Grants paid by Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research
EIN 01-0524375 · Phillips, ME · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B99
Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research of Phillips, ME (EIN 01-0524375) reported 38 grants paid totaling $21,252,395 to 21 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$21,252,395
38 grants
Recipients
21
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $30,000 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | $60,354 | — |
| 2022 | 12 | $1,915,021 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | $18,378,625 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | $868,395 | — |
Top recipients
The 21 recipients receiving the most from Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research, by grants paid, out of 21 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $16,848,416 | 2024 |
| Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust 01-0472641 | B | Rangeley, ME | 3 | $1,108,333 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Music School 06-0662152 | B | New Haven, CT | 2 | $958,000 | 2023 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust 01-0729039 | B | Montpelier, VT | 3 | $470,000 | 2024 |
| University of Sydney | U | Sydney, Camperdown | 3 | $322,086 | 2024 |
| Chewonki Foundation 01-0269460 | B | Wiscasset, ME | 1 | $300,000 | 2022 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust 23-7099105 | B | Topsham, ME | 2 | $275,000 | 2024 |
| Treasure Caretaker Training 47-2857160 | B | Boulder, CO | 1 | $200,000 | 2023 |
| Cold Spring School Inc 06-1066740 | B | New Haven, CT | 1 | $200,000 | 2022 |
| Forest Society of Maine 02-0413555 | B | Bangor, ME | 4 | $150,021 | 2023 |
| Blackfoot Challenge 81-0488863 | B | Ovando, MT | 1 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Maine Mountain Collaborative 81-3548148 | B | Portland, ME | 3 | $120,186 | 2023 |
| Maine Media Workshops College 20-5933625 | C | Rockport, ME | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Phillips Public Library 01-0400759 | B | Phillips, ME | 3 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Oceanarium & Education Center 85-4186927 | B | Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $20,902 | 2024 |
| Indiana University 20-2804389 | C | Bloomington, IN | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Kalahari Peoples Fund | U | Austin, TX | 1 | $9,918 | 2020 |
| Living Tongue Institute for Endangered Languages 41-2183857 | C | Salem, OR | 1 | $9,000 | 2022 |
| Borneo Research Council 20-8418924 | B | Phillips, ME | 2 | $7,622 | 2024 |
| Association of Nepal and Himalayan Studies | U | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $2,661 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Royal Anthropological Institute 45-6564037 | B | Phillips, ME | 1 | $250 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 38 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Rangeley, ME | B | $333,333 | paid | General operating support | 202543079349100874 |
| 2024 | Northeast Wilderness Trust Montpelier, VT | B | $195,000 | paid | General operating support | 202543079349100874 |
| 2024 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham, ME | B | $125,000 | paid | General operating support | 202543079349100874 |
| 2024 | University of Sydney Sydney, Camperdown | U | $105,644 | paid | f/b/o Center for Cultural Linguistic Diversity & TRICL | 202543079349100874 |
| 2024 | Maine Media Workshops College Rockport, ME | C | $50,000 | paid | General operating support | 202543079349100874 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Charitable Boston, MA | U | $24,291 | paid | Contribution to donor-advised fund of disqualified person | 202543079349100874 |
| 2024 | Oceanarium & Education Center Bar Harbor, ME | B | $20,902 | paid | General operating support | 202543079349100874 |
| 2024 | Phillips Public Library Phillips, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | General operating support | 202543079349100874 |
| 2024 | Borneo Research Council Phillips, ME | B | $4,225 | paid | General operating support | 202543079349100874 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Charitable Boston, MA | U | $16,824,125 | paid | Contribution to donor-advised fund of disqualified person | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Rangeley, ME | B | $500,000 | paid | General operating support | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Music School New Haven, CT | B | $391,000 | paid | General operating support | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Northeast Wilderness Trust Montpelier, VT | B | $250,000 | paid | General operating support | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Treasure Caretaker Training Boulder, CO | B | $200,000 | paid | General operating support | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | University of Sydney Sydney, Camperdown | U | $102,442 | paid | f/b/o Center for Cultural Linguistic Diversity & TRICL | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Forest Society of Maine Bangor, ME | B | $40,000 | paid | General operating support | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Maine Mountain Collaborative Portland, ME | B | $35,000 | paid | General operating support | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | C | $20,000 | paid | f/b/o Computational Resource on South Asian Languages | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Phillips Public Library Phillips, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | General operating support | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Borneo Research Council Phillips, ME | B | $3,397 | paid | General operating support | 202423139349101952 |
| 2023 | Association of Nepal and Himalayan Studies Cincinnati, OH | U | $2,661 | paid | Vanishing Languanges & Traditional Knowledge of Bhutan | 202423139349101952 |
| 2022 | Neighborhood Music School New Haven, CT | B | $567,000 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Chewonki Foundation Wiscasset, ME | B | $300,000 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Rangeley, ME | B | $275,000 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Cold Spring School Inc New Haven, CT | B | $200,000 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Blackfoot Challenge Ovando, MT | B | $150,000 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham, ME | B | $150,000 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | University of Sydney Sydney, Camperdown | U | $114,000 | paid | f/b/o Center for Cultural Linguistic Diversity & TRICL | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Maine Mountain Collaborative Portland, ME | B | $75,000 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Forest Society of Maine Bangor, ME | B | $40,021 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Northeast Wilderness Trust Montpelier, VT | B | $25,000 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Phillips Public Library Phillips, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | General operating support | 202343179349100809 |
| 2022 | Living Tongue Institute for Endangered Languages Salem, OR | C | $9,000 | paid | Fellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge | 202343179349100809 |
| 2020 | Forest Society of Maine Bangor, ME | B | $40,000 | paid | Capacity Building | 202113069349100236 |
| 2020 | Maine Mountain Collaborative Portland, ME | B | $10,186 | paid | General operating support | 202113069349100236 |
| 2020 | Kalahari Peoples Fund Austin, TX | U | $9,918 | paid | Fellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge | 202113069349100236 |
| 2020 | American Friends of the Royal Anthropological Institute Phillips, ME | B | $250 | paid | General operating support expended during tax year. | 202113069349100236 |
| 2018 | Forest Society of Maine Bangor, ME | B | $30,000 | paid | CONSERVATION | 201903129349100600 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543079349100874 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423139349101952 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202343179349100809 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202113069349100236 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201903129349100600 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/010524375.json.
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