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Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$295k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
4
Grants FY2025
43
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
43 to 64
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$4.0M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEducationFood & NutritionCommunity ImprovementHuman 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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving4$295k0%
FY202443$843k7%
FY202364$1.3M19%
FY202262$901k44%
FY202153$788k58%
FY202057$889kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Youth Development$846kArts & Culture$823kHuman Services$734kHousing & Shelter$646kEducation$507kFood & Nutrition$264kHealth$258kEnvironment$159kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
My Place Teen Center Inc$335,000218%
Habitat for Humanity York County Maine$325,00037%
Young Mens Christian Association Sanford-Springvale$198,25052%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern ME$135,000519%
Good Shepherd Food Bank$110,00030%
The Saco River Theatre$95,000319%
Young Mens Christian Association of Southern Maine$93,80020%
The New School$92,64049%
Ecology Education Inc$75,20051%
Apex Youth Connection$70,50046%
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All grantees of Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
My Place Teen Center Inc$335,000218%
Habitat for Humanity York County Maine$325,00037%
Young Mens Christian Association Sanford-Springvale$198,25052%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern ME$135,000519%
Good Shepherd Food Bank$110,00030%
The Saco River Theatre$95,000319%
Young Mens Christian Association of Southern Maine$93,80020%
The New School$92,64049%
Ecology Education Inc$75,20051%
Apex Youth Connection$70,50046%
Trustees of Saint Joseph's College Saint Joseph's College of Maine$70,00020%
White Pine Programs$69,00054%
Brick Store Museum Inc$66,20556%
Spurwink Services Inc$65,00030%
Grahamtastic Connection$65,000510%
Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center$65,00046%
Engine Inc$60,600328%
Maine Boys to Men$60,00046%
Caring Unlimited$60,00041%
Learningworks$59,40041%
Bangor Young Men's Christian Association$54,40911%
Maine Association of Nonprofits$53,00042%
St Georges Child Care Center$51,00038%
The Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges$50,00014%
Quoddy Tides Foundation$50,00017%
The Center for Grieving Children$50,00041%
York County Shelter Programs Inc$50,00011%
Community Dental$46,96530%
River Tree Center for the Arts$46,70037%
Prosperityme$45,00022%
Heart of Biddeford$45,00044%
Youth Full Maine$42,20037%
Woodfords Family Services$41,36030%
The School Around US$40,00035%
Mayo Street Arts$40,00026%
The Telling Room$40,00032%
Continuum Arts Collective$40,000210%
Goodwill Industries of Northern NE$40,00030%
Hardy Girls Healthy Women Inc$39,800310%
Nasson Center Redevelopment Inc$38,50034%
Girl Scouts of Maine$37,00030%
Preble Street$35,00020%
Kids First Center$33,10034%
Sweetser$33,00020%
Ice Dance International$32,50044%
Southern Maine Agency on Aging$31,75030%
Kittery Land Trust Inc$30,00035%
Kennebunkport Historical Society$30,00036%
Biddeford Food Pantry$30,00018%
Maine Philanthropy Center$30,00032%
Illustration Institute$30,00037%
Documentary Educational Resources Inc$30,00012%
Junior Achievement of Maine Inc$28,40032%
Animal Welfare Society Inc$27,00020%
Indigo Arts Alliance$25,50022%
Tear Cap Workshops$25,00039%
Restorative Justice Institute of Maine$25,00025%
Elder Abuse Institute of Maine$25,00031%
Kids Free to Grow$22,70035%
University of Maine System Inc$22,5002n/a
A Company of Girls$20,00025%
Maine Writers and Publishers Allian$20,00033%
Maine Inside Out$20,00021%
The Dance Hall$19,30029%
Portland Museum of Art$17,50020%
The Opportunity Alliance$17,50020%
United Way of York County$16,00026%
Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center$16,0002n/a
Hewnoaks Artist Colony$16,000211%
Jobs for Maine's Graduates Inc$15,00010%
Opera Maine$15,00022%
Portland Stage Company$15,00020%
Maine Charitable Mechanic Association$15,00013%
Avesta Housing Development Corporation$15,00010%
Biddeford Mills Museum$12,6001n/a
Consumers for Affordable Health Care$12,500113%
Ferry Beach Park Association$12,49112%
Maplestone$10,00011%
SPACE Gallery$10,00011%
Seedmoney$10,00021%
Museum of Art Ogunquit D/B/A Ogunquit Museum of Art$10,00011%
Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation$10,00010%
Classical Uprising$10,00013%
York Public Library$10,00011%
Shalom House Inc$10,00020%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine$10,00010%
Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra$10,00010%
Count Me In$10,00022%
Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute$10,00011%
Pinetree Institute$10,00014%
La Kermesse Franco-Americaine de Biddeford Inc$8,442128%
Laudholm Trust$7,50011%
Community Harvest$7,000111%
Sanford-Springvale Mousam Way Land Trust$6,50019%
Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation$6,00011%
Portland Chamber Music Festival$5,00012%
Artvan$5,00012%
Portland School of Ballet$5,00011%
Passion for Life$5,0001n/a
Acorn Productions$4,5001n/a
Carlisle Charitable Foundation$2,5001n/a
Education Action Forum of Maine$2,000114%
Crowbait Club$1,7501n/a
A House for ME$1,0001n/a
