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Vera Grace Greenlaw Trust Portland Trust

Accepts applications Portland, Maine · EIN 016080221

Vera Grace Greenlaw Trust Portland Trust is a private foundation in Portland, Maine. In tax year 2025 it gave $32,500 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $2,250 and the largest $10,500. 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 $39,500 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$26,0009$656,684
2024$39,50012$653,719
2025$32,5009$768,246

How to apply

ContactPrincipals of Belfast Searsport
James Davis Belfast High School 9, Belfast, ME 04915-6620
Phone or email(207) 338-1790
What to submitNo forms. Need personal data, employment records, school recors, and references
DeadlinesSpring of each year (usually by 4/30)
RestrictionsResidents of walso county, me and graduates of waldo county secondary schools

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Vera Grace Greenlaw Trust Portland Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine7$28,250
New York1$2,250
Florida1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Maine Orono
Orono, ME
Scholarships$10,500
Husson University
Bangor, ME
Scholarships$4,500
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
Scholarships$4,250
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME
Scholarships$3,000
Union College
Schenectady, NY
Scholarships$2,250
University of Maine - Augusta
Augusta, ME
Scholarships$2,000
Saint Thomas University
Miami, FL
Scholarships$2,000
Individual
ME
Scholarships$2,000
Aveda Institute of Maine
Augusta, ME
Scholarships$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vera Grace Greenlaw Trust Portland Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Spring of each year (usually by 4/30).

How much does Vera Grace Greenlaw Trust Portland Trust give?

$32,500 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $2,250.

Who runs Vera Grace Greenlaw Trust Portland Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Portland Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Vera Grace Greenlaw Trust Portland Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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