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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 01-0247548

Clarence E Mulford Trust

A private foundation in Fryeburg, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $810,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Andrew P Pierce and David R Hasting
Clarence E Mulford Trust PO Box 290
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-2061
Form and materials
See attachment
Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $810,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $5,122,768

  • Tax year 2024

    $832,750

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,727,194

  • Tax year 2023

    $723,300

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,614,199

  • Tax year 2022

    $740,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,842,581

  • Tax year 2021

    $699,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,897,273

  • Tax year 2020

    $610,200

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,654,981

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fryeburg AcademyFryeburg, ME

    Gen fund, campus improvements, cirriculm development

    $548,511
  2. Fryeburg Recreation Dept IncFryeburg, ME

    Program support & operating costs

    $80,000
  3. Izg Airport AuthorityFryeburg, ME

    Operating cost support, electrical work

    $43,500
  4. Eastern Slope Aviation AuthorityFryeburg, ME

    Operating cost and support

    $33,500
  5. Town of Fryeburg MaineFryeburg, ME

    Program support & operating costs

    $13,100
  6. Saco Valley Fire AssociationFryeburg, ME

    Towards portable radios and related accessories

    $12,000
  7. Pine Grove Cemetery AssociationFryeburg, ME

    Program support & operating costs

    $10,500
  8. Sunshine Backpack ProgramFryeburg, ME

    Operation costs

    $10,000
  9. White Mountain Community Health CenterConway, NH

    Operating cost support, modernization project

    $10,000
  10. North Fryeburg Riverside Cemetery AssociationFryeburg, ME

    Program support & operating costs

    $8,500
  11. Mt Washington Valley Adult Day CenterCenter Conway, NH

    Funding for fryeburg older adults

    $5,000
  12. Tin Mountain Community CenterAlbany, NH

    Classes at fryeburg academy

    $5,000
  13. Lovell Area Food PantryLovell, ME

    Operating cost support

    $5,000
  14. Church of the New JerusalemFryeburg, ME

    Operating cost support

    $4,500
  15. Fryeburg Rescue AssociationFryeburg, ME

    Purchase protection jackets

    $4,200
  16. North Fryeburg Community ChapelFryeburg, ME

    Operating cost support

    $4,000
  17. Fryeburg Historical SocietyFryeburg, ME

    Building restoration

    $3,285
  18. Friends of the Conway Public LibraryConway, NH

    Towards library park project

    $2,500
  19. Austin Bemis Cemetery AssociationFryeburg, ME

    Operating cost support

    $2,000
  20. Brownfield Fire DepartmentBrownfield, ME

    Purchase pagers

    $1,944
  21. Bradley United Methodist ChurchConway, NH

    Operating cost support

    $1,500
  22. Brownfield Public LibraryBrownfield, ME

    Operating cost support

    $960
  23. Greenhill South Chatham Cemetery AssociationSouth Chatham, NH

    Operating cost support

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $551,01195% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  3. Mutual benefit1 grant $8,5001% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $4,200<1% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $4,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine17 grants $785,500
  2. New Hampshire6 grants $24,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Andrew P PierceCO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $35,661
  • David R Hastings IIICO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $35,661

The return

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