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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-4869369

The Casco Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $41,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $799,214

  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $757,576

  • Tax year 2023

    $38,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $643,707

  • Tax year 2022

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $606,451

  • Tax year 2021

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $623,144

  • Tax year 2020

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $559,824

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $509,286

  • Tax year 2018

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $488,372

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Maine Center for EntrepreneursPortland, ME

    Top gun program

    $9,000
  2. Upstart MaineOrono, ME

    Mastermind: 8-12 women founders technical resources & expenses

    $7,500
  3. Coastal Enterprises IncBrunswick, ME

    Inroads to wholesaling & i.d.e.a. Sponsorship

    $7,000
  4. Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME

    Central me top gun program & sustainable business program

    $5,500
  5. Central Maine Community Betterment CollaborativeWaterville, ME

    General support

    $4,500
  6. University of Maine FoundationOrono, ME

    Female inaugural innovate me aspiring entrepreneur fellowship program

    $4,000
  7. College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME

    Sustainable business program

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development2 grants $12,00042% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $9,50033% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $7,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine7 grants $41,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sandra L StoneDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Alexander W KnechtDIRECTOR, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard E CurranDIRECTOR, SECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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