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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1468027

The Cabin Foundation

A private foundation in Cape Elizabeth, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 39 grants and $2.3 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,344,389

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $115,136

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,372,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $470,707

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,711,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $10,090

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,626,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $6,525

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,716,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $21,519

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,341,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $164,708

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,415,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $185,302

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,210,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $36,864

Grants paid in 2025

39 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Parkinson Voice ProjectRichardson, TX

    General fund

    $498,040
  2. Charity Water Donation ProcessingFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $204,574
  3. Cape Elizabeth Land TrustCape Eliz, ME

    General fund

    $149,511
  4. Baylor Scott & White Dallas FNDNDallas, TX

    General fund

    $149,511
  5. Preble Street Resource CenterPortland, ME

    General fund

    $100,004
  6. Camp Chippewa FoundationMaple Grove, MN

    General fund

    $100,004
  7. Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA

    General fund

    $100,004
  8. TNC Central Region - EnhancementArlington, VA

    General fund

    $100,004
  9. AnimealsMissoula, MT

    General fund

    $100,000
  10. Portland Community SquashPortland, ME

    General fund

    $99,735
  11. Dorobo Fund for TanzaniaWayzata, MN

    General fund

    $85,000
  12. Trout UnlimitedWashington, DC

    General fund

    $50,002
  13. St Joseph's FoundationBrainerd, MN

    General fund

    $50,000
  14. Northern Forest CenterConcord, NH

    General fund

    $50,000
  15. Southern Maine Agency on AgingBiddeford, ME

    General fund

    $50,000
  16. Maine Farmland TrustBelfast, ME

    General fund

    $50,000
  17. Hospice of Southern MaineScarborough, ME

    General fund

    $50,000
  18. Foundation for Portland Public SchPortland, ME

    General fund

    $30,000
  19. Friends of Portland Adult EducationPortland, ME

    General fund

    $30,000
  20. Side X SidePortland, ME

    General fund

    $25,000
  21. Portland TrailsPortland, ME

    General fund

    $25,000
  22. Khmer MainePortland, ME

    General fund

    $25,000
  23. Portland WheelersPortland, ME

    General fund

    $25,000
  24. Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, ME

    General fund

    $25,000
  25. Wsu FoundationWinona, MN

    General fund

    $25,000
  26. Immigrant Legal Advocacy ProjectPortland, ME

    General fund

    $25,000
  27. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    General fund

    $22,000
  28. UMASS Amherst FoundationAmherst, MA

    General fund

    $20,000
  29. Presumpscot RegionalGorham, ME

    General fund

    $15,000
  30. Portland Parks ConservancyPortland, ME

    General fund

    $10,000
  31. Public Media Bridge FundBoulder, CO

    General fund

    $10,000
  32. RippleffectPortland, ME

    General fund

    $10,000
  33. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    For enhancement endowment

    $10,000
  34. New England Grassroots EnvironmentNewmarket, NH

    General fund

    $5,000
  35. Dallas Zoo AdoptionDallas, TX

    General fund

    $5,000
  36. Dallas ArboretumDallas, TX

    General fund

    $5,000
  37. SailmainePortland, ME

    General fund

    $5,000
  38. National Trust for Local NewsBrighton, CO

    General fund

    $5,000
  39. Mass Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $508,04033% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $227,00415% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $174,51111% of the total
  4. Human services4 grants $135,0009% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $100,0046% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $100,0006% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $314,73520% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine20 grants $781,250
  2. Texas4 grants $657,551
  3. Minnesota4 grants $260,004
  4. Tennessee1 grant $204,574
  5. Iowa1 grant $100,004
  6. Virginia1 grant $100,004
  7. Montana1 grant $100,000
  8. New Hampshire2 grants $55,000
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $50,002
  10. Massachusetts3 grants $26,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • John W Norris JrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Terry R NorrisSECRETARY-DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • John W Norris IIIPRESIDENT-DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeffrey C NorrisDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Julie A NorrisDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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