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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-0301944

Thaler Howell Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Yarmouth, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $406,000 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

    $406,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,299,880

  • Tax year 2024

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,200,567

  • Tax year 2023

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,711,226

  • Tax year 2022

    $664,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,400,436

  • Tax year 2021

    $665,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,340,030

  • Tax year 2020

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,464,171

  • Tax year 2019

    $641,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,342,175

  • Tax year 2018

    $470,618

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,453,739

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Loaves Fishes of Tompkins CountyIthaca, NY

    Charitable

    $36,000
  2. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable

    $36,000
  3. Mercy for AnimalsLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $36,000
  4. Individual

    Charitable

    $36,000
  5. Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ

    Charitable

    $36,000
  6. Central Coast Alliance United for aVentura, CA

    Charitable

    $36,000
  7. Georiga Water CoalitionAthens, GA

    Charitable

    $36,000
  8. Immigrant Legal Advocacy ProjectPortland, ME

    Charitable

    $36,000
  9. Immigrant Legal Defense CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $36,000
  10. Individual

    Charitable

    $36,000
  11. Public CitizenWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $36,000
  12. Natural Resources Council of MaineAugusta, ME

    Charitable

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $72,00040% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $36,00020% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $36,00020% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $36,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $108,000
  2. Maine2 grants $46,000
  3. Arizona1 grant $36,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $36,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $36,000
  6. New York1 grant $36,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $36,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey A ThalerPresident Hours 3Pay $0
  • Manley H ThalerDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gregory Massey ThalerVice President Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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