Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation
Kennebunk, ME · EIN 01-0547392. Reported 132 grants totalling $1,719,921 to 75 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Kennebunk Savings Bank 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avesta Housing Development Corp | Portland, ME | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way | Portland, ME | $120,628 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| York County Community Action Corp | Sanford, ME | $118,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope on Haven Hill | Rochester, NH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Maine Agency on Aging | Scarborough, ME | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Waban Projects Inc | Sanford, ME | $56,850 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $54,705 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fair Tide Inc | Kittery, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Seacoast Community Health | Somersworth, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity York County | Kennebunk, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Museum of Portsmouth Inc | Portsmouth, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Strawberry Banke Museum | Portsmouth, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $45,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maine Recovery Fund | Portland, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sha Development Corporation | Sanford, ME | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Age Friendly Saco | Saco, ME | $36,150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Sanford-Springvale | Sanford, ME | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Early Learning New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Bay Stewards Inc | Greenland, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Great Works Regional Land Trust | South Berwick, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kittery Land Trust | Kittery, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rice Public Library | Kittery, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Senior Center at Lower Village | Kennebunk, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Recovery Fund | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| William Fogg Public Library | Eliot, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York Hospital | York, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Welfare Society Inc | West Kennebunk, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Footprints Inc | Kittery, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New England Electric Railway Historical Society | Kennebunkport, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richie Mcfarland Children's Center | Stratham, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | $20,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Three Rivers Land Trust | Alfred, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Wildlife | Cape Neddick, ME | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust | Kennebunkport, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sos Recovery Community Connection | Rochester, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Children's Museum of New Hampshire | Dover, NH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Town of Hampton | Hampton, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Full Maine | Biddeford, ME | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Assoc | Scarborough, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders Association | Scarborough, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association | Scarborough, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caring Unlimited Corp | Sanford, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart to Heart Ageless Love | York, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine Farmland Trust Inc | Belfast, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Maine Healthcare | Biddeford, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Step Up Parents | Portsmouth, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White Pine Programs | York, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York County Elder Abuse Task Force | Kennebunk, ME | $8,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| York County Community College Foundation | Wells, ME | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Place to Start | Kennebunk, ME | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carlisle Charitable Foundation | Kennebunk, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Free to Grow | Kennebunk, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Table of Plenty | Berwick, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers of America | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York County Elderly Abuse Task Force | Kennebunk, ME | $4,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of the Greater Seacoast | Portsmouth, NH | $4,788 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Biddeford High School | Biddeford, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dover High School | Dover, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Exeter High School | Exeter, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kennebunk High School | Kennebunk, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marshwood High School | South Berwick, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Newmarket Jrsr High School | Newmarket, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Noble High School | North Berwick, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portsmouth High School | Portsmouth, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Robert W Traip Academy | Kittery, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sanford High School | Sanford, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wells High School | Wells, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Winnacunnet High School | Hampton, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| York High School | York, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Annie's Angels Memorial Fund | Stratham, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center | Saco, ME | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oyster River High School | Durham, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Somersworth High School | Somersworth, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
30 of 75 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 51%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Avesta Housing Development Corp
Senior Affordable Housing Development Alewive Park Road - United Way
Matching Contributions general purposes - Fair Tide Inc
Mainspring Seacoast Social Service Collective - Sha Development Corporation
Broadband Access to Support the Elderly and Disabled - York County Community Action Corp
Keeping Seniors Home 2022 - Early Learning New Hampshire
Child Care Business Response Team
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 65 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $614,493 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $569,515 | $8,250 |
| 2023 | 39 | $535,913 | $10,000 |
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. Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation has 5 of them, worth $125,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Banke Museum | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 |
| Avesta Housing Development Corp | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Greater Seacoast Community Health | Somersworth, NH | $25,000 |
| New Museum of Portsmouth | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 |
| Hope on Haven Hill | Rochester, NH | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 78% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maine. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maine.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- 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 Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 104 Main Street Po Box 28, Kennebunk, ME, 04043. 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 01-0547392 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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