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Herb and Ellie Bailey Char Tr 102292

Accepts applications Bangor, Maine · EIN 207257287

Herb and Ellie Bailey Char Tr 102292 is a private foundation in Bangor, Maine. In tax year 2025 it gave $100,016 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $22,000 and the largest $40,083. 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 $106,145 the year before.

0% 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
2020$118,88614$2.6 million
2023$88,3107$2.5 million
2024$106,1456$2.6 million
2025$100,0164$2.8 million

How to apply

ContactKelsey Olesen
PO Box 656, Bangor, ME 04402
Phone or email(207) 248-4275
What to submitLetter of Request
DeadlinesSeptember 30
Restrictionsprovide enhanced educational, cultural, recreational, or athletic facilities or opportunities for the students in the public schools in the Town of Lincoln.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Herb and Ellie Bailey Char Tr 102292 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine4$100,016

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mattanawcook Jr High School
Lincoln, ME
Unrestricted gift$40,083
Rsu 67
Lincoln, ME
Unrestricted gift$28,000
Mattanawcook Academy
Lincoln, ME
Unrestricted gift$16,000
Ella P Burr Elementary
Lincoln, ME
Unrestricted gift$15,933

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Herb and Ellie Bailey Char Tr 102292 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: September 30.

How much does Herb and Ellie Bailey Char Tr 102292 give?

$100,016 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $22,000.

Who runs Herb and Ellie Bailey Char Tr 102292?

Its 2025 filing lists Bangor Savings Bank (Trustee).

What does Herb and Ellie Bailey Char Tr 102292 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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