
Annual Giving
$5.1M+57% YoY
Grants
36
Median Grant
$142K
Organizations Funded
15
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To support the completion of post-secondary education in Maine and to provide scholarships and support to graduates of Maine public high schools attending Maine colleges. The Foundation is committed to empowering the next generation of Mainers as they shape the future of the state by awarding scholarships annually to graduates of partner high schools who plan to enroll full-time at one of their partner colleges or universities.
Class of 2022: $7 million in scholarships to eligible graduates from 59 high schools; 2022: welcomed 403 new scholars with $6.4 million of awarded financial support; 2023: $3,236,664 in grants; awarded 215 college scholarships totaling $3.4 million to mid-coast and Down East students
Applications accepted January 1-April 15, 2025. Must file FAFSA with SAI of 30,000 or less. Must be accepted to partner Maine college. Must start college in fall after high school graduation and enroll in at least 12 credits. Application includes eligibility questions and personal information.
Must maintain 12+ credits and 2.0 GPA each semester. If requirements not met, placed on probation without funding.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
$5.1M
Grants
36
Median
$142K
States
1
$3.2M
Grants
29
Median
$89K
States
1
$2.1M
Grants
23
Median
$51K
States
1
$142K
Typical Grant (Median)
$5K
Smallest
$67K
25th Pctile
$216K
75th Pctile
$266K
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $67K and $216K.
$266K
2024
University of Maine
ME · Scholarships continued - L Christiansen, M Cipriano, A Clark, B Clark, M Clarke, J Claybaugh, T Clayton, J Clough, H Clukey, B Coates, J Cochran, G Cody, D Colson, D Conder, J Cook, J Cook, L Cook, A Cormier, N Cote, C Cotroneo, N Crummett, B Cunningham, S Cunningham, S Currier, N Curry, A Daigle, C Daigle, M Davenport, A Davis, J Dean, N DeLoge, E Delorme, O Demeny, A Dennison, A Deschaine, L Deschaine, J DiFrederico, R Dineen, A Dionne, E Donaghy, A Donahue, A Donnelly, J Donovan, E Dorr, A Doten, M Doucette, O Dougherty, J Doughty, A Driskel, A Dube, K Dube, K Dudley, J Dunham, A Dunifer, D Dupree, A Dyer, J Dyer, S Dyson, T Edwards, M Eliot, A Emerson, B Emerson, B Emery, A Escobar, A Estabillo, C Estes, S Evans, C Farnsworth, A Farrenkopf, E Fermo, L Field, B Findlay, J Fitzgerald, K Fitzgerald, S Fitzjurls, I Fletcher, A Flewelling, A Flotten, R Flubacher, E Fonger, M Fonger, M Ford, P Ford, B Fortin, J Fournier, J Foyt, O Frank, E Fraser
$254K
2024
University of Maine
ME · Scholarships continued - L Jameson, I Janoch, H Jellison, B Jewell, K Johnson, M Johnson, S Johnson, M Jones, T Jones, M Jordan, T Judd, J Keller, G Kelly, L Kelly, K Kemper, K Kenney, D Kessler, E Kidd, C Kilton, K Kinney, C Kloeber, A Knowles, A Knowles, A Knowlton, D Knowlton, E Knutson, B Korasadowicz, W Kosoff, G Ksikvas, K LaBreck, N Lagasse, D Lally, C Lamkins, J Landry, M Landry, T Langevin, A Larrabee, S Larrabee, S Lauritano, S Lausier, J Lazaro, O Leavitt, S Leclerc, D Leeman, A Libby, J Lindsey, C Link, E Littlefield, T Littlefield, J Lobley, J Lobota, K Lord, C Lorom, C Lothrop, H Louk, M Lowery, A Lucas, R Lynch, O Lyons, H MacDonald, M Mahar, H Maker, E Maki, J Makowski, G Malo, I Mannke, D Manuana, E Marcouillier, F Marriner, I Marriner, S Marriner, L Marriner-Ward, E Marshall, C Martin, M Martin, M Martz, A Masini, E Masonoff, M Matthews, O Matthews, M Maxwell, Z Mayhew, A McAlexander
