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About Catholic Charities Maine
Catholic Charities Maine strengthens families, empowers communities, and provides compassionate assistance to people in need throughout Maine, guided by Catholic social teaching and Christ-centered compassion.
Focus Areas
Human servicesRefugee and immigrant servicesImmigration legal servicesFood insecurityParish social ministryAging and caregiver supportChildren and familiesBehavioral healthSubstance use disorder treatmentDisability servicesCommunity developmentVolunteerism
Who They Fund
recently resettled refugees
About Catholic Charities Maine
Catholic Charities Maine’s largest recent grant went to Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services in Lewiston: $824,727 in 2025 for English language instruction, employment and eligibility services, emergency housing assistance, refugee health promotion, medical screening, and youth mentoring. That single award captures the foundation’s style: integrated support for recently resettled refugees and refugee families, delivered through schools, community agencies, and health-oriented partners. The foundation’s grantmaking also extends to refugee school impact work, legal and eligibility support, and employability services, showing a consistent focus on practical services that help people settle, learn, and work in Maine. Several grantees appear more than once across recent years, including Maine Immigrant Refugee Services, Portland Public Schools, Gateway Community Services, and Lewiston Public Schools, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The pattern is local and highly targeted, with all recent grants staying within Maine and many concentrated in Lewiston and Portland. Catholic Charities Maine also supports adult English learning and school-based assistance, alongside health promotion and short-term help that connects families to basic stability.
What Catholic Charities Maine Funds
Refugee services sit at the center of Catholic Charities Maine’s grantmaking. In Lewiston, Maine Immigrant Refugee Services received $103,980 in 2023 for legal services, employability services, and health promotion, and later $824,727 in 2025 for English instruction, housing emergency assistance, medical screening, and youth mentoring. The foundation also backed the Jewish Community Alliance in Portland with $337,839 in 2025 for refugee health promotion, medical screening, and employment and eligibility services. Education is another recurring theme. Portland Public Schools received $176,592 in 2024 and $162,345 in 2025 for refugee school impact, while Augusta School Department received $114,095 in 2025 for refugee school impact and English language instruction. Health and youth supports also show up through Gateway Community Services and New Mainers Public Health Initiative, both tied to refugee-focused programming in Lewiston and Portland.
How Catholic Charities Maine Gives
Recent grants show a wide spread in size, from a 25th percentile of $8,806 to a median of $23,267 and a 75th percentile of $90,826. The larger awards are tied to multi-service refugee programs, while smaller grants support narrower school or service-line projects. The data shows repeated grants to the same organizations across multiple years, including Maine Immigrant Refugee Services, Portland Public Schools, Gateway Community Services, Lewiston Public Schools, and Brunswick School Department. Catholic Charities Maine is classified as a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The pattern is direct-service, programmatic grantmaking rather than an open application model.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.9M
Total Assets
$23.3M
Total Revenue
$29.1M
Total Expenses
$29.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $91K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$91K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Stephen Letourneau
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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