Narragansett Number One Foundation
Bar Mills, ME · EIN 01-0546133. Reported 197 grants totalling $1,512,833 to 111 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Narragansett Number One 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 $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $36,841. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Buxton | Buxton, ME | $67,427 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town of Hollis | Hollis, ME | $63,800 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peace Ridge Farm | Bridgton, ME | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Belfast, ME | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cottontail Cottage Farm Sanctuary | Cherryfield, ME | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The First Baptist Church in Westbro | Westbrook, ME | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elder Abuse Institute of Maine | Brunswick, ME | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Caring Unlimited Corp | Sanford, ME | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Families First Community Center | Ellsworth, ME | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lake Region Senior Service Inc | Bridgton, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Esther Residence | Saco, ME | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Williston Immanuel United Church | Portland, ME | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Knox County Homeless Coalition | Rockland, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maine State Society of the Protection of Animals | Windham, ME | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Youth Full Maine | Biddeford, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saco River Theatre | Bar Mills, ME | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dorcas Society of Hollis Buxton | Bar Mills, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ervin a Center Memorial Clinic | Steep Falls, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendship House | South Portland, ME | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice Help Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lake Stewards of Maine | Auburn, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | Bath, ME | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Family Restored | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Tri-Valley Area | Farmington, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Welcome to Housing Home Goods Bank | Bangor, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Free to Grow | Kennebunk, ME | $19,540 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Maine Inc | Portland, ME | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Beginnings | Lewiston, ME | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trinity Jubilee Center Inc | Lewiston, ME | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Town of Limington | Limington, ME | $16,200 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milestone Recovery | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Light Acadia Hospital | Bangor, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Limington Free Baptist Church | Limington, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Through These Doors | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayside Food Program | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Healthy Kids | Damariscotta, ME | $14,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake | Standish, ME | $13,442 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Casco Bay | Portland, ME | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Androscoggin Humane Society | Lewiston, ME | $12,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Waterboro Public Lib | East Waterboro, ME | $11,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bear Hill Baptist Church Preservation Group | Hollis Center, ME | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Joseph's College | Standish, ME | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Refuge League | Westbrook, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boothbay Region Housing Trust | W Boothbay Harbor, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Firefighters Burn Foundation | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buxton Hollis Historical Society | Hollis, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Darrowby Farm Sanctuary | Jefferson, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastern Area Agency on Aging | Brewer, ME | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knox County Homeless Coalition Dba | Rockland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry | Ellsworth, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maine Coast Fishermen's Association | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Place Teen Center Inc | Westbrook, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saco River Community Television | Hollis, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Maine Agency on Aging | Biddeford, ME | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Ark | Cherryfield, ME | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies | Farmington, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tree Street Youth Inc | Lewiston, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waterville Area Soup Kitchen | Waterville, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York Hospital | York, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whiska House | Augusta, ME | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ambucs - Maine Trykers | Portland, ME | $8,850 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Waltham, MA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Windham Hill United Church of Chris | Windham, ME | $8,248 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hill | Norway, ME | $7,680 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Graze in Peace | Newcastle, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| In-a-Pinch Non-Food Pantry | Saco, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Atlantic Arts | Cornish, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| No Limits Limb Loss Foundation | Wales, ME | $7,374 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph's College | Standish, ME | $7,220 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rt 11 Streakers Snowmobile Club | Newfield, ME | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historical Society of Newfields Mai | Newfield, ME | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Welfare Society | West Kennebunk, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bangor YMCA | Bangor, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Cen | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Discovery Musuem | Waterville, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of South Portland | South Portland, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elder Grey Meeting House - Cemetery | North Waterboro, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franco-American Heritage Center at St Mary's | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart of Maine Resource Center | Dexter, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hollis Center Library Association | Hollis Center, ME | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Learning Works | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Paws for Veterans Inc | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Wildlife Rehabilitation | Old Town, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Wood Banks | Freeport, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midcoast Humane | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paws Animal Adoption Center | Rockport, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peregrine Corp | South Portland, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Voices | Auburn, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Andre Home | Bangor, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bangor Humane Society | Bangor, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Frank Hatch Community Youth Fund Inc | Castine, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Gorham | Gorham, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| VET2VET Maine | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Waters Christian Church | Buxton, ME | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Quoddy Tides Foundation | Eastport, ME | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Limington Historical Society | Limington, ME | $4,202 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland School of Ballet | Portland, ME | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tear Cap Workshops | Hiram, ME | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riding to the Top | Windham, ME | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Northern New England | Brunswick, ME | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kennebec Valley YMCA | Augusta, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brick Store Museum | Kennebunk, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buxton United Methodist Church | Buxton, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ferret Rescue of Maine | Buxton, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Berry Memorial Library | Bar Mills, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Age Friendly Saco | Saco, ME | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
44 of 111 (40%) 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 48%, across 3 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.
- Town of Buxton
PROVIDE FUNDS FOR SUMMER READING PRO - Town of Hollis
FUND EVENTS AT COMMUNITY DAY - Hospice of Southern Maine
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FO - Welcome to Housing Home Goods Bank
CONTRIBUTE TO GENERAL OPERATING SUPP - Ervin a Center Memorial Clinic
FUND IMPROVEMENT AT TOWN HEALTH CLIN - Knox County Homeless Coalition
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HOMELE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 121 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 | $338,079 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 53 | $377,546 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 46 | $411,755 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $385,453 | $7,220 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% 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 $7,500. 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 Narragansett Number One 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: Po Box 779, Bar Mills, ME, 04004. 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 01-0546133 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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