Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund
Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund is a private foundation, based in Portland, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets. Net investment income was $554.
Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,690
- -6.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $554
- -6.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $554
- -6.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $742
- -57.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+0%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 585% 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $1K (2024). In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas College Waterville, ME | Scholarship | $1,000 |
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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 | $2,690 | $554 | $742 | — | — | — | $554 | $138 |
| 2024 | $2,879 | $593 | $1,729 | $1,000 | Total only | $1,000 | $593 | $171 |
| 2023 | $4,014 | $385 | $1,718 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | $385 | $221 |
| 2022 | $5,347 | $1,045 | $1,716 | $1,000 | 2 | $1,000 | $959 | $300 |
| 2021 | $6,019 | $854 | $699 | — | — | — | $748 | $433 |
| 2020 | $5,864 | $662 | $1,687 | $1,000 | 2 | — | $563 | $364 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $138 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund's only listed officer is Camden National Wealth Mgmt, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Camden National Wealth Mgmt
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund
How large is Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund?
Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $554.
Where does Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund operate?
Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund has awarded grants in Maine, Vermont.
How much is Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $138 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund's EIN?
Ralph Getchell Smith Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0387329. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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