Grants paid by Rural Futures Fund
EIN 20-8797462 · ME · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Rural Futures Fund of ME (EIN 20-8797462) reported 31 grants paid totaling $2,601,733 to 12 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,601,733
31 grants
Recipients
12
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | $580,776 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | $610,466 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $683,068 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | $212,704 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $193,725 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | $320,994 | — |
Top recipients
The 12 recipients receiving the most from Rural Futures Fund, by grants paid, out of 12 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Youth Institute | U | Portland, ME | 2 | $410,666 | 2025 |
| Old-Town Orono YMCA 22-3160786 | C | Old Town, ME | 5 | $406,649 | 2024 |
| University of Maine | U | Orono, ME | 6 | $404,055 | 2025 |
| Maine Seacoast Mission 01-0216837 | C | Bar Harbor, ME | 4 | $400,989 | 2024 |
| Chewonki Foundation Inc 01-0269460 | B | Wiscasset, ME | 3 | $359,085 | 2022 |
| Maine Youth Alliance 90-0857900 | B | Belfast, ME | 5 | $358,547 | 2024 |
| Apex Youth Connection (formerly Known As the Community Bicycle Center) | U | Biddeford, ME | 1 | $89,710 | 2020 |
| Midcoast Youth Alliance | U | Bath, ME | 1 | $85,000 | 2023 |
| Apex Youth Connection 20-3684834 | B | Biddeford, ME | 1 | $54,000 | 2021 |
| Trekkers Inc 01-0537500 | C | Thomaston, ME | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Center for Rural Youth Development 93-2311046 | C | Portland, ME | 1 | $7,704 | 2023 |
| Maine Philanthropy Center 01-0503126 | B | Portland, ME | 1 | $328 | 2025 |
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 31 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rural Youth Institute Portland, ME | U | $310,666 | paid | General Operating Support | 202601249349100020 |
| 2025 | University of Maine Orono, ME | U | $10,000 | paid | Funding support for the Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center; Aspirations Incubator Program | 202601249349100020 |
| 2025 | Maine Philanthropy Center Portland, ME | B | $328 | paid | General Operating Support | 202601249349100020 |
| 2024 | Rural Youth Institute Portland, ME | U | $100,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202501269349100030 |
| 2024 | Maine Seacoast Mission Bar Harbor, ME | C | $30,750 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202501269349100030 |
| 2024 | Maine Youth Alliance Belfast, ME | B | $25,000 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202501269349100030 |
| 2024 | University of Maine Orono, ME | U | $25,000 | paid | Funding support for the Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center; Aspirations Incubator Program | 202501269349100030 |
| 2024 | Old-Town Orono YMCA Old Town, ME | C | $12,975 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202501269349100030 |
| 2023 | Midcoast Youth Alliance Bath, ME | U | $85,000 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202421109349102462 |
| 2023 | University of Maine Orono, ME | U | $50,000 | paid | Funding support for the Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center; Aspirations Incubator Program | 202421109349102462 |
| 2023 | Maine Youth Alliance Belfast, ME | B | $50,000 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202421109349102462 |
| 2023 | Old-Town Orono YMCA Old Town, ME | C | $20,000 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202421109349102462 |
| 2023 | Center for Rural Youth Development Portland, ME | C | $7,704 | paid | Startup costs | 202421109349102462 |
| 2022 | Old-Town Orono YMCA Old Town, ME | C | $207,560 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202321189349100527 |
| 2022 | Maine Seacoast Mission Bar Harbor, ME | C | $159,050 | paid | Funding support for the EdGE Program; Aspirations Incubator Program | 202321189349100527 |
| 2022 | Chewonki Foundation Inc Wiscasset, ME | B | $116,101 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202321189349100527 |
| 2022 | University of Maine Orono, ME | U | $102,977 | paid | Funding support for the Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center; Aspirations Incubator Program | 202321189349100527 |
| 2022 | Maine Youth Alliance Belfast, ME | B | $97,380 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202321189349100527 |
| 2021 | Maine Seacoast Mission Bar Harbor, ME | C | $138,691 | paid | Funding support for the EdGE Program; Aspirations Incubator Program | 202211299349102956 |
| 2021 | Chewonki Foundation Inc Wiscasset, ME | B | $123,946 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202211299349102956 |
| 2021 | University of Maine Orono, ME | U | $109,022 | paid | Funding support for the Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center; Aspirations Incubator Program | 202211299349102956 |
| 2021 | Old-Town Orono YMCA Old Town, ME | C | $94,903 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202211299349102956 |
| 2021 | Maine Youth Alliance Belfast, ME | B | $89,904 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202211299349102956 |
| 2021 | Apex Youth Connection Biddeford, ME | B | $54,000 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202211299349102956 |
| 2020 | Chewonki Foundation Inc Wiscasset, ME | B | $119,038 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202111259349102636 |
| 2020 | University of Maine Orono, ME | U | $107,056 | paid | Funding support for the Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center; Aspirations Incubator Program | 202111259349102636 |
| 2020 | Maine Youth Alliance Belfast, ME | B | $96,263 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202111259349102636 |
| 2020 | Apex Youth Connection (formerly Known As the Community Bicycle Center) Biddeford, ME | U | $89,710 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202111259349102636 |
| 2020 | Maine Seacoast Mission Bar Harbor, ME | C | $72,498 | paid | Funding support for the EdGE Program; Aspirations Incubator Program | 202111259349102636 |
| 2020 | Old-Town Orono YMCA Old Town, ME | C | $71,211 | paid | Aspirations Incubator Program | 202111259349102636 |
| 2020 | Trekkers Inc Thomaston, ME | C | $25,000 | paid | Funding to fund the Capacity Building | 202111259349102636 |
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 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601249349100020 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501269349100030 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202421109349102462 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321189349100527 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211299349102956 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202111259349102636 |
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/208797462.json.
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