Francis T & Louis T Nichols
Bangor, ME · EIN 01-0493311. Reported 91 grants totalling $2,611,000 to 85 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Francis T & Louis T Nichols did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $16,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $491,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | $491,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Student Assistance Corp | Winooski, VT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| George Stevens Academy | Blue Hill, ME | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity | Wiliston, VT | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hancock County Habitat for Humanity | Ellsworth, ME | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Children's Home | Waterville, ME | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lund Family Center | Burlington, VT | $67,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners for Peacespruce Run | Bangor, ME | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Steps to End Domestic Violence | Burlington, VT | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Centers | Burlington, VT | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Light Homecare & Hospice | Bangor, ME | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Children's Trust Foundation | Burlington, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Community Loan Fund | Montpelier, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood New England | Colchester, VT | $49,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John Graham Shelter | Vergeenes, VT | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health & Counseling | Bangor, ME | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Eastern Maine | Bangor, ME | $40,850 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hunger Free Vermont | South Burlington, VT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spectrum Youth & Family Services | Burlington, VT | $38,650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Blue Hill, ME | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Light | Blue Hill, ME | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Food Bank | Barre, VT | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Portland, ME | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeshare Vermont | South Burlington, VT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Immigran Legal Advocacy Project | Portland, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Ambulance Corps | Blue Hill, ME | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Down East Family YMCA | Ellsworth, ME | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kidsafe | Burlington, VT | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Foundation | Westfield, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic | Ellsworth, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horatio Alger Association | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seabee Memorial Scholarship Assn | Springfield, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Ta-Kum-Ta | South Hero, VT | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathways - Vermont | South Burlington, VT | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mentor Vermont | Burlington, VT | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Burlington | Burlington, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding Chittenden | Burlington, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Polaris Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prevent Child Abuse Vermont | Montpelier, VT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Works Inc | Burlington, VT | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Works for Women | Winooski, VT | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| King Street Center | Burlington, VT | $18,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maine Maritime Museum | Bath, ME | $18,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vermont Children's Miracle | Burlington, VT | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Make a Wish Foundation | Shelburne, VT | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklin Volunteer Fire Company | Brooklin, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cots | Burlington, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Addison County | Middlebury, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womensafe Atria Collective | Middlebury, VT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Hill Fire Co | Blue Hill, ME | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Hill Public Library | Blue Hill, ME | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friend Memorial Library | Brooklin, ME | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Burlington | Burlington, VT | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Vermont | South Hero, VT | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uscri Vermont Refugee Resettlement | Colchester, VT | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dream Program | Winooski, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Home | Orland, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Door Clinic | Middlebury, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sara M Holbrook Community Center | Burlington, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voices Against Violence | St Albans, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Apda Vermont Chapter | Boston, MA | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Hill Society for Aid Children | Blue Hill, ME | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Itif Clean Energy Program | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Burlington, VT | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America | Brunswick, ME | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program | South Hero, VT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penobscot Marine Museum | Searsport, ME | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Burlington Dismas House | Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clif | Waterbury Center, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Essex Chips & Teen Center | Essex Junction, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Champlain Maritime Museum | Vergennes, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mystic Seaport Museum | Mystic, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Children's Friends | Ellsworth, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vabvi | South Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Adult Learning | Waitsfield, VT | $4,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Islesford Boatworks | Islesford, ME | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Silent Sidekicks | Lincoln, ME | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Therapy Dogs of Vermont | Williston, VT | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners in Adventure Inc | Essex, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jump | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beth Eden Chapel | Blue Hill, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklin Food Corp | Brooklin, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
1 of 85 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 54 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 88 | $2,600,000 | $18,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 50% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maine. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $16,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maine.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Francis T & Louis T Nichols's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1210, Bangor, ME, 04402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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