Elliotsville Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Elliotsville Foundation, based in Portland, ME, supports environmental justice and community-based economic development, and its grants have gone to a public-land trust, conservation and environmental organisations, university foundations and community organisations, mostly as operating support; no geographic focus is stated, though its filings show grants mainly in Maine.
- It funds only preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a formal application is not the way in; those not already known to or invited by the foundation should not expect to apply.
- A realistic request would be modest: about 8 in 10 of its 36 grants to organisations fall between $500 and $15,000, the median grant is $5,000, and half of all grants are $5,000 or less, though the largest grant on record is $1,000,000.
- Giving here looks strongly relationship-led, as 78% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded in the previous two years, so new, uninvited relationships are unlikely to be the main route to funding.
- With total giving of $110,000 paid in its most recent filing, this is a small, selective funder best suited to organisations with an existing connection to its work in Maine.
Overview
Elliotsville Foundation is a US private foundation based in Portland, ME.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Elliotsville Foundation describes its aim as advancing environmental justice and community-based economic development in Maine. It keeps land open for free public recreation, where visitors can camp, ride bikes, hike and spend time with friends and family. Its grants have gone to a public-land trust, conservation and environmental organisations, university foundations and community organisations; the filed purposes are chiefly operating support. Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. The evidence shows a selective, organisation-centred approach alongside the foundation’s own land and community-development work.
Themes
- Environmental justice
- Community-based economic development
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maine.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 78% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 36 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 84% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 78% of grant dollars went to organisations Elliotsville Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Trust for Public Lands · North deering park project$50,0002024 tax year
- Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative · Operating support$10,0002024 tax year
- Northern Forest Center · Northern forest fund campaign$10,0002024 tax year
- Momentum Conservation · Operating support$10,0002024 tax year
- Usm Foundation · Operating support$10,0002024 tax year
- Maine Conservation Alliance · Environment 2024$10,0002024 tax year
- Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters · Operating support$5,0002024 tax year
- Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness · Ancestors paddle$2,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Hannah Quimby — Director
- Rebecca Rowe — Secretary
- Rachelle Quimby — Treasurer
- Roxanne Quimby — President & Director
- Lucas St Clair — Executive Director & Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $10,501,781 | $1,067,500 | $40,174,528 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $15,894,742 | $92,926 | $33,606,725 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $7,044,921 | $110,000 | $30,139,743 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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