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Harnum Family Foundation

Accepts applications Bangor, Maine · EIN 831402866

Harnum Family Foundation is a private foundation in Bangor, Maine. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,500 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,500. 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 $24,500 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$19,6007$482,208
2024$24,5007$531,647
2025$22,5007$582,042

How to apply

ContactRichard B Harnum Jr co Harnum Famil
700 Main Street Suite 2, Bangor, ME 04401
Phone or email(207) 922-4020
What to submitNo Special Format Required
RestrictionsRecipients are geographically located in close proximity to Organization.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harnum Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine7$22,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Closet 207
Ellsworth, ME
General Support$5,500
Husson University
Bangor, ME
General Support$5,000
Bangor Humane Society
Bangor, ME
General Support$5,000
Heart of Maine United Way
Bangor, ME
General Support$5,000
Penobscot Community Health Care
Bangor, ME
General Support$1,000
River City Athletics
Bangor, ME
General Support$500
Literacy Volunteers of Bangor
Bangor, ME
General Support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harnum Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Harnum Family Foundation give?

$22,500 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Harnum Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard B Harnum Jr (Trustee) and Keeley Harnum (Trustee).

What does Harnum Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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