Who funds health in Maine
$549M reached 486 health organizations in Maine, from 1,433 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 1,433 funders gave $549M to 486 health organizations in Maine across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 54% of that came from funders also based in Maine; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of health in Maine is Northern Light Health Foundation, at $84M.
- The health organization drawing the most is MaineHealth, at $81M.
Largest funders of health in Maine
The funders giving the most to health organizations in Maine, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Health organizations in Maine that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find health funders in Maine
- 1Start with the funders already active in Maine
The funders giving the most to health in Maine are Northern Light Health Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, LifeFlight Foundation. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
46% of health money in Maine comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maine.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Maine?
- Start with the funders already giving to health in Maine, currently Northern Light Health Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, LifeFlight Foundation. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maine from out of state.
- Who is the largest health funder in Maine?
- Northern Light Health Foundation gives the most to health organizations in Maine, $84M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to health in Maine?
- $549M reached 486 health organizations in Maine, from 1,433 funders. 54% came from funders also based in Maine.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.