Rosamond Thaxter Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 01-6019476
Foundation Overview
Based in Portland, ME, Rosamond Thaxter Foundation has awarded 158 grants totaling $407,376 to organizations in Maine, New Hampshire and 1 other state across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $20,000, with a median award of $2,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
8 of 27 recipients (30%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
52% of grants are awarded in New Hampshire, with additional funding distributed across 2 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New Hampshire, funding concentrates in Portsmouth (80%), Bedford (7%), Greenland (6%).
Funding Trajectory
Moderate 44% growth trend over 3 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (40%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Rosamond Thaxter Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth Historical Society | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Arts In Reach | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Starr Island Corporation | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Religion And Education | 2023 |
| Sweetser Childrens Services | $2,500 | Saco, ME, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Kittery Land Trust | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Footprints Food Pantry | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Portsmouth Anthenaeum | $1,200 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Fair Tide | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts Of The Green And White | $5,000 | Bedford, NH, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Gundalow Company | $3,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Town Of Kittery | $2,273 | Kittery, ME, US | Unrestricted Grant | 2023 |
| The Dance Hall | $1,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Haven | $2,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | $3,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| White Pine Programs | $4,500 | York, ME, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Ice Dance International | $2,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Animal Welfare Society | $1,500 | West Kennebunk, ME, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Seacoast Community School | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Black Heritage Trail Of Nh | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Promote African American | 2023 |
| Yoga In Action | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Promote Health And Wellness | 2023 |
| Old York Historical Society | $1,200 | York, ME, US | General | 2023 |
| Ecology School | $2,500 | Saco, ME, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| 3 Artspace | $3,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Mainspring | $10,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Goodwork | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| North Church | $3,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Support Church | 2023 |
| Wentworth Coolidge Mansion | $3,200 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Kittery Historical & Naval Museum | $500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Arts In Reach | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cross Road House | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Kittery Land Trust | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Footprints Food Pantry | $2,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| York Hospital | $2,000 | York, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Portsmouth Anthenaeum | $1,200 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Fair Tide | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts Of The Green And White | $5,000 | Bedford, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Gundalow Company | $3,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Kittery Art Association | $1,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Prescott Park Arts Festival | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Town Of Kittery | $2,415 | Kittery, ME, US | Unrestricted Grant | 2022 |
| Seacoast Pathways | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Services For Adults With | 2022 |
| First Congregational Church Of Kittery | $1,200 | Kittery Point, ME, US | Religious Purposes | 2022 |
| The Dance Hall | $1,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Starr Island Corporation | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | $3,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Ice Dance International | $1,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Black Heritage Trail Of Nh | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Promote African American | 2022 |
| Lovering Health Center | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | Medical Care | 2022 |
| Yoga In Action | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Promote Health And Wellness | 2022 |
| Kittery Historical & Naval Museum | $500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Arts In Reach | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cross Road House | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Kittery Land Trust | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Footprints Food Pantry | $2,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| York Hospital | $2,000 | York, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Portsmouth Anthenaeum | $1,200 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Fair Tide | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts Of The Green And White | $5,000 | Bedford, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Gundalow Company | $3,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Kittery Art Association | $1,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Prescott Park Arts Festival | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Town Of Kittery | $2,415 | Kittery, ME, US | Unrestricted Grant | 2022 |
| Seacoast Pathways | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Services For Adults With | 2022 |
| First Congregational Church Of Kittery | $1,200 | Kittery Point, ME, US | Religious Purposes | 2022 |
| The Dance Hall | $1,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Starr Island Corporation | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | $3,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Ice Dance International | $1,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Black Heritage Trail Of Nh | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Promote African American | 2022 |
| Lovering Health Center | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | Medical Care | 2022 |
| Yoga In Action | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Promote Health And Wellness | 2022 |