LaDawn Quarter Horses Therapeutic RC$30010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($890k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 97 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMy Place Teen Center Inc: $335,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetHabitat for Humanity York County Maine: $325,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association Sanford-Springvale: $198,250 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Southern ME: $135,000 over 5y, 19% of budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $110,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Saco River Theatre: $95,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Southern Maine: $93,800 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe New School: $92,640 over 4y, 9.3% of budgetEcology Education Inc: $75,200 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetApex Youth Connection: $70,500 over 4y, 5.8% of budgetTrustees of Saint Joseph's College Saint Joseph's College of Maine: $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWhite Pine Programs: $69,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetBrick Store Museum Inc: $66,205 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetSpurwink Services Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGrahamtastic Connection: $65,000 over 5y, 10% of budgetSeeds of Hope Neighborhood Center: $65,000 over 4y, 5.9% of budgetEngine Inc: $60,600 over 3y, 28% of budgetMaine Boys to Men: $60,000 over 4y, 5.7% of budgetCaring Unlimited: $60,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetLearningworks: $59,400 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetBangor Young Men's Christian Association: $54,409 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMaine Association of Nonprofits: $53,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetSt Georges Child Care Center: $51,000 over 3y, 7.6% of budgetThe Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges: $50,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetQuoddy Tides Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetThe Center for Grieving Children: $50,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetYork County Shelter Programs Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCommunity Dental: $46,965 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetRiver Tree Center for the Arts: $46,700 over 3y, 6.5% of budgetProsperityme: $45,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetHeart of Biddeford: $45,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetYouth Full Maine: $42,200 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetWoodfords Family Services: $41,360 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe School Around US: $40,000 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetMayo Street Arts: $40,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetThe Telling Room: $40,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetContinuum Arts Collective: $40,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Northern NE: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHardy Girls Healthy Women Inc: $39,800 over 3y, 9.6% of budgetNasson Center Redevelopment Inc: $38,500 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetGirl Scouts of Maine: $37,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPreble Street: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKids First Center: $33,100 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetSweetser: $33,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIce Dance International: $32,500 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetSouthern Maine Agency on Aging: $31,750 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetKittery Land Trust Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetKennebunkport Historical Society: $30,000 over 3y, 5.8% 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 97.

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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.

Sam L Cohen FoundationMaine Community Found…Davis Family Foundati…Saco & Biddeford Savi…Onion FoundationElmina B Sewall Found…Simmons Foundation - …Stephen & Tabitha Kin…Fisher Charitable Fou…Bangor Savings Bank F…Narragansett Number O…United Way Inc
Sam L Cohen FoundationME124.5× affinity59 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sam L Cohen Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · Davis Family Foundation · Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation · Onion Foundation · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompson · Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Narragansett Number One Foundation · United Way 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.

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About Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc

How much does Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc give?
Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc reported 4 grants totaling $295,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 43 and 64 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (17%), Arts & Culture (16%), Human Services (15%).
Who are Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: My Place Teen Center Inc ($335k), Habitat for Humanity York County Maine ($325k), Young Mens Christian Association Sanford-Springvale ($198k).
Does Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sam L Cohen Foundation, Maine Community Foundation Inc, Davis Family Foundation.
Where is Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc based?
Virginia Hodgkins Somers 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 130 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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