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Mains Foundation Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Augusta, Kentucky · EIN 610916661

Mains Foundation Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Augusta, Kentucky. In tax year 2024 it gave $12,084 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $2,349 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $7,000 the year before.

40% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,0003$186,932
2024$12,0845$376,873

How to apply

ContactGregory H Mains Trustee
417 West Second Street, Augusta, KY 41002
Phone or email(606) 756-3272
What to submitName Address Purpose Description
DeadlinesAnnually
RestrictionsDetermined by Trustees

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mains Foundation Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky5$12,084

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Maysville Community College
Maysville, KY
Scholarship - Maysville Community College$4,000
Augusta VFW
Augusta, KY
Donation - Augusta VFW$3,084
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY
Scholarship - Morehead State University$2,349
Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Louisville, KY
Scholarship - KCTCS$1,651
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Scholarship - Northern Kentucky University$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mains Foundation Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Annually.

How much does Mains Foundation Charitable Trust give?

$12,084 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $2,349.

Who runs Mains Foundation Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Nicholas A Colvin (Trustee) and Gregory H Mains (Trustee).

What does Mains Foundation Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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