Cianbro Charitable Foundation
Cianbro Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Pittsfield, Maine. Its 2025 grants supported organizations and activities in human services, education, medical care, conservation, and other areas.
Cianbro Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Cianbro Charitable Foundation gave $620K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $52K), mostly in Maine. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $620,120
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $51,677
- +37.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,960
- Total assets
- $11,789,640
- +14.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (2 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Maine (98% 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 Cianbro Charitable Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2024 filing says recipients request grants in writing for charitable, scientific, literary, and/or educational purposes. Applicants must provide proof of Section 501(c)(3) exemption.
- Contact
Application contact: Donna Jacques
Mailing address: 101 Cianbro Square, Pittsfield, ME 04967
Phone: (207) 487-3311
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Cianbro Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bangor Region YMCA ($250K). Together the top 10 received $614K.
Grant Size Distribution
75 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 58 grants of 75 (77%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in Maine, 2% to recipients in Washington, DC, and less than 1% to recipients in Maryland.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Cianbro Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 12 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $126K; repeat grants $37K. How we count
Medians: $126K first-time, $13K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 90% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $158K (2021) to $6.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $620K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor Region YMCA Bangor, ME | Human Services | $250,000 |
| Maine Central Institute Pittsfield, ME | Education | $175,000 |
| The Cianbro Companies Scholarship Pittsfield, ME | Education | $73,000 |
| The Lifeflight Foundation Camden, ME | Medical | $50,000 |
| The Travis Mills Foundation Mt Vernon, ME | Medical | $15,000 |
| Friends Of The Library Pittsfield, ME | Education | $13,420 |
| Katahdin Area Boy Scouts BSA Bangor, ME | Boy Scouts | $12,500 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors Inc Washington, DC | Education | $10,000 |
| Educate Maine Portland, ME | Education | $10,000 |
| Forest Society Of Maine Bangor, ME | Conservation | $5,000 |
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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 | $11,789,640 | $2,168,231 | $716,254 | $620,120 | 12 | $631,276 | $1,106,152 | $682,010 |
| 2024 | $10,337,663 | $1,298,679 | $647,006 | $562,853 | 15 | $570,597 | $1,222,270 | $595,146 |
| 2023 | $9,685,990 | $1,254,900 | $709,465 | $666,710 | 16 | $674,370 | $431,960 | $507,766 |
| 2022 | $9,390,555 | $529,369 | $6,213,358 | $6,068,710 | 17 | $6,071,220 | $160,498 | $694,090 |
| 2021 | $15,029,544 | $5,252,373 | $202,329 | $157,500 | 15 | $159,733 | $862,458 | $577,627 |
| 2020 | $9,984,500 | $3,355,274 | $368,934 | $296,970 | 17 | — | $312,305 | $394,029 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cianbro Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $682K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for education, human services, medical causes, conservation, and Boy Scouts. Among its grantees, Maine Central Institute says it seeks to inspire students to lead ethical, purposeful, and happy lives; Educate Maine says it champions college and career readiness and aims to increase educational attainment among Maine’s workforce. Forest Society of Maine describes its work as conserving Maine forestlands, while Our Katahdin says it assists with community development, downtown revitalization, and economic development in the Katahdin region. CureSearch for Children’s Cancer says it funds and supports targeted cancer research and provides information and resources for those affected by childhood cancer.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 12 grants totaling $620,120. Awards ranged from $2,500 to $250,000, with a median grant of $12,960. The largest grants included $250,000 to Bangor Region YMCA for human services, $175,000 to Maine Central Institute for education, $73,000 to The Cianbro Companies Scholarship for education, and $50,000 to The Lifeflight Foundation for medical purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Michael Bennett, Thomas Stone, and Peter A Vigue as trustees, and Peter G Vigue as a past trustee.
Cianbro Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael Bennett
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter G Vigue
Trustee & Past Trustee
Trustee → Trustee & Past Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Stone
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Cianbro Charitable Foundation
How much does Cianbro Charitable Foundation give each year?
Cianbro Charitable Foundation gave $620K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $563K across 15 grants.
What is Cianbro Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Cianbro Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,960, and its average grant was $51,677, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Cianbro Charitable Foundation that year got $126K on average.
Where does Cianbro Charitable Foundation give grants?
Cianbro Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Maine: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bangor, ME (3 grants) and Pittsfield, ME (3 grants).
Does Cianbro Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Cianbro Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (5 grants) and "Medical" (3 grants).
Who are Cianbro Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Cianbro Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bangor Region YMCA ($250,000), Maine Central Institute ($175,000) and The Cianbro Companies Scholarship ($73,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cianbro Charitable Foundation?
Cianbro Charitable Foundation reported $11.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $631K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $682K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Cianbro Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for education, human services, medical causes, conservation, and Boy Scouts. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cianbro Charitable Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing says recipients request grants in writing for charitable, scientific, literary, and/or educational purposes. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cianbro Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Cianbro Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3020020. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Cianbro Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/cianbro-charitable-foundation-morg_5760ba7f7196499dbbfa6f61ab90a91b
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