Esta Kramer Foundation Charitable TR
Private foundation · Damariscotta, ME · EIN 86-6532039 · reported 2022–2025 · files as The Esta Kramer Foundation
60grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,800lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$602Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 60 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $6,300 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
71 Lessner RD
Damariscotta, ME 04543-4118
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Kisimani School TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION | Bethesda, MD | $75,000 |
| Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A DEVELOPMENT GRANT | Lake Placid, NY | $50,000 |
| Friends of Kisimani School LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION IN TANZANIA | Bethesda, MD | $43,000 |
| Capital Area New Mainers Project | Augusta, ME | $40,000 |
| Capital Area New Mainers Project | Augusta, ME | $35,000 |
| Chip Inc HOUSING AID | Newcastle, ME | $30,000 |
| Skidompha Library | Damariscotta, ME | $25,000 |
| Hearty Roots YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH | Bristol, ME | $18,500 |
| Cda Collaborative Learning EDUCATION PROGRAM | Cambridge, MA | $17,500 |
| Ecumenical Food Pantry | Newcastle, ME | $15,000 |
| Cda Collaborative Learning HAGUE SUMMIT & PERU EFFORTS | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 |
| Central Lincoln County YMCA SUMMER PROGRAMMING & SCHOLARSHIPS | Damariscotta, ME | $15,000 |
| Yestermorrow WASHER/DRYER AND BIPOC SCHOLARSHIPS | Waitsfield, VT | $15,000 |
| Lincoln Academy SCHOLARSHIP FOR JULIA NELSON | Newcastle, ME | $14,000 |
| Blue Dragon Children's Foundation VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING | Littleton, CO | $14,000 |
| Skidompha Library | Damariscotta, ME | $11,300 |
| Cda Collaborative Learning ASSISTANCE FOR MERGER | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 |
| Chip Inc HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | Newcastle, ME | $10,000 |
| Healthy Kids | Damariscotta, ME | $10,000 |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Lincoln Academy SCHOLARSHIP FOR JULIA NELSON | Newcastle, ME | $10,000 |
| Healthy Lincoln County | Damariscotta, ME | $10,000 |
| Phantom Theater TECH SUPPORT AND ARTISTS FUND | Warren, VT | $8,000 |
| Phantom Theater MATCHING GRANT | Warren, VT | $7,500 |
| Stepping Stone Housing Inc LOW INCOME HOUSING INITIATIVE | Damariscotta, ME | $7,500 |
| Stepping Stones Housing | Damariscotta, ME | $7,000 |
| Quillart Centro Cultural de Arte AFTERSCHOOL/SUMMER MUSIC & ARTS | Quillabamba | $5,000 |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Quillart Centro Cultural de Arte AFTERSCHOOL/SUMMER MUSIC & ARTS | Quillabamba | $5,000 |
| Unisef USA AID TO UKRAINE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Peace Gallery | Damariscotta, ME | $5,000 |
| Yestermorrow | Waitsfield, VT | $4,000 |
| Quillart Cultural Art Center EDUCATION PROGRAM | Quilla Bamba | $3,900 |
| Aio Food Pantry | Rockland, ME | $3,000 |
| Small Town Center for Jewish Life | Waterville, ME | $3,000 |
| Rosebell Mwakyusa ADVANCEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Arusha | $2,700 |
| Hearty Roots | Bristol, ME | $2,500 |
| Healthy Lincoln County | Damariscotta, ME | $2,500 |
| Healthy Kids | Damariscotta, ME | $2,500 |
| Hearty Roots | Bristol, ME | $2,500 |
| Maine Huts & Trails | Kingfield, ME | $2,500 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc VICTIMS OF MILITARY ACTION IN GAZA | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Stepping Stone Housing Inc | Damariscotta, ME | $2,000 |
| Peace Gallery | Damariscotta, ME | $2,000 |
| Midcoast Humane | Brunswick, ME | $2,000 |
| Jewish National Fund ISRAELIES AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Hasson Foundation | Roseville, MI | $1,545 |
| Rosebell Mwakyusa ADVANCEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Arusha | $1,508 |
| Peace Gallery | Damariscotta, ME | $1,500 |
| Inn Along the Way | Damariscotta, ME | $1,500 |
| Rosebill Mwakyusa ADVANCEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Arusha | $1,408 |
| Rotary Foundation of Damariscotta | Damariscotta, ME | $1,265 |
| Rosebell Mwakyusa ADVANCEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Damariscotta, ME | $1,250 |
| Peace Gallery | Damariscotta, ME | $1,000 |
| Center for Small Town Jewish Life | Waterville, ME | $1,000 |
| Project Hope | Washington, DC | $618 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Peace Gallery | Damariscotta, ME | $500 |
| Violins of Hope Springs | Fort Myers, FL | $500 |
| Second Congregational Church of FOOD PANTRY | Warren, ME | $500 |
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