Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Grants

The Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation offers grants to 501(c)(3) organizations in Maine, focusing on community-based initiatives that address social and environmental issues. Grant decisions are made at the foundation's discretion, with no obligation to applicants. Organizations may only apply once per year, and funding is not available for individual support or recurring operational costs.

Welcome To the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation
The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation is a private non-profit organization that promotes strengthening and supporting communities and draws upon the values and spirituality of the founders. The Foundation has a special interest in organizations and people who have less recourse to usual channels of resources, focusing on community-based initiatives in the State of Maine only.
Persons working for the foundation may not sit on the board of organizations applying for funding, nor may they receive gifts or services from organizations applying for funding. Grant decisions are made by the foundation in its sole discretion and are not subject to review or appeal. The foundation has absolutely no obligation whatsoever to any particular applicant.
Guidelines
The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation was created in 1986 to provide support for Maine communities. As a family foundation, we are interested in projects that address the underlying causes of social and environmental problems, as well as those that address the consequences. As community builders, we are particularly interested in organizations and projects that will affect or serve the most members of a community.

Eligibility

Any 501( c )(3) organization in the state of Maine is eligible.No applications will be considered from any organization without 501(c)(3) status, unless the applicant is a town, fire or emergency aid department or school system with tax-exempt status.We request that you only apply once per calendar year, and if you receive funding- to wait two years before applying again.

Ineligibility

We cannot give money to individuals for their personal use.Endowment grants are rare, as are matching or challenge grants.It is not the goal of the Foundation to provide annual support to any organization, nor are we interested in providing grants to correct funding gaps, whatever the reason might be for them.The Foundation has no emergency funds to distribute.We will not consider funding for:medical care, education or other direct support for individuals
wheelchair vans or transportation for individuals
scholarship foundations or programs that award grants or scholarships
graduation parties or events
travel, sponsorship or funding for student or athletic groups
renovations to churches or other religious properties or institutions

2026 limited cycle: only Maine public libraries (municipal or nonprofit, open to the general public) and Maine fire departments/emergency response services for critical equipment purchases may apply. Letters of inquiry are not being accepted; regular grantmaking is expected to resume in 2027. Online application only.