT AID FUND$7,000
HARBOR THEATER BOOTHBAY$6,000
BOOTHBAY REGION DISTRICT NURSING$6,000
LIFE FLIGHT FOUNDATION$5,000
GRAND BANKS SCHOONER MUSEUM$5,000
AVIAN HAVEN$5,000
LIGHTHOUSE FOR LIFE$3,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%RIDING TO THE TOP: $1k → 7%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
NY
OR
CT
CA
VA
AZ
SC
DC
OK
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$499k · 18 repeat orgs$208k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +113% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
22

Total granted

$499k
$134k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+113%
+32%

Still filing today

67%
32%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $74k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationEnvironmentPhilanthropyScience & TechOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • BR
    Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation
    4× · 2018–2022 · $86k · revenue +273%
  • BR
    BOOTHBAY REGION HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    5× · 2018–2024 · $81k · revenue +105%
  • YM
    Young Men's Christian Association Boothbay Region
    2× · 2019–2024 · $60k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • BR
    BOOTHBAY RAILWAY VILLAGE MUSEUM
    one grant, 2021 · $30k
  • The Madeira Schoolgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue +157%
  • LF
    LAND FOR SOUTHPORT'S FUTURE
    one grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue -98%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Wetlands Foundation
Environment
2
Protect Maine's Fishing Heritage Foundation
Environment
3
Maine Lighthouse Museum

The mission of the Maine Lighthouse Museum is to educate the public regarding the long-standing traditions, heroism and progress of America's Lighthouse and Lifesaving services and the United States Coast Guard through the conservation and…

Arts & Culture
4
Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Maine Coast Heritage Trust advances the conservation of lands and waters in Maine to ensure ecological well-being and foster thriving communities. MCHT provides statewide conservation leadership through its work with land trusts, coastal…

Environment
5
Friends of the Maine State Museum Inc

To preserve Maine's heritage through programs, publications, and events that promote, advocate, and build support for the Maine State Museum.

Arts & Culture
6
Sea Meadow Marine Foundation

The Sea Meadow Marine Foundation preserves Maine's working waterfront through a collaborative, sustainable approach to regenerate our coast, improve marine and public health, and protect our maritime heritage. We strive to integrate…

Environment
7
Islesboro Islands Trust

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…

Philanthropy
8
Maine Veterinary Education Foundation
Education
9
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society, founded in 1822, is a private non-profit whose mission is to preserve and share Maine's story. Based in Portland, we work closely with communities and partners throughout the state, and serve a statewide and…

Arts & Culture
10
Newburyport Maritime Society Inc

To protect, preserve and interpret the martime heritage of the lower Merrimack Valley region and how it relates to American History

Arts & Culture
11
Boothbay Region Land Trust

To conserve for the public benefit natural habitat, scenic beauty, and working land of the Boothbay region of Maine by providing stewardship, public access, and environmental programs.

Environment
12
Sail Maine

To provide affordable access to the water through community sailing and educational programming.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Maine Maritime Museum; the most unlike its peers is Giles Family Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

26 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. 26 of the 52 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
18/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BOOTHBAY REGION HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $81,000 · OtherBOOTHBAY REGION HISTORICAL SOCIETYBOOTHBAY OPERA HOUSE: $65,000 · OtherBOOTHBAY OPERA HOUSEYoung Men's Christian Association Boothbay Region: $60,000 · OtherYoung Men's Christian Association Boothbay RegionBOOTHBAY RAILWAY VILLAGE MUSEUM: $30,000 · OtherBOOTHBAY RAILWAY VILLAGE MUSEUMGRAND BANKS SCHOONER MUSEUM TRUST: $20,000 · OtherBOOTHBAY REGION COMMUNITY RESOURCE: $20,000 · OtherBOOTHBAY COMMUNITY RESOURCE COUNCIL: $20,000 · OtherSTEWARDS OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR: $16,961 · Other+31 more: $148,888 · Other+31 moreBoothbay Region Maritime Foundation: $85,607 · EnvironmentBoothbay Regio…MAINE COAST FISHERMENS ASSN: $6,150 · EnvironmentMAINE COAST FI…The Madeira School: $25,000 · EducationBOOTHBAY REGION STUDENT AID FUND IN: $17,000 · EducationIsland Institute: $4,500 · EducationMarine Mammals of Maine: $17,500 · Arts & CultureMAINE PRESERVATION: $16,000 · Arts & CultureSailing Ships Portland: $2,500 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $85 · Arts & CultureBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: $30,000 · Science & TechLAND FOR SOUTHPORT'S FUTURE: $25,000 · Recreation & SportsAVIAN HAVEN: $16,000 · Animals
Other$461,849Environment$91,757Education$46,500Arts & Culture$36,085Science & Tech$30,000Recreation & Sports$25,000Animals$16,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBoothbay Region Maritime Foundation: $85,607 over 4y, 16% of budgetBOOTHBAY REGION HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $81,000 over 5y, 21% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association Boothbay Region: $60,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Madeira School: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLAND FOR SOUTHPORT'S FUTURE: $25,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetGRAND BANKS SCHOONER MUSEUM TRUST: $20,000 over 4y, 37% of budgetMarine Mammals of Maine: $17,500 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetBOOTHBAY REGION STUDENT AID FUND IN: $17,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetAVIAN HAVEN: $16,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetMAINE PRESERVATION: $16,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetLifeFlight of Maine LLC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAINE COAST FISHERMENS ASSN: $6,150 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLifeFlight Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIsland Institute: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGILES FAMILY FOUNDATION: $3,800 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetLighthouse for Life: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSailing Ships Portland: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMaine Cancer Foundation: $1,002 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIDING TO THE TOP: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOOTHBAY REGION ART FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetST JOHNS CEMETERY GRAVES ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $60 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Maritime Museum: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation ↗
  • Who funds BOOTHBAY REGION HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Young Men's Christian Association Boothbay Region ↗
  • Who funds Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences ↗
  • Who funds The Madeira School ↗
  • Who funds LAND FOR SOUTHPORT'S FUTURE ↗
  • Who funds GRAND BANKS SCHOONER MUSEUM TRUST ↗
  • Who funds Marine Mammals of Maine ↗
  • Who funds BOOTHBAY REGION STUDENT AID FUND IN ↗
  • Who funds AVIAN HAVEN ↗
  • Who funds MAINE PRESERVATION ↗
  • Who funds LifeFlight of Maine LLC ↗
  • Who funds MAINE COAST FISHERMENS ASSN ↗
  • Who funds LifeFlight Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Island Institute ↗
  • Who funds GILES FAMILY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Lighthouse for Life ↗
  • Who funds Sailing Ships Portland ↗
  • Who funds Maine Cancer Foundation ↗

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 Found…Palmer Walbridge Foun…Mildred H McEvoy Foun…Simmons Foundation - …Saco & Biddeford Savi…Leach Elizabeth Ann P…Phineas W Sprague Mem…The Widgeon Point Cha…Fisher Charitable Fou…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…
Maine Community Foundation IncME22.3× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Palmer Walbridge Foundation · Mildred H McEvoy Foundation · Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompson · Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation · Leach Elizabeth Ann Pfdn · Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation · The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Susan & George Craig Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Susan & George Craig Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Susan & George Craig Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Susan & George Craig Family 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.

    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 52 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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