Lucia P Fulton Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-6617090

The Lucia P Fulton Foundation is a private foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts, with EIN 04-6617090.

Key facts about Lucia P Fulton Foundation

EIN
04-6617090
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$197,400
Grants made (2025)
24
Average grant
$8,225
Median grant
$5,250
New grantees (estimate)
17% first-time grantees (4 of 24, 2025)
Primary geography
Maine (70% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Lucia P Fulton Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Lucia P Fulton Foundation's 24 itemized 2025 grants were Maine (70%), Connecticut (22%) and Massachusetts (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Haven, CT (5 grants), Presque Isle, ME (2 grants), Fairfield, CT (2 grants) and Rangeley, ME (2 grants). 50% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is Lucia P Fulton Foundation open to new grantees?

17%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 24 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $8K. How we count

Medians: $4K first-time, $6K repeat.

  • 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

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Annual Giving

$197K

+57.9% YoY

Grant Count

24

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+31.6% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.
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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of all 24 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

New HavenRangeleyAuburnAugustaBar HarborBradleyFairfieldSalemSearsportTopshamWallingfordWest HartfordBangorBridgeportEllsworthCulver CityPresque IsleWatervilleAshlandPortage

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Based on available tax filings, the foundation maintains assets to support its grantmaking activities as a private foundation operating under Section 501(c)(3) exempt status.


Note: Limited publicly available information exists for this foundation. Grant professionals seeking detailed information about funding priorities, application procedures, grant sizes, and recent grantmaking activity are encouraged to contact the foundation directly or consult their most recent Form 990-PF filing with the Internal Revenue Service.

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Net Investment Income
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 26, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 26, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 26, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$49K$99K$148K$197K23 grants202021 grants202122 grants202214 grants202320 grants202424 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Northern Light Health: $42KNorthern Light Health$42KNorthern Maine Community College: $35KNorthern Maine CommunityCollege$35KPeabody Essex Museum: $18KPeabody Essex Museum$18KConnecticut Food Bank: $11KConnecticut Food Bank$11KGood Shepherd Food Bank: $11KGood Shepherd Food Bank$11KPenobscot Marine Museum: $10KPenobscot Marine Museum$10KMaine Tree Foundation: $8KMaine Tree Foundation$8KCommunity Foundation for Greater New Haven: $7KCommunity Foundation forGreater New Haven$7KCushingwhitney Medical Library Yale University: $7KCushingwhitney Medical LibraryYale University$7KMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $6KMaine Coast Heritage Trust$6K

Grant Size Distribution

101 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Northern Light Health ($42,000), Northern Maine Community College ($35,000), Peabody Essex Museum ($17,500).

RecipientPurposeAmount
NORTHERN LIGHT HEALTH Bangor, METHE FUNDS BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE DIALYSIS MACHINES FOR THE A.R. GOULD DIALYSIS CENTER.$42,000
NORTHERN MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Presque Isle, METHE FUNDS BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF BOX TRAILERS AS DESCRIBED IN THE EMAIL ADTED OCTOBER 21, 2025.$35,000
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM Salem, MATO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE DIGITIZATION OF PINGREE FAMILY MATERIALS AS DETAILED IN THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY BRANDY WOLFE DATED OCTOBER 23, 2025.$17,500
CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK Wallingford, CTTO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY IN BRIDGEPORT, FAIRFIELD AND NEW HAVEN AREAS IN THE MANNER DEEMED MOST BENEFICIAL.$11,000
GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK Auburn, MEFOR GENERAL USE OF THE CHARITY.$11,000
PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM Searsport, MEFOR GENERAL USE BY CHARITY$9,900
MAINE TREE FOUNDATION Augusta, MEFOR GENERAL USE BY CHARITY$7,700
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER NEW HAVEN New Haven, CT$3,300 FOR GENERAL PURPOSES AND $3,300 FOR THE JOHNNIE MOUNING SCHOLARSHIP FUND$6,600
CUSHINGWHITNEY MEDICAL LIBRARY YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CTFOR GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE LIBRARY.$6,600
MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST Topsham, MEFOR GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE CHARITY$5,500

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
George H Richards IITrustee1—
Richard L WellmanTrustee1—

Frequently Asked Questions

What size grants does Lucia P Fulton Foundation award?

In 2025, Lucia P Fulton Foundation awarded 24 grants totaling $197K — an average of about $8K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Lucia P Fulton Foundation's EIN?

Lucia P Fulton Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6617090. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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