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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2886075

Daniel Raymond Nickerson Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $190,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,433,779

  • Tax year 2024

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,515,065

  • Tax year 2023

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,334,866

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $277,119

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $291,645

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $290,610

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hope Health ActionBethlehem, PA

    General support

    $70,000
  2. L'arche Boston NorthHaverhill, MA

    General support

    $70,000
  3. Konbit SanteFalmouth, ME

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Pine Tree SocietyAuburn, ME

    General support

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $70,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $70,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $70,000
  3. Maine2 grants $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Nathan NickersonPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Betsy KeeneyVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sheri TraverseSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy NickersonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dennis KeeneyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • William TraverseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amara LynchDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jaime TraverseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kevin KeeneyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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