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Carol and David Hancock Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Casco, Maine · EIN 016124732

Carol and David Hancock Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Casco, Maine. In tax year 2025 it gave $71,057 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $31,160 the year before.

60% of its 2025 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$50,0005$1.4 million
2024$31,1608$1.6 million
2025$71,05710$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactCarol Hancock
PO Box 299, Casco, ME 04015
Phone or email(207) 627-4201
What to submitInformation should include amount of grant, charitable purpose and how grant will be monitored.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Carol and David Hancock Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine9$66,057
Massachusetts1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mitchell Institute
Portland, ME
Program support$25,000
Casco Public Library
Casco, ME
Program support$10,000
Casco Fire and Rescue
Casco, ME
Program support$5,557
Casco Recreation Department
Casco, ME
Program support$5,500
Harrison Food Bank
Harrison, ME
Program support$5,000
Team Long Run
North Bridgton, ME
Program support$5,000
Food Works
Norway, ME
Program support$5,000
Agassiz Village
Framingham, MA
Program support$5,000
Bridgton Food Pantry
Bridgton, ME
Community aid$2,500
Casco Food Pantry
Casco, ME
Program support$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Carol and David Hancock Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Carol and David Hancock Charitable Trust give?

$71,057 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Carol and David Hancock Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Carol Hancock (Trustee), Tracy Hancock (Trustee) and Allison Hancock (Trustee).

What does Carol and David Hancock Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger.

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