Nautilus Foundation Inc
Palm Beach, FL · EIN 23-7010100. Reported 282 grants totalling $621,750 to 80 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Nautilus Foundation Inc 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,500; the smallest was $250 and the largest $15,000. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent School | Kent, CT | $49,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Land and Garden Preserve | Seal Harbor, ME | $41,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Northeast Harbor, ME | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northeast Harbor Sailing School | Northeast Harbor, ME | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $29,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Garden Conservatory | Garrison, NY | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Society of the Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mdi Biological Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | $20,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northeast Harbor Library Scholarship Fund | Northeast Harbor, ME | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Garden Conservatory | Cos Cob, CT | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York Botanical Gardens | Bronx, NY | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| College of the Atlantic | Bar Harbor, ME | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Davids Church | Wellington, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Acadia | Bar Harbor, ME | $14,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seal Cove Auto Museum | Seal Cove, ME | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Parish of St Mary and St Jude | Northeast Harbor, ME | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hill School | Pottstown, PA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center | Bar Harbor, ME | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bath & Tennis Historic Building | Palm Beach, FL | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Davids Church | Wayne, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rock End Art Barn | Bar Harbor, ME | $7,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bowne House Historical Society | Chambersburg, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Palm Beach Cultural Innovation Center | Palm Beach, FL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of Rock Hall | Rock Hall, MD | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Buckminster Fuller Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $6,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Center of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Acadia Wildlife Foundation | Bar Harbor, ME | $5,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Prager University Foundation | Hollywood, FL | $5,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Academy in Rome | New York, NY | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northeast Harbor Library | Northeast Harbor, ME | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $4,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Church of Bethesda By the Sea | Palm Beach, FL | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Great Harbor Maritime Museum | Northeast Harbor, ME | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House | Northeast Harbor, ME | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Save the Storks | Colorado Springs, CO | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Palm Beach Day Academy | Palm Beach, FL | $4,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Royal Poinciana Chapel | Palm Beach, FL | $4,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bowne House Historical Society | Flushing, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Buckminster Fuller Institute | San Francisco, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of Rock Hall | Lawrence, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kieve Wavus Education Inc | Nobleboro, ME | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Palm Beach for Christ | Palm Beach, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maine Granite Industry History Museum | Mt Desert, ME | $3,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elam United Methodist Church | Glen Mills, PA | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA | Pasadena, CA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mount Desert Island Nursing Association | Northeast Harbor, ME | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gulf Stream School | Gulf Stream, FL | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Greenwich Country Day School | Greenwich, CT | $2,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Independence Seaport Museum | Philadelphia, PA | $2,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mount Desert Island Historial Society | Mt Desert, ME | $2,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Capital Radio and Television | Bowie, MD | $2,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Putnam Indian Field School | Greenwich, CT | $2,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bedford Historical Society | Bedford, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Garden Club of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Garrison Forest School | Owings Mills, MD | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hopital Albert Schweitzer Has | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northeast Harbor Village Improvement | Bar Harbor, ME | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Society | Northeast Harbor, ME | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rehabilitation Center for Children | Palm Beach, FL | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salisbury School | Salisbury, CT | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Serve USA | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mdi 365 | Northeast Harbor, ME | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Palm Beach Police Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Mary's Church Hamilton Village | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Achievement Center for Children and Adults | Highland Hills, OH | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Achievement Center for Children and Adults | Delray Beach, FL | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Northeast Harbor Ambulance Service | Northeast Harbor, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults | Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Word on the Hill | Corona, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Zoological Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
72 of 80 (90%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 93%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Society of the Four Arts
TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 134 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 | 53 | $113,500 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 57 | $119,250 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $121,000 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 58 | $139,000 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 58 | $129,000 | $1,250 |
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
47% 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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. 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.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Nautilus Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 246 Seminole Avenue, Palm Beach, FL, 33480. 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.
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