Funding by state · ME
Grantmaking in Maine
649 grantmakers are based in Maine. Together they granted $1.1B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 39th most of any state, and kept 65% of it in Maine. Funding here stays close to home, the 11th most in-state of any state.
The short version
- 649 grantmakers are based in Maine, granting $1.1B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 39th most of any state.
- 65% of grants made by Maine funders stayed in Maine; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Maine is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $613M more from outside funders than Maine funders send out.
- Maine funds environment more heavily than the country, at 2.96× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Maine
Grantmakers headquartered in Maine, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Maine that draw the most
The nonprofits in Maine that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Maine from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Maine.
What Maine funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Maine's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Maine is most overweight on environment, at 2.96× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Maine, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Maine sends a larger share to $1M to $10M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Maine
Who funds each cause in Maine, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Maine that reached organizations also located in Maine, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Maine a major grantmaking state?
- Maine ranks 39th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Maine?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Maine, currently Harold Alfond Foundation and Maine Community Foundation Inc. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Maine funds environment above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Maine grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Maine, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.