Chewonki Foundation Inc
Chewonki inspires transformative growth, teaches appreciation and stewardship of the natural world, and challenges people to build thriving, sustainable communities throughout their lives.
Chewonki Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $24,562,510
- -3.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,991,240
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $678,337
- -11.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,861,424
- -4.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Chewonki Foundation Inc
- Next open deadline
- October 31, 2026 (Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarship)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Chewonki Foundation Inc
Who Chewonki Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Chewonki Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 94% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $160K (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Maine Cooperative Extension Falmouth, ME | Operations Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,562,510 | $7,991,240 | $8,861,424 | — | — | $678,337 |
| 2024 | $25,361,696 | $7,969,474 | $9,285,899 | — | — | $762,273 |
| 2023 | $26,688,704 | $10,791,457 | $11,355,908 | $10,000 | 1 | $344,390 |
| 2022 | $28,647,770 | $9,681,869 | $11,036,250 | $60,000 | 3 | $155,116 |
| 2021 | $31,373,154 | $10,204,767 | $10,373,169 | $117,000 | 3 | $863,193 |
| 2020 | $28,317,413 | $7,469,137 | $7,970,123 | $160,000 | 4 | $176,254 |
About Chewonki Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Chewonki Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Wiscasset, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $678K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chewonki Foundation Inc is led by Nancy Kennedy, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 27 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nancy Kennedy
President
Executive Vice President → Acting President, 2022
Acting President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$102K (2020) → $150K (2025)
Andre Heard
Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Gudebski
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Desjarlais
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Scheu
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Connors
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edgardo Ponch Membreno
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marion Howard
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alison Carnduff
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
D Scott Beebe Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Jack
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colby Holtshouse
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Bandhu
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ariel Speicher
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danforth Townley
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Ambach
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Wilkinson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Kingsbury
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Crowell
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tavo Tru-Alcala
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Mygatt
Vice Chair
Trustee & Vice → Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J Bailey McCallum
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Appell-Warren
Clerk
Trustee → Clerk, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Krantz
Past Trustee
Trustee → Past Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyo Bannai
Past Trustee
Trustee → Past Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Zumstein
Past Secretary
Secretary → Past Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary-Theresa Quarcoo
Past Trustee
Trustee → Past Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Carl Young (2020–2024) — Past Vice President of Finance
- Former: Dan Townley (2020–2024) — Clerk
- Former: Michael Fleisher (2020–2024) — Past Vice Chair
- Former: Roseanne Saalfield (2020–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Jeffrey Eberle (2023–2024) — Past Treasurer
- Former: Matt Kingsbury (2024) — Trustee
- Former: John Warren (2020–2023) — Past Trustee
- Former: Rebecca Marvil (2020–2023) — Past Trustee
- Former: Willard Morgan (2020–2023) — Past President
- Former: Gerrit Lansing (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Rodriques (2023) — Past Trustee
- Former: Jeff Eberle (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Mt Charkie Quarcoo (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Susan T. Rodriguez (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Amy Noordzij (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Anne Schlitt (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Davis Benedict (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Gordon Hall III (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Stephanie Tipton (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Suzanne McGinn (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $150K, to Nancy Kennedy (President).
Frequently asked questions about Chewonki Foundation Inc
How large is Chewonki Foundation Inc?
Chewonki Foundation Inc reported $24.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.0M.
What is Chewonki Foundation Inc?
Chewonki Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Wiscasset, ME. It holds $24.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Chewonki Foundation Inc operate?
Chewonki Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Maine.
What is Chewonki Foundation Inc's EIN?
Chewonki Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0269460. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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