Grants paid by Lesher Family Foundation
EIN 87-1858339 · Rockport, ME · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE T30
Lesher Family Foundation of Rockport, ME (EIN 87-1858339) reported 17 grants paid totaling $2,298,725 to 8 recipients in tax years 2022–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,298,725
17 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2022–2024
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | $1,122,325 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $653,900 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $522,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from Lesher Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrowby Farm Sanctuary 84-2820323 | A | Jefferson, ME | 7 | $1,684,825 | 2024 |
| Town of Rockport | U | Rockport, ME | 2 | $253,900 | 2023 |
| Coastal Heritage Society 58-1246230 | A | Savannah, GA | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| The Authors Guild Foundation 23-7248599 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Fonkoze USA 52-2022113 | A | Washington DC, DC | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Westover School 06-0646961 | A | Middlebury, CT | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Maine Media Workshops College 20-5933625 | A | Rockport, ME | 2 | $32,500 | 2024 |
| YWCA Tulsa 73-0579296 | A | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $27,500 | 2022 |
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 17 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, ME | A | $400,000 | paid | SUPPORT GRANT | 202521359349308797 |
| 2024 | Coastal Heritage Society Savannah, GA | A | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL GRANT | 202521359349308797 |
| 2024 | Maine Media Workshops College Rockport, ME | A | $22,500 | paid | SUPPORT GRANT | 202521359349308797 |
| 2023 | Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, ME | A | $400,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202431359349312708 |
| 2023 | Town of Rockport Rockport, ME | U | $193,900 | paid | ROCKPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY SLOPE PROJECT AND CONCRETE WORK AND WALLS | 202431359349312708 |
| 2023 | The Authors Guild Foundation New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | SUMMER '23 EVENTS | 202431359349312708 |
| 2023 | Maine Media Workshops College Rockport, ME | A | $10,000 | paid | PASCAL HALL | 202431359349312708 |
| 2022 | Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, ME | A | $275,000 | paid | WORKFORCE HOSUING PROPERTY PURCHASE | 202341359349308684 |
| 2022 | Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, ME | A | $239,200 | paid | OPERATING BUDGET (H1 FY21) | 202341359349308684 |
| 2022 | Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, ME | A | $200,000 | paid | OPERATING BUDGET | 202341359349308684 |
| 2022 | Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, ME | A | $160,625 | paid | PASTURE LAND PURCHASE | 202341359349308684 |
| 2022 | Town of Rockport Rockport, ME | U | $60,000 | paid | ROCKPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY | 202341359349308684 |
| 2022 | Fonkoze USA Washington DC, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDS | 202341359349308684 |
| 2022 | The Authors Guild Foundation New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDS | 202341359349308684 |
| 2022 | Westover School Middlebury, CT | A | $50,000 | paid | "WISE" PROGRAM (PROMOTING STEM PATHWAYS) | 202341359349308684 |
| 2022 | YWCA Tulsa Tulsa, OK | A | $27,500 | paid | FILM PRODUCTION (AFGHAN WOMEN'S RESETTLEMENT EXPERIENCE IN TULSA); DEVELOPMENT OF DRIVERS EDUCATION CURRICULUM | 202341359349308684 |
| 2022 | Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Jefferson, ME | A | $10,000 | paid | WORKFORCE HOUSING PROPERTY PURCHASE (DOWN PAYMENT) | 202341359349308684 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202521359349308797 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202431359349312708 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202341359349308684 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 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/871858339.json.
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