About Gw Hinckley Foundation
Provide a home, educational opportunities and a supportive environment to youth, families, and communities in need, helping children and families live, heal, learn, and grow.
Focus Areas
K-12 special educationResidential youth servicesVocational training and job readinessBehavioral health and mental health supportsMuseum and community education (L.C. Bates Museum)Youth development and life skills
Who They Fund
unspecified/organization-defined
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportoperational sustainability
About Gw Hinckley Foundation
GW Hinckley Foundation’s most visible recent pattern is a three-year series of large operating grants to Good Will Home Association in Hinckley, Maine: $702,616 in 2025, $621,332 in 2024, and $568,053 in 2023. That sequence points to a funder with a narrow local scope and a strong emphasis on sustaining service organizations over time. The foundation’s stated summary centers on providing a home, educational opportunities, and a supportive environment for youth, families, and communities in need, with an emphasis on helping children and families live, heal, learn, and grow. Its listed focus areas include K-12 special education, residential youth services, vocational training and job readiness, behavioral health and mental health supports, museum and community education through the L.C. Bates Museum, and youth development and life skills. The foundation also lists a Campus Living Program related to campus housing, student support, and campus life. Across the available grant records, giving is entirely in Maine and appears to align with organization-wide program delivery and day-to-day service support rather than project-specific awards.
What Gw Hinckley Foundation Funds
In residential youth services and child support, the foundation gave $702,616 to Good Will Home Association in 2025 to support the programs and operations of the organization. That same operating-support pattern also fits its stated purpose of helping children and families live, heal, learn, and grow. The foundation’s listed focus areas also include K-12 special education and behavioral health and mental health supports, indicating an interest in services for children and families with educational and care needs. Another stated area is vocational training and job readiness, which places workforce preparation alongside direct service provision. The foundation also names museum and community education through the L.C. Bates Museum as part of its focus, showing that its support extends beyond youth services into community learning settings.
How Gw Hinckley Foundation Gives
The recent grants show a tight grant-size band, with a 25th percentile of $594,692, a median of $621,332, and a 75th percentile of $661,974. The largest recent grant was $702,616, which is above that range but still close to it. The three recent grants all went to the same recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is not listed as funding individuals and is not identified as making program-related investments. Its grantmaking is also described as local, with all recorded grants going to recipients in Maine.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$645K
Total Assets
$21.4M
Total Revenue
$914K
Total Expenses
$727K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $595K and $662K, with a median of $621K.
25th Percentile
$595K
Median
$621K
75th Percentile
$662K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
David Kimball
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