About Mainehealth
Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.
Focus Areas
healthcare deliverytelehealthcommunity healthrural healthbiomedical and clinical researchbehavioral healthhome health and hospicefood security / social determinants of health
Who They Fund
rural communities and county-level populations (e.g., Knox, Waldo, Androscoggin, Oxford)residents of New Hampshire and Vermontpeople with substance use disorders / individuals at risk of tobacco useNew Mainer immigrant communities (cultural outreach)
About Mainehealth
MaineHealth’s grantmaking mixes large research awards with community-based support for rural health, behavioral health, and addiction recovery. The clearest signal in the recent record is repeated research funding to the University of Vermont in Burlington, which received three grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for research. That pattern sits alongside health-system and community awards that extend MaineHealth’s reach beyond clinical care into service delivery, workforce development, and prevention. Recent grants also show support for Maine institutions and regional partners tied to practical health needs. University of Maine System acting through the University of Southern Maine received multiple research grants, including one tied to rural communities opioid response implementation, while University of New England in Biddeford received awards for research, substance use prevention work, staffing, and substance abuse and mental health services administration. Other awards support hospitals, independent living services, and local organizations working on tobacco and substance use prevention, work incentives planning, and community health. MaineHealth’s giving reflects a regional funder that uses philanthropy, capital support, and research funding to address health delivery and social needs across Maine and nearby northern New England.
What Mainehealth Funds
In biomedical and clinical research, MaineHealth backed the University of Vermont with a 2025 grant of $2,772,708, and also funded the University of Maine System acting through the University of Southern Maine for research in 2025. Research support also went to Mayo Clinic and LSU Pennington Biomedical Research. Behavioral health and substance use prevention appear in targeted grants to the University of New England for “research and substance use prevention work and staffing” and for “research/substance abuse and mental health services admin.” MaineHealth also funded Penobscot Bay YMCA for tobacco and substance use prevention services in Knox and Waldo counties, and Central Maine Community Health for the same work in Androscoggin County. The foundation also supports work incentives and benefits counseling. Granite State Independent Living received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to provide work incentives planning and assistance services to eligible residents in New Hampshire, and the State of Vermont Dept of Disabilities Aging and Indep Living received a 2025 grant for the same service in Vermont.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.6M
Total Assets
$4.2B
Total Revenue
$4.1B
Total Expenses
$4B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $22K and $104K, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$104K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Andrew Mueller MD
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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