Sam L Cohen Foundation
Private foundation · Portland, ME · EIN 20-2262822 · reported 2023–2025
331grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$500smallest grant
$8.1Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 22 of its 331 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $791K 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
22 Free St Ste 401
Portland, ME 04101-3900
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Portland Stage Company "MAKING AN ENTRANCE" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Portland, ME | $200,000 |
| Maine Public CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Portland, ME | $125,000 |
| MY Place Teen Center THE MY PLACE TEEN CENTER SUSTAINABILITY CAMPAIGN | Westbrook, ME | $125,000 |
| Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS | Portland, ME | $125,000 |
| Maine Public CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Bangor, ME | $125,000 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $100,000 |
| Portland Parks Conservancy 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY POOL | Portland, ME | $100,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank BIDDEFORD AREA FOOD ACCESS | Auburn, ME | $100,000 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | $100,000 |
| United Way of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $80,000 |
| Maine Initiatives | Portland, ME | $75,000 |
| Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine CHARLIE MILLER AWARD | Portland, ME | $75,000 |
| Maine Children's Alliance RIGHT FROM THE START COALITION | Augusta, ME | $65,000 |
| 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 |
| Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION | Augusta, ME | $50,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | Portland, ME | $50,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project | Portland, ME | $50,000 |
| Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $50,000 |
| Maine Jewish Museum DELET PROGRAM | Portland, ME | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | Colchester, VT | $50,000 |
| Preble Street | Portland, ME | $50,000 |
| York County Shelter Programs Inc | Alfred, ME | $50,000 |
| Foundation for Portland Public Schools MAKE IT HAPPEN! EXPANSION | Portland, ME | $45,000 |
| Milestone Recovery DETOX EXPANSION PROJECT | Portland, ME | $45,000 |
| Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition | Portland, ME | $45,000 |
| Maine Family Planning | Augusta, ME | $41,600 |
| 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 |
| Maine Children's Alliance ADVANCING CHILD HEALTH AND WELFARE | Augusta, ME | $40,000 |
| Maine Equal Justice | Hallowell, ME | $40,000 |
| Southern Maine Agency on Aging PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OLDER ADULTS IN SOUTHERN MAINE | Biddeford, ME | $40,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | $40,000 |
| Prosperityme | Portland, ME | $40,000 |
| Biddeford Food Pantry | Biddeford, ME | $35,000 |
| Fair Tide | Kittery, ME | $35,000 |
| ACLU of Maine | Portland, ME | $35,000 |
| Equalitymaine Foundation | Portland, ME | $35,000 |
| Maine Center for Economic Policy | Portland, ME | $35,000 |
| York County Community Action Corporation | Sanford, ME | $35,000 |
| Maine Association for the Education of Young Children RIGHT FROM THE START COALITION | Augusta, ME | $32,500 |
| Maine Children's Alliance RIGHT FROM THE START COALITION | Augusta, ME | $32,500 |
| 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 |
| Biddeford Food Pantry BIDDEFORD FOOD PANTRY | Biddeford, ME | $30,000 |
| The Jewish Federations of North America 2023 ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND | New York, NY | $30,000 |
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