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Margaret J S Kennedy Trust Portland Trust

Accepts applications Portland, Maine · EIN 016027394

Margaret J S Kennedy Trust Portland Trust is a private foundation in Portland, Maine. In tax year 2025 it gave $9,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $3,000. 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 $10,500 the year before.

80% 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$20,0005$386,496
2024$10,5005$395,787
2025$9,0005$463,061

How to apply

ContactPortland Trust Co
2 Monument Square Suite 703, Portland, ME 04101
Phone or email(207) 558-6220
What to submitApplication available from the guidance counselor includes personal data, employment records, and references
DeadlinesApril 30th each year
RestrictionsGraduates of bucksport hs pursuing further education

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Margaret J S Kennedy Trust Portland Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Maine4$7,500
New York1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME
Scholarship$3,000
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
Scholarship$1,500
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Scholarship$1,500
Thomas College
Waterville, ME
Scholarship$1,500
Eastern Maine Community College
Bangor, ME
Scholarship$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Margaret J S Kennedy Trust Portland Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 30th each year.

How much does Margaret J S Kennedy Trust Portland Trust give?

$9,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Margaret J S Kennedy Trust Portland Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Portland Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Margaret J S Kennedy Trust Portland Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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