Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation
Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Damariscotta, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $507K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $32K. Net investment income was $12K.
Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $32,000
- +23.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,000
- +638.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,000
- Total assets
- $507,436
- -4.5% 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 Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was McKeen Study Center ($32K).
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $35K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| McKeen Study Center Brunswick, ME | Unrestricted | $32,000 |
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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 | $507,436 | $17,007 | $41,131 | $32,000 | 1 | $32,000 | $11,875 | $33,445 |
| 2024 | $531,560 | $-9,068 | $34,501 | $26,000 | 6 | $26,000 | $6,386 | $31,457 |
| 2023 | $575,129 | $9,162 | $30,471 | $24,000 | 2 | $24,000 | $10,141 | $25,987 |
| 2022 | $596,438 | $12,796 | $42,007 | $35,000 | 7 | $35,000 | $14,199 | $27,368 |
| 2021 | $625,649 | $24,872 | $8,572 | $2,925 | 1 | $2,925 | $9,555 | $31,400 |
| 2020 | $609,349 | $610,005 | $656 | — | — | — | $5 | $2,925 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $33K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation is led by Robert B. Gregory, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert B. Gregory
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$2K (2021) → $3K (2025)
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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Robert B Gregory (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation
How much does Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation give each year?
Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $26K across 6 grants.
How large is Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation?
Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation reported $507K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $33K (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.
Where does Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation operate?
Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia.
What is Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-7004743. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
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