Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Camden, ME EIN: 01-6131271

Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust is a private foundation, based in Camden, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $148K.

Key facts about Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust

In short: Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust gave $100K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
01-6131271
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$25,000
Median grant
$23,094
Total assets
$1,484,567
Primary geography
Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.5M

+2.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$100K

+8.7% YoY

Grant Count

4

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$25K

+8.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust reported a distributable amount of $110K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 104% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

UnionSouth ThomastonCamden

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2023) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $100K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Town of Union Scholarship Committee: $38KTown of Union ScholarshipCommittee$38KPeople's United Methodist Church: $23KPeople's United MethodistChurch$23KVose Library: $23KVose Library$23KUnion Historical Society: $15KUnion Historical Society$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Town of Union Scholarship Committee ($38K). Together the top 4 received $100K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Town of Union Scholarship Committee Union, MEScholarships for Union Residents$38,421
People's United Methodist Church South Thomaston, MELocal Needs Within Union, ME$23,094
Vose Library Union, MELibrary Operations$23,093
Union Historical Society Union, MEOrganizational Operations$15,392

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,484,567$1,453,760$1,395,108
Revenue$162,234$169,348$94,375
Expenses$131,427$110,954$92,604
Qualifying Distributions$113,466$100,218$81,648
Net Investment Income$147,615$159,962$83,419
Distributable Amount$109,590$103,093$92,082

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 24, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust is led by Rendle A. Jones, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rendle A. Jones

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    $16K (2019) → $25K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