GB Knecht Foundation
Private foundation · Blue Hill, ME · EIN 94-3473937 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The GB Knecht Foundation
76grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$359Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 76 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $19K 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
101 Carleton Stream LN
Blue Hill, ME 04614-6425
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emmaus Homeless Center | Ellsworth, ME | $12,000 |
| Good Shepard Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $12,000 |
| Downeast Community Partners | Ellsworth, ME | $10,000 |
| Emmaus Homeless Center HOMELESS SHELTER | Ellsworth, ME | $10,000 |
| Catholic Charities Maine | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Downeast Community Partners | Ellsworth, ME | $10,000 |
| Emmaus Homeless Center | Ellsworth, ME | $10,000 |
| Good Shepard Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $10,000 |
| Downeast Community Partners EVERYBODY EATS & FRIENDSHIP COTTAGE | Ellsworth, ME | $6,000 |
| Good Shepard Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $6,000 |
| Blue Hill Public Library | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 |
| Care USA | Merrifield, VA | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities Maine | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Healthy Peninsula | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 |
| Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County | Ellsworth, ME | $5,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 |
| Jonathan Fisher House Memorial | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor | Bangor, ME | $5,000 |
| Maine Public | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 |
| Mano EN Mano | Milbridge, ME | $5,000 |
| Save the Children USA | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 |
| Weru | East Orland, ME | $5,000 |
| Women for Healthy Rural Living | Milbridge, ME | $5,000 |
| Blue Hill Public Library | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 |
| Hospice Volunteers - Hancock County | Ellsworth, ME | $5,000 |
| Project Launch Deer Isle Stonington | Deer Isle, ME | $5,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 |
| Blue Hill Public Library | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 |
| Care USA | Merrifield, VA | $5,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| Healthy Peninsula | Blue Hill, ME | $5,000 |
| Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County | Ellsworth, ME | $5,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor | Bangor, ME | $5,000 |
| Maine Public | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 |
| Mano EN Mano | Milbridge, ME | $5,000 |
| Maryknoll Lay Missioners | Maryknoll, NY | $5,000 |
| Save the Children USA | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 |
| Weru | East Orland, ME | $5,000 |
| Women for Healthy Rural Living | Milbridge, ME | $5,000 |
| Cornerstone Community Housing Inc | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 |
| Healthy Island Project | Stonington, ME | $4,000 |
| Catholic Charities Maine | Portland, ME | $4,000 |
| Island Pantry | Deer Isle, ME | $3,000 |
| New Surry Theatre & Performing Arts School | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 |
| Project Launch Deer Isle Stonington | Deer Isle, ME | $3,000 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 |
| Tree of Life Pantry | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 |
| National Public Radio GENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUND | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Broward County Public Library Found | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $3,000 |
| Broward Outreach Centers | Hollywood, FL | $3,000 |
| Healthy Peninsula | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $3,000 |
| Island Pantry | Deer Isle, ME | $3,000 |
| Jonathan Fisher House Memorial | Blue Hill, ME | $3,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Bangor | Bangor, ME | $3,000 |
| Maine Public | Lewiston, ME | $3,000 |
| Mano EN Mano | Milbridge, ME | $3,000 |
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