How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Maine?

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Maine, currently Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Maine Community Foundation Inc, United Way Inc. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maine from out of state.

Who is the largest mental health funder in Maine?

Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault gives the most to mental health organizations in Maine, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to mental health in Maine?

$22M reached 50 mental health organizations in Maine, from 149 funders. 75% 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.

Funding · Maine · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Maine

One funder dominates the giving, Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, at 32% of the total.

$22M

granted

organizations

75%

from in-state

The short version

149 funders gave $22M to 50 mental health organizations in Maine across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
75% of that came from funders also based in Maine; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mental health in Maine is Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, at $7M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Wabanaki Health & Wellness Npc, at $3M.

Largest funders of mental health in Maine

The funders giving the most to mental health organizations in Maine, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault$7M 2Maine Community Foundation Inc$2M 3United Way Inc$1M 4The Charles F and Beatrice D Adams$815k 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$810k 6Maine Children's Trust$647k 7John T Gorman Foundation$640k 8Share Our Strength$600k 9Ud W Bingham 2nd 070535$600k 10Elmina B Sewall Foundation$568k

Mental health organizations in Maine that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

40 other mental health organizations$4M

Wabanaki Health & Wellness Npc$3M Aroostook Mental Health$3M Sexual Assault Response Services Of$3M Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center$2M Sunrise Opportunities$2M Nami Maine$1M Kennebec Valley Mental Health Cente$1M Milestone Recovery$1M

How to find mental health funders in Maine

1
Start with the funders already active in Maine
The funders giving the most to mental health in Maine are Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Maine Community Foundation Inc, United Way Inc. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
25% of mental health money in Maine comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maine.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Maine?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Maine, currently Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Maine Community Foundation Inc, United Way Inc. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maine from out of state.
Who is the largest mental health funder in Maine?: Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault gives the most to mental health organizations in Maine, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Maine?: $22M reached 50 mental health organizations in Maine, from 149 funders. 75% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.