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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6032023

Beaman Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $50,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Ellen M Harrington Esq Co Verrill D
One Federal Street 20th Floor
Boston, MA 021101700
(617) 542-2300
Form and materials
Written request stating purpose and proposed use of funds.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $535,803

  • Tax year 2023

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $523,399

  • Tax year 2022

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $422,430

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $464,081

  • Tax year 2020

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $490,225

  • Tax year 2019

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $451,941

  • Tax year 2018

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $487,661

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gardner Community Action Committee IncGardner, MA

    Gardner cac general operating support

    $35,000
  2. Unitarian Universalist Church of WinchendonWinchendon, MA

    For kitchen upgrades

    $9,000
  3. Winchendon Community Action CommitteeWinchendon, MA

    For annual appeal matching grant

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $41,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Matthew J LeonardTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $5,275
  • Ellen M HarringtonTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $5,276

The return

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