Elliotsville Foundation Incorporated
Elliotsville Foundation, Inc. is a Maine-based foundation that advances environmental justice and community-based economic development, and maintains public access lands including the Peavey Brook and Seven Ponds trail systems. The site describes stewardship and recreation guidance and documents the Tekαkαpimək contact station project at Katahdin Woods and Waters.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Maine-based conservation or community organization (or an organization with a clear project in Maine) that aligns with environmental stewardship, public-lands access, or community economic development and can demonstrate local impact and credibility.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on conservation, environmental justice, public-lands stewardship, or community economic development in Maine.
- • Clear, project-specific asks or operating support tied to demonstrable local outcomes.
- • Existing or developing relationships with regional conservation networks or with named initiatives (e.g., Katahdin Woods & Waters–related efforts).
- • Capacity to accept modest to moderate grants and to steward restricted project funds.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in one state, with about 90% of dollars in the latest year going to organizations in Maine and only small shares to two other states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows eleven distinct grantees and the three-year history funds a similar number each year, indicating a fairly broad set of independent recipients even though dollars are concentrated among a few top grantees.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover is available—about six new recipients appeared in the latest year—yet the foundation's stated policy is to fund preselected applicants, so unsolicited applicants may be able to enter the portfolio but should expect selection to be relationship- or invitation-influenced.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
