Maine · Public charity
The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine
The foundation was established for charitable, educational and other specific purposes in accordance with masonic principles and practices.
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 43
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 58%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $467k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 48
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $37M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 58% of the organizations The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine funded were first-time grantees, receiving 56% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $224k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
HealthYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsInternationalHuman ServicesOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 30 | $467k | 60% |
| FY2024 | 24 | $402k | 58% |
| FY2023 | 48 | $486k | 90% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $223k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $324k | 43% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $168k | 22% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $129k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $133k | 25% |
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What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Health$444kYouth Development$401kPhilanthropy$290kMembership Benefit$283kRecreation & Sports$230kPublic Safety & Disaster$202kArts & Culture$156kHuman Services$102kOther$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nami Maine | $200,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Children's Dyslexia Centers Inc | $199,086 | 9 | 1% |
| Alfond Youth & Community Center | $180,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Operation Reboot Outdoors Inc | $133,782 | 3 | 24% |
| Masonic Service Association | $116,727 | 6 | 4% |
| Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation | $104,478 | 7 | 0% |
| Wreaths Across America | $72,579 | 4 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Inc | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $68,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maine Boys to Men | $66,000 | 2 | 12% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nami Maine | $200,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Children's Dyslexia Centers Inc | $199,086 | 9 | 1% |
| Alfond Youth & Community Center | $180,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Operation Reboot Outdoors Inc | $133,782 | 3 | 24% |
| Masonic Service Association | $116,727 | 6 | 4% |
| Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation | $104,478 | 7 | 0% |
| Wreaths Across America | $72,579 | 4 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Inc | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $68,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maine Boys to Men | $66,000 | 2 | 12% |
| Maine Dare Inc | $60,860 | 2 | n/a |
| York Community Service Assoc Inc | $52,760 | 2 | 3% |
| Maine Veterans Home | $50,905 | 2 | 0% |
| United Way Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Order of the Rainbow Girls | $40,000 | 4 | 16% |
| Maine Central Institute | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | $37,930 | 4 | 0% |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | $36,440 | 1 | 0% |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $32,048 | 3 | n/a |
| Maine Demolay Association | $30,000 | 3 | 16% |
| State of Maine | $25,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Spark Dance Program | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons Me 183 Deering Lodge | $23,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $22,974 | 1 | n/a |
| Katahdin Area Council Boy Scouts of America Inc | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $20,295 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Pythagorean Lodge #11 | $19,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $18,871 | 2 | n/a |
| Sargent Family Community Fund | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Dental | $16,428 | 1 | 0% |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $16,267 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of ME Triangle 1 | $16,216 | 2 | 15% |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $16,025 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $15,394 | 2 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $15,108 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $14,640 | 2 | n/a |
| The Masonic Charities of Florida Inc | $13,900 | 1 | 9% |
| Ralph J Pollard Lodge - #217 | $13,371 | 2 | n/a |
| Arundel Lodge No 76 Af & Am | $13,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $12,587 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free &N Accepted Masons of Maine | $12,114 | 2 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $11,285 | 2 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons in Maine | $11,183 | 2 | n/a |
| St Aspinquid Lodge 198 | $10,625 | 1 | 17% |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $10,487 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $10,450 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $10,430 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Center Early Intervention & Family Support | $10,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern ME | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $8,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $8,758 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $7,757 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $7,280 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $7,138 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Maine 207 Abner Wade | $7,036 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $7,027 | 1 | n/a |
| Fraternal Lodge #55 | $7,010 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Mason of Maine | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grand Lodge of Maine Siloam Lodge No 92 a F & a M | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Star in the West #85 | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,984 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,944 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,743 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,604 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,514 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,215 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Mason of Maine | $6,120 | 1 | n/a |
| Village Lodge No 26 Af & Am | $6,016 | 1 | 6% |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethel Lodge #30 | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Legion Post 0061 Norton Wuori | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $5,898 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Mason of Maine | $5,877 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Ancient Masons of Maine | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Meridian Splender #49 | $5,730 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $5,640 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $5,590 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $5,538 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $5,279 | 1 | n/a |
| Blue Mountain Lodge | $5,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $5,172 | 1 | n/a |
| Marsh River Lodge #102 | $5,168 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $5,160 | 1 | n/a |
| Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of 125 Merid | $5,140 | 1 | 19% |
| Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Maine | $5,057 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($44k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine supplied at peak.
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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 27.
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.
Bangor Savings Bank FoundationME22.3× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · Kennebec Savings Bank Foundation · Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation · Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Inc · Martin's Point Health Care Inc · Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation · Fisher Charitable Foundation · John T Gorman Foundation · Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable 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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About The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine
- How much does The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine give?
- The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine reported 43 itemized grants totaling $467,297, out of $1,208,374 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 48 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (18%), Youth Development (16%), Philanthropy (12%).
- Who are The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Nami Maine ($200k), Children's Dyslexia Centers Inc ($199k), Alfond Youth & Community Center ($180k).
- Does The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 58% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bangor Savings Bank Foundation, Maine Community Foundation Inc, Sam L Cohen Foundation.
- Where is The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine based?
- The Masonic Charitable Foundation of the Grand Lodge of Maine is based in ME.
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