Hudson Foundation
Private foundation · Portland, ME · EIN 01-0482817 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Hudson Foundation
47grants reported
$7,500median award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$482Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 47 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $9,000 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
PO Box 402
Portland, ME 04112-0402
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Learningworks | Portland, ME | $35,000 |
| Maine Equal Justice | Augusta, ME | $35,000 |
| Mano En Mano Hand in Hand | Milbridge, ME | $35,000 |
| Waynflete School | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Waynflete School Funding for the Third Thought Initiative for Civic Engagement and to increase diversity of the Lower | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Waynflete School Funding for the Third Thought Initiative for Civic Engagement and to increase diversity of the Lower | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank To provide funding to support the Campaign to End Hunger in Maine | Auburn, ME | $20,000 |
| Avesta Housing To support services needed by asylum seekers | Portland, ME | $15,000 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Augusta Food Bank | Augusta, ME | $10,000 |
| Cobscook Community Learning Center | Trescott, ME | $10,000 |
| Maine Family Planning | Augusta, ME | $10,000 |
| Healthy Homeworks Funding to create pathways to attainable homeownership in Lewiston, ME | Lewiston, ME | $10,000 |
| Intercultural Community Center To provide funding for the Power School Program and Family CARES Program | Westbrook, ME | $10,000 |
| Mano En Mano Hand in Hand Food pantry programs; Welcome & Resource centers; anti-bias education; cultural celebrations | Milbridge, ME | $10,000 |
| The Ecology School Funding to expand the AgroEcology for Resilient Communities (ARC) Project | Saco, ME | $10,000 |
| Maine Medical Center | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Youth and Family Outreach | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry | Ayer, MA | $9,000 |
| Maine Math and Science Alliance | Augusta, ME | $8,500 |
| Aroostook County Action Program | Presque Isle, ME | $7,500 |
| Penquis Cap Inc | Bangor, ME | $7,500 |
| Western Maine Community Action | East Wilton, ME | $7,500 |
| Avesta Housing To support services needed by asylum seekers | Portland, ME | $7,500 |
| Cedars Nursing Care Center Funding for the Direct Healthcare Training & Career Advancement with a Focus on Immigrant Population | Portland, ME | $7,500 |
| Greater Portland Family Promise Provides funding to help ensure that families have access to critical needs program | Portland, ME | $7,500 |
| Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Stonington, ME | $7,500 |
| Heart of Maine Resource Center | Dexter, ME | $7,000 |
| Colby College F/b/o The Center for Small Town Jewish Life | Waterville, ME | $5,000 |
| Maine Initiatives | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Chip Inc Funding for fuel assistance to marginalized households in Lincoln County | Newcastle, ME | $5,000 |
| Maine Conservation Alliance Support for the Community Organizing Alliance | Augusta, ME | $5,000 |
| Mainegeneral Medical Center Funding for the Community Health and Hunger Emergency Food Bags | Augusta, ME | $5,000 |
| Women for Healthy Rural Living To support the Incredible Edible Milbridge program | Milbridge, ME | $5,000 |
| Family Planning Association of Maine Inc (aka Maine Family Planning) | Augusta, ME | $5,000 |
| Maine Jewish Museum | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Mano En Mano Hand in Hand Food pantry programs; Welcome & Resource centers; anti-bias education; cultural celebrations | Milbridge, ME | $5,000 |
| Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 |
| Somali Bantu Community Lewiston of Maine To support programs that use Liberation Farms to teach farming skills to youths | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 |
| Spurwink Services | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| St Mary's Nutrition Center | Lewiston, ME | $5,000 |
| The Northern Lighthouse Inc | Presque Isle, ME | $5,000 |
| Wayside Food Programs | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine Funding for anti-bias education with a focus on interfaith dialogue and Israel awareness | Portland, ME | $4,000 |
| Southwest Oxford County Nutrition Inc Funding for Food Pantry Program | Brownfield, ME | $3,000 |
| Oxford Hills Community Garden To support Foothills Foodworks connecting local farmers with food insecure community members | Norway, ME | $2,500 |
| Maine Initiatives | Portland, ME | $1,000 |
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