About Northern Light Health Foundation
Northern Light Health Foundation supports Northern Light Health's mission to make healthcare work for patients, communities, and employees across Maine by raising philanthropic resources to improve access to care, advance clinical services, and support community health.
Focus Areas
HealthcareCommunity healthChildren's health (Children's Miracle Network Hospitals)Cancer careHome care & hospiceBehavioral healthEmergency services & traumaWorkforce development
Who They Fund
students pursuing nursingstudents pursuing accountingnonprofit organizations (general grantees)
Funding Style
About Northern Light Health Foundation
Northern Light Health Foundation’s recent giving is dominated by general support for Maine health providers, with large awards flowing to hospitals and care organizations across the state. The biggest grant in the list is $4,960,581 to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor for general support, followed by $4,455,734 to the same institution in 2025. That pattern continues across other Maine providers, including Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine Coast Regional Health F in Ellsworth, and Charles A Dean Memorial Hospi in Greenville. The foundation’s support also reaches behavioral health and home-based care organizations such as Acadia Hospital Corp in Brewer and VNA Home Health & Hospice in South Portland. Alongside hospital operating support, the grant list shows recurring backing for Maine’s healthcare infrastructure through organizations serving emergency care, hospice, and community health needs. The foundation also funds workforce development in healthcare through nursing scholarships, reflecting a link between current care delivery and the pipeline of future providers. Across the recent grants shown, the emphasis is on sustaining institutions that deliver care in Maine rather than on short-term project funding.
What Northern Light Health Foundation Funds
Healthcare operations are central to the foundation’s giving. It awarded $4,960,581 to Eastern Maine Medical Center for general support and $2,691,698 to Maine Coast Regional Health F for general support, both in Maine. Behavioral health is another visible area: Acadia Hospital Corp received $1,225,970 for general support, then another $672,149 in 2024 and $279,801 in 2025. Home care and hospice also appear repeatedly, with VNA Home Health & Hospice in South Portland receiving $735,938 in 2025 and $395,216 in 2024. The foundation also backs children’s health through its support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and it funds workforce development through nursing scholarships. The pattern is institutional rather than episodic, with many awards labeled general support across hospitals, home health, and community health providers.
How Northern Light Health Foundation Gives
Typical grants are sizable: the p25 grant is $79,474, the median is $395,216, and the p75 is $1,450,655. The recent list shows repeated support to the same organizations over multiple years, including Eastern Maine Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, Maine Coast Regional Health F, Acadia Hospital Corp, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, Charles A Dean Memorial Hospi, VNA Home Health & Hospice, The Aroostook Medical Center, Sebasticook Valley Health, and Inland Hospital. The foundation appears to function as an institutional grantmaker supporting Northern Light Health-related organizations and partners, with a strong tilt toward general support. No application process is listed in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12M
Total Assets
$100.3M
Total Revenue
$17.7M
Total Expenses
$16.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $79K and $1.5M, with a median of $395K.
25th Percentile
$79K
Median
$395K
75th Percentile
$1.5M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
John Doyle
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