Lunder Foundation
Portland, ME · EIN 01-0437556. Reported 816 grants totalling $88.8M to 270 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$88.8Mgranted, 2020-2024
270organizations funded
61%of grantees funded again the next year
$7,274,788assets, latest filing
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. Lunder Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $25,000; the smallest was $11 and the largest $4,826,495. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 270 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby College | Waterville, ME | $24.4M | 66 | 5 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $12.6M | 9 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colby College Museum | Waterville, ME | $11.8M | 17 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mass General Hospital | Boston, MA | $6,222,682 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife | Roslindale, MA | $3,706,118 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thomas College | Waterville, ME | $3,162,558 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Colby College Museum of Art | Waterville, ME | $2,849,230 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maine College of Art | Portland, ME | $2,342,858 | 15 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $1,790,369 | 11 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maine Public Broadcasting | Lewiston, ME | $1,476,593 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge, MA | $1,440,193 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Babson College | Babson Park, MA | $1,007,534 | 7 | 3 | 2022 |
| Kennebec Valley Community College | Fairfield, ME | $1,000,573 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beth Israel Congregation | Waterville, ME | $973,741 | 14 | 5 | 2024 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $879,645 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Clark Art Institute | Williamstown, MA | $778,323 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Maine College of Art & Design | Portland, ME | $719,291 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dana-Farber | Boston, MA | $711,180 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $553,107 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess | Boston, MA | $551,506 | 8 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvard University Art Museum | Cambridge, MA | $547,357 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | $520,502 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Norton Museum | West Palm Beach, FL | $515,584 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $497,323 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Museum of Maine | Portland, ME | $377,501 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $343,087 | 10 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cox Science Center | West Palm Beach, FL | $334,152 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of New England | Portland, ME | $333,957 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedars Nursing Care Center | Portland, ME | $328,282 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Strive | South Portland, ME | $300,445 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Southern Maine Foundation | Portland, ME | $254,581 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Two Ten Footwear Foundation | Waltham, MA | $253,968 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland, ME | $253,811 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | Portland, ME | $253,356 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Senior Life | Roslindale, MA | $253,081 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maine Public Broadcast | Lewiston, ME | $251,812 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital | Portland, ME | $250,057 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $248,753 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gulf of Maine | Portland, ME | $241,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $237,009 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Maine State Museum | Augusta, ME | $229,461 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Maine Behavioral Healthcare | South Portland, ME | $216,780 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum | Washington, DC | $201,701 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cedars the | Portland, ME | $172,118 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jackson Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | $151,134 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $150,689 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cape Ann Museum | Gloucester, MA | $140,808 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Couse Foundation | Taos, NM | $107,208 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Skowhegan School | New York, NY | $101,233 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | $100,451 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $100,352 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Discovery Museum | Waterville, ME | $100,149 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Alumni of Glasgow University | Milford, CT | $95,804 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | Portland, ME | $80,037 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $76,736 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rivers School | Weston, MA | $75,012 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Shafmaster Charitable Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bangor Region YMCA | Bangor, ME | $55,387 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | Portland, ME | $50,525 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital | Boston, MA | $41,703 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Morgan Library & Museum | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Illustration Institute | Portland, ME | $39,614 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $37,134 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Society of the Four Arts | West Palm Beach, FL | $35,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Georges River Land Trust | Rockland, ME | $26,053 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Portland Museum of Art - Friends of the Collection | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Full Plates Full Potential | Brunswick, ME | $24,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Holderness School | Plymouth, NH | $21,000 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | $20,300 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $20,168 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Educare Central Maine | Waterville, ME | $20,100 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carroll School | Lincoln, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guggenheim Museum | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pineland Farms | Portland, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yellowstone Club Community Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maine Medical Center | Portland, ME | $15,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maine Jewish Museum | Portland, ME | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach Opera | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Palm Beach Symphony | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Seeds of Peace | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cultural Council of Palm Beach County | Lake Worth, FL | $12,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penobscot Community Health Care | Bangor, ME | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Proctor Academy | Andover, NH | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Challenger Learning Center | Bangor, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornell University | Boone, IA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital | Bar Harbor, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Woodmere Art Museum | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Art Museum | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Landmark School | Prides Crossing, MA | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian - Freer Gallery of Art | Washington, DC | $9,395 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colby College Museum of Art - in Honor of Paula Lunder | Waterville, ME | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hebron Academy | Hebron, ME | $7,800 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kravis Center for the Performing Arts | West Palm Beach, FL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Levy Day School | Portland, ME | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bowdoin College Museum of Art | Brunswick, ME | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterville Creates | Waterville, ME | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Olana Partnership | Hudson, NY | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ashley Bryan Center | Islesford, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Rail the | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Jupiter, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Congress Square Park | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine Maritime Museum | Bath, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Review Institute | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opera Maine | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Opera Maine (formally Portopera) | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (florida Atlantic University) | Jupiter, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Paul Taylor Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Perlman Music Program | New York, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Prosperity Maine | Portland, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Save Venice | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Thomas Cole National Historic Site | Catskill, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maine State Museum - Education Center Endowment | Augusta, ME | $4,183 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South