How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Maine?

Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Maine, currently Harold Alfond Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Maine Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maine from out of state.

How much grant money goes to youth development in Maine?

$32M reached 55 youth development organizations in Maine, from 307 funders. 50% 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 · Youth development

Who funds youth development in Maine

Maine's youth development organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.

$32M

granted

organizations

50%

from in-state

The short version

307 funders gave $32M to 55 youth development organizations in Maine across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
50% of that came from funders also based in Maine; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of youth development in Maine is Harold Alfond Foundation, at $4M.
The youth development organization drawing the most is Alfond Youth & Community Center, at $5M.

Largest funders of youth development in Maine

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

1Harold Alfond Foundation$4M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$4M 3Maine Community Foundation Inc$3M 4Boys & Girls Clubs of America$1M 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$1M 6Jerome V Bruni Foundation$1M 7Boys & Girls Clubs of America$816k 8Sam L Cohen Foundation$740k 9Peter Alfond Foundation$738k 10United Way Inc$732k

Youth development organizations in Maine that draw the most

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

45 other youth development organizations$9M

Alfond Youth & Community Center$5M Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine$5M The Hurricane Island Foundation$2M Boys&Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley$2M Timanous Foundation$2M The Center for Grieving Children$1M Ketcha Outdoors$1M

How to find youth development funders in Maine

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Start with the funders already active in Maine
The funders giving the most to youth development in Maine are Harold Alfond Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Maine Community Foundation Inc. A funder already writing youth development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the youth development 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
50% of youth development money in Maine comes from funders elsewhere, so national youth development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maine.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Maine?: Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Maine, currently Harold Alfond Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Maine Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maine from out of state.
Who is the largest youth development funder in Maine?: Harold Alfond Foundation gives the most to youth development organizations in Maine, $4M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to youth development in Maine?: $32M reached 55 youth development organizations in Maine, from 307 funders. 50% 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.

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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.