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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 01-6023765

E Jane Sylvester Trust Article V

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $90,639 paid in grants.

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

    $90,639

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $882,930
  • Tax year 2024

    $81,574

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $902,515
  • Tax year 2023

    $91,188

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $868,703
  • Tax year 2022

    $97,634

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $910,637
  • Tax year 2021

    $63,394

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $966,596
  • Tax year 2020

    $64,217

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $935,062
  • Tax year 2019

    $58,790

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $948,455
  • Tax year 2018

    $55,964

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $946,240

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME

    Financial support

    $30,213
  2. Old Town High SchoolOld Town, ME

    Financial support

    $30,213
  3. Eastern Maine Medical CenterBrewer, ME

    Financial support

    $10,071
  4. St Joseph's HospitalBangor, ME

    Financial support

    $10,071
  5. United Methodist ChurchOld Town, ME

    Financial support

    $10,071

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $40,284100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine5 grants $90,639

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • HM Payson CoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $22,731
  • John S BeliveauTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • David R HinesTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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