Laudate Dominum Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Harborside, ME EIN: 85-6222421

Laudate Dominum Foundation is a private foundation, based in Harborside, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $637K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $16K.

Key facts about Laudate Dominum Foundation

In short: Laudate Dominum Foundation gave $25K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $6K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
85-6222421
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$25,000
Grants made (2024)
4
Average grant
$6,250
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$636,766
Primary geography
Maine (60% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$637K

+16.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$25K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

4

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+0.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Laudate Dominum Foundation reported a distributable amount of $29K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Laudate Dominum Foundation gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 86% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

KetchumNew YorkTopshamBangorBlue HillEllsworth

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 5 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2022) to $25K (2024). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $25K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Maine Coast Heritage Trust: $10KMaine Coast Heritage Trust$10KHigh Desert College Collaborative: $5KHigh Desert CollegeCollaborative$5KTrinity Wall Street Episcopal Churc: $5KTrinity Wall Street EpiscopalChurc$5KAcadia Hospital: $5KAcadia Hospital$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Maine Coast Heritage Trust ($10K). Together the top 4 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham, MEIsland Acquisition$10,000
High Desert College Collaborative Ketchum, IDElementary School College Scholarship Program$5,000
Trinity Wall Street Episcopal Churc New York, NYMusic Program$5,000
Acadia Hospital Bangor, MEResearch$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$636,766$545,649$535,167
Revenue$121,497$36,026$57,713
Expenses$30,380$25,544$31,614
Qualifying Distributions$25,000$25,000$24,000
Net Investment Income$16,376$18,625$22,499
Distributable Amount$29,128$22,870$23,941

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Laudate Dominum Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Elizabeth T. McCandless Esq.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Heather N. Robinson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Ruth L. Robinson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Laudate Dominum Foundation

How much does Laudate Dominum Foundation give each year?

Laudate Dominum Foundation gave $25K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $25K across 4 grants.

What is Laudate Dominum Foundation's typical grant size?

Laudate Dominum Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,250, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Laudate Dominum Foundation give grants?

Laudate Dominum Foundation gives mostly in Maine: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Idaho (20%) and New York (20%).

Does Laudate Dominum Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Laudate Dominum Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Laudate Dominum Foundation?

Laudate Dominum Foundation reported $637K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $29K (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 is Laudate Dominum Foundation's EIN?

Laudate Dominum Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6222421. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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