Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund
Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund is a private foundation, based in Augusta, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $612K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $31K. Net investment income was $132K.
Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund gave $31K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,500
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,500
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,500
- Total assets
- $612,186
- +19.2% vs 2024
- 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 September 2026.
Who Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was 29 Qualified Scholarship Recipients ($31K).
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 112% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2024) to $33K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $31K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Qualified Scholarship Recipients Augusta, ME | Scholarships | $30,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $612,186 | $135,276 | $36,604 | $30,500 | 1 | $33,379 | $132,134 | $29,780 |
| 2024 | $513,481 | $12,191 | $32,871 | $28,000 | 1 | $30,382 | $9,927 | $29,202 |
| 2023 | $535,203 | $16,947 | $35,324 | $30,000 | 1 | $32,556 | $14,389 | $27,856 |
| 2022 | $553,559 | $44,178 | $39,181 | $31,000 | 21 | $34,137 | $41,041 | $30,763 |
| 2021 | $548,738 | $74,927 | $37,171 | $32,250 | 20 | — | $67,645 | $31,206 |
| 2020 | $510,813 | $48,130 | $37,560 | $32,500 | 22 | — | $35,728 | $26,956 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $30K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew E. Silsby
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mark L. Johnston
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Craig Garofalo
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Kennebec Savings Bank (2020–2022) — Agent
- Former: William S. Hill (2020–2022) — Trustee
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.
Frequently asked questions about Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund
How much does Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund give each year?
Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund gave $31K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 1 grant.
How large is Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund?
Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund reported $612K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $30K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund operate?
Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund has awarded grants in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia.
What is Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund's EIN?
Benjamin and Harriet Fuller Memorial Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-6008548. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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