How Many Grantmakers Are In Maine? There were 289 foundations active in Maine in 2005, up from 156 in 1994. A review of the total grants recently awarded within the state showed that approximately 75% of them were from family or private foundations, 10% from corporate giving programs, 2% from operating foundations, and the remaining 13% from the Maine Community Foundation, including their donor advised funds. How Much Do Maine Grantmakers Give? Maine foundations and corporate giving programs gave grants totaling $92 million in 2004, up from $16 million in 1994. By comparison, individual Mainers gave an estimated $513 million in 2004, an increase of almost 5% from the previous year.
| How Does Maine Giving Compare To U.S. Giving? There were over 71,000 foundations in the U.S. in 2004, awarding over $36 billion in grants - Maine foundation giving represents less than 0.3% of national giving
- Maine ranks 29th in foundation giving per capita
Maine Facts Worth Noting Predominance of small foundations. The top 20 foundations in Maine (nearly 80% of the total assets) award almost 70% of the total grantmaking dollars. Most Maine grantmakers are small family foundations with no staff but strong ties to the state.
A young philanthropic landscape. Half of Maine’s top 20 foundations were created after 1995 and only one-fourth were established prior to1985.
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