Freeport Housing Trust Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Freeport, ME EIN: 01-0449761

Provide low-income housing.

Freeport Housing Trust Inc at a glance

In short: Freeport Housing Trust Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
-6.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
-6.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$10,417,290
+7.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Freeport Housing Trust Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Freeport Community Services: $15KFreeport Community Services$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Freeport Community Services ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Freeport

How Freeport Housing Trust Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $16K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Freeport Community Services Freeport, MEScholarship Fund$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$10,417,290$2,024,988$1,264,524$15,0001$154,514
2024$9,722,336$1,939,407$1,316,967$16,0001$108,120
2023$8,521,439$1,434,260$1,223,552$15,0001$93,486
2022$8,269,545$1,893,366$1,132,954$15,0001$62,669
2021$7,838,469$1,298,365$984,880$15,0001$30,240
2020$4,631,811$696,559$626,652$15,0001$101,272

About Freeport Housing Trust Inc

Based on IRS filings

Freeport Housing Trust Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Freeport, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $155K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Freeport Housing Trust Inc is led by Matt Peters, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matt Peters

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    $72K (2020) → $65K (2025)

  • Chris Roney

    President

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Cartmell

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Carlton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Stenzel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lincoln Jeffers

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Drew Wing

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Atala Lessard

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chelsea Belanger

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Norton

    Assistant Vice President

    Vice President → Director, 2021

    Director → Assistant Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas H. Kelley

    Secretary & Clerk

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Whelan

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bridget Dornbach

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Maryellen Carew (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Prince Pombo (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Charlotte Ingersoll (2022) — Director
  • Former: Debra Quinn (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jim Gwilym (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sue Gravas (2020–2021) — Director

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

Matt Peters — Executive Director: $65KMatt PetersExecutive Director$65K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $65K, to Matt Peters (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Freeport Housing Trust Inc

How much does Freeport Housing Trust Inc give each year?

Freeport Housing Trust Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $16K across 1 grant.

How large is Freeport Housing Trust Inc?

Freeport Housing Trust Inc reported $10.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is Freeport Housing Trust Inc?

Freeport Housing Trust Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Freeport, ME. It holds $10.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Freeport Housing Trust Inc operate?

Freeport Housing Trust Inc has awarded grants in Maine.

What is Freeport Housing Trust Inc's EIN?

Freeport Housing Trust Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0449761. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 18, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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