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Golden Rule Foundation is a private corporation based in ROCKPORT, ME. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1982. It holds total assets of $2.4M. Annual income is reported at $545K. Total assets have decreased from $3.7M in 2010 to $2.6M in 2021. The foundation is governed by 7 officers and trustees. According to its most recent filing, the foundation only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations. Tax records are available from 2020 to 2022. The foundation primarily funds organizations in Maine, New York and California. According to available records, Golden Rule Foundation has made 47 grants totaling $452K, with a median grant of $5K. Annual giving has grown from $180K in 2020 to $272K in 2022. Individual grants have ranged from $500 to $180K, with an average award of $10K. The foundation has supported 20 unique organizations. The foundation primarily supports organizations in Maine, New York, California, which account for 70% of all grants. Grantmaking reaches organizations across 8 states. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
Smallest Grant
$500
Median Grant
$5K
Average Grant
$6K
Largest Grant
$18K
Based on 23 grants from the most recent 990-PF filing.
No program descriptions are available for this foundation. Many private foundations report program activities in their annual 990-PF filings — check the Tax Filings section below for the most recent filing.
Golden Rule Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to eligible organizations. Based on available records, the foundation has funded 47 grants. Its grantmaking reaches organizations primarily in ME, NY, CA.
Golden Rule Foundation has distributed a total of $452K across 47 grants. The median grant size is $5K, with an average of $10K. Individual grants have ranged from $500 to $180K.
Golden Rule Foundation typically selects its grantees rather than accepting unsolicited proposals.
Golden Rule Foundation is headquartered in ROCKPORT, ME. While based in ME, the foundation distributes grants to organizations across 8 states.
| Name | Title | Compensation | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sian Evans | Chairman | $6K | $0 | $6K |
| Gareth Evans | Trustee | $6K | $0 | $6K |
| Tegan Evans-Stephen | Trustee | $6K | $0 | $6K |
| Trevor Evans | Treasurer | $6K | $0 | $6K |
| Aidan Stephen | Secretary | $2K | $0 | $2K |
| Axelle Evans | Trustee | $2K | $0 | $2K |
| Lucie Evans | Trustee | $2K | $0 | $2K |
Total Giving
$223K
Total Assets
$2.6M
Fair Market Value
$2.8M
Net Worth
$2.6M
Grants Paid
$136K
Contributions
N/A
Net Investment Income
$87K
Distribution Amount
$146K
Total: $2.5M
Total Grants
47
Total Giving
$452K
Average Grant
$10K
Median Grant
$5K
Unique Recipients
20
Most Common Grant
$1K
of 2022 grantees were first-time recipients
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Historic FilmThis request will support three projects. First, $12,000 will go towardsoperational support. Second, $5,000 will aid the Here All the Timedocumentary project. Third, $1,000 will add new support to the MillinocketFilm Preservation effort. | Bucksport, ME | $18K | 2022 |
| Philadelphia City RowingPCR is seeking $16,000 of general operating support from Meegan Coll andthe Phoenix Dragon Boat Team to support growing our presence inunderserved schools throughout Philadelphia. Your support will enable us todedicate more staff time to getting our program in front of as manyPhiladelphia students as possible and will support expansion of our middleschool and summer learn-to-row programs. | Plymouth, PA | $16K | 2022 |
| Gallery AferroTo bring cultural education and aesthetic engagement with contemporaryissues to all people equally, and to create an environment where artists cangather and share physical and intellectual resources. We request support forour annual roster of exhibitions, public events, artist residency program,education offerings, public art, new media, publications and legacy workconnecting generations. | Newark, NJ | $11K | 2022 |
| Friends Of Urban IncThis grant will allow our school to enhance our performing arts, acting andchorus programming. We will use this funding to hire a musical director, actingteacher and choreographer to coach our students. We will also allocate moneyfor our set design crew. Our goal is to provide students with acting classes andsinging lessons and to perform a school musical and talent show. | Brooklyn, NY | $10K | 2022 |
| The Visual Arts Center Of RichmondThis grant request is to support the continued success and expansion ofCommunity Partnerships Programs (CPPs) at VisArts. This includes: MakeSpace, Art After School (AAS), Adult Partnerships (Studio S and Veterans)and Engage, our gallery education program. In 2022-23 CPPs will deliver artseducation and studio arts experiences to 2,500 youth and over 500 adultcommunity-members who are in need. | Richmond, VA | $10K | 2022 |
| Maine Youth Alliance Dba The Game LThe immediate goal of the program is increased socialization, emotionalcontrol, and summer learning. The long-term goal is to help youth becomeadults who are: confident, competent, connected, contributing, and caring. TheGame Loft will run summer programs from July 6 through September 30, 2022for youth ages 6-18. | Belfast, ME | $10K | 2022 |
