Private foundation (trust)EIN 471289795Est. 2014-08

Onion Foundation

Auburn, ME 04210

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Total Assets

$63.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

245

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$18K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$625K

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Focus Areas

Z99

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.1M

Total Expenses

$5.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.4M

Distributable Amount

$3.1M

Min. Investment Return

$3.2M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

245 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $15K to maximum $625K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $4.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

Momentum Conservation
$1.1M
2 grants
Maine Environmental Education Association
$196K
5 grants
Maine Association of Nonprofits
$143K
3 grants
Maine GearShare
$122K
3 grants
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
$121K
3 grants
New Learning Journey
$120K
3 grants
Maine Initiatives
$100K
2 grants
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
$80K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
197
grants
$10–50K
294
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Maine
$8.2M
93% of total
Massachusetts
$182K
2% of total
Vermont
$140K
2% of total
New Hampshire
$95K
1% of total
New York
$38K
0% of total
Connecticut
$30K
0% of total
North Carolina
$30K
0% of total
California
$25K
0% of total
Virginia
$20K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
0% of total

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