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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-3254225

Morris David Dornfeld Foundation

A private foundation in Port Clyde, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $73,600 paid in grants.

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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $73,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,221,958
  • Tax year 2024

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,340,939
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $850,534

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Bates CollegeLewiston, ME

    Artwork donation

    $25,500
  2. Farnsworth Art MuseumRockland, ME

    Restricted Grant for Art Acquisition Fund

    $20,000
  3. Center for Maine Contemporary ArtRockland, ME

    Unrestricted Grant

    $5,000
  4. Bates College Museum of ArtLewiston, ME

    Unrestricted Grant

    $5,000
  5. Georges River Land TrustRockland, ME

    Unrestricted Grant

    $5,000
  6. Center for Furniture CraftmanshipRockport, ME

    Woodworking Progam Scholarship

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Artwork donation

    $3,600
  8. Lights Out GalleryNorway, ME

    Unrestricted Grant

    $2,500
  9. Falmouth Arts CenterFalmouth, MA

    Unrestricted Grant

    $1,000
  10. Waterfall ArtsBelfast, ME

    Unrestricted Grant

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $8,50063% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00037% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine8 grants $69,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ron CrusanPresident Hours 20Pay $87,000
  • Sara HotchkissVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alexa CunninghamTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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