Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation
Kennebunk, ME · EIN 01-0547392. Reported 132 grants totalling $1,719,921 to 75 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. 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. Kennebunk Savings Bank 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $100,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avesta Housing Development Corp | Portland, ME | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way | Portland, ME | $120,628 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| York County Community Action Corp | Sanford, ME | $118,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope on Haven Hill | Rochester, NH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Maine Agency on Aging | Scarborough, ME | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Waban Projects Inc | Sanford, ME | $56,850 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $54,705 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fair Tide Inc | Kittery, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Seacoast Community Health | Somersworth, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity York County | Kennebunk, ME | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Museum of Portsmouth Inc | Portsmouth, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Strawberry Banke Museum | Portsmouth, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $45,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maine Recovery Fund | Portland, ME | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sha Development Corporation | Sanford, ME | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Age Friendly Saco | Saco, ME | $36,150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Sanford-Springvale | Sanford, ME | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Early Learning New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Bay Stewards Inc | Greenland, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Great Works Regional Land Trust | South Berwick, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kittery Land Trust | Kittery, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rice Public Library | Kittery, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Senior Center at Lower Village | Kennebunk, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Recovery Fund | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| William Fogg Public Library | Eliot, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| York Hospital | York, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Welfare Society Inc | West Kennebunk, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Footprints Inc | Kittery, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New England Electric Railway Historical Society | Kennebunkport, ME | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richie Mcfarland Children's Center | Stratham, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | $20,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Three Rivers Land Trust | Alfred, ME | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Wildlife | Cape Neddick, ME | $17,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust | Kennebunkport, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sos Recovery Community Connection | Rochester, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Children's Museum of New Hampshire | Dover, NH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Town of Hampton | Hampton, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Full Maine | Biddeford, ME | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Assoc | Scarborough, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders Association | Scarborough, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association | Scarborough, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caring Unlimited Corp | Sanford, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart to Heart Ageless Love | York, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maine Farmland Trust Inc | Belfast, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Maine Healthcare | Biddeford, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Step Up Parents | Portsmouth, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White Pine Programs | York, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York County Elder Abuse Task Force | Kennebunk, ME | $8,500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| York County Community College Foundation | Wells, ME | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Place to Start | Kennebunk, ME | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carlisle Charitable Foundation | Kennebunk, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Free to Grow | Kennebunk, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Table of Plenty | Berwick, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers of America | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| York County Elderly Abuse Task Force | Kennebunk, ME | $4,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of the Greater Seacoast | Portsmouth, NH | $4,788 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Biddeford High School | Biddeford, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dover High School | Dover, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Exeter High School | Exeter, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kennebunk High School | Kennebunk, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marshwood High School | South Berwick, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Newmarket Jrsr High School | Newmarket, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Noble High School | North Berwick, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portsmouth High School | Portsmouth, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Robert W Traip Academy | Kittery, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sanford High School | Sanford, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wells High School | Wells, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Winnacunnet High School | Hampton, NH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| York High School | York, ME | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Annie's Angels Memorial Fund | Stratham, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center | Saco, ME | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oyster River High School | Durham, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Somersworth High School | Somersworth, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
30 of 75 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 51%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Avesta Housing Development Corp
Senior Affordable Housing Development Alewive Park Road - United Way
Matching Contributions general purposes - Fair Tide Inc
Mainspring Seacoast Social Service Collective - Sha Development Corporation
Broadband Access to Support the Elderly and Disabled - York County Community Action Corp
Keeping Seniors Home 2022 - Early Learning New Hampshire
Child Care Business Response Team
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 65 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $614,493 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $569,515 | $8,250 |
| 2023 | 39 | $535,913 | $10,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation has 5 of them, worth $125,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Banke Museum | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 |
| Avesta Housing Development Corp | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Greater Seacoast Community Health | Somersworth, NH | $25,000 |
| New Museum of Portsmouth | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 |
| Hope on Haven Hill | Rochester, NH | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
78% of its giving went to organizations in Maine. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 104 Main Street Po Box 28, Kennebunk, ME, 04043. 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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