Elmina B Sewall Foundation
Freeport, ME · EIN 01-0387404. Reported 1,128 grants totalling $50.8M to 458 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$30,000median grant
$50.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
458recipients, as named on its returns
73%of grantees funded again the next year
$164.8Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Elmina B Sewall Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $580,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
458 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise County Economic Council | Machias, ME | $1,810,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Audubon | Falmouth, ME | $1,085,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Katahdin | Millinocket, ME | $907,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cooperative Development Institute | Northampton, MA | $759,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Environmental Education Association | Brunswick, ME | $746,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Somali Women of Maine | Lewiston, ME | $699,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Learning Journey | Waitsfield, VT | $695,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Health and Wellness Inc | Bangor, ME | $664,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Development Foundation | Hallowell, ME | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Outdoor Sports Institute Inc | Caribou, ME | $640,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Initiatives Inc | Portland, ME | $637,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Opportunities | Machias, ME | $622,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point | Pleasant Point, ME | $595,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Four Directions Development Corporation | Orono, ME | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital | Millinocket, ME | $510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kennebec Valley Humane Society | Augusta, ME | $501,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Farmland Trust Inc | Belfast, ME | $440,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aroostook Band of Micmacs | Presque Isle, ME | $435,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rural Aspirations Project | Swanville, ME | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Millinocket Memorial Library | Millinocket, ME | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resources for Organizing and Social Change | Augusta, ME | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center | Lewiston, ME | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition | Portland, ME | $380,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for An Ecology-Based Economy | Norway, ME | $372,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hand in Hand Mano En Mano | Milbridge, ME | $370,356 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine People's Resource Center | Portland, ME | $353,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downeast Community Partners Inc | Ellsworth, ME | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Paws - Protection of Animals Wandering the Streets | Calais, ME | $317,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $313,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chewonki Foundation Inc | Wiscasset, ME | $310,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education | Beals, ME | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services | Lewiston, ME | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (mmsa) | Augusta, ME | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Federation of Farmers Markets | Freeport, ME | $290,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Halfway Home Pet Rescue Inc | Caribou, ME | $289,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Lewiston, ME | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Midcoast Humane | Brunswick, ME | $280,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Community Integration | Lewiston, ME | $275,125 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Land in Common Inc | Greene, ME | $268,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association | Unity, ME | $265,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Conservation Alliance | Augusta, ME | $262,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marians Dream Philanthropy for Animal Advocates Inc | Brunswick, ME | $260,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cumberland County Food Security Council (ccfsc) | Portland, ME | $254,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayside Food Programs | Portland, ME | $254,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bangor Humane Society | Bangor, ME | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Trust for Local News | Englewood, CO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township | Indian Township, ME | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Trust for Public Land | Los Angeles, CA | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bomazeen Land Trust | Portland, ME | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Association for the Education of Young Children | Augusta, ME | $240,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Medical Care Development (aka Mcd Global Health) | Hallowell, ME | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $238,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Animal Welfare Society Inc | W Kennebunk, ME | $230,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County | Rockland, ME | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Inc | Brunswick, ME | $222,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Friends of Veterans' Memorial Library | Patten, ME | $220,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust Inc | Blue Hill, ME | $217,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Healthy Communities of the Capital Area | Gardiner, ME | $217,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Coast Fishermen's Association | Brunswick, ME | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penobscot Nation | Indian Island, ME | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Somali Bantu Community Lewiston of Maine | Lewiston, ME | $207,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine State Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation | Augusta, ME | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Inc | Brunswick, ME | $202,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments | Auburn, ME | $202,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Aroostook Humane Society | Presque Isle, ME | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coastal Enterprises Inc | Brunswick, ME | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters | Portland, ME | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Androscoggin Humane Society | Lewiston, ME | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Land Peace Foundation | Monroe, ME | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maliseet Community Development Authority | Littleton, ME | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Opportunity Alliance | South Portland, ME | $197,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Presente Maine | Portland, ME | $195,383 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Healthy Acadia | Ellsworth, ME | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Northern Forest Center Inc | Concord, NH | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Grassroots Environment Fund | Newmarket, NH | $186,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eastern Maine Development Corporation | Bangor, ME | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| In Her Presence | Portland, ME | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Alliance | Stillwater, ME | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Concepts Incorporated | Lewiston, ME | $181,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cobscook Institute (aka Cobscook Community Learning Center) | Trescott Township, ME | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Philanthropy Center | Portland, ME | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resist | Boston, MA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | $179,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Houlton Humane Society | Houlton, ME | $176,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Abbe Museum | Bar Harbor, ME | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | Littleton, ME | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Equal Justice Partners Inc | Augusta, ME | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Somerset Humane Society | Skowhegan, ME | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Youth in Science | Indian Island, ME | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $172,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humane Society Waterville Area | Waterville, ME | $171,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Center for Economic Policy | Augusta, ME | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Ark Pope Memorial Animal Shelter | Cherryfield, ME | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition | Passadumkeag, ME | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| York County Shelter Programs Inc | Alfred, ME | $164,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland | Westbrook, ME | $163,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Northeast Harbor, ME | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission Working Dogs | Oxford, ME | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Whyhunger Inc | New York, NY | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spirits Place | Newport, ME | $159,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eastern Maine Community College | Bangor, ME | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Health System | Lewiston, ME | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Maine System | Bangor, ME | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cultivating Community | Portland, ME | $151,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 4-H Clubs & Affiliated 4-H Organizations | Orono, ME | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gedakina Inc | Essex, VT | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvest Hills Animal Shelter Inc | Fryeburg, ME | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Katahdin Children and Families Foundation | Patten, ME | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Katahdin Tourism Partnership | Mt Chase, ME | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Federation of Humane Societies | West Kennebunk, ME | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance | Augusta, ME | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mainehealth | Portland, ME | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prosperityme | Portland, ME | $146,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jobs With Justice Education Fund | Washington, DC | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine-Wabanaki Reach | Indian Island, ME | $142,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prevent Euthanasia Through Sterilization Pets | Ripley, ME | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc | Portland, ME | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paws Animal Adoption Center | Rockport, ME | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downeast Coastal Conservancy | Machias, ME | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Growsmart Maine | Augusta, ME | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust (aka Coast Rivers Conservation Trust) | Topsham, ME | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Third Sector Capital Partners Inc | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oxford Hills Community Gardens | Norway, ME | $123,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Mainers Public Health Initiative | Lewiston, ME | $122,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ladder to the Moon Network | Portland, ME | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Association of Nonprofits | Portland, ME | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Climate Action Now | Bar Harbor, ME | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (mspca) | Boston, ME | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills | Norway, ME | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Student Conservation Association | Arlington, VA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eastern Area Agency on Aging | Brewer, ME | $116,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Belfast, ME | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA Central Maine | Lewiston, ME | $113,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Augusta Food Bank | Augusta, ME | $112,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Climate to Thrive | Mt Desert, ME | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Farmer Fund Inc | New York, NY | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | New York, NY | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Feral Felines | Portland, ME | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries of Northern New England | Gorham, ME | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Quebec Labrador Foundation Inc | Ipswich, MA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seedmoney | Scarborough, ME | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation Inc | Freeport, ME | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lubec Community Outreach Center | Lubec, ME | $105,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Passivhausmaine | Freeport, ME | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Hancock County | Trenton, ME | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gateway Community Services Maine | Portland, ME | $102,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healthy Homeworks | Lewiston, ME | $102,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Charitable | Ashburn, VA | $101,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Forest Society of Maine | Bangor, ME | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lewiston Public Schools | Lewiston, ME | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mailseet Community Development Authority | Littleton, ME | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine Animal Health Alliance | Augusta, ME | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Historical Society | Portland, ME | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Quoddy Tides Foundation | Eastport, ME | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Animal Nations (dba Redrover) | Sacramento, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools | Portland, ME | $98,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raise-Op Housing Cooperative | Lewiston, ME | $97,950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boreal Theater | Millinocket, ME | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund | Augusta, ME | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spiret Foundation | Wheaton, IL | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Androscoggin Land Trust Inc | Auburn, ME | $93,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tree Street Youth Inc | Lewiston, ME | $90,950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downeast Lakes Land Trust | Grand Lake Stream, ME | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Full Plates Full Potential | Brunswick, ME | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center | Portland, ME | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Youth and Family Enrichment Services | Lewiston, ME | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Access Points | Brunswick, ME | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Beginnings Inc | Lewiston, ME | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sponsor Inc (dba Mission Earth) | Framingham, MA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Living With Peace | Lewiston, ME | $87,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Third Place Inc | Portland, ME | $86,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity Jubilee Center Inc | Lewiston, ME | $85,450 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Defend Our Health | Portland, ME | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Franklin Development Council | Farmington, ME | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Arts | Lewiston, ME | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Association of the Education of Young Children | Augusta, ME | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sea Meadow Marine Foundation | Yarmouth, ME | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Artvan | Brunswick, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Regional Prosperity | Portland, ME | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Wildlife Inc | Cape Neddick, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fair Food Network | Detroit, MI | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Health Care Without Harm | Reston, VA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pinetree Institute | Eliot, ME | $77,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Coast Greenway Alliance Inc | Durham, NC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges | South Portland, ME | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals | South Windham, ME | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra (aka Pso) | Portland, ME | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Voices | Auburn, ME | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Climate Initiative | Cape Porpoise, ME | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Root Cellar | Portland, ME | $72,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Auburn | Auburn, ME | $70,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc | Calais, ME | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Farms for Food Equity | Cape Elizabeth, ME | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Inside Out | Lewiston, ME | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Public Health Association | Augusta, ME | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Transgender Network Inc | Portland, ME | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Ark Animal Shelter | Cherryfield, ME | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sustainable Livelihoods Relief Organization | Lewiston, ME | $66,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Her Safety Net | Lewiston, ME | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Prisoner Re-Entry Network | Augusta, ME | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Kennebec Land Trust | Winthrop, ME | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kennebunk Free Library Association | Kennebunk, ME | $61,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation | Portland, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Environmental Health Strategy Center (aka Defend Our Health) | Portland, ME | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kennebunk Land Trust | Kennebunk, ME | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kommunity Kritters | Lewiston, ME | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting (aka the Maine Monitor) | Hallowell, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mainehealth Care at Home | Saco, ME | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Riding to the Top | Windham, ME | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wayfinder Schools | Camden, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Maine Transportation Services Inc (wmts) | Auburn, ME | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Men's Christian Association Auburn-Lewiston Maine | Auburn, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roil (dba Maine Inside Out) | Portland, ME | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated | Durham, NH | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ak Health and Social Services | Lewiston, ME | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy | Augusta, ME | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Sea Lion Inc (aka Pacific Marine Mammal Center) | Laguna Beach, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | Portland, ME | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Huts & Trails | Kingfield, ME | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maine Lakes Society (aka Maine Lakes) | Belgrade Lakes, ME | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Western Foothills Land Trust | Norway, ME | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Animal Orphanage | Orono, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Camden, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cobscook Community Learning Center | Trescott Township, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Entrepreneurship for All Inc | Lowell, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fork Food Lab | South Portland, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Laudholm Trust | Wells, ME | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lewiston Auburn Youth Network | Lewiston, ME | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lewiston Housing Authority | Lewiston, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pine Tree Society | Bath, ME | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Youth Empowerment Services | Lewiston, ME | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wolfes Neck Farm Foundation Inc | Freeport, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Androscoggin County Inc | Lewiston, ME | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rosati Leadership Academy | Topsham, ME | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Andre Home Inc | Bangor, ME | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
313 of 458 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 73%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 905 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 251 | $10.3M | $27,400 |
| 2022 | 295 | $12.8M | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 286 | $13.4M | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 296 | $14.4M | $30,975 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Elmina B Sewall Foundation has 220 of them, worth $10.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise County Economic Council | Machias, ME | $420,000 |
| Maine Audubon | Falmouth, ME | $270,000 |
| Maine Environmental Education Association | Brunswick, ME | $250,000 |
| Outdoor Sports Institute Inc | Caribou, ME | $200,000 |
| Cooperative Development Institute | Northampton, MA | $185,000 |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center | Lewiston, ME | $175,000 |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point | Pleasant Point, ME | $170,000 |
| Maine Development Foundation | Hallowell, ME | $155,000 |
| Maine Initiatives Inc | Portland, ME | $155,000 |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education | Beals, ME | $150,000 |
| New Learning Journey | Waitsfield, VT | $150,000 |
| Our Katahdin | Millinocket, ME | $150,000 |
| Sunrise Opportunities | Machias, ME | $150,000 |
| United Somali Women of Maine | Lewiston, ME | $130,000 |
| Rural Aspirations Project | Swanville, ME | $125,000 |
Where its money goes
88% of its giving went to organizations in Maine. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Maine Community Foundation Inc301 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund240 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc174 shared recipientsOnion Foundation115 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program114 shared recipientsJohn T Gorman Foundation112 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $30,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maine.
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- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Elmina B Sewall Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 15 Main Street 230, Freeport, ME, 04032. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 01-0387404 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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