Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sanford, ME EIN: 45-6159025

Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust is a private foundation, based in Sanford, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $61K.

Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust at a glance

In short: Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust gave $42K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$42,044
-59.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$21,022
-59.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$21,022
Total assets
$3,679,191
+15.9% 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 Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Kennebunk High School: $21KKennebunk High School$21KSanford High School: $21KSanford High School$21K

The largest 2025 recipient was Kennebunk High School ($21K). Together the top 2 received $42K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 10 (70%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

KennebunkSanford

How Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust gives

  • Giving fell 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 40% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2025) to $104K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $42K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kennebunk High School Kennebunk, METo provide scholarships to students attending Maine colleges$21,022
Sanford High School Sanford, METo provide scholarships to students attending Maine colleges$21,022
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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$3,679,191$79,473$96,536$42,0442$66,478$60,849$165,830
2024$3,175,586$464,944$228,299$103,2992$210,448$448,462$143,756
2023$2,715,573$95,808$125,268$88,8052$110,700$81,615$125,078
2022$2,364,627$83,223$149,107$104,3402$131,854$69,070$121,871
2021$2,730,579$182,467$107,976$77,1802$93,932$169,056$116,057
2020$2,239,096$64,017$97,460$65,6042—$52,721$96,878

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust reported a distributable amount of $166K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Deborah A Hurd

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dylan D Clason

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Charles L Nickerson (2020–2024) — Trustee · Filing note: Ended 122024
  • Former: Dylan D Clason start (2024) — 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 Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust

How much does Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust give each year?

Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust gave $42K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $103K across 2 grants.

How large is Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust?

Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $66K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $166K (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.

Where does Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust operate?

Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust has awarded grants in Maine.

What is Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust's EIN?

Donald & Theresa Wentworth Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-6159025. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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