Biddeford and Mechanics Savings Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Auburn, ME · EIN 85-1674412 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Biddeford and Mechanics Savings
78grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$485Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in ME. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 78 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $28K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
100 Larrabee RD Ste 400
Westbrook, ME 04092-4829
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Southern Maine Keep ME warm Fund | Portland, ME | $30,000 |
| My Place Teen Center | Westbrook, ME | $26,667 |
| United Way of Southern Maine Keep ME warm Fund | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| My Place Teen Center | Westbrook, ME | $16,667 |
| Safe Voices | Auburn, ME | $16,667 |
| Trinity Jubilee Center | Lewiston, ME | $15,000 |
| Trinity Jubilee Center | Lewiston, ME | $15,000 |
| Trinity Jubilee Center | Lewiston, ME | $15,000 |
| My Place Teen Center | Westbrook, ME | $10,000 |
| Presumpscot Regional Land Trust | Gorham, ME | $10,000 |
| Tedford Housing | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 |
| Mainely Character | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | $10,000 |
| Tedford Housing | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 |
| St Mary's Health System | Lewiston, ME | $10,000 |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | $10,000 |
| Tedford Housing | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 |
| The Drop-In Center | Poland, ME | $10,000 |
| Safe Voices | Auburn, ME | $8,333 |
| Tree Street Youth | Lewiston, ME | $8,333 |
| Safe Voices | Auburn, ME | $8,333 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | Portland, ME | $7,500 |
| Mainely Character | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 |
| The Drop-In Center | Poland, ME | $5,000 |
| The Locker Project | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 |
| University of Southern Maine Foundation | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Valo | Freeport, ME | $5,000 |
| Brunswick Housing Authority | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 |
| Community Dental | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Pleasant Street Drop-In | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 |
| University of Southern Maine Foundation | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Community Dental | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Mainely Character | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 |
| The Locker Project | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Thornton Academy | Saco, ME | $5,000 |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 |
| University of Southern Maine Foundation | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Biddeford Food Pantry | Biddeford, ME | $2,500 |
| Church Community Outreach Services | Kennebunk, ME | $2,500 |
| Falmouth Food Pantry | Falmouth, ME | $2,500 |
| First Congregational Church of Scarborough (food Pantry) | Scarborough, ME | $2,500 |
| Gorham Food Pantry | Gorham, ME | $2,500 |
| High Street Congregational Church (food Pantry) | Auburn, ME | $2,500 |
| Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Inc | Brunswick, ME | $2,500 |
| Saco Food Pantry | Saco, ME | $2,500 |
| South Portland Food Cupboard | South Portland, ME | $2,500 |
| Standish Food Pantry | Standish, ME | $2,500 |
| Waterboro Community Pantry | East Waterboro, ME | $2,500 |
| Westbrook Community Food and Resource Center | Westbrook, ME | $2,500 |
| Windham Food Pantry and Clothes Closet | Windham, ME | $2,500 |
| Biddeford Food Pantry | Biddeford, ME | $2,500 |
| Church Community Outreach Services | Kennebunk, ME | $2,500 |
| First Congregational Church of Scarborough (food Pantry) | Scarborough, ME | $2,500 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $2,500 |
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