Quimby Family Foundation
Portland, ME · EIN 20-0041017. Reported 301 grants totalling $3,970,597 to 149 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. Quimby Family 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 $12,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $17,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $45,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Gear Share | Brunswick, ME | $136,097 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Learning Journey Inc | Fayston, VT | $90,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Somali Bantu Community Association | Lewiston, ME | $83,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ecology Education Inc | Saco, ME | $82,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rippleffect | Portland, ME | $78,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women for Healthy Rural Living | Milbridge, ME | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Environmental Education Association | Brunswick, ME | $73,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cultivating Community | Portland, ME | $71,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | Bath, ME | $70,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hearty Roots | Bristol, ME | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition | Old Town, ME | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inland Woods & Trails | Bethel, ME | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust | Brunswick, ME | $67,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trekkers Inc | Rockland, ME | $64,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc | Unity, ME | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Nutrition Center | Lewiston, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Ecology School | Saco, ME | $56,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teens to Trails | Brunswick, ME | $56,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Foothills Land Trust | Norway, ME | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Charitable | Tysons, VA | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| White Pine Programs | York, ME | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Birth Roots | Portland, ME | $51,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Outdoor Sport Institute | Caribou, ME | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Belfast, ME | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Coast Greenway Alliance | Greenwich, CT | $48,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation | Bangor, ME | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Light Learning Journey | Wells, ME | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Trails | Portland, ME | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Youth in Science | Old Town, ME | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine | Augusta, ME | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kennebec Valley Community Action Program | Augusta, ME | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Apex Youth Connection | Biddeford, ME | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Wildlife | Cape Neddick, ME | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tsne Missionworks | Boston, MA | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bicycle Coalition of Maine | Portland, ME | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Healthy Peninsula | Blue Hill, ME | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Land in Common Inc | Greene, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | Rangeley, ME | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Blue Hill, ME | $39,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healthy Acadia | Ellsworth, ME | $39,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oxford Hills Community Garden | Norway, ME | $39,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness | Orono, ME | $37,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | Littleton, ME | $37,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southern Maine Conservation Collaborate | Portland, ME | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food and Medicine | Brewer, ME | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Midcoast Conservancy | Wiscasset, ME | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aroostook Band of Micmacs | Presque Isle, ME | $34,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cumberland County Food Security Council | Portland, ME | $34,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Land Peace Foundation | Bangor, ME | $34,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Federation of Farmers Markets | Freeport, ME | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Medical Care Development Inc | Augusta, ME | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for An Ecology-Based-Economy | Norway, ME | $32,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hirundo Wildlife Trust | Old Town, ME | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whyhunger Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Healthy Island Project | Deer Isle, ME | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Penobscot Nation | Indian Island, ME | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Federation of Farmers Markeets | Freeport, ME | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for a Green Future | Brunswick, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Assoc for the Education of Young Children | Augusta, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Public Health (fiscal Sponsor Wabanaki Health & Wellness) | Orono, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spiret Foundation | Augusta, ME | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farms for Food Equity | Cape Elizabeth, ME | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation | Freeport, ME | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cobscook Community Learning Center | Trescott, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education | Alna, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Katahdin Children and Families Foundation | Patten, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Main Street Skowhegan | Skowhegan, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Local Living School | Temple, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Niweskok From the Stars to Seeds | Milford, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unity Barn Raisers | Unity, ME | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Allan Day Community Garden | Norway, ME | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine School Garden Network | Augusta, ME | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downeast Coastal Conservancy | Machias, ME | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farm Tomorrow | Gouldsboro, ME | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | Portland, ME | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Frenchman Bay Conservancy | Hancock, ME | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presente Maine | Portland, ME | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cobscook Institute | Trescott, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Coast Greenway Alliance | Durham, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Quarry Road | Waterville, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust | Bethel, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Food Convergence Project (third Sector New England) | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine-Wabanaki Reach | Stillwater, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resources for Organizing & Social Change | Augusta, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Retreeus | Sandwich, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susan L Curtis Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lake George Corporation | Skowhegan, ME | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Table Mdi | Bar Harbor, ME | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | Harpswell, ME | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sea Meadow Marine Foundation | Yarmouth, ME | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seedmoney | Scarborough, ME | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Veggies to Table | Newcastle, ME | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alan Day Community Garden | Norway, ME | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe | Princeton, ME | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Damariscotta, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Full Plates Full Potential | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indian Township Tribal Government | Princeton, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ketcha Outdoords Dba Portland Gear Hub | Scarborough, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loon Echo Land Trust Inc | Bridgton, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Belfast, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maine Initiatives | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mi'kmaq Nation | Presque Isle, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midcoast Outdoor Leadership Initiative | Camden, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Momentum Conservation (maine Land Trust Network) | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Forest Canoe Trail | Waitsfield, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Forest Center | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penobscot Nation Agricultural Program | Indian Island, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Gear Hub | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sebasticook Regional Land Trust | Unity, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sponsor Inc | Framingham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tanglewood Camp and Learning Center | Lincolnville, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Twin Villages Foodbank Farm | Damariscotta, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Maine Foundation | Orono, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wabanaki Commission on Land & Stewardship | Dedham, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wild Seed Project | North Yarmouth, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Winterkids Education Foundation | Westbrook, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adaptive Outdoor Education Center | Carrabassett Valley, ME | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hurricane Island Foundation | Rockland, ME | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Katahdin Area Trails | Caribou, ME | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ready By 21 Mentoring | Deer Isle, ME | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Lincoln County YMCA | Damariscotta, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Francis Malcolm Science Center | Easton, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Medicine | Portland, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kittery Land Trust | Kittery, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust | Portland, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Chapter of the Amer Chestnut Found | Winterport, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maine State Chamber of Commerce Ed Found | Augusta, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sundog Outdoor Leadership Initiative | Camden, ME | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Capella | Holden, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Downeast Salmon Federation | Columbia Falls, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farms at the Y (of the Central Lincoln County Ymca) | Damariscotta, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Lovell Land Trust Inc | Lovell, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Camden, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Island Heritage Trust | Deer Isle, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennebunkport Conservation Trust | Cape Porpoise, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kismet Rock Foundation | North Conway, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry | Ellsworth, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Association of Nonprofits | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Community Integration | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pine Tree Society Inc | Bath, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piscataquis Regional Food Center | Doverfoxcroft, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portland Parks Conservancy | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rewild Maine | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Full Maine | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance | Portland, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Conservation Alliance | Augusta, ME | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
78 of 149 (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 62%, 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.
- Maine Gear Share
657 OLD PORTLAND ROAD ACQUISITION - Cultivating Community
ADVANCE 2025 NOURISHMENT GRANT - Center for An Ecology-Based-Economy
MAINE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY FOOD COUNCILS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 212 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | $1,043,565 | $19,500 |
| 2022 | 57 | $880,040 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 87 | $960,992 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 97 | $1,086,000 | $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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 91% 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
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $12,500. 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 Quimby Family 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 148, Portland, ME, 04112. 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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