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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 01-0496879

Margaret E Burnham Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 reports $757,550 paid in grants, listed in an attachment that is not in the e-file.

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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
Thomas M Pierce Trustee
C/o H M Payson Co P O Box 31
Portland, ME 041120031
(207) 772-3761
Form and materials
See attached
Deadlines
October 1
Restrictions
Awards are only made to organizations that are exempt under section 501(c)(3) and not to private foundations under section 509, nor to governmental entities or religious organizations.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $757,550

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $7,174,545

  • Tax year 2024

    $646,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $7,427,981

  • Tax year 2023

    $595,600

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $7,129,599

  • Tax year 2022

    $579,859

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $7,287,005

  • Tax year 2021

    $601,100

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $7,601,519

  • Tax year 2020

    $485,125

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $7,774,557

Grants paid in 2025

Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file)

As listed on the return.

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $757,550 in all.

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Thomas PierceTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • HM Payson CoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $77,751

The return

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