| Kittery Historical & Naval Museum | $500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Arts In Reach | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cross Road House | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Kittery Land Trust | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Footprints Food Pantry | $2,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| York Hospital | $2,000 | York, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Portsmouth Anthenaeum | $1,200 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Fair Tide | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts Of The Green And White | $5,000 | Bedford, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Gundalow Company | $3,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Kittery Art Association | $1,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Prescott Park Arts Festival | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Town Of Kittery | $2,415 | Kittery, ME, US | Unrestricted Grant | 2022 |
| Seacoast Pathways | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Services For Adults With | 2022 |
| First Congregational Church Of Kittery | $1,200 | Kittery Point, ME, US | Religious Purposes | 2022 |
| The Dance Hall | $1,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Starr Island Corporation | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | $3,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Ice Dance International | $1,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Black Heritage Trail Of Nh | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Promote African American | 2022 |
| Lovering Health Center | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | Medical Care | 2022 |
| Yoga In Action | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Promote Health And Wellness | 2022 |
| Kittery Historical & Naval Museum | $3,636 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Portsmouth Historical Society | $5,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Portsmouth Public Library | $2,225 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Arts In Reach | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Warner House | $3,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Strawberry Banke Inc | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Kittery Land Trust | $20,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Rice Public Library | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| York Hospital | $2,000 | York, ME, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Portsmouth Anthenaeum | $2,400 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Portsmouth Music Hall | $4,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Maine Preservation | $2,400 | Yarmouth, ME, US | General Support | 2021 |
| On Belay | $500 | Newmarket, NH, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Animal Welfare Society | $1,000 | West Kennebunk, ME, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Ice Dance International | $2,250 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| White Pine Programs | $2,000 | York, ME, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | $7,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Community Toolbox | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Seacoast Pathways | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Services For Adults With | 2021 |
| Robert W Traip Academy | $3,500 | Kittery, ME, US | Education | 2021 |
| Town Of Kittery | $6,431 | Kittery, ME, US | Unrestricted Grant | 2021 |
| Prescott Park Arts Festival | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Moffatt-ladd House & Garden | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Gundalow Company | $6,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts Of The Green And White | $7,000 | Bedford, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Feminist Health Center | $5,000 | Greenland, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Fair Tide | $7,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| A House For Me | $750 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Starr Island Corporation | $5,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| The Music Hall | $1,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| The Dance Hall | $2,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Support | 2021 |
| My Breast Cancer Support | $500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of New Hampshire | $3,500 | Durham, NH, US | Shoals Marine Laboratory | 2021 |
| Habitat For Humanity York County | $1,000 | Kennebunk, ME, US | Housing For Low Income | 2021 |
| Kittery Historical & Naval Museum | $2,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Warner House | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Strawberry Banke Inc | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Fuel & More | $1,000 | Kittery, ME, US | Fuel Assistance For | 2020 |
| Kittery Land Trust | $3,500 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Footprints Food Pantry | $2,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Portsmouth Anthenaeum | $1,865 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Fair Tide | $3,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Feminist Health Center | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Girl Scouts Of The Green And White | $2,000 | Bedford, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Gundalow Company | $2,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Kittery Art Association | $1,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Prescott Park Arts Festival | $2,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Town Of Kittery | $3,101 | Kittery, ME, US | Unrestricted Grant | 2020 |
| Habitat For Humanity York County | $1,500 | Kennebunk, ME, US | Housing For Low Income | 2020 |
| University Of New Hampshire | $2,000 | Durham, NH, US | Shoals Marine Laboratory | 2020 |
| My Breast Cancer Support | $500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The Dance Hall | $1,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Starr Island Corporation | $2,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Haven | $2,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| A House For Me | $750 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Community Toolbox | $1,500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | $3,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| White Pine Programs | $2,000 | York, ME, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Ice Dance International | $750 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Animal Welfare Society | $1,000 | West Kennebunk, ME, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Big Brother And Big Sisters Of | $500 | Stratham, NH, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Hospice Help Foundation | $500 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Seacoast Community School | $2,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Seacoast Village Project | $500 | New Castle, NH, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
| Rice Public Library Corporation | $5,000 | Kittery, ME, US | General Purposes | 2020 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 01-6019476 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | PO BOX 31 Portland, ME 04112-0031 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Rosamond Thaxter Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Melissa Paly |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Joan Rice |
| Trustee | Hm Payson Co |
| Trustee | Beverly A Daniel |
Forms 990-PF
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