Maine · Public charity
Unity Foundation
Unity Foundation is a supporting organization for two public charities. In addition, Unity Foundation supports youth, education, environment, arts and community development activities, services and programs.
- $90k
- Granted FY2023
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $85k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $238k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Unity Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 76% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 24% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 6 | $85k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $32k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $165k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $25k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $40k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $53k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $236k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas College | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc | $95,160 | 2 | 1% |
| Good Will Home Association | $90,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Camden Conference | $72,500 | 5 | 5% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine | $33,000 | 1 | 6% |
| The Groundtruth Project Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Waldo County YMCA | $27,150 | 3 | 1% |
| Children's Discovery Museum | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Waterville Creates | $20,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Points North Institute | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas College | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc | $95,160 | 2 | 1% |
| Good Will Home Association | $90,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Camden Conference | $72,500 | 5 | 5% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine | $33,000 | 1 | 6% |
| The Groundtruth Project Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Waldo County YMCA | $27,150 | 3 | 1% |
| Children's Discovery Museum | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Waterville Creates | $20,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Points North Institute | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Avesta Housing Development Corporation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Local Media Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ecology Learning Center | $15,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Belfast Area Child Care Services Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Maine Military Historical Society Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Growsmart Maine | $10,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Maine Film Center | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rural Aspirations Project | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Sustain Mid Maine Coalition | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alfond Youth & Community Center | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine | $5,740 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Unity Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · Bill and Joan Alfond Family Foundation · Kennebec Savings Bank Foundation · Harold Alfond Foundation · Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation · Lunder Foundation · Franklin Savings Bank Community Development Foundation · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Onion Foundation · Elmina B Sewall Foundation
How this is measured
About Unity Foundation
- How much does Unity Foundation give?
- Unity Foundation reported 6 itemized grants totaling $85,000, out of $90,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Unity Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (26%), Human Services (17%), Employment (15%).
- Who are Unity Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Thomas College ($100k), Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc ($95k), Good Will Home Association ($90k).
- Does Unity Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Unity Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, Bangor Savings Bank Foundation, Davis Family Foundation.
- Where is Unity Foundation based?
- Unity Foundation is based in ME.
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