Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC

Private foundation · Grantmaker Portland, ME EIN: 31-1573495

ANDROSCOGGIN BANK'S MAINSTREET FDN is a private foundation based in Portland, Maine. Its 2025 filing says awards are restricted to nonprofits working in education, arts, or community enhancement; its grant records show 2025 funding went entirely to recipients in Maine.

Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC at a glance

In short: Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC gave $78K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Maine. 86% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$77,500
-0.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
21
+5.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,690
-5.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$710,442
+3.0% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
86% first-time grantees (18 of 21, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC

How to Apply

The 2025 filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It says to request the grant application from the foundation and provide proof of nonprofit status; eligible areas listed on the filing are education, arts, or community enhancement.

Review Cycle
The 2025 filing lists annual deadlines of February 20, June 20, and October 20.
Deadline
The 2025 filing lists annual deadlines of February 20, June 20, and October 20.
Contact

Application contact: Paul Andersen
Mailing address: PO Box 1407, Lewiston, ME 04243
Phone: (207) 558-6220

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Full Plates Full Potential: $25KFull Plates Full Potential$25KTrinity Jubliee Center: $5KTrinity Jubliee Center$5KThe Cromwell Cent for Disabilities: $3KThe Cromwell Cent forDisabilities$3KSomali Bantu Assoc: $3KSomali Bantu Assoc$3KHousing Resources for Youth: $3KHousing Resources for Youth$3KFood Cupboard of Jay Livermore: $3KFood Cupboard of Jay Livermore$3KCommunity Health Awareness: $3KCommunity Health Awareness$3KMaine Youth Thriving: $3KMaine Youth Thriving$3KJustme: $3KJustme$3KImmigrant Legal Advocacy Proj: $3KImmigrant Legal Advocacy Proj$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Full Plates Full Potential ($25K). Together the top 10 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

97 grants across all recorded years

96<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 96 grants of 97 (99%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Maine. The 2025 program descriptions also identify Maine nonprofits as eligible for the 25K for Kids Grant and describe the quarterly program as supporting at-risk youth in Maine.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.

Cities

PortlandLewistonBrunswickSouth PortlandAuburnBathWestbrookCamdenPolandScarboroughBiddefordBrewerChicagoCumberlandGorhamGrayJayLisbon FallsLivermore FallsMars Hill

Is Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC open to new grantees?

86%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 18 of 21 grantees (86%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.

  • 0% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 178% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K24 grants2020 17 grants2021 19 grants2022 20 grants2023 20 grants2024 21 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2022) to $128K (2023). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $78K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Full Plates Full Potential Brunswick, MEGeneral Financial Support$25,000
Trinity Jubliee Center Lewiston, MEGeneral Financial Support$5,000
The Cromwell Cent for Disabilities Portland, MEGeneral Financial Support$2,500
Somali Bantu Assoc Yarmouth, MEGeneral Financial Support$2,500
Housing Resources for Youth Topsham, MEGeneral Financial Support$2,500
Food Cupboard of Jay Livermore Livermore Falls, MEGeneral Financial Support$2,500
Community Health Awareness Lewiston, MEGeneral Financial Support$2,500
Maine Youth Thriving Gorham, MEGeneral Financial Support$2,500
Justme South Freeport, MEGeneral Financial Support$2,500
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Proj Portland, MEGeneral Financial Support$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$710,442$126,784$106,209$77,50021$99,872$90,447$56,251
2024$689,867$118,109$89,967$78,00020$84,000$87,142$54,113
2023$661,725$68,472$138,908$127,75420$133,348$32,912$51,041
2022$732,161$19,944$82,381$70,50019$76,457$15,238$52,014
2021$794,598$97,263$89,949$78,00017$83,991$66,305$56,940
2020$787,284$117,747$85,694$74,95024—$50,893$48,999

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC reported a distributable amount of $56K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The available sources do not state a mission for the foundation. Its filing identifies education, arts, and community enhancement as eligible areas. The foundation’s program descriptions focus on essentials for at-risk children, including food, security, shelter, and education.

Among the 2025 grantees, Full Plates Full Potential describes its mission as ending childhood hunger by helping schools and nonprofits maximize participation in USDA child nutrition programs. Maine Youth Thriving says it helps communities promote research-informed resilience practices for young people. Girl Scouts of Maine describes its work as building girls’ courage, confidence, and character. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 21 grants totaling $77,500. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $25,000, with a median of $2,500.

The largest 2025 award was $25,000 to Full Plates Full Potential in Brunswick. Other listed awards included $5,000 to Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston and $2,500 each to the Cromwell Center for Disabilities, Somali Bantu Association, Housing Resources for Youth, Food Cupboard of Jay Livermore, Community Health Awareness, Maine Youth Thriving, JUSTME, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Girl Scouts of Maine, and Maine Youth Empowerment Services. The filing lists these awards as general financial support.

The program descriptions list the MainStreet Foundation Quarterly Grant, with awards up to $5,000, and the 25K for Kids Grant, an annual $25,000 award to one organization following a competitive selection process that includes finalist presentations. The latter description emphasizes direct-service proposals related to leadership, literacy, and mental health support. These descriptions were last updated in February 2026 and June 2025, respectively.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC's only listed officer is Portland Trust CO LLC, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Portland Trust CO LLC

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $10K (2020) → $11K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Portland Trust CO LLC — Trustee: $11KPortland Trust CO LLCTrustee$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to Portland Trust CO LLC (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC

How much does Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC give each year?

Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC gave $78K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $78K across 20 grants.

What is Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC's typical grant size?

Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,690, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC that year got $4K on average.

Where does Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC give grants?

Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC gives mostly in Maine: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, ME (6 grants), Lewiston, ME (3 grants) and South Portland, ME (3 grants).

Does Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (21 of 21) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC's largest grantees?

Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC's largest 2025 grantees include Full Plates Full Potential ($25,000), Trinity Jubliee Center ($5,000) and The Cromwell Cent for Disabilities ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC?

Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC reported $710K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $56K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC fund?

The available sources do not state a mission for the foundation. Its filing identifies education, arts, and community enhancement as eligible areas. The foundation’s program descriptions focus on essentials for at-risk children, including food, security, shelter, and education. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC?

The 2025 filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC's EIN?

Androscoggin Bank's Mainstreet Fdn Portland Trust Company LLC's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1573495. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 1, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)

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