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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 01-0367057

Es & MJ Mayer Foundation

A private foundation in Hallowell, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $6,100 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $6,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,091

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,915

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,488

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,605

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,029

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,375

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,212

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,812

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,361

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $10,008

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,034

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,799

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,696

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $5,441

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. The Common FoundationAmherst, MA

    Annual support

    $5,100
  2. Temple Beth ElAugusta, ME

    Annual support

    $200
  3. Friends of Lithgow LibraryAuburn, ME

    Annual support

    $200
  4. Individual

    Annual support

    $200
  5. Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, ME

    Annual support

    $200
  6. Kennebec Land TrustPortland, ME

    Annual support

    $150
  7. Cancer ConnectionNorthampton, MA

    Annual support

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,10095% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $2004% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $50<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $5,150
  2. Maine4 grants $750

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Barbara MayerPresident Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jennifer M AckerTreasurer Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Christopher J MayerDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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