Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation
The Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Damariscotta, Maine. It made 12 grants totaling $87,350 in filing year 2025.
Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation gave $87K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Maine. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $87,350
- +9.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,279
- -8.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,100
- Total assets
- $1,344,685
- +7.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (5 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Maine (87% 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 Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: C/O Robert B Gregory, Damariscotta, ME 04543
Phone: (207) 563-8104
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Lincoln Home ($28K). Together the top 10 received $86K.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 41 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to recipients in Maine, 11% to recipients in Texas, and 1% to recipients in Florida. The listed recipients were primarily in Maine.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 12 grantees (42%) 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 $7K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 $78K (2020) to $99K (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $87K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Lincoln Home Newcastle, ME | Unrestricted | $28,000 |
| Wiscasset Community Center Wiscasset, ME | Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| East-West Plano, TX | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Eldercared Network Lincoln County Damariscotta, ME | Unrestricted | $6,000 |
| Travis Mills Foundation Mt Vernon, ME | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Healthy Kids Damariscotta, ME | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Damariscotta Baptist Church Damariscotta, ME | Unrestricted | $3,200 |
| Almost Home Rescue Portland, ME | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Damariscotta Fire Dept Damariscotta, ME | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| The Byre Clan 4H Bristol, ME | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,344,685 | $213,098 | $123,803 | $87,350 | 12 | $87,350 | $191,872 | $95,282 |
| 2024 | $1,255,390 | $209,504 | $112,187 | $79,500 | 10 | $79,500 | $189,755 | $90,023 |
| 2023 | $1,158,073 | $121,573 | $105,452 | $79,451 | 5 | $79,451 | $104,861 | $76,652 |
| 2022 | $1,141,952 | $130,671 | $130,837 | $99,100 | 6 | $99,100 | $112,414 | $79,674 |
| 2021 | $1,142,118 | $221,987 | $113,922 | $78,500 | 8 | $78,500 | $200,135 | $99,752 |
| 2020 | $1,034,053 | $98,500 | $105,073 | $78,357 | 7 | — | $82,150 | $77,625 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $95K 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 organizations serving older adults, veterans and their families, cancer patients, children, and other community needs. The Lincoln Home describes its mission as providing senior living options for elderly residents in an environment that fosters dignity, safety, comfort, and meaningful lives. The Travis Mills Foundation says it supports recalibrated veterans and their families through long-term programs. The Dean Snell Cancer Foundation says it assists cancer patients with expenses not covered by insurance or state funds.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 12 grants totaling $87,350. Grants ranged from $150 to $28,000, with a median grant of $4,100. Its largest awards included $28,000 to The Lincoln Home in Newcastle, Maine; $25,000 to Wiscasset Community Center; and $10,000 to East-West in Plano, Texas. Other grants included $6,000 to Eldercared Network Lincoln County, $5,000 each to Travis Mills Foundation and Healthy Kids, and $3,200 to Damariscotta Baptist Church. All listed 2025 grants had an “unrestricted” purpose.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Robert B Gregory was listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation is led by Robert B. Gregory, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert B. Gregory
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$9K (2020) → $10K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to Robert B Gregory (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation
How much does Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation give each year?
Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation gave $87K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $80K across 10 grants.
What is Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,100, and its average grant was $7,279, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation that year got $7K on average.
Where does Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation give grants?
Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Maine: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Texas (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Damariscotta, ME (4 grants).
Does Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Lincoln Home ($28,000), Wiscasset Community Center ($25,000) and East-West ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation?
Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $87K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $95K (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 Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations serving older adults, veterans and their families, cancer patients, children, and other community needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1607007. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 26, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
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