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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2500224

Zenie Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 46 grants and $209,471 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
Katherine Z Chatterjee
33 Hartley Street
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 838-8889
[email protected]
Form and materials
See www.zeniefoundation.org for application information.
Deadlines
See www.zeniefoundation.org for submission deadlines.
Restrictions
See www.zeniefoundation.org for eligibility requirements.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $209,471

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $4,342,138

  • Tax year 2024

    $208,083

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $4,499,326

  • Tax year 2023

    $214,813

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $4,272,857

  • Tax year 2022

    $172,975

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $4,001,445

  • Tax year 2021

    $172,657

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $5,075,052

  • Tax year 2020

    $139,365

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $4,393,553

  • Tax year 2019

    $149,743

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,242,240

  • Tax year 2018

    $124,331

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,895,907

  • Tax year 2017

    $115,284

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,230,187

Grants paid in 2025

46 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,376
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,750
  23. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  24. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  25. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  26. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,750
  27. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,612
  28. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,013
  29. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  30. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  31. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  32. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  33. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  34. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  35. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  36. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  37. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  38. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  39. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,700
  40. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  41. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  42. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  43. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,750
  44. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,600
  45. Individual

    Scholarship

    $375
  46. Individual

    Scholarship

    $295

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Katherine Z ChatterjeeTRUSTEE & CEO Hours 40Pay $90,000
  • Francis H ZenieTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sharon BrackenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kenneth RappTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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