| Belfast Area Child Care ServicesWe want to continue our music and movement program for the children atBelfast Area Children's Center and Starrett Children's Center. We will bring ina musician each week as well as a yoga instructor to teach children aboutmusic and movement. The benefits of both Yoga and music for children arewell documented as far as being beneficial in reducing stress and advancingbrain development. | Waldo, ME | $8K | 2022 |
| Issue Project RoomISSUE Project Room respectfully requests $8,500 in renewed funding forgeneral operations as per the recommendation of The Golden RuleFoundation Board Member Gilbert Hsiao. As ISSUE assumes ownership of the22 Boerum Place theater, a 2022 grant would help support artists on anongoing basis through offsite performances, artist commissions andresidencies. | New York, NY | $8K | 2022 |
| Hooves For Harmony IncOur program is expanding to include more than just children with disabilitiesand foster children. We have joined forces with other nonprofits to reach someof the most vulnerable children in our community: those who live in poverty.We are working with Novato Spirit, Gilead House (homeless shelter), andMarin Community Clinic. | Rohnert Park, CA | $7K | 2022 |
| Art OmiTo continue to offer a fully funded sponsorship to international artists of talentwho are seeking an opportunity in the US. With the support of the Golden RuleFoundation's grant, matched by an anonymous donor, Art Omi is able to coverthe artist's travel expenses, offer a stipend for material, in addition to full board,and all programming and opportunities our residency program offers. | Ghent, NY | $5K | 2022 |
| Virginia For VeteransFUNDS WILL BE USED TO PAY EXPENSES FOR THE EVENT | Manakin, VA | $5K | 2022 |
| Meca-Fiscal Sponsor Of Rawa CreativFor a learning, evaluation, and networking retreat for Rawas network ofcommunity grantmakers and grassroots initiatives supported by our grants(from the West Bank, 48, Jerusalem, & Gaza), to reflect on and celebrate thecompletion of three pilot grant cycles, and to engage in intensive in-personevaluation of the pilot and be in community with each other for the first timesince the pandemic. | Berkeley, CA | $5K | 2022 |
| Roulette IntermediumWe request support for experimental artists in 2023 via 120 music, dance, andintermedia performances. Funds support all seasonal programming, includingcommissions, residencies, concert production, and technical support forartists. Funds help bring artists' work to a broad public, building communitythrough live audio and video streaming and broadcast via cable, radio,internet, and podcast. | Brooklyn, NY | $5K | 2022 |
| Survival International UsaWith this campaign, we work to protect the lands of the worlds mostvulnerable peoples, Uncontacted tribes. Our goal is to ensure that their right toremain uncontacted is respected so that they, and the environments on whichthey depend, continue to thrive. In order to meet these goals we take amultifaceted approach that includes lobbying, collecting data, working withIndigenous organizations. | San Fransisco, CA | $5K | 2022 |
| The Makers Guild Of MaineFunds will support Chrissy Fowler's ongoing work in communities and schoolsin Maine, including (a) directly teaching and leading traditional participatorysocial dance & music/song with students, families, & community members,and (b) facilitating those same sorts of programs with other leaders. Specialfocus on serving under resourced organizations and PK-12 schools, especiallyin Waldo County. | Searsport, ME | $2K | 2022 |
| Tiger Strikes AsteroidTo help fund our exhibitions across our five locations in the US. Funds will helpsupport exhibition costs to produce each show such as shipping, installationmaterials, and administrative support. | La Crescenta, CA | $2K | 2022 |
| Environmental Film Festival In TheDCEFF seeks support for our all-virtual 30th Anniversary Festival slated forMarch 17-27, 2022. We plan to screen at least 100 Festival films andprograms featuring 200-plus Festival speakers to a diverse audience throughthe online cinema platform, Eventive. Support from the Golden Rule | Washington, DC | $1K | 2022 |
| Sweet Tree Arts Sweetland SchoolMusic brings the community together and increases social bonding betweenpeople.The request for $1000 will continue to support the musical offerings at SweetTree Arts / Sweetland School by allowing us to continue our steel drums andfolk music offerings within Sweetland School and our local community. | Hope, ME | $1K | 2022 |
| The Sharing FoundationThe Sharing Foundation respectfully requests a $1000 grant to cover threemonths of the annual budget for the school in Mondulkiri. The SharingFoundation employs two teachers to teach 32 children to read, write and spell.This school is in a remote area in northeastern Cambodia, populated bymountain people called a Hill Tribe. If not for TSF, the children would remainilliterate. | Concord, MA | $1K | 2022 |
| See Attached ListSee Attached | Rockport, ME | $180K | 2020 |