Onion Foundation
Auburn, ME · EIN 47-1289795. Reported 951 grants totalling $14.0M to 470 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$12,500median grant
$14.0Mgranted, 2021-2024
470organizations funded
59%of grantees funded again the next year
$63.6Massets, 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. Onion 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 $12,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $625,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 470 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum Conservation | Portland, ME | $1,095,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Environmental Education Association | Brunswick, ME | $206,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Association of Nonprofits | Portland, ME | $173,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Learning Journey | Fayston, VT | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Audubon | Falmouth, ME | $122,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Gearshare | Portland, ME | $122,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance | Augusta, ME | $121,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | Bath, ME | $108,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Initiatives | Portland, ME | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Lakes | Yarmouth, ME | $99,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayo Street Arts | Portland, ME | $98,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness | Bangor, ME | $95,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Ovations | Portland, ME | $93,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trekkers | Rockland, ME | $93,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc | Newmarket, NH | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palaver Strings | Portland, ME | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Stage | Portland, ME | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland, ME | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schoodic Arts for All | Winter Harbor, ME | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waterville Creates | Waterville, ME | $88,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| President and Trustees of Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $83,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waterfall Arts | Belfast, ME | $83,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Academy of Modern Music | Portland, ME | $82,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake Stewards of Maine | Auburn, ME | $82,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for An Ecology Based Economy | Norway, ME | $81,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Environmental Education Assoc | Brunswick, ME | $80,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Inc | Brunswick, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park | Winter Harbor, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $78,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bicycle Coalition of Maine | Portland, ME | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Association of Nonprofits (fbo Cultural Alliance of Maine (cam)) | Portland, ME | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Space Gallery | Portland, ME | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Midcoast Conservancy | Edgecomb, ME | $73,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative | Portland, ME | $73,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boothbay Sea and Science Center | East Boothbay, ME | $70,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education | Beals, ME | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakes Environmental Association | Bridgton, ME | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Ecology School | Saco, ME | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Telling Room | Portland, ME | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abbe Museum | Bar Harbor, ME | $68,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Celebration Barn Theater | South Paris, ME | $68,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | Portland, ME | $68,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Points North Institute | Camden, ME | $68,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| High Peaks Alliance | Farmington, ME | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wild Seed Project | North Yarmouth, ME | $66,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pine Tree Society Inc | Bath, ME | $66,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bangor Symphony Orchestra | Bangor, ME | $63,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Damariscotta, ME | $63,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cobscook Institute | Trescott Township, ME | $62,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Forestry Foundation Inc | Littleton, MA | $62,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Classical Uprising | Portland, ME | $62,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Crafts Association | Gardiner, ME | $60,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Opera House Arts | Stonington, ME | $60,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 317 Main Community Music Center | Yarmouth, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rippleffect | Portland, ME | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teens to Trails | Brunswick, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Maine Foundation | Orono, ME | $59,100 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Climate to Thrive | Mount Desert, ME | $58,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Downeast Lakes Land Trust | Grand Lake Stream, ME | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Belfast, ME | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation | Bethel, ME | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maine Tree Foundation | Augusta, ME | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pihcintu | Windham, ME | $58,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Theater at Monmouth | Monmouth, ME | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed | East Winthrop, ME | $56,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Side X Side Inc | Portland, ME | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chewonki Foundation Inc | Wiscasset, ME | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | Deer Isle, ME | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Conservation Alliance | Augusta, ME | $55,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Intercultural Community Center | Westbrook, ME | $54,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Company of Girls | Portland, ME | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johnson Hall Inc | Gardiner, ME | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women for Healthy Rural Living | Milbridge, ME | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hearty Roots | Bristol, ME | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Main Street Skowhegan | Skowhegan, ME | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club Inc | Portland, ME | $51,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Community Integration | Lewiston, ME | $51,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Hancock, ME | $50,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eastport Arts Center | Eastport, ME | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Penobscot Theatre Company | Bangor, ME | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Portland Parks Conservancy | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Strand Theatre | Rockland, ME | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Foothills