Lincolnville Community Foundation
Lincolnville Community Foundation is a private foundation focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Lincolnville, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $126K. Net investment income was $184K.
Lincolnville Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Lincolnville Community Foundation gave $126K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $126,000
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,000
- -27.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $2,609,943
- +1.9% 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 Lincolnville Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Town of Lincolnville Muni Fire Dept ($120K).
Organizations only. It also paid 6 individual scholarships ($6,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 39 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lincolnville Community Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $84K (2020) to $160K (2019). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $126K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Lincolnville Muni Fire Dept Lincolnville, ME | Support for the Lincolnville Municipal Volunteer Fire Department. | $120,000 |
| 6 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $6,000 |
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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 | $2,609,943 | $198,549 | $149,302 | $126,000 | 7 | $133,156 | $183,586 | $127,284 |
| 2024 | $2,560,696 | $149,366 | $144,794 | $124,000 | 5 | $130,219 | $134,838 | $125,769 |
| 2023 | $2,556,124 | $89,963 | $137,945 | $119,000 | 10 | $122,874 | $92,841 | $126,259 |
| 2022 | $2,604,106 | $64,055 | $137,390 | $117,500 | 7 | $121,956 | $87,048 | $131,427 |
| 2021 | $2,677,441 | $109,772 | $179,522 | $158,000 | 10 | $162,314 | $93,747 | $138,767 |
| 2020 | $2,747,190 | $121,358 | $102,204 | $84,000 | 5 | — | $106,687 | $135,738 |
| 2019 | $2,725,683 | $108,991 | $180,375 | $160,000 | 11 | — | $95,496 | $131,945 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lincolnville Community Foundation reported a distributable amount of $127K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lincolnville Community Foundation is led by Peter Rollins, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peter Rollins
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Heal
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Seth Green
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Surbey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Libby
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Hazen
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karrie Heald
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Jacob Cookson (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Weed (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Michael I Eugley (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Todd B Young (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Samuel Lanning (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Anthony Weed (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Don Fullington Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Lincolnville Community Foundation
How much does Lincolnville Community Foundation give each year?
Lincolnville Community Foundation gave $126K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $124K across 5 grants.
What is Lincolnville Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Lincolnville Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $18,000, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lincolnville Community Foundation give grants?
Lincolnville Community Foundation gives mostly in Maine: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Lincolnville Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Lincolnville Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).
How large is Lincolnville Community Foundation?
Lincolnville Community Foundation reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $133K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $127K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Lincolnville Community Foundation?
Lincolnville Community Foundation is a private foundation focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Lincolnville, ME. It holds $2.6M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Lincolnville Community Foundation's EIN?
Lincolnville Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0354752. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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