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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-0654454

Begin Family Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $10,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $313,372

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $278,988

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Downeast InstituteBeals, ME

    General operating support

    $2,500
  2. American Camping AssociationNew York City, NY

    Wohelo camps campership fund

    $1,500
  3. Americans for OxfordNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,500
  4. Animal Refuge League of Greater PortlandWestbrook, ME

    General operating support

    $1,500
  5. Downeast Salmon FederationColumbia FLS, ME

    General operating support

    $1,500
  6. StriveNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $3,00067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,50033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine3 grants $5,500
  2. New York3 grants $4,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Samuel P BeginTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah CameronTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth W BeginPresident/Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas PierceTreasurer/Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffory D BeginSecretary/Trustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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