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Olive A Coates Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Portland, Maine · EIN 016149204

Olive A Coates Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Portland, Maine. In tax year 2025 it gave $407,080 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $50,885 and the largest $152,655. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $360,824 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
2023$403,9356$8.2 million
2024$360,8246$9.0 million
2025$407,0806$10.1 million

How to apply

Olive A Coates Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine6$407,080

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Select Board Town of Camden
Camden, ME
Aid senior citizens,$152,655
Five Town CSD
Camden, ME
Provide financial assist to$50,885
Camden Area District Nursing Association
Camden, ME
General purpose$50,885
Quarry Hill
Rockland, ME
General purpose$50,885
Coastal Opportunities
Camden, ME
General purpose$50,885
Paws Animal Adoption Center
Rockport, ME
General purpose$50,885

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Olive A Coates Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Olive A Coates Charitable Trust give?

$407,080 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $50,885.

Who runs Olive A Coates Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists HM Payson Co (Trustee) and Richard A McKittrick (Trustee).

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