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League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Portland, ME EIN: 04-3386477 Website

The League of Women Voters Education Fund conducts voter service and citizen education activities. It is a nonpartisan nonprofit public policy educational organization, which:*Builds citizen participation in the democratic process.*Studies key community issues at all government levels in an unbiased manner.*Enables people to seek positive solutions to public policy issues through education and conflict management.

League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$144,844
-58.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$18,358
-96.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Portland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $196K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Portland, MEEducation$195,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025—$144,844$18,358——
2024$151,590$349,634$481,794——
2023$16,594$585,262$597,773$195,5001
2022$36,160$274,885$330,953——
2021$74,557$420,259$407,282——
2020$63,876$287,488$280,389——

About League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc is a public charity, based in Portland, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc is led by Anna Kellar, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anna Kellar

    Executive Director

    Executive Director Se → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    17 hrs/week

    $44K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Pamela Cox

    President

    Member → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alison Smith

    Director

    Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Ward

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Newell Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Gaines

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maya Eichorn

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Lyles

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tobin Williamson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Luther

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susana Hancock

    Vice President

    Member → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Murphy

    Secretary

    Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Abdikhadar Shire (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Chris Hafford Left in (2023) — Director
  • Former: Ellen Dohmen (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Kilbreth Left in (2023) — Director
  • Former: Laura Genese Left in (2023) — Director
  • Former: Lillias Martin Left in (2023) — Director
  • Former: Polly Ward Left in (2023) — Director
  • Former: Ben Gaines (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Chris Hafford (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Micky Bondo (2020–2022) — Member Left
  • Former: Polly Ward (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Kalie Hess (2021–2022) — Member Left
  • Former: Laura Genese (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Lillias Martin (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Beth Basham (2020–2021) — Member Left
  • Former: Jamie Kilbreth III (2020–2021) — Member Left
  • Former: Stacy Sitham (2020–2021) — Member Left
  • Former: Cameron Fegers (2020) — Member Left
  • Former: J. Mason Morfit (2020) — Member Left
  • Former: Lilli Martin (2020) — Member
  • Former: Pam Trinward (2020) — Member Left
  • Former: Penelope Hamblin (2020) — Member Left

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 2024 IRS filing

Anna Kellar — Executive Director: $44KAnna KellarExecutive Director$44K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $44K, to Anna Kellar (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc

Where does League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc operate?

League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc has awarded grants in Maine.

What is League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc's EIN?

League of Women Voters of Maine Education Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3386477. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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