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The Pasquale and Donna Maiorino Charitable FD - Portland Tr

Accepts applications Portland, Maine · EIN 822869606

The Pasquale and Donna Maiorino Charitable FD - Portland Tr is a private foundation in Portland, Maine. In tax year 2025 it gave $51,750 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $18,500. 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 $66,000 the year before.

38% 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$94,1059$366,865
2024$66,00011$393,927
2025$51,7508$401,068

How to apply

ContactJames Macleod
Portland Trust Company LLC, 2 Monument Square Suite 703, Portland, ME 04101
Phone or email(207) 558-6220, james.macleod@portlandtrust.com
What to submitThe fund requires a written grant proposal. This must specify the responsibilities of the fund and of the grantee, obligate the grantee to use the grant funds only for the purposes for which the grant was made, provide periodic written reports concerning the use of grant
RestrictionsThe fund's purpose is to provide funds to causes that encourage conservation and stewardship of the natural environment, promotion of music and the arts, and support technology, science and literacy education.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Pasquale and Donna Maiorino Charitable FD - Portland Tr funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Maine7$51,500
New York1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Maine Foundation
Falmouth, ME
General support$18,500
Dirigo Service Leadership
Orono, ME
General support$12,500
Maine School of Law Foundation
Portland, ME
General suppport$11,000
University of Maine School of Bus
Orono, ME
General support$5,000
Portland High School
Portland, ME
General support$2,000
Partners for World Health
Portland, ME
General support$1,500
Good Shepard Food Bank
Hampden, ME
General support$1,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General support$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Pasquale and Donna Maiorino Charitable FD - Portland Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Pasquale and Donna Maiorino Charitable FD - Portland Tr give?

$51,750 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs The Pasquale and Donna Maiorino Charitable FD - Portland Tr?

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

What does The Pasquale and Donna Maiorino Charitable FD - Portland Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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