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V O L . X X X I I N O. X X I I G I V I N G G U I D E 2 0 2 6 – 2 0 2 7 130 C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N GIVING GUIDE T H E L I S T 1 Assets are fair market value, unless otherwise noted. 2 Figure is for total assets, not fair market value for all assets. 3 Organization filed for termination in 2023 and is no longer active. 4 Former president 5 Dallas, Texas address is for Bank of America, corporate trustee; foundation is Maine-based. N O T E S : Out-of-state giving is not included. Data specific to Maine giving is based on fiscal year 2023, the most recent available per Maine Philanthropy Center. N/A = not applicable. S O U R C E S : Maine Philanthropy Center, Candid and ProPublica. Top Maine charitable foundations Ranked by total giving in Maine for fiscal year 2023 Top Maine charitable foundations Ranked by total giving in Maine for fiscal year 2023 Foundation Total giving in Maine 2023 Percent total giving in Maine 2023 Assets fiscal year 2024 1 Revenue fiscal year 2024 Chief executive/ year founded 1 Harold Alfond Foundation 2 Monument Square , Portland 04101 828-7999 • haroldalfondfoundation.org $ 76,580,000 99.9% $ 1,616,928,204 $ 171,021,822 Gregory Powell 1950 2 Maine Community Foundation 245 Main St. , Ellsworth 04605 667-9735 • mainecf.org $ 43,660,000 74.3% $ 807,558,442 2 $ 138,801,505 Deborah Ellwood 1983 3 Elmina B. Sewall Foundation P.O. Box 1319 , Portland 04104 865-3810 • sewallfoundation.org $ 11,870,000 88.7% $ 164,831,338 $ 42,549 Gabriela Alcalde 1982 4 Lunder Foundation c/o Kenilworth Inc., 2 Monument Square , Portland 04101 775-7676 • N/A $ 10,800,000 58.2% $ 7,274,788 $ 37,546,954 Peter Lunder 1988 5 John T. Gorman Foundation 200 Middle St., Suite 804 , Portland 04101 518-6784 • jtgfoundation.org $ 8,470,000 100.0% $ 223,518,154 $ 13,640,176 Nicole Witherbee 1995 6 Mimi Foundation 3 P.O. Box 660 , Scarborough 04070 $ 6,570,000 100.0% $ 0 $ 399,614 Julia DiNapoli 4 2006 7 Maine Health Access Foundation Inc. 146 Capitol St. , Augusta 04330 620-8266 • mehaf.org $ 6,110,000 100.0% $ 154,407,890 $ 15,777,926 Jake Grindle 1996 8 Libra Foundation 3 Canal Plaza, P.O. Box 17516 , Portland 04112 879-6280 • librafoundation.org $ 6,060,000 100.0% $ 132,499,908 - $ 1,523,256 Jere Michelson 1989 9 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation P.O. Box 855 , Bangor 04402 990-2910 • stkfoundation.org $ 5,980,000 98.4% $ 16,157,229 $ 3,518,395 Cherie Galyean 1987 10 Alfond Scholarship Foundation 482 Congress St., Suite 303 , Portland 04101 347-8638 • myalfondgrant.org $ 5,910,000 100.0% $ 1,677,903 2 $ 7,161,628 Colleen Quint 2008 11 Onion Foundation 2 Great Falls Plaza, Box 7 , Auburn 04210 221-0272 • onionfoundation.org $ 3,330,000 100.0% $ 63,607,053 $ 3,124,480 Diana Morris 2014 12 Worthington Scholarship Foundation 12 Water St., Suite 202 , Rockland 04841 596-5800 • worthingtonscholars.org $ 3,240,000 100.0% $ 48,051,841 $ 42,894,232 Julie Bourgoin 2017 13 Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation 5 P.O. Box 653067 , Dallas, Texas 75265 888-866-3275 • bankofamerica.com $ 2,630,000 100.0% $ 66,938,903 $ 1,883,907 Bank of America NA 2011 14 Sam L. Cohen Foundation 22 Free St., Suite 401 , Portland 04101 871-5600 • samlcohenfoundation.org $ 2,260,000 97.6% $ 33,280,127 $ 3,923,912 John Shoos 2005 15 Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy dba FocusMaine 128 State St., Suite 1010 , Augusta 04330 200-3813 • focusmaine.org $ 2,250,000 100.0% $ 2,209,867 2 $ 3,551,496 Andrea Maker 2014 Sources: Maine Philanthropy Center, Candid and ProPublica. Notes: Out-of-state giving is not included. Data specific to Maine giving is based on fiscal year 2023, the most recent available per Maine Philanthropy Center. N/A = not applicable. 1 Assets are fair market value, unless otherwise noted. 2 Figure is for total assets, not fair market value for all assets. 3 Organization filed for termination in 2023 and is no longer active. 4 Former president 5 Dallas, Texas address is for Bank of America, corporate trustee; foundation is Maine-based. - This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the Sept. 28, 2026, issue of Mainebiz. See full versions of lists with company profiles at mainebiz.biz/datacenter @