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Private foundation (trust)EIN 010469155Est. 1992-07

JOHN SAGE FOUNDATION

PORTLAND, ME 04112

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$5.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$94K

FY 2023

Grants Made

18

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

March 31

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.6M

Total Expenses

$131K

Qualifying Distributions

$95K

Distributable Amount

$194K

Min. Investment Return

$208K

Undistributed Income

$123K

Payout rate 49%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.49%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $5K to maximum $10K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $102K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

105 grants

MIDCOAST CONSERVANCY
$30K
4 grants
FRIENDS OF BAXTER STATE PARK
$23K
5 grants
FRENCHMAN BAY CONSERVANCY
$21K
1 grant
COBSCOOK COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER
$18K
3 grants
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY FOUNDATION
$16K
3 grants
NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST
$15K
2 grants
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
$15K
2 grants
MARINE MAMMALS OF MAINE
$14K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

105 grants

<$10K
104
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Maine
$480K
95% of total
Vermont
$15K
3% of total
New Hampshire
$5K
1% of total
New York
$4K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$3K
1% of total

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