Private foundation · Portland, ME

John Sage Foundation

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Typical grant size
$3K $5K $6K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
74
Repeat grantees
29
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesAPRIL 30
ContactDONALD A BRACKETT · 2077223543
MaterialsREFER TO WWW.JOHNSAGEFOUNDATION.ORG/APPLICATION-FORM.HTML
RestrictionsREFER TO WWW.JOHNSAGEFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANT-GUIDELINES.HTML

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Corrilla D Hastings
PRESIDENT THRU 9/21/24
James P Hastings Jr
TREASURER THRU 12/10/24
Donald a Brackett
PRESIDENT EFFECTIVE 9/22/24
Thomas M Pierce
DIRECTOR
John Hastings
DIRECTOR
Caroline Norden
DIRECTOR
Ian James Brackett
VICE PRESIDENT
Rurik J Brackett
TREASURER EFFECTIVE 12/11/24
Kim Chavez
SECRETARY
Hunter Hastings
DIRECTOR
Fritz Hastings
DIRECTOR
Martha Bolster
DIRECTOR
Erin Lloyd
VICE PRESIDENT
Jane H Brackett
VICE PRESIDENT

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
172
Total grants awarded
$883K
Total amount
$5K
Average grant
$21K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$162K
27 grants
2023
$94K
18 grants
2022
$102K
17 grants
2021
$95K
20 grants
2020
$71K
15 grants
2019
$73K
16 grants
2018
$72K
19 grants
2017
$53K
12 grants
2016
$38K
7 grants
2015
$47K
6 grants
2014
$41K
8 grants
2013
$36K
7 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$49K
8 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$36K
4 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$33K
Trust for Public Land
4 grants · ME
$25K
4 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$24K
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
3 grants · ME
$22K
1 grant · ME · ✓ Exact match
$21K
Maine Appalachain Trail Land Trust
3 grants · ME
$19K
3 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$18K
3 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$18K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Saint Joseph's College of Maine
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$10K
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$10K
High Peaks Alliance
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$10K
Cobalt
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$9K
Maine Appalachain Trail Land Trust
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$8K
Merrymeeting Bay Trout Unlimited
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$8K
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$8K
Falmouth Land Trust
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$8K
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$8K
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$7K
Lake Stewards of Maine
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$7K
Maine Community Integration Sciences
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Cobalt
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Manomet Conservation Sciences
2025 GRANT AWARD
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Scarborough Land Trust
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Queerly Me
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Friends of Baxter State Park
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Midcoast Conservancy
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Kennebec Land Trust
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Friends of Casco Bay
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Viles Arboretum
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Herring Gut Learning Center
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$4K
Oceanswide
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$4K
Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$3K
Women for Healthy Rural Living
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$3K
Thompson Lake Environmental Association
2025 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2024
$2K
Somerset Woods Trustees
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$10K
Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$10K
Northeast Wilderness Trust
2024 GRANT AWARD
VT · TY 2023
$10K
Lake Stewards of Maine
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$7K
Piscataquis County Soil & Conservation District
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$6K
Maine Tree Foundation
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$6K
Maine Appalachain Trail Land Trust
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$5K
Friends of Baxter State Park
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$5K
Wild Seed Project
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$5K
Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$5K
Bangor Area Stormwater Group
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$4K
Louds Island Conservancy
2024 GRANT AWARD
NY · TY 2023
$4K
30 Mile River Watershed Association
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$4K
China Region Lakes Alliance
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$3K
Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$3K
St Croix International Waterway Commission
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$3K
York Ready for Climate Action
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$3K
Women for Healthy Rural Living
2024 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2023
$3K
Frenchman Bay Conservancy
2023 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2022
$21K
Trust for Public Land
2023 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2022
$10K
30 Mile River Watershed Association
2023 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2022
$8K
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
2023 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2022
$7K
Friends of Lake Winnecook
2023 GRANT AWARD
ME · TY 2022
$6K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.