Kestrel Foundation of Maine

PORTLAND, ME EIN: 47-3870227

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$248K

+15.0% YoY

Grant Count

18

-5.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

+21.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$62K$124K$186K$248K66 grants202021 grants202122 grants202219 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE GIRLS FOUNDATION OF …$181KEASTERN MAINE CONSERVATI…$21KTHE CHAPIN SCHOOL$10KBAY CHAMBER CONCERTS & M…$10KONE PLYMPTON PRESERVATIO…$6KMAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST$5KTHE LANDING SCHOOL$5KMISS PORTER'S SCHOOL$3KAFRICA SCHOOLHOUSE$1KAFRICAN PEOPLE & WILDLIFE$1K

Grant Size Distribution

146 grants across all recorded years

144<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN PM HIGGINSPRESIDENT1
NANCY M CHATFIELDTREASURER1
ELLEN H BERGERSECRETARY1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

ARUNDELAUBURNAUGUSTABERNARDSVILLEBETHLEHEMBOSTONCAMBRIDGECOLCHESTERCONCORDFALLS VILLAGEFALMOUTHFARMINGTONHALLOWELLLEWISTONLOS ANGELESNEW YORKNORTHAMPTONPEAKS ISLANDPORTLANDROCKLAND

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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