Seeking to improve lives by advancing neuroscience research, children’s health, early literacy, and the environment

Seeking to improve the understanding and treatment of child and adolescent ADHD and depression, and to improve access to mental health care for children and their families.

Committed to investing in breakthrough neuroscience research, helping communities mitigate climate change, improving early childhood mental health and well-being, and ensuring that all children can read

Dedicated to the advancement of children’s health in Maine, primarily by improving their oral health.

Supporting neuroscience, early childhood, early literacy, and the environment.

Improving child and adolescent mental health.

Promoting the health of Maine’s children.

Founded on family. Focused on neuroscience, children’s health, early literacy, and the environment

Neuroscience Research Promoting breakthrough research in basic and clinical neuroscience

Early Childhood Improving the mental health and well-being of young children

Early Literacy Ensuring all children can read

Environment Helping communities mitigate climate change

Children’s Mental Health Advancing the prevention and treatment of ADHD and depression

Health of Maine’s Children Advancing the health of Maine’s children, especially their oral health

Featured Grantees

HealthySteps

Supporting HealthySteps to build and launch an Expert Faculty program to help scale the model.

NATIVE-RISE

Examining the application of a predictive model to prevent suicide in Native American youth.

Children’s Oral Health Network of Maine

Ensuring that all Maine children can grow up free from preventable dental disease.

How We Work

Inspired by the values of our family

For generations, the Klingenstein family has valued family involvement, patience and discipline, scientific research, measurable results, the advice of experts, and the joy that comes from helping make a difference in people’s lives.

Tackling important issues to benefit people

Klingenstein Philanthropies is committed to investing in breakthrough neuroscience research, helping communities mitigate climate change, improving early childhood mental health and well-being, and ensuring that all children can read.

Disciplined commitments to our areas of focus

The areas we commit to are challenging and do not lend themselves to easy answers or quick fixes. They require patience and a long-term perspective. Once the decision has been made to get involved in a field, we tend to stay the course.

Current Funding Opportunities

We’re grateful for our partners in neuroscience, children’s health, and independent education. Please look through the current funding opportunities to see if there is an opportunity for us to work together.