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Libra Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 04-6626994 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$9.5M
Grants reported
123
Typical grant
$5K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$100K

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Jere G Michelson
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
The foundation requires that a formal application be submitted including organization name, address, charitable project, amount requested, purpose of project, geographic area and number of people to be served by project.
Restrictions
Applicant must be a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) and not a private foundation under section 509(a). The foundation limits its grants to charitable organizations, activities, operations or purposes which only take place within the state of maine.
Original filing text
Contact
JERE G MICHELSON
Address
PO BOX 17516 PORTLAND, ME, 04112
Phone
2078796280
Deadlines
NONE
Application materials
THE FOUNDATION REQUIRES THAT A FORMAL APPLICATION BE SUBMITTED INCLUDING ORGANIZATION NAME, ADDRESS, CHARITABLE PROJECT, AMOUNT REQUESTED, PURPOSE OF PROJECT, GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED BY PROJECT.
Restrictions
APPLICANT MUST BE A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AND NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A). THE FOUNDATION LIMITS ITS GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVITIES, OPERATIONS OR PURPOSES WHICH ONLY TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE STATE OF MAINE.

Reported organization name: LIBRA FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202556$4.3M
202467$5.2M

Where Libra Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Pineland Farms Inc

NEW GLOUCESTER, ME

$4.4MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Develop, operate and staff pineland farms, inc. For agricultural promotion, education and research in maine

Pineland Farms Inc

NEW GLOUCESTER, ME

$3.8MTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Develop, operate and staff pineland farms, inc. For agricultural promotion, education and research in maine

Foxcroft Academy

DOVERFOXCROFT, ME

$158.5KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Piscataquis county ice arena operating expenses

Cross Insurance Arena

PORTLAND, ME

$75KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Community use of civic center events

Mainehealth

PORTLAND, ME

$57.9KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Raising readers program

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (123 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Libra Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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