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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 01-6009329

JW Robinson Welfare Trust

A private foundation in Gardiner, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $101,900 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
May 20, 2025
Restrictions
Yes

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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

    $101,900

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,216,244

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,900

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,292,719

  • Tax year 2023

    $86,600

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,304,684

  • Tax year 2022

    $93,100

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,331,824

  • Tax year 2021

    $81,200

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,373,333

  • Tax year 2020

    $68,800

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,407,404

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

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

  1. Johnson Hall IncGardiner, ME

    Project

    $17,000
  2. Boys and Girls Club of Kennebec ValGardiner, ME

    Project

    $11,000
  3. Individual

    Project

    $8,400
  4. Christ Church EpiscopalGardiner, ME

    Project

    $8,000
  5. Chrysalis PlaceGardiner, ME

    Project

    $6,500
  6. Individual

    Project

    $6,000
  7. Gardiner Library AssociatonGardiner, ME

    Project

    $4,500
  8. Gardiner Rotary ClubGardiner, ME

    Project

    $4,000
  9. Individual

    Project

    $3,500
  10. Faith Food PantryGardiner, ME

    Project

    $3,500
  11. First Baptist Church of GardinerGardiner, ME

    Project

    $3,000
  12. Highland Ave Methodist ChurchGardiner, ME

    Project

    $3,000
  13. Kennebec Mennonite ChurchGardiner, ME

    Project

    $3,000
  14. Life Community ChurchGardiner, ME

    Project

    $3,000
  15. South Gardiner Baptist ChurchGardiner, ME

    Project

    $3,000
  16. St Joseph's ParishGardiner, ME

    Project

    $3,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  21. Individual

    Project

    $1,500

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 $17,00083% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine13 grants $72,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Patricia HartTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $4,177
  • Sarah RinesTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $4,177

The return

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