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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2948448

Maine Bee Wellness

A private foundation in Sullivan, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $15,458 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Andrew Dewey
PO Box 58
Jonesboro, ME 04648
(207) 483-5010
info@mebw. org
Form and materials
There is no formal application. A letter to the organization detailing the request is required.
Deadlines
There are no formal deadlines. Grant request are limited to the annual budget amount.
Restrictions
There are no restrictions other than it qualifies under the organization's mission. Qualified grants are limited to the annual budget for distributions.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,458

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $35,069

  • Tax year 2024

    $16,900

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $38,928

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,116

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $23,492

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,690

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $31,768

  • Tax year 2021

    $825

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $13,646

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $20,753

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Maine State Beekeepers AssociationDurham, ME

    Charitable

    $4,600
  2. University of MaineOrono, ME

    Education

    $4,000
  3. Bangor School DepartmentBangor, ME

    Beekeeping club startup grant

    $4,000
  4. Merry Spring Nature CenterCamden, ME

    Charitable

    $1,608
  5. Eagle Hill InstituteSteuben, ME

    Beekeeping seminar sponsorship

    $1,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $4,60079% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $1,25021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine5 grants $15,458

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Andrew DeweyEXECUTIVE DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan DeweyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jason PetersDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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