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Margaret & Donald Matheson School Portland Trust

Accepts applications Portland, Maine · EIN 010504173

Margaret & Donald Matheson School Portland Trust is a private foundation in Portland, Maine. In tax year 2025 it gave $32,928 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $2,058 and the largest $6,174. 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 $34,986 the year before.

75% 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$30,0008$756,579
2024$34,9867$797,397
2025$32,92812$867,157

How to apply

ContactWinslow Hs Scholarship Com
14 Willow Street, Winslow, ME 04989
Phone or email(207) 872-1990
What to submitANY
RestrictionsGraduating seniors of winslow hs going to post h.s. Education. Student who has demonstrated academic focus and financial needs will be given highest priority.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Margaret & Donald Matheson School Portland Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine8$24,696
Connecticut1$2,058
Massachusetts1$2,058
New Hampshire1$2,058
Virginia1$2,058

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Maine Orono
Orono, ME
Scholarships$6,174
University of Maine Augusta
Augusta, ME
Scholarships$6,174
Wesleyan University
Middletwon, CT
Scholarships$2,058
University of Maine Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME
Scholarships$2,058
University of Maine Farmington
Farmington, ME
Scholarships$2,058
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH
Scholarships$2,058
University of Southern Maine
Gorham, ME
Scholarships$2,058
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME
Scholarships$2,058
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Scholarships$2,058
Husson University
Bangor, ME
Scholarships$2,058
Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Scholarships$2,058
Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Scholarships$2,058

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Margaret & Donald Matheson School Portland Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Margaret & Donald Matheson School Portland Trust give?

$32,928 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $2,058.

Who runs Margaret & Donald Matheson School Portland Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Portland Trust Co LLC (Trustee).

What does Margaret & Donald Matheson School Portland Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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