Land Trust | Norway, ME | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | Rangeley, ME | $49,788 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| River Tree Arts | Kennebunk, ME | $49,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artvan | Bath, ME | $48,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Blue Hill, ME | $48,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bagaduce Music | Blue Hill, ME | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| La Arts | Auburn, ME | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Resources for Organizing Social Change | Augusta, ME | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 30 Mile River Watershed Association | Mt Vernon, ME | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School | Rockport, ME | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Loon Echo Land Trust | Bridgton, ME | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Out Maine | Rockland, ME | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salt Bay Chamberfest | Damariscotta, ME | $44,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wells Reserve at Laudholm | Wells, ME | $43,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cultivating Community | Portland, ME | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Engine Inc | Biddeford, ME | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Millinocket Memorial Library | Millinocket, ME | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Coast Greenway Alliance | Durham, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Camden, ME | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Public | Lewiston, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine | Augusta, ME | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tree Street Youth | Lewiston, ME | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Umaine 4-H Centers | Bryant Pond, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Continuum Arts Collective | North Berwick, ME | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership | Rockland, ME | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inland Woods Trails | Bethel, ME | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midcoast Youth Center | Bath, ME | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sailmaine | Portland, ME | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healthy Acadia | Ellsworth, ME | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Khmer Maine | Portland, ME | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | Portland, ME | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Presumpscot Regional Land Trust | Gorham, ME | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation | Casco, ME | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 240 Strings | Portland, ME | $36,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Space | Portland, ME | $36,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bowdoin International Music Festival | Brunswick, ME | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Apex Youth Connection | Biddeford, ME | $35,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Susan Curtis | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coastal Mountains Land Trust | Camden, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Lovell Land Trust | Lovell, ME | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ketcha Outdoors (dba Portland Gear Hub) | Scarborough, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Huts & Trails | Kingfield, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Inside Out | Lewiston, ME | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Opera Maine | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Ballet | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Retreeus | Sandwich, NH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rural Aspirations Project | Swanville, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wayfinder Schools | Camden, ME | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $33,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | East Boothbay, ME | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La Public Theatre Inc | Lewiston Me, ME | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Leaps of Imagination Inc | Rockport, ME | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cathance River Education Alliance Inc | Topsham, ME | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creative Portland Corporation | Portland, ME | $30,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downeast Coastal Conservancy | Machias, ME | $30,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kennebec Land Trust | Winthrop, ME | $30,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Belfast Flying Shoes | Belfast, ME | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chocolate Church Arts Center | Bath, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Climate Change for All Educators Inc | New Canaan, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Climate Change for All Educators Inc | Valley Cottage, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farnsworth Art Museum | Rockland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Mountain Collaborative | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mechanics' Hall | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Trails | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Youth Dance | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Quebec-Labrador Foundation (fbo Community Geographics) | Farmington, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quimby Family Foundation | Cape Elizabeth, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rangeley Friends of the Performing Arts | Rangeley, ME | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Nutrition Center (st Mary's Regional Medical Center) | Lewiston, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Climate Initiative | Kennebunkport, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waldo Theatre | Waldoboro, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wintergreen Arts Center | Presque Isle, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment | Freeport, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Acadia Center | Rockport, ME | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Maine Contemporary Art | Rockland, ME | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mad Horse Theater Company | South Portland, ME | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freeport Conservation Trust | Freeport, ME | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Community Foundation Inc | Ellsworth, ME | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northeastern University (fbo Roux Institute) | Boston, MA | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterman's Community Center | North Haven, ME | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $27,475 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maine Philanthropy Center | Portland, ME | $27,050 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Youth Theater (dba Stages Youth Theater) | Portland, ME | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adaptive Outdoor Education Center | Carrabassett Valley, ME | $26,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Artwaves | Bar Harbor, ME | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Land in Common | Greene, ME | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts | Edgecomb, ME | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scarborough Land Trust | Scarborough, ME | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fractured Atlas | Bangor, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gateway Community Services