Florida PBS | Boynton Beach, FL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palaver Strings | Portland, ME | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area | Waterville, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Africa Schoolhouse | Portland, ME | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom - in Honor of C Gigliotti | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Best Buddies Maine | Cumberland, ME | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Farnsworth Art Museum | Rockland, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Will-Hinckley | Hinckley, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Levey Day School | Portland, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opera Maine (formerly Portopera) | Portland, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institue | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Food Project | Lincoln, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $2,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $1,600 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Kennebec Valley | Augusta, ME | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waterville Historical Society | Waterville, ME | $1,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arts Are Elementary | Brunswick, ME | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Association of Israel's Decorative Arts | Pompano Beach, FL | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dexter Historical Society | Dexter, ME | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers | Waterville, ME | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club and YMCA | Waterville, ME | $1,100 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alfond Youth & Community Center | Waterville, ME | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American University - Alumni Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anti-Defamation League (adl) | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston University | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper | Jupiter, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Isreal Collaboration Network | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kennebec Behavioral Health | Waterville, ME | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Messalonskee High School | Oakland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mid-Maine Global Forum | Waterville, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Mid Maine Inc | Waterville, ME | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Facing History and Ourselves | Brookline, MA | $600 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| 2LIFE Communities | Brighton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club and YMCA - Alfond Youth Center | Waterville, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dexter Public Health | Dexter, ME | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center of the North Shore | Marblehead, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Maine Film Center | Waterville, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Boston, MA | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Monhegan Museum | Monhegan, ME | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge Jimmy Fund | Needham, MA | $500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | Portland, ME | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Portland Conservatory of Music | Portland, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Safe Voices | Auburn, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation | Charleston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph's College | Standish, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Susan L Curtis Foundation | Portland, ME | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Thomas Cole National Historical Site | Catskill, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tufts Hillel | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of New England Art Gallery | Portland, ME | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Southern Maine Foundation - Osher Map Library | Portland, ME | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund | Washington, DC | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Waterville Opera House | Waterville, ME | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| We Charity | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| West Palm Beach Library Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wxel Tv | Boynton Beach, FL | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Maine Sports Hall of Fame | Cumberland, ME | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach County Food Bank | Lake Worth, FL | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern Maine Hillel | Portland, ME | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Maine Museum of Art | Bangor, ME | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Winterkids | Westbrook, ME | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carrabassett Valley Academy | Carrabassett Valley, ME | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Kennebec | Augusta, ME | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Grieving Children | Portland, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennebec Behavioral Health - Kmha Foundation Inc | Waterville, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| WGBH | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carrabassett Valley Academy - Loring Fund | Carrabassett Valley, ME | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cathedral High School - Boston | Boston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dempsey Center | Auburn, ME | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fresh Air Fund the | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Museum of Wildlife Art | Jackson, WY | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge Jimmy Fund - Iho Susan Burke | Needham, MA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pine Tree Camp | Bath, ME | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pine Tree Society | Bath, ME | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $200 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Addison Gallery of American Art | Andover, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adison Gallery of American Art | Andover, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland | Westbrook, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Harbor View | Boston, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Maine | Portland, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Center of Augusta | Augusta, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Wildlife Inc | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropy | Boston, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Etz Chaim | Portland, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Crystal Bridges Museum | Bentonville, AR | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastview at Middlebury | Middlebury, VT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gifford Youth Achievement Center | Vero Beach, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Shepherd Community Care | Newton, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gosnell Memorial Hospice House | Scarborough, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | Warrington, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifeflight Foundation | Augusta, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln School | Providence, RI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Literacy Volunteers - Waterville Area | Waterville, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Volunteers - Waterville Me | Waterville, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lost Mural Project | Burlington, VT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maine General Health | Waterville, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Melrose High School | Melrose, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercersburg Academy | Mercesburg, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Historical Society | St Paul, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Morse Memory Care | West Palm Beach, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| My Brother's Keeper Inc | Easton, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Kidney Foundation | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northeast Coonhound Rescue | Lexington, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Art Center | Duvall, WA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge Jimmy Fund - Iho Kate O'halloran | Needham, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge Jimmy Fund - Iho Taylor Witkin | Needham, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parkside School | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Penny Memorial United Baptist Church | Augusta, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pine Tree Society (camp) | Bath, ME | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
135 of 270 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Mass General Hospital
LUNDER LEARNING INITIATIVE (2 CHAIRS) - Colby College
LUNDER SCHOLARS ENDOWMENT FUND - Dana Farber Cancer Institute
FARBER ENDOWED CHAIR/LL RESEARCH - Hebrew Seniorlife
A. LELAND NURSING ENDOWMENT & CNA TRAINING - Babson College
FITNESS CENTER/LUNDER SCHOLARSHIP - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
LUNDER NURSING EDUCATION FUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 512 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 171 | $13.8M | $2,500 |
| 2021 | 166 | $13.8M | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 169 | $20.8M | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 162 | $18.6M | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 148 | $21.8M | $1,000 |
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. 62% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lunder Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Two Monument Square 502, Portland, ME, 04101. 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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