The Alfred M Senter Fund Trust
The Alfred M. Senter Fund is presented on the Senter Place site as a private charitable trust based in Brunswick, Maine, with grant guidelines, an application PDF, and lists of grants awarded through 2014–2024. The page includes contact details and application deadlines (Oct 31) and describes the trust's geographic and programmatic focus.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Maine-based public charity (especially organizations serving Brunswick, Topsham, Durham, Harpswell, West Bath, Lisbon or Bath) providing direct community services, small capital or program support and seeking modest one-year grants.
Good Fit
- • Organization is a public charity operating in Maine, preferably in the listed towns.
- • Request size is in the small grant range (most awards under $5,000).
- • Programs align with community needs (food security, housing, youth services, health, arts).
- • Can meet a mail-in application process and the October 31 deadline.
- • Has prior or potential local partnerships or visible community presence.
Geography
Observed giving is almost entirely concentrated in Maine (about 99% of dollars) with an explicit preference for several local towns; only one token out-of-state grant appeared in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The fund supported 32 distinct recipients in 2023 (36 in 2022) across community, food, health, housing and arts organizations, and grants are spread across many independent nonprofits rather than a tiny closed set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness includes a public application PDF and contact details plus eight new recipients in 2023 (roughly 25% of grantees); years observed = 2 provides supporting behavioral evidence that new entrants can join the portfolio, though geographic preferences apply.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
