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Eleanor F Stich Recreational Trust

Accepts applications Portland, Maine · EIN 016154952

Eleanor F Stich Recreational Trust is a private foundation in Portland, Maine. In tax year 2025 it gave $4,088 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $511 and the largest $511. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $4,500 the year before.

13% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$4,7079$91,782
2024$4,5009$96,470
2025$4,0888$102,996

How to apply

ContactCamden National Bank
PO Box 807, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Phone or email(207) 667-2504
What to submitNot required

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eleanor F Stich Recreational Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine8$4,088

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends in Action Friends in Action
Ellsworth, ME
Scholarship$511
Heart of Ellsworth Heart of Ellsworth
Ellsworth, ME
Scholarship$511
Harbor House Harbor House
Southwest Harbor, ME
Scholarship$511
Island Heritage Trust Island Heritage Trust
Deer Isle, ME
Scholarship$511
Maine Development Associates Maine Development Associates
Bangor, ME
Scholarship$511
Healthy Island Project Healthy Island Project
Stonington, ME
Scholarship$511
Island Community Center Island Community Center
Stonington, ME
Scholarship$511
Acadia Senior College Acadia Senior College
Southwest Harbor, ME
Scholarship$511

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eleanor F Stich Recreational Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Eleanor F Stich Recreational Trust give?

$4,088 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $511.

Who runs Eleanor F Stich Recreational Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Sara Gilmore Camden National Bank (Coo).

What does Eleanor F Stich Recreational Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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