What kinds of organizations does Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc. support?

The foundation supports Maine-based nonprofit organizations and public charities working on community needs. Recent grants include hospitals, food pantries, YMCAs, libraries, schools, technical education, and arts and culture organizations, with a stated interest in libraries, literacy, information access, community health, and community-based initiatives.

How large are the foundation’s typical grants?

The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes larger awards such as $1,000,000 to Acadia Hospital and $800,000 to Bridgton Food Pantry.

Where does the foundation give most often?

The top state by grant count is Maine. Bangor appears frequently in the recent grants list, along with Portland, Lewiston, Brunswick, Augusta, and other Maine communities.

Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

The general grantmaking track does not accept unsolicited applications. An upcoming Writers' Residency Program is listed as accepting unsolicited applications, but it is not yet active in the record provided.

Are grants recurring or mostly one-time awards?

Both patterns appear, but some recipients recur across years. Bangor Region YMCA received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while many other grants in the recent list appear as single-year awards.

Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation

Name: Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActiveMutual & Membership Benefit

NEW YORK, NYWebsite2125038800

About Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation

The Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation makes few but substantial, place-based gifts focused on basic community needs in Maine, primarily supporting local health services and emergency food assistance. Their grants appear to be large, flexible awards to nonprofit service providers rather than program-specific or national initiatives.

Focus Areas

Support for regional behavioral health and community hospital services (e.g., Acadia Hospital)Local emergency food assistance and food pantry support (e.g., Bridgton Food Pantry)Unrestricted/general operating support for small-to-mid sized Maine nonprofits

Who They Fund

public charities (501(c)(3) organizations)various/multiple nonprofit organizations

Giving Approach

Highly concentrated giving: very small number of large grants directed at local service providers, often unrestricted support; repeat or long-term commitments are not evident from this snapshot but funding is clearly place- and service-oriented.

Funding Style

unrestricted support

About Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation

The Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc. makes rare, large awards for community needs in Maine, with individual grants reaching $1,000,000 and $800,000 in the recent record. The pattern is place-based rather than national: grants support local service providers, schools, libraries, health organizations, and emergency food programs that serve Maine communities directly. In the recent grants list, Acadia Hospital in Bangor received $1,000,000, while Bridgton Food Pantry received $800,000, showing the foundation’s willingness to back both health services and basic-needs relief at substantial scale. Other large awards went to Bangor Region YMCA, Penquis Cap, and University of New England, alongside many smaller but still significant gifts across the state. The foundation’s recent giving also includes support for libraries, literacy, information access, arts and culture, and community-based initiatives that reach many residents or those with less recourse to usual resources. Across the grant list, the recipients are public charities and other nonprofit organizations serving Maine communities.

What Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Funds

Community health is a clear thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston received $100,000 in 2024, and Oasis Free Clinics in Brunswick received $50,000 in 2024. Emergency food assistance is another visible focus: Bridgton Food Pantry got $800,000 in 2025, while Preble Street in Portland received $75,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports education and access points for communities, including $50,000 to Fryeburg Public Library in 2024, $50,000 to Berwick Library Association in 2024, and $50,000 to Lewiston Regional Technical Center in 2025. Arts and culture appear in the record as well, including a $70,000 grant to Locus Publications in Oakland, CA.

How Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Gives

Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent record also shows a handful of much larger awards. The foundation gives through a regional, place-based model centered on Maine, and many recipients appear in multiple years, including Bangor Region YMCA across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Its grantmaking is discretionary and competitive through general grantmaking programs, with a stated focus on Maine-based community organizations. The active programs do not accept unsolicited applications in the general grantmaking track.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$6.6M

Total Assets

$16.2M

Total Revenue

$3.5M

Total Expenses

$7.4M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $20K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$20K

75th Percentile

$40K

Geographic Reach

Regional7 states funded

About 1% of grants go to recipients in ME.

Funding intensity

Low

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
BRIDGTON FOOD PANTRY	BRIDGTON, ME	$800,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
BANGOR REGION YMCA	BANGOR, ME	$500,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
PREBLE STREET	PORTLAND, ME	$75,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
MAINE STATE MUSIC THEATRE	BRUNSWICK, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
WOOLWICH FIRE DEPARTMENT	WOOLWICH, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
STRATFORD CRIER	BAR HARBOR, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
FOREST SOCIETY OF MAINE	BANGOR, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
LINCOLN MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY	LINCOLN, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM	BANGOR, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
LOCUS MAGAZINE	OAKLAND, CA	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AUGUSTA	AUGUSTA, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
FRANKLIN LIBRARY	FRANKLIN, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
BANGOR AREA HOMELESS SHELTER	BANGOR, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
FRIENDS OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL LIBRARY	PATTEN, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY	FAYETTE, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
MAINE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SERVICES	LEWISTON, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
OUR TOWN LEEDS	LEEDS, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
UNITED WAY OF MAINE	PORTLAND, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
ACTON FIRE-RESCUE	ACTON, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
LEWISTON REGIONAL TECHNICAL CENTER	LEWISTON, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
TOWN OF BLUE HILL	BLUE HILL, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
HOME	OLD TOWN, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
THOMPSON FREE LIBRARY	DOVERFOXCROFT, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
TRINITY JUBILEE CENTER	LEWISTON, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
ACLU OF MAINE	PORTLAND, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
LOVELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT	WEST ENFIELD, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDRENS ORAL HEALTH	AUGUSTA, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
AUGUSTA BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB	AUGUSTA, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
MILLINOCKET MEMORIAL LIBRARY	MILLINOCKET, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
ATKINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION	CORINTH, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
MAINE CENTER FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST	HALLOWELL, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
ALNA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT	ALNA, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
WEST PARIS FIRE DEPARTMENT	WEST PARIS, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
MABEL WADSWORTH CENTER	BANGOR, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
TOWN OF PATTEN	PATTEN, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
LEVANT FIRE DEPARTMENT	LEVANT, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK	AUBURN, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL	LINCOLN, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
CORINTH FIRE DEPARTMENT	CORINTH, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
GARDINER LIBRARY ASSOCIATION	GARDINER, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
KNOX CLINIC	ROCKLAND, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
PORTER MEMORIAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION	MACHIAS, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE CHAPTER	BANGOR, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
SOUTHWEST HARBOR PUBLIC LIBRARY	SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
FISH RIVER RURAL HEALTH	EAGLE LAKE, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL	BANGOR, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
WALDO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERS	BELFAST, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
CALAIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CALAIS, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
YORK HOSPITAL	YORK, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)
PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY	BANGOR, ME	$50,000	2025	TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501 (C)(3)

Recipient

Location

Amount

Year

Purpose

BRIDGTON FOOD PANTRY

BRIDGTON, ME

$800,000

2025