Momentum Conservation
Portland, ME
$625KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To provide technical and financial support to land trusts
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Onion Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 47-1289795 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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
- Onion Foundation
- Phone
- (207) 221-0272
- Deadlines
- Application links are posted on the program pages when the application period is open.
- Application materials
- To submit an application, applicants may go to the Foundation's online grant portal to set up an account: https://www.onionfoundation.org/for-grantees Onion Foundation offers grants through its Arts Program and its Environment Program. Please review the appropriate program page to learn more about our strategies and find what is right for your organization and project. Our Grants Awarded pages have information about projects and organizations that have received grants from Onion Foundation. If your organization is a good match, consider contacting us to discuss your application and proposal. We encourage new applicants to discuss their ideas and plans with foundation staff before applying.
- Restrictions
- To apply for and receive a grant, your organization must be a 501(c)3 public charity as designated by the IRS, operate under a fiscal sponsor that is a qualified 501(c)3 public charity, be a public education institution, or be a Maine governmental unit. We strongly encourage fiscally sponsored applicants to discuss their proposal ideas with a program officer before writing their application.
Original filing text
- Contact
- Onion Foundation
- Address
- 2 Great Falls Plaza Box 7 Auburn, ME, 04210
- Phone
- 2072210272
- info@onionfoundation.org
- Deadlines
- Application links are posted on the program pages when the application period is open.
- Application materials
- To submit an application, applicants may go to the Foundation's online grant portal to set up an account: https://www.onionfoundation.org/for-grantees Onion Foundation offers grants through its Arts Program and its Environment Program. Please review the appropriate program page to learn more about our strategies and find what is right for your organization and project. Our Grants Awarded pages have information about projects and organizations that have received grants from Onion Foundation. If your organization is a good match, consider contacting us to discuss your application and proposal. We encourage new applicants to discuss their ideas and plans with foundation staff before applying.
- Restrictions
- To apply for and receive a grant, your organization must be a 501(c)3 public charity as designated by the IRS, operate under a fiscal sponsor that is a qualified 501(c)3 public charity, be a public education institution, or be a Maine governmental unit. We strongly encourage fiscally sponsored applicants to discuss their proposal ideas with a program officer before writing their application.
Reported organization name: Onion Foundation
Application information: https://www.onionfoundation.org/for-grantees
Where Onion 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.
Maine Association of Nonprofits
Portland, ME
$88KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To support the Cultural Alliance of Maine's arts and for culture advocacy
Maine Environmental Education Association
Brunswick, ME
$75KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To conduct a landscape analysis of Maines Youth Climate Movement
New Learning Journey
Fayston, VT
$75KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To support the First Light program in increasing access to land and water for Wabanaki people
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Augusta, ME
$71KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To support the professional development of educators
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Figures are aggregated from Onion Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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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