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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1403480

Making a Difference Inc

A private foundation in Bangor, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $14,413 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

    $14,413

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,395

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,304

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $10,508

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,519

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,374

  • Tax year 2022

    $32,483

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,419

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,060

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,821

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,656

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,768

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,978

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,741

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,819

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,235

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. James F Doughty SchoolBangor, ME

    Provisions, supplies, clothing, and programs for underserved students

    $9,091
  2. Individual

    Clothing and food donations for [individual]

    $2,086
  3. Vine Street SchoolBangor, ME

    Provisions, supplies, clothing, and programs for underserved students

    $1,345
  4. Catholic CharitiesAlexandria, VA

    Gift Cards for Refugees

    $1,310
  5. Maple Street Community GardenBrooklyn, NY

    Built raised beds

    $545
  6. Make-A-Wish Foundation of MaineScarborough, ME

    General Purpose

    $36

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $36100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine3 grants $10,472
  2. Virginia1 grant $1,310
  3. New York1 grant $545

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kym M KilgourDirector Hours 3Pay $0
  • Christopher KilgourPresident/Director Hours 3Pay $0
  • Hans PetersonClerk/Director Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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