Sam L Cohen Foundation
Portland, ME · EIN 20-2262822. Reported 518 grants totalling $15.2M to 271 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. Sam L Cohen 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,765,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
271 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Children's Cancer Program | Portland, ME | $2,815,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $580,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Youth and Family Outreach | Portland, ME | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | $375,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $339,000 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Children's Alliance | Augusta, ME | $320,833 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| My Place Teen Center | Westbrook, ME | $290,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maine Public | Bangor, ME | $285,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maine Medical Center | Portland, ME | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Stage Company | Portland, ME | $235,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Alliance | Portland, ME | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | Portland, ME | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $161,000 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Maine Initiatives | Portland, ME | $152,000 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Opportunity Alliance | Portland, ME | $130,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine | Augusta, ME | $124,545 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maine Equal Justice | Hallowell, ME | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maine Family Planning | Augusta, ME | $101,600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maine Behavioral Healthcare | South Portland, ME | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | Colchester, VT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Parks Conservancy | Portland, ME | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition | Portland, ME | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center | Biddeford, ME | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | Portland, ME | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maine Jewish Museum | Portland, ME | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| York County Community Action Corporation | Sanford, ME | $82,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Biddeford Food Pantry | Biddeford, ME | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Congregation Etz Chaim | Kennebunk, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mainehealth | Portland, ME | $80,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Prosperityme | Portland, ME | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Maine Agency on Aging Inc | Biddeford, ME | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Portland Connected | Portland, ME | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maine Association for the Education of Young Children | Augusta, ME | $74,167 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Intercultural Community Center | Westbrook, ME | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maine Center for Economic Policy | Portland, ME | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Coast Fishermen's Association | Brunswick, ME | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund | Augusta, ME | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program | Brunswick, ME | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Milestone Recovery | Portland, ME | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Dental | Portland, ME | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Acts | Portland, ME | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center | Portland, ME | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Full Maine | Biddeford, ME | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wayside Food Programs | Portland, ME | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | Portland, ME | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Spurwink Services | Portland, ME | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Starting Strong | Portland, ME | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Equalitymaine Foundation | Portland, ME | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Levey Day School | Portland, ME | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Locker Project | South Portland, ME | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Temple Beth El | Portland, ME | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Foundation for Portland Public Schools | Portland, ME | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Robbie Foundation | Scarborough, ME | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Committee to Restore the Abyssinian | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Full Plates Full Potential | Brunswick, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jobs for Maine's Graduates | Augusta, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Portland Public Library | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Portland Recovery Community Center | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Maine Jewish Cemetery Association | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tedford Housing | Brunswick, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Ecology School | Saco, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges | South Portland, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Mitchell Institute | Portland, ME | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| York County Shelter Programs Inc | Alfred, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Audubon | Portland, ME | $48,852 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine | Westbrook, ME | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Caring Unlimited Corp | Sanford, ME | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elder Abuse Institute of Maine | Brunswick, ME | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Restorative Justice Institute of Maine | Brunswick, ME | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Hawai'i Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Apex Youth Connection | Biddeford, ME | $43,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Heart of Biddeford | Biddeford, ME | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Consumers for Affordable Health Care | Augusta, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Disability Rights Maine | Augusta, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Frannie Peabody Center | Portland, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Portland Family Promise | Portland, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity York County | Kennebunk, ME | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayo Street Arts | Portland, ME | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging | Biddeford, ME | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Through These Doors | Portland, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maine Humanities Council | Portland, ME | $37,660 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland | Portland, ME | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Windowdressers Inc | Rockland, ME | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Portland Health | Portland, ME | $36,016 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| ACLU of Maine | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avesta Housing Development Corporation | South Portland, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fair Tide | Kittery, ME | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Farms for Food Equity | Cape Elizabeth, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Furniture Friends | Westbrook, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| In Her Presence | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Portland Ovations | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sarssm | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Side X Side Inc | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Center for Grieving Children | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | Portland, ME | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Portland | Portland, ME | $32,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midcoast Literacy | Portland, ME | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine | Portland, ME | $31,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 317 Main Community Music Center | Yarmouth, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation (aclu) | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Maine | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Common Threads of Maine | Scarborough, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Commonspace | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council for a Strong America | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cross Cultural Community Services | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cumberland County Food Security Council | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Goodwill Industries of Northern New England | Gorham, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grahamtastic Connection | Springvale, ME | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Greater Portland Workforce Initiative | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Maine Inc | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kids First Center | Scarborough, ME | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ladder to the Moon Network | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Learningworks | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Access Immigrant Network | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Boys to Men | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Inside Out | Lewiston, ME | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mainspring | Kittery, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milestone Foundation | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rippleffect | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Safe Families for Children | Topsham, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seeds of Peace | Otisfield, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Telling Room | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Southern Maine Foundation | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Company of Girls | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Amistad | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Owned Maine | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Coastal Enterprises Inc | Brunswick, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Focusmaine | Augusta, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Portland Adult Education | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Maine | South Portland, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maine Access Immigrant Network (main) | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morrison Center | Scarborough, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeast Hearing and Speech Center | Amherst, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Light Home Care & Hospice | South Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Housing Authority | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Psl Services | South Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Psl Services Dba Strive | South Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Recovery Fund | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Volunteers of America Northern New England | Brunswick, ME | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Woodfords Family Services | Westbrook, ME | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dempsey Center | Lewiston, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dempsey Center for Quality Cancer Care | Auburn, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dempsey Centers for Quality Cancer Care | Lewiston, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ecology Education Inc | Saco, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Finding Our Voices | Camden, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy | Augusta, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Portland Community Free Clinic (fpcfc) | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity 7 Rivers Maine | Topsham, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hardy Girls Healthy Women | Waterville, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Academy of Modern Music | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Access Points | Brunswick, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maine Federation of Farmers Markets | Freeport, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Historical Society | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mainely Teeth | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Light Health Foundation | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Light Mercy | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oasis Free Clinics | Brunswick, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oasis Health Network Inc | Brunswick, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Trails | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quality Housing Coalition | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Regional Transportation Program | Westbrook, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shalom House Inc | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Susan L Curtis Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Family Restored | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Port Resources | South Portland, ME | $18,805 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Maine Inc | Portland, ME | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine Early Childhood Funders Group | Portland, ME | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Space Gallery | Portland, ME | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vigorous Tenderness | Portland, ME | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Gathering Place | Brunswick, ME | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Acorn Productions | Portland, ME | $15,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacty | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake Inc | Casco, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Portland | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Organizing Alliance | Augusta, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Count Me in | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cultivating Community | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Engine Inc | Biddeford, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food for All Services | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Freeport Community Services | Freeport, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Portland Peer Services | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ketcha Outdoors | Scarborough, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Free to Grow | Kennebunk, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maine Association of Nonprofits | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maine Needs | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maine Resilience Building Network | Manchester, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mainely Smiles | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Ventures Maine | South Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Berwick Food Pantry | North Berwick, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Our Place | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Out Maine | Rockland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Palaver Strings | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partners for World Health | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sea Change Yoga | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Portland Food Cupboard | South Portland, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Susan Curtis Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Iris Network | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Androscoggin County | Lewiston, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayfinder Schools | Camden, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Westbrook Adult Education | Westbrook, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women United Around the World | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lifeflight Foundation | Augusta, ME | $14,125 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Artvan | Brunswick, ME | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hardy Girls | Augusta, ME | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maine State Music Theatre | Brunswick, ME | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Osher Map Library and Smith Center | Portland, ME | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake Region Senior Service Inc | Bridgeton, ME | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Region Senior Services | Gorham, ME | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Oral Health Funders | Augusta, ME | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Beth Israel Congregation | Bath, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Biddeford Mills Museum | Biddeford, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cathedral Church of St Luke | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catherine Morrill Day Nursery | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family and Community Mediation | Falmouth, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Bay Services Inc | Dover, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Great Schools Partnership | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of York County | Kennebunk, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Squad Maine | Ocean Park, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maine Council on Aging | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program | Augusta, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Philanthropy Center | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (mpac) | Lisbon, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine State Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation | Augusta, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Ventures Maine Umaums | Augusta, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Passivhausmaine | Freeport, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| People Plus | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pinetree Institute | Eliot, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland School of Ballet | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reach Out and Read | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Reentry Sisters | Standish, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sailmaine | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Andre Home | Bangor, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Senior Needs Committee of Wells & Ogunquit | Wells, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Somali Bantu Community Assoication | Lewiston, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Root Cellar | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Town of Brunswick Welcome Center | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
143 of 271 (53%) 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 18%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Maine Children's Cancer Program
PEDIATRIC INFUSION CENTER, MEDICAL DIRECTOR CHAIR, & PATIENT CARE & FAMILY FUND - Youth and Family Outreach
BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE CAMPAIGN - Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
A PLACE OF GROWTH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Portland Stage Company
"MAKING AN ENTRANCE" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - My Place Teen Center
THE MY PLACE TEEN CENTER SUSTAINABILITY CAMPAIGN - Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 382 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 | 93 | $3,762,072 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 94 | $3,269,500 | $17,500 |
| 2023 | 112 | $2,316,223 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 94 | $2,482,100 | $15,000 |
| 2025 | 125 | $3,345,408 | $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
98% 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
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How to approach this foundation
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sam L Cohen Foundation'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: 22 Free Street Ste 401, Portland, ME, 04101. 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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