Abbe Museum

Bar Harbor, ME ·EIN 01-0211777 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$1.2M received 31 funders 81 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Abbe Museum?

Abbe Museum is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by The Henry Luce Foundation Inc ($225K), Elmina B Sewall Foundation ($200K), Pobble Stone Foundation ($140K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Abbe Museum between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$225,00022023–2024
Elmina B Sewall Foundation$200,00042020–2024
Pobble Stone Foundation$140,00042020–2023
Maine Community Foundation Inc$95,00042020–2024
Onion Foundation$79,50042020–2024
Terra Foundation for American Art$75,00012024
New England Foundation for the Arts$65,00022021–2022
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc$50,00012021
Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc$40,00022024
Maine Initiativesinc$30,36022020–2022
The David Rockefeller Fund Inc$25,00012024
Fisher Charitable Foundation$25,00052020–2024
Jkw Foundation Tr Ua 092597$25,00022022–2023
Association of Tribal Archives Libraries & Museums$21,32022022–2024
Libra Foundation$20,00042020–2023
Cascade Foundation$17,00032021–2023
Maine Humanities Council$12,72722020–2021
The Snider Foundation$12,50032021–2023
Quimby Family Foundation$12,00012020
Arthur K Watson Trust Xxxxx5001$10,00022025
Devonwood Foundation 009606-007$10,00052020–2024
Edward & Verna Gerbic Family Foundation$6,00042020–2025
Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc$5,00052022–2024
Margaret Ann Grinnell$2,50022022–2024
The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler$2,00042020–2024

Showing top 25 of 31 funders by total given.

What grants has Abbe Museum received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Arthur K Watson Trust Xxxxx5001THE WABANAKI CURATORIAL$5,000
2025Arthur K Watson Trust Xxxxx5001THE WABANAKI CURATORIAL$5,000
2025Edward & Verna Gerbic Family FoundationCurrent Use for General Charitable Purposes$1,000
2024Terra Foundation for American ArtART EDUCATION$75,000
2024The Henry Luce Foundation IncSupport for a conference$75,000
2024Elmina B Sewall FoundationGeneral Operating Support$60,000
2024Maine Community Foundation IncCultural & Ethnic Awareness$41,000
2024The David Rockefeller Fund IncTO PLAN FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY AND REACH OF THE DAWNLAND FESTIVAL OF ARTS & IDEAS, AN INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO CATALYZING DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW INDIGENOUS WORLDVIEWS CAN OFFER SOLUTIONS FOR THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR TIME.$25,000
2024Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncTO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)$20,000
2024Onion FoundationTo provide general support$20,000
2024Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncTO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)$20,000
2024Fisher Charitable FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2024Association of Tribal Archives Libraries & MuseumsPreserve history$3,320
2024Edward & Verna Gerbic Family FoundationCurrent Use for General Charitable Purposes$2,000
2024Devonwood Foundation 009606-007GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$2,000
2024Margaret Ann GrinnellGENERAL PURPOSE$2,000
2024Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation IncGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
2024Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation IncGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
2024The Gilbert and Ildiko ButlerCULTURAL$500
2024Colket Family FoundationGENERAL GIFT - UNRESTRICTED$300
2023The Henry Luce Foundation IncAbbe Museum Curator of Exhibits and Collections$150,000
2023Elmina B Sewall FoundationGeneral Operating Support$50,000
2023Pobble Stone FoundationCHARITABLE$30,000
2023Maine Community Foundation IncCultural & Ethnic Awareness$27,000
2023Onion FoundationTo provide general support$20,000
2023Cascade FoundationARTS AND CULTURE$10,000
2023Jkw Foundation Tr Ua 092597LEADING DECOLONIZED MUSEUM WORKING DIRECTLY WITH WABANAKI NATIONS TO UPLIFT NATIVE ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS, AND YOUTH IN ORDER TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE SOCIAL IMPACT FOR THE NATIVE PEOPLES IN WHAT IS NOW MAINE.$10,000
2023Libra FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2023Fisher Charitable FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2023The Snider FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$3,500

Showing 30 most recent of 81 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Abbe Museum?

Abbe Museum is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by The Henry Luce Foundation Inc ($225K), Elmina B Sewall Foundation ($200K), Pobble Stone Foundation ($140K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Abbe Museum between 2020–2025.

Who is Abbe Museum's largest funder?

The Henry Luce Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Abbe Museum, with $225K across 2 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has Abbe Museum received?

IRS 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Abbe Museum across 81 grants from 31 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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