Sam L Cohen Foundation
Private foundation · Portland, ME · EIN 20-2262822 · reported 2025
125grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$500smallest grant
$3.3Mtotal paid
3states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 125 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $305K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youth and Family Outreach BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE CAMPAIGN | South Portland, ME | $275,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs OF Southern Maine A PLACE OF GROWTH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Portland, ME | $250,000 |
| Jewish Community Alliance ADDRESSING ANTISEMITISM | Portland, ME | $225,000 |
| Maine Public CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Portland, ME | $125,000 |
| Gulf OF Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $100,000 |
| Portland Parks Conservancy 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY POOL | Portland, ME | $100,000 |
| Maine Initiatives | Portland, ME | $75,000 |
| Planned Parenthood OF Northern New England | Portland, ME | $60,000 |
| Maine Children's Alliance RIGHT FROM THE START COALITION | Augusta, ME | $58,333 |
| Holocaust & Human Rights Center OF Maine | Augusta, ME | $54,545 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $50,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | Portland, ME | $50,000 |
| Maine Children's Alliance | Augusta, ME | $50,000 |
| Maine Equal Justice | Augusta, ME | $40,000 |
| Maine Family Planning | Augusta, ME | $40,000 |
| MY Place Teen Center | Westbrook, ME | $40,000 |
| Seeds OF Hope Neighborhood Center | Biddeford, ME | $40,000 |
| Southern Maine Area Agency ON Aging | Biddeford, ME | $40,000 |
| Biddeford Food Pantry | Biddeford, ME | $35,000 |
| Fair Tide | Kittery, ME | $35,000 |
| Maine Women's Lobby Education Fund | Augusta, ME | $30,000 |
| Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program | Brunswick, ME | $30,000 |
| Milestone Foundation | Portland, ME | $30,000 |
| Temple Beth EL | Portland, ME | $30,000 |
| The Ecology School | Saco, ME | $30,000 |
| Congregation Etz Chaim | Kennebunk, ME | $25,000 |
| Farms for Food Equity | Cape Elizabeth, ME | $25,000 |
| Full Plates Full Potential | Brunswick, ME | $25,000 |
| Hope Acts | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Hospice OF Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | $25,000 |
| Intercultural Community Center | Westbrook, ME | $25,000 |
| Jobs for Maine's Graduates | Augusta, ME | $25,000 |
| Maine Coast Fishermen's Association | Brunswick, ME | $25,000 |
| Mainehealth MAINE CHILDREN'S CANCER PROGRAM | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Portland Recovery Community Center | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Psl Services | South Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Robbie Foundation | Scarborough, ME | $25,000 |
| Southern Maine Jewish Cemetery Association CEMETERY RENOVATION | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Avesta Housing Development Corporation | Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| Consumers for Affordable Health Care | Augusta, ME | $20,000 |
| Dempsey Center | Lewiston, ME | $20,000 |
| Disability Rights Maine | Augusta, ME | $20,000 |
| Heart OF Biddeford | Biddeford, ME | $20,000 |
| Levey Day School | Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| Mitchell Institute | Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| Quality Housing Coalition | Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| Regional Transportation Program | Westbrook, ME | $20,000 |
| Side X Side | Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| Susan L Curtis Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| Through These Doors | Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| Maine Audubon | Falmouth, ME | $18,452 |
| Greater Portland Health | Portland, ME | $16,016 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters OF Southern Maine | Westbrook, ME | $15,000 |
| Black Owned Maine | Portland, ME | $15,000 |
| Cumberland County Food Security Council | South Portland, ME | $15,000 |
| Elder Abuse Institute OF Maine | Brunswick, ME | $15,000 |
| Food for All Services | Portland, ME | $15,000 |
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