Likely funders for animal shelters in Maine
272 foundations gave to animal shelters in Maine in tax years 2024–2025: $4,284,950 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Maine has 78 small animal welfare nonprofits.
267 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 607 gifts to animal shelters in Maine in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to animal shelters in Maine was $4,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 83 of 272 foundations funding animal shelters in Maine accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to animal shelters in Maine
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- Calais 41 foundations
- Cape Neddick 21 foundations
- Westbrook 17 foundations
- Bangor 13 foundations
- W Kennebunk 13 foundations
- Augusta 11 foundations
- Lewiston 11 foundations
- South Windham 10 foundations
- Brooks 9 foundations
- Freedom 8 foundations
- Waterville 8 foundations
- Alfred 7 foundations
- Columbia Fls 6 foundations
- Fryeburg 6 foundations
- Auburn 5 foundations
- Limington 5 foundations
- Mount Desert 5 foundations
- Rockland 5 foundations
- Beals 4 foundations
- Belfast 4 foundations
- Biddeford 4 foundations
- South Portland 4 foundations
- Whitefield 4 foundations
- Bar Harbor 3 foundations
- Camden 3 foundations
- Cumberland 3 foundations
- Dovr Foxcroft 3 foundations
- Falmouth 3 foundations
- North Berwick 3 foundations
- Orono 3 foundations
- South Paris 3 foundations
- Surry 3 foundations
- Union 3 foundations
- Wells 3 foundations
Types of animal welfare funded in Maine
- Animal shelters & rescue 87 foundations · 97 nonprofits
- Wildlife 84 foundations · 20 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Maine
- Funders that accept applications 83 funders
- Small-grant funders 203 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Maine 175 foundations · 59 take applications
What is a typical grant to animal shelters in Maine?
$4,500, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
11 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.