Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Seal Harbor, ME EIN 23-7102758

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$1.5M

Foundation funders

43

Grants recorded

82

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve?

Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by Edward C Johnson Fund ($500K), The Brendan & Helen Bechtel Foundation ($125K), Rockefeller Family Fund Inc ($120K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Edward C Johnson Fund$500,00012023
The Brendan & Helen Bechtel Foundation$125,00012024
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$120,00062020–2024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$106,00022021–2023
Jewish Communal Fund$83,00082021–2025
Fore River Foundation$80,00022024–2025
Cromwell Harbor Supporting Foundation Inc$75,00032023–2025
The William and Mary Greve Foundation$60,00032020–2024
O'Neill Family Charitable Trust$50,00012024
Jamestown Foundation Inc$30,00012020
Ray & Elsie Catena Family Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Tides Foundation$25,00012023
Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving Fund$23,00022024–2025
The Ausolus Trust$20,00012024
Nautilus Foundation Inc$19,50022024–2025
RK Mellon Family Foundation$18,00032024
National Philanthropic Trust$15,75012024
Devonwood Foundation 009606-007$15,00032020–2025
E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith Foundation$15,00012024
The Howard Johnson Foundation$10,50052021–2025
Boston Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Growald Climate Fund Inc$10,00012024
Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009$9,00022024–2025
Northern Lights Foundation 009502-005$9,00052020–2025
The Chicago Community Trust$8,00012025
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K6 grants2020 7 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 33 grants2024 20 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54K (2021) to $699K (2023). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $205K.

What grants has Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Fore River FoundationUnrestricted$65,000
2025Ray & Elsie Catena Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025Cromwell Harbor Supporting Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2025Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving FundENVIRONMENT$12,000
2025Nautilus Foundation IncTO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$10,000
2025Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$10,000
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$10,000
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$10,000
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$8,000
2025The Eacho Family FoundationCOMMUNITY$6,000
2025Devonwood Foundation 009606-007GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025The Fairfield FoundationCOMMUNITY SERVICES$5,000
2025Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009GENERAL SUPPORT$4,000
2025Northern Lights Foundation 009502-005GENERAL SUPPORT$3,000
2025The Martha & Alexis Stewart CharitableFOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$2,500
2025The Howard Johnson FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$2,000
2025Munsell Family FoundationFOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES$1,000
2025Paul Bechtner FoundationSUPPORT PRESERVATION OF PUB. LANDS$1,000
2025The Block Grausman FundGeneral Charitable Purpose$200
2025Dorothy M Beskind FoundationGENERAL$100
2024The Brendan & Helen Bechtel FoundationSUPPORT FOR RENOVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE ABBY ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER GARDEN$125,000
2024O'Neill Family Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024The William and Mary Greve FoundationIN SUPPORT OF GARDEN PROJECTS.$25,000
2024Cromwell Harbor Supporting Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Ausolus TrustEXEMPT PURPOSE$20,000
2024Rockefeller Family Fund IncGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$15,750
2024Fore River FoundationUnrestricted$15,000
2024E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith FoundationFURTHER CONSERVATIONAL PURPOSES$15,000
2024Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving FundENVIRONMENT$11,000

Showing 30 most recent of 82 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve?

Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve is funded by 43 grantmakers, led by Edward C Johnson Fund ($500K), The Brendan & Helen Bechtel Foundation ($125K), Rockefeller Family Fund Inc ($120K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve between 2020–2025.

Who is Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve's largest funder?

Edward C Johnson Fund is the largest recorded funder of Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, with $500K across 1 grant (2023).

How much grant funding has Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve received?

IRS 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve across 82 grants from 43 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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