The Gb Knecht Foundation
Blue Hill, ME · EIN 94-3473937. Reported 120 grants totalling $461,000 to 67 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. The Gb Knecht 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downeast Community Partners | Ellsworth, ME | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emmaus Homeless Center Director Stacey Herrick | Ellsworth, ME | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurses and Hospice of Fairfield County | New Canaan, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blue Hill Public Library | Blue Hill, ME | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Good Shepard Food Bank Major Gift Officer Ethan Minton | Auburn, ME | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Weru | East Orland, ME | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities Maine | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Maine Office of Development | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emmaus Homeless Center | Ellsworth, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fairfield County Community Foundtn President & Ceo Juanita T James | Norwalk, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Good Shepard Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryknoll Lay Missioners Leslie a Lopez Director Mission Advancement | Maryknoll, NY | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Bangor, ME | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ubs Optimus Foundation Fund National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Care USA | Merrifield, VA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities USA | Alexandria, VA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Jonathan T M Reckford Ceo | Americus, GA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Broward Outreach Centers | Hollywood, FL | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healthy Peninsula Anne Schroth Executive Director | Blue Hill, ME | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor Mary Marin Taylor Executive Director | Bangor, ME | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maine Public Scott Marchildon Chief Development Officer | Lewiston, ME | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mano En Mano Christina Ocampo & Ian Yaffe | Milbridge, ME | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Save the Children USA Danielle Dominici Donor Relations Spec | Fairfield, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Carter Center Amanda Grover | Atlanta, GA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women for Healthy Rural Living Whrl | Milbridge, ME | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Broward County Public Library Found | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Island Pantry Kathy Eaton-Gray | Deer Isle, ME | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healthy Peninsula | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (hias) | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope for Haiti | Naples, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice Volunteers - Hancock County | Ellsworth, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County | Ellsworth, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jonathan Fisher House Memorial Hannah Cyrus | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor | Bangor, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Public | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mano En Mano | Milbridge, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryknoll Lay Missioners | Maryknoll, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Surry Theatre & Perform Art Sch Matt Murphy Pres & Lori Sitzabee Art Dir | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Launch Deer Isle Stonington Kim Hutchinson | Deer Isle, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save the Children USA | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women for Healthy Rural Living | Milbridge, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Food Programme Attention Erin | Boone, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| George Stevens Academy Refugee Education Fund | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Island Pantry | Deer Isle, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jonathan Fisher House Memorial | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Multicultural Center Program Win - Bangor | Bangor, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Surry Theatre & Performing Arts School | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opera House Arts | Stonington, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners in Health Paul Farmer | Frederick, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners in Health Paul Farmer General Office | Frederick, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Launch Deer Isle Stonington | Deer Isle, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resources for the Future Development Office | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Johns Churchwestern Run Parish Holy Trinity Music School | Reisterstow, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tree of Life Pantry | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tree of Life Pantry Michelle Keyo & Martha Sheldon | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union of Maine Visual Artists Inc | Walpole, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Welcoming Immigrant Neighbors Win - Bangor | Bangor, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Corps Department W | Boone, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tree of Life Michelle Keyo & Martha Sheldon | Blue Hill, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gateway Milbridge | Milbridge, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
30 of 67 (45%) 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.
- Downeast Community Partners
EVERYBODY EATS & FRIENDSHIP COTTAGE - Resources for the Future Development Office
HONOR OF JLF CARLIN ANDERSON
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 32 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $111,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $116,000 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $114,000 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 22 | $120,000 | $5,000 |
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. 58% 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 $3,000. 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 The Gb Knecht 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: 101 Carleton Stream Lane, Blue Hill, ME, 04614. 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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