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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 01-6059631

Fred Forsyth Educational FD

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $38,486 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jul 31, 2026), 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
Bucksport HS Guidance Dept
102 Broadway
Bucksport, ME 044164610
(888) 703-2345
Form and materials
Financial, scholastic & employment records
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Graduates of bucksport HS attending college

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $38,486

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $808,015

  • Tax year 2024

    $39,357

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $776,529

  • Tax year 2023

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $781,701

  • Tax year 2022

    $41,002

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $830,036

  • Tax year 2021

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $884,940

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $917,595

  • Tax year 2019

    $40,234

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $772,363

  • Tax year 2018

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $783,093

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Husson UniversityBangor, ME

    Scholarship

    $9,474
  2. SMCCSouth Portland, ME

    Scholarship

    $4,737
  3. Uuniversity of Maine - OronoOrono, ME

    Scholarship

    $4,737
  4. EmccBangor, ME

    Scholarship

    $4,737
  5. Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME

    Scholarship

    $4,737
  6. University of Maine - AugustaAugusta, ME

    Scholarship

    $2,368
  7. Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME

    Scholarship

    $2,368
  8. Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY

    Scholarship

    $2,368
  9. RitRochester, NY

    Scholarship

    $2,368
  10. Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA

    Scholarship

    $592

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $19,539100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine7 grants $33,158
  2. New York2 grants $4,736
  3. Iowa1 grant $592

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Portland Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $11,132

The return

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