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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-6164645

Thomas D Shaffner Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $455,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $455,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,719,913

  • Tax year 2024

    $418,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,993,867

  • Tax year 2023

    $385,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,162,612

  • Tax year 2022

    $544,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,519,306

  • Tax year 2021

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $9,281,589

  • Tax year 2020

    $428,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,943,597

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Maine Recovery FundPortland, ME

    Operational support

    $175,000
  2. Fryeburg AcademyFryeburg, ME

    Operational support

    $110,000
  3. Pequawket Valley Health InitiativesFryeburg, ME

    Operational support

    $75,000
  4. University of MaineOrono, ME

    Operational support

    $60,000
  5. Eastern Slope Airport AcademyFryeburg, ME

    Operational support

    $25,000
  6. Fryeburg AcademyFryeburg, ME

    Operational support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $175,00047% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $120,00032% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $75,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine6 grants $455,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kurt E KlebeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph W ShaffnerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael T ShaffnerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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