Lunder Foundation
Private foundation · Portland, ME · EIN 01-0437556 · reported 2023–2025
463grants reported
$1,000median award
$100lower quartile
$11smallest grant
$64.8Mtotal paid
21states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 25 of its 463 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.2M 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
2 Monument SQ Ste 502
Portland, ME 04101-6062
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital LEARNING INITIATIVE | Boston, MA | $4,826,495 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital LEARNING INITIATIVE | Boston, MA | $4,801,875 |
| Mass General Hospital LUNDER LEARNING INITIATIVE (2 CHAIRS) | Boston, MA | $4,768,750 |
| Northeastern Universityroux Institute ANNUAL FUND | Boston, MA | $3,062,856 |
| Colby College LIAA ENDOWMENT FUND | Waterville, ME | $2,742,858 |
| Colby College ENDOWMENT FUND | Waterville, ME | $2,385,715 |
| Colby College ENDOWMENT FUND | Waterville, ME | $2,385,715 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife PROJECT SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $2,200,000 |
| Colby College Museum LUNDER ART PURCHASE FUND | Waterville, ME | $2,030,480 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife PROJECT SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $1,266,697 |
| Colby College Museum of Art ART PURCHASE FUND | Waterville, ME | $1,249,288 |
| Colby College Museum of Art ART PURCHASE FUND | Waterville, ME | $1,116,690 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute FARBER ENDOWED CHAIR/LL RESEARCH | Boston, MA | $1,056,055 |
| Colby College Museum LUNDER ART PURCHASE FUND | Waterville, ME | $1,025,391 |
| Maine Public Broadcasting PROGRAMMING FUND | Lewiston, ME | $1,004,292 |
| Lesley University ANNUAL FUND | Cambridge, MA | $1,002,985 |
| Maine Public Broadcasting PROGRAMMING FUND | Lewiston, ME | $1,001,775 |
| Lesley University ANNUAL FUND | Cambridge, MA | $1,001,207 |
| Colby College Museum LUNDER ART PURCHASE FUND | Waterville, ME | $939,010 |
| Colby College Museum of Art ART PURCHASE FUND | Waterville, ME | $800,313 |
| Dana-Farber CHAIR/LL RESEARCH | Boston, MA | $754,244 |
| Colby College ALUMNI FUND LUNDER SCHOLARS | Waterville, ME | $727,500 |
| Maine College of Art & Design LUNDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Portland, ME | $717,291 |
| Colby College CCMA LUNDER COLLECTION FUND | Waterville, ME | $714,285 |
| Colby College CCMA LUNDER COLLECTION FUND | Waterville, ME | $714,285 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife PROJECT SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $702,000 |
| Dana-Farber CHAIR/LL RESEARCH | Boston, MA | $701,080 |
| Maine College of Art & Design LUNDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2024 | Portland, ME | $607,135 |
| Norton Museum of Art PLEDGE | West Palm Beach, FL | $601,809 |
| Maine College of Art & Design LUNDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2025 | Portland, ME | $600,000 |
| Thomas College | Waterville, ME | $577,187 |
| Colby College Museum of Art ART PURCHASE FUND | Waterville, ME | $550,449 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife A. LELAND NURSING ENDOWMENT & CNA TRAINING | Roslindale, MA | $533,528 |
| Harvard University Art Museum PROJECT SUPPORT | Cambridge, MA | $502,357 |
| Thomas College LUNDERS SCHOLARS | Waterville, ME | $501,104 |
| Colby College CCMA LIAA ANNUAL FUNDING SUPPORT | Waterville, ME | $500,000 |
| Mass General Hospital LUNDER LEARNING INITIATIVE - DINEEN | Boston, MA | $500,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital ANNUAL FUND | Boston, MA | $484,989 |
| Colby College COLBY ARTS BUILDING | Waterville, ME | $452,316 |
| Thomas College | Waterville, ME | $407,660 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife LELAND NURSING ENDOWMENT | Boston, MA | $402,454 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife LELAND NURSING ENDOWMENT | Boston, MA | $400,000 |
| Colby College CCMA LIAA ANNUAL FUNDING SUPPORT | Waterville, ME | $400,000 |
| Maine College of Art LUNDER SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Portland, ME | $362,395 |
| Colby College CCMA LUNDER COLLECTION FUND | Waterville, ME | $357,142 |
| Colby College Museum LUNDER ART PURCHASE FUND | Waterville, ME | $351,583 |
| Cox Science Center ANNUAL FUND | West Palm Beach, FL | $336,666 |
| University of New England FINANCIAL AID | Portland, ME | $336,566 |
| Beth Israel Congregation RABBI ENDOWMENT FUND | Waterville, ME | $335,344 |
| Beth Israel Congregation RABBI ENDOWMENT FUND | Waterville, ME | $335,049 |
| Cox Science Center ANNUAL FUND | West Palm Beach, FL | $334,152 |
| University of New England FINANCIAL AID | Portland, ME | $333,857 |
| Beth Israel Congregation RABBI ENDOWMENT FUND | Waterville, ME | $332,602 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art CONSERVATION FUND | New York, NY | $276,806 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess LUNDER NURSING EDUCATION FUND | Boston, MA | $251,394 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art LUNDER CONSERVATION FUND | New York, NY | $251,277 |
| Colby College COLBY ARTS BUILDING | Waterville, ME | $250,000 |
| Colby College COLBY ARTS BUILDING | Waterville, ME | $250,000 |
| Colby College COLBY ARTS BUILDING | Waterville, ME | $250,000 |
| Colby College COLBY ARTS BUILDING | Waterville, ME | $250,000 |
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