Organization · EIN 01-0211777 · Bar Harbor, ME · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds Abbe Museum?

17 private foundations reported paying Abbe Museum $864,829 on returns for tax year 2023.

17 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 17

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY
$500,000 TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
Filed as “ROBERT ABBE MUSEUM OF STONE AGE ANTIQUITIES”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Henry Luce Foundation
New York, NY
$150,000 Abbe Museum Curator of Exhibits and Collections Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Terra Foundation for American Art
Chicago, IL
$75,000 ART EDUCATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Elmina B Sewall Foundation
Freeport, ME
$50,000 General Operating Support Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Sharpe Family Foundation
Saunderstown, RI · Preselected only
$30,000 CHARITABLE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Onion Foundation
Auburn, ME
$20,000 To provide general support Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Jkw Foundation Tr Ua 092597
New York, NY · Preselected only
$10,000 LEADING DECOLONIZED MUSEUM WORKING DIRECTLY WITH WABANAKI NATIONS TO UPLIFT NATIVE ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS,… Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Cascade Foundation
Rockport, ME · Preselected only
$10,000 ARTS AND CULTURE Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Libra Foundation
Portland, ME
$5,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Fisher Charitable Foundation
Portland, ME
$5,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Lucia P Fulton Foundation
Boston, MA
$4,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM
Filed as “ROBERT ABBE MUSEUM”
Same ZIP 0.84 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Devonwood Foundation 009606-007
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$2,000 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Edward & Verna Gerbic Family Foundation
West Hartford, CT · Preselected only
$2,000 Current Use for General Charitable Purposes Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 04/2024
Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$1,000 General & Unrestricted Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation
Great Neck, NY · Preselected only
$500 CULTURAL Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Colket Family Foundation
Newtown Square, PA
$300 GENERAL GIFT - UNRESTRICTED Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · Preselected only
$29 GENERAL SUPPORT Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Abbe Museum

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Abbe Museum, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Middlecott Foundation Boston, MA
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $22.3K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  2. The Apple Lane Foundation Inc 14101830 New York, NY
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $19K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  3. Sibley-Saltonstall Charitable Foundation Boston, MA
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $32K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Lunder Foundation Portland, ME
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $198K to them
  5. Horizon Foundation Rockport, MA
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $95K to them
  6. Anne R Henry Charitable Foundation Portland, ME
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $77.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 6 of the 25 closest peers · $37.8K to them
  8. Rjm Stein Family Foundation Belfast, ME
    Paid 4 of the 25 closest peers · $1,210 to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. The William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Rockland, ME
    7 shared funders · 41 funders in all
  2. Portland Museum of Art Portland, ME
    6 shared funders · 51 funders in all
  3. Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham, ME
    6 shared funders · 108 funders in all
  4. Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra Portland, ME
    5 shared funders · 17 funders in all
  5. Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters Portland, ME
    5 shared funders · 16 funders in all
  6. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Unity, ME
    6 shared funders · 31 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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