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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,124,480 | $5,554,662 | $5,448,989 | $63,607,053 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palaver StringsPortland, ME | General Purpose | $28,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Onion | Trustee | 18.00 | $0 |
| Susan Onion | Trustee | 18.00 | $0 |
| Alene Onion | Trustee (start 2024) | 1.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $63,602,343 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | −$4,207,671 | $4,475,646 | $4,453,235 | $64,768,101 | $64,751,480 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | −$4,328,584 | $3,854,320 | $3,886,916 | $64,663,290 | $64,658,095 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $74,610,618 | $3,834,151 | $3,942,833 | $81,245,612 | $81,239,320 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $6,147,695 | $3,744,677 | $3,630,758 | $13,942,760 | $13,941,941 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $248,013 | $522,712 | $449,136 | $6,967,458 | $6,967,458 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $186,584 | $566,396 | $556,065 | $7,242,157 | $7,242,157 |
| General Purpose |
| $28,000 |
| 2021 |
| Blue Hill Heritage TrustBlue Hill, ME | General Purpose | $28,000 | 2021 |
| Maine Academy of Modern MusicPortland, ME | To support strategic planning | $27,500 | 2023 |
| Waterfall ArtsBelfast, ME | General Purpose | $27,500 | 2020 |
| Northeastern University (fbo Roux Institute)Boston, MA | To prepare environment nonprofit organizations to develop an earned income stream | $27,500 | 2023 |
| University of Southern MainePortland, ME | Data Innovation Project to help arts organizations collect and analyze data | $27,475 | 2023 |
| Lake Stewards of MaineAuburn, ME | To support general operations and professional development | $27,000 | 2024 |
| Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | For the Roux Institute to help environmental nonprofit organizations develop income | $27,000 | 2024 |
| Maine Community IntegrationLewiston, ME | To support outdoor and nature experiences for New Mainer youth and families | $26,500 | 2023 |
| Indigo Arts AlliancePortland, ME | General Purpose | $26,000 | 2020 |
| Midcoast ConservancyEdgecomb, ME | General Purpose | $26,000 | 2020 |
| Cultivating CommunityPortland, ME | General Purpose | $26,000 | 2020 |
| Georges River Land TrustRockland, ME | General Purpose | $26,000 | 2020 |
| Maine Academy of Modern MusicPortland, ME | General Purpose | $26,000 | 2020 |
| Women for Healthy Rural LivingMilbridge, ME | General Purpose | $26,000 | 2021 |
| Tree Street YouthLewiston, ME | General Purpose | $26,000 | 2020 |
| University of Maine FoundationOrono, ME | To support training for teachers to bring their classroom outdoors | $25,700 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM)Augusta, ME | To provide general support | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Maine Association for the Education of Young Children (fbo MeECO)Augusta, ME | To train child care providers to offer play based nature learning for pre-k children | $25,000 | 2023 |
| LA ArtsAuburn, ME | To provide general support | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Schoodic Institute at Acadia National ParkWinter Harbor, ME | To expand seasonal education staff for the Schoodic Education Adventure program | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Friends of Katahdin Woods and WatersPortland, ME | To support the Katahdin Learning Project | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Maine Adaptive Sports & RecreationBethel, ME | To provide general support | $25,000 | 2023 |
| New Learning JourneyFayston, VT | For the First Light program; access to land and water for Wabanaki people | $25,000 | 2023 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202403139349100900
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343189349103559
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202233199349104523
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202113199349104611
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201831349349101408
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201713139349101511
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201603209349101345
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.