Open Foundations · Maine

Francis T & Louise T Nichols Foundation

Bangor, Maine · EIN 010493311. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.6M across 87 grants in 2024, a median of $18K each.

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$2.6M
paid in 2024
87
grants paid
$18K
median grant
100%
to first-time recipients
$20.8M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
NATHANIEL S PUTNAM
Address
PO BOX 1210, BANGOR, ME, 044021210
Phone
2079470111
Form the request should take
OPEN APPLICATION
Submission deadline
DECEMBER 1ST.
Restrictions on awards
MAINE AND VERMONT ARE PRIORITIES

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202511259349100711. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 87 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Maine Community FoundationME$491,000DONATION
2Vermont Student Assistance CorpVT$100,000DONATION
3George Stevens AcademyME$90,000DONATION
4Green Mountain Habitat for HumanityVT$85,000DONATION
5Hancock County Habitat for HumanityME$85,000DONATION
6Maine Children's HomeME$80,000DONATION
7Lund Family CenterVT$67,000DONATION
8Partners for Peacespruce RunME$65,000DONATION
9Steps to End Domestic ViolenceVT$60,000DONATION
10Community Health CentersVT$55,000DONATION
11Northern Light Homecare & HospiceME$55,000DONATION
12Vermont Children's Trust FoundationVT$50,000DONATION
13Vermont Community Loan FundVT$50,000DONATION
14Planned Parenthood New EnglandVT$49,500DONATION
15John Graham ShelterVT$49,000DONATION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201$8K
20211$3K
20221$5K
20231$3K
202487$2.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Vermont54%
Maine35%
Massachusetts3%
Virginia2%
District of Columbia2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Nathaniel S PutnamTRUSTEE · 2024
Susan ThibaultTRUSTEE · 2024
William NicholsTRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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