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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-2052856

Laurence B Flood Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Blue Hill, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 33 grants and $236,583 paid in grants.

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

    $236,583

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,114,124
  • Tax year 2024

    $164,883

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,164,358
  • Tax year 2023

    $146,900

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,234,361
  • Tax year 2022

    $161,900

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,285,512
  • Tax year 2021

    $197,960

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,427,895
  • Tax year 2020

    $170,450

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,640,959

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blue Hill Community DevelopmentBlue Hill, ME

    General Use

    $100,000
  2. George Stevens AcademyBlue Hill, ME

    General Use

    $35,000
  3. Blue Hill Heritage TrustBlue Hill, ME

    General Use

    $25,000
  4. The Rising Tide MediaPenobscot, ME

    General Use

    $15,000
  5. Ukraine Trust ChainEvanston, IL

    General Use

    $12,500
  6. FoodDrop L3CBlue Hill, ME

    ExercisedExpenditureResponsibility

    $10,000
  7. Mandela PanamaSurry, ME

    General Use

    $10,000
  8. Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA

    General Use

    $5,000
  9. Bagaduce River Equine RescueBrooksville, ME

    General Use

    $5,000
  10. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General Use

    $3,333
  11. MDI Biological LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME

    General Use

    $2,000
  12. Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, ME

    General Use

    $1,000
  13. Noble and Greenough SchoolDedham, MA

    General Use

    $1,000
  14. Blue Hill Public LibraryBlue Hill, ME

    General Use

    $1,000
  15. Tree of LifeBlue Hill, ME

    General Use

    $1,000
  16. The Land InstituteSalina, KS

    General Use

    $1,000
  17. Blue Hill Northern Light HospitalBrewer, ME

    General Use

    $1,000
  18. Sedgwick Brooklin Historical SocietySedgwick, ME

    General Use

    $1,000
  19. Sustainable Harvest InternationalEllsworth, ME

    General Use

    $500
  20. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    General Use

    $500
  21. Partners for World HealthPortland, ME

    General Use

    $500
  22. Families First Community CenterAtlanta, GA

    General Use

    $500
  23. Foundation for Neurologic DiseasesNewburyport, MA

    General Use

    $500
  24. Great Pond Conservation TrustBucksport, ME

    General Use

    $500
  25. Syrian American Medical SocietyWashington, DC

    General Use

    $500
  26. AFEDJ - AHKLI Arab HospitalDarien, CT

    General Use

    $500
  27. Nichols Day CampSedgwick, ME

    General Use

    $500
  28. Beacon AcademyBoston, MA

    General Use

    $500
  29. MIT Energy Initiative Seed Fund ProgramCambridge, MA

    General Use

    $500
  30. The Good Life CenterHarborside, ME

    General Use

    $500
  31. Maine Farmland TrustBelfast, ME

    General Use

    $250
  32. Schoodic InstituteWinter Harbor, ME

    General Use

    $250
  33. Woodlawn Museum Gardens & ParkEllsworth, ME

    General USe

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $100,00052% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $42,50022% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $28,33315% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture2 grants $1,250<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $2,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine22 grants $213,583
  2. Illinois1 grant $12,500
  3. Louisiana1 grant $5,000
  4. Massachusetts5 grants $3,000
  5. Kansas1 grant $1,000
  6. Connecticut1 grant $500
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $500
  8. Georgia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Laurence B FloodPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary Tyler KnowlesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nathaniel V HenshawDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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