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Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust Grants
Private foundation · EIN 01-0442078 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $2.6M
- Grants reported
- 124
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- $55K
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | $1.3M |
| 2024 | 1 | $1.3M |
Where Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See attached schedule | Portland, ME | Operating and project support | 2024 | $1.3M |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | Capital Campaign | 2025 | $50K |
| Maine Preservation | Yarmouth, ME | Operating Support Technical Assistance | 2025 | $20K |
| Maine Environmental Education Association | Brunswick, ME | Maine Environmental Education Association Operating Support 2025 | 2025 | $20K |
| Greater Portland Landmarks | Portland, ME | Operating Support: Strategic Plan in Action | 2025 | $20K |
| Maine Humanities Council | Portland, ME | Operating Support: Humanities in Need | 2025 | $20K |
| Wabanaki Community Foundation | Pembroke, ME | Start-up Operations | 2025 | $20K |
| Bomazeen Land Trust | Portland, ME | Cultural Transmission, Operating Support | 2025 | $20K |
| Maine Historical Society | Portland, ME | Maine Historical Society - Revolutionary Maine: America at 250 | 2025 | $20K |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | Portland, ME | Indigo Arts Alliance | 2025 | $20K |
| Friends of the Veterans' Memorial Library | Patten, ME | Friends of the Veterans Memorial Library and Community Center | 2025 | $20K |
| First Light New Learning Journey | Fayston, VT | First Light Operating Support 2025-2026 | 2025 | $15K |
| Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance | Augusta, ME | Teach ME Outside | 2025 | $15K |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) | Unity, ME | Operating Support for Building a Healthy and Fair Food System in a Time of Uncertainty | 2025 | $15K |
| Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education | Beals, ME | Let's Find Out What Is Out There - Then Manage, Restore, and Protect It | 2025 | $15K |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Northeast Harbor, ME | Maine Seacoast Mission Operating: Services for Downeast and Islands, including Nature Access | 2025 | $15K |
| Maine Trails Coalition | Bath, ME | 2025 Operating Support Request for the Maine Trails Coalition | 2025 | $15K |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Gebung Woods Parcel Acquisition | 2025 | $15K |
| Johnson Hall Inc | Gardiner, ME | Operating | 2025 | $15K |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Belfast, ME | Maine Farmland Trust Operating Support | 2025 | $15K |
| Eastern Trail Alliance | Saco, ME | Eastern Trail Alliance - Operating Support | 2025 | $15K |
| Maine Appalachian Trail Club Inc | Portland, ME | Maine Appalachian Trail Club Operating Support | 2025 | $15K |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | Damariscotta, ME | Operating Support | 2025 | $15K |
| Aroostook Arts and Education Center DBA Wintergreen Arts Center | Presque Isle, ME | Operating Support for the Aroostook Arts and Education Center DBA Wintergreen Arts Center | 2025 | $15K |
| Downeast Salmon Federation | Columbia Falls, ME | Downeast Salmon Federation Operating Support | 2025 | $15K |
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
- Lissa Widoff Program Advisor
- Address
- Jensen Baird 10 Free Street Portland, ME, 04101
- Phone
- 2077757271
- programs@morton-kelly.org
- Deadlines
- October 1 of each year
- Application materials
- Submission of online application. See website, www.morton-kelly.org for additional information and requirements.
- Restrictions
- Discretion of Board of Directors, but generally environmental, cultural and historical organizations and activities in Maine.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust'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 e-file archive.