Private foundation · EIN 01-6145027 · Portland, Maine · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Anne Whiteman Richardson Residuary Charitable Tr

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 3 grants paid, $190K total, median $23K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
3
$190K
Median grant
$23K
Stays in ME
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

How to apply

Distributions to charitable organizations for their unrestricted use.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Epriscopal Divinity School Episcopal Divinity SchoolCambridge, MAScholarship$145K
Yale University Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTScholarship$23K
The Eposcopal Church of Saints Jame the Episcopal Church of Saints James & AndrewGreenfield, MAScholarship$23K

By state: Massachusetts 2 · Connecticut 1

About this foundation

Anne Whiteman Richardson Residuary Charitable Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Portland, Maine, administered in care of Camden National Bank Succ Trustee, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Anne Whiteman Richardson Residuary Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Anne Whiteman Richardson Residuary Charitable Tr give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $190K across 3 grants, a median of $23K.

Where does Anne Whiteman Richardson Residuary Charitable Tr give?

Massachusetts (2 grants), Connecticut (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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