$248K
2024
University of Southern Maine
ME · Scholarships continued - N Jessen, R Jones, O Jumaah, C Junkins, P Keblinsky, R Kendrick, L Keochampa, L Kilton, S King, S Kopf, M LaCrosse, B LaForte, A LaMarche, J Lapierre, E Laslavic, M Lawrence, H Legere, A Libby, B Lindsay, T Llerena, K MacDonald, K Marcin, B Mata Rodriguez, A Mathews, Z Mayhew, A McAtee, J McBarron, G Michaud-Naranja, K Millard, A Moody, G Moreau, M Morello, A Morin, J Morin, M Nadeau, S Nguyen, M Nicholson, E Norbert, M Omar, J Orellana-Cramer, A Paradis, A Parker, J Penaflorida, M Pettersen, A Philbrook, S Plourde, J Riley, S Riley, L Robbins, A Roberts, A Rudolph, S Ryan, M Saed, R Saker, M Salman, B Saunders, J Scontras, A Scott, A Scribner, D Sermeno Ormeno, A Sermeo, K Skehan, E Smith, E Smith, B Spaulding, R Stanford, A Stanley, A Steeves, K Talgo, A Tobias, K Tompkins, C Trask, G Turner, M Ward, C Weaver, K Weisheit, C Wheaton, H Wielki, D Wilson, H Woessner, S Wolfe, D Worster, M Wortham, A Zheng, A Zielke
$247K
2024
Thomas College
ME · Scholarships - I Adji, B Allen, M Allen, L Bangs, J Bartlett, B Bates, A Berry, N Berry, A Beyor, Z Braun, A Brawn, E Brewer, I Campbell, M Cates, A Chabot, C Chambers, L Cirard, S Clayton, J Clifford, N Clive, C Combs, H Coolen, I Corson, C Cote, J Cote, J Cote, M Cram, S Damon, S Davis, E Deschaine, T Dolbier, T Eames, C Ellis, K Faulkingham, J Fischetto, M Freeman, T Furtek, M Gammon, P Garcia, P Garcia, M Gentry, A Gibson, N Griffeth, C Harmon, A Harvey, D Hayward, T Hellum, A Hensley, J Herlihy, K Hews, A Hodgins, E Ireland, R Ireland, C Jarvais, A Jelks, S Johnson, T Juhase, G Keene, A Kilcollins, M Kingsbury, L Kitchin, C LaBree, A LaBua, Z Lani-Caputo, B Lantigua, J Libby, H Lindelof, M Longstaff, H Loring, K Loring
$245K
2024
University of Maine
ME · Scholarships continued - R Fraser, C French, B Freudig, C Frigon, C Fuchswanz, A Funk,K Gaff, F Gaffney, A Gagner, L Gagnon, M Gagnon, S Gamage, T Gammon, O Gardiner, C Gay, J Gibson, G Gifford, A Gilman, C Glasier, C Glaude, S Golder, O Goodness, A Goodspeed, D Goodwin, B Gordon, E Goscinski, M Gould, P Goulette, I Grabowski, A Grant, S Grant, B Greenlaw, G Greenlaw, C Gregory, A Grey, A Grierson, A Griffin, C Guzzi, M Haire, K Hale, G Hall, E Hallett, B Hamelin, E Hamilton, O Hanley, G Hanscom, M Hanson, O Hardina, H Harper, K Harper, E Harriman, J Harriman, V Harriman, M Harrison, C Hartt, D Harvey, M Harvey, T Harvey, A Havey, A Hayden, N Hayes, B Henderson, C Hendrick, M Hibl, A Hills, H Hills, J Hodson, Z Hoeft, K Holcomb, A Holyoke, J Howard, L Howatt, B Howes, H Howland, E Hubbard, S Humason-Fulgham, W Huntley, E Hutchins, N Hutchins, K Ilvonen, J Islam, N Ivey
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.