Maine | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | Harpswell, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Illustration Institute | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc | Bethel, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Association for the Education of Young Children (fbo Meeco) | Augusta, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maine State Music Theatre | Brunswick, ME | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine (nrcm) | Augusta, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District | Doverfoxcroft, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Quebec-Labrador Foundation | Farmington, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Public Theatre | Lewiston, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Winterkids | Westbrook, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Independence Association | Brunswick, ME | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maine Math and Science Alliance | Augusta, ME | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rippleeffect | South Portland, ME | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Three Rivers Land Trust | Alfred, ME | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Veggies to Table | Newcastle, ME | $22,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blue Hill Concert Association | Blue Hill, ME | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denmark Arts Center | Denmark, ME | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ellsworth Community Music Institute | Ellsworth, ME | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (mofga) | Unity, ME | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saco River Theatre | Bar Mills, ME | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Snow Pond Center for the Arts | Sidney, ME | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rangeley Friends of the Arts | Rangeley, ME | $22,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Acorn Productions | Portland, ME | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | Portland, ME | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Reach | Stillwater, ME | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust | Cumberland, ME | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maine Transgender Network Inc | Auburn, ME | $20,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Retreeus | Sandwich, ME | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whyhunger | New York, NY | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 317 Main Comm Music Center | Yarmouth, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bangor Young Men's Christian Association | Bangor, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bar Harbor Music Festival | Bar Harbor, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethel Area Arts & Music | Bethel, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Beech Cliff | Mt Desert, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens | Boothbay, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust | Orland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heart of Biddeford | Biddeford, ME | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hirundo Wildlife Trust | Orono, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ifka Community Services | Lewiston, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justme for Justus | South Freeport, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennebec Performing Arts Company | Augusta, ME | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Land Trust Alliance | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maine Climate Action Now | Bar Harbor, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Assoc | Unity, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Sea Grant | Orono, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Merryspring Nature Center | Camden, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midcoast Outdoor Leadership Initiative | Camden, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Midcoast Symphony Orchestra | Brunswick, ME | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| NAMI Maine | Hallowell, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Based Education Consortium | Falmouth, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Niweskok From the Stars to Seeds | Milford, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Speaking Up for US | Presque Isle, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Joseph's Church | Jay, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Third Place Inc | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Charitable | Ashburn, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Methodist Camp Properties | Winthrop, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Maine | Orono, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Watershed Friends | East Winthrop, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wendell Gilley Museum | Southwest Harbor, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture | Freeport, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Mens Christian Association Auburn-Lewiston Maine | Auburn, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Subcircle Inc | Biddeford, ME | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Royal River Conservation Trust | Yarmouth, ME | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 30 Mile River Watershed Assoc | Mt Vernon, ME | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aroostook Arts and Education Center | Presque Isle, ME | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bay Chamber Concerts | Rockport, ME | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Daponte String Quartet | Damariscotta, ME | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georges River Land Trust | Rockland, ME | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Works Regional Land Trust | South Berwick, ME | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Herring Gut Learning Center | Port Clyde, ME | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust | Portland, ME | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
245 of 470 (52%) 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 59%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Momentum Conservation
To provide technical and financial support to land trusts - Maine Association of Nonprofits
To support the Cultural Alliance of Maine's arts and for culture advocacy - Maine Association of Nonprofits (fbo Cultural Alliance of Maine (cam))
For the Cultural Alliance of Maine's arts and culture advocacy - Maine Environmental Education Association
To conduct a landscape analysis of Maines Youth Climate Movement - New Learning Journey
To support the First Light program in increasing access to land and water for Wabanaki people - Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
To support the professional development of educators
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 668 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 246 | $3,333,900 | $11,750 |
| 2022 | 252 | $2,985,938 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 208 | $3,334,875 | $12,500 |
| 2024 | 245 | $4,380,610 | $15,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% 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
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How to approach this foundation
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- 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 Onion 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: 2 Great Falls Plaza Box 7, Auburn, ME, 04210. 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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