Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Saco, ME · EIN 01-0516587 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Saco & Biddeford Savings
524grants reported
$875median award
$300lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
16states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 25 of its 524 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $27K 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
50 Industrial Park RD
Saco, ME 04072-1840
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Thornton Academy | Saco, ME | $73,871 |
| United Way of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $50,200 |
| United Way of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $46,300 |
| United Way of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $46,200 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $21,600 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $17,450 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $16,400 |
| Saco Food Pantry Inc $2,500 Open Hands Open Heart; $12,500 Food Pantry | Saco, ME | $15,000 |
| Apex Youth Connection | Biddeford, ME | $15,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $15,000 |
| Center for Grieving Children | Portland, ME | $13,590 |
| Maine Behavioral Healthcare | South Portland, ME | $13,500 |
| Maine Behavioral Healthcare | South Portland, ME | $13,500 |
| My Place Teen Center Inc | Westbrook, ME | $12,800 |
| Thornton Academy | Saco, ME | $11,760 |
| Center for Grieving Children | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity York County | Kennebunk, ME | $10,000 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | $10,000 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity York County | Kennebunk, ME | $10,000 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Thornton Academy | Saco, ME | $9,843 |
| Mainehealth $3,400 Barbara Bush Children's Hosptial; $6,250 MaineHealth | Portland, ME | $9,650 |
| Center for Grieving Children | Portland, ME | $8,730 |
| The Salvation Army National Corporation Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach | Alexandria, VA | $8,200 |
| Saco Food Pantry Inc $6,850- Food Pantry; $1,250 - Open Hands Open Hearts | Saco, ME | $8,100 |
| Biddeford Food Pantry | Biddeford, ME | $7,450 |
| Saco Food Pantry Inc $5,930 - Food Pantry; $1,250 - Open Hands Open Hearts | Saco, ME | $7,180 |
| Heart of Biddeford | Biddeford, ME | $7,000 |
| Heart of Biddeford | Biddeford, ME | $7,000 |
| Southern Maine Health Care | Biddeford, ME | $7,000 |
| Mainehealth $6,750 Barbara Bush Children's Hosptial; | Portland, ME | $6,750 |
| Saco Main Street | Saco, ME | $6,600 |
| Saco Main Street | Saco, ME | $6,500 |
| South Portland Cape Elizabeth Rotary Charitable Fund | South Portland, ME | $6,500 |
| Heart of Biddeford | Biddeford, ME | $6,500 |
| Saco Main Street | Saco, ME | $6,500 |
| The Salvation Army National Corporation Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach | Alexandria, VA | $6,200 |
| Southern Maine Health Care | Biddeford, ME | $6,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Maine Inc | Portland, ME | $5,760 |
| Junior Achievement of Maine Inc | Portland, ME | $5,700 |
| Maine Cancer Foundation | Falmouth, ME | $5,500 |
| Strive | South Portland, ME | $5,500 |
| Sweetser | Saco, ME | $5,500 |
| Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center | Biddeford, ME | $5,450 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine | Scarborough, ME | $5,250 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $5,200 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine | Westbrook, ME | $5,000 |
| Caring Unlimited | Sanford, ME | $5,000 |
| Seagull Foundation | Old Orchard Beach, ME | $5,000 |
| Caring Unlimited | Sanford, ME | $5,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine | Scarborough, ME | $5,000 |
| Michael T Goulet Tbi & Epilepsy Foundation | Saco, ME | $5,000 |
| Caring Unlimited | Sanford, ME | $5,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $5,000 |
| Maine Cancer Foundation | Falmouth, ME | $5,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine | Scarborough, ME | $5,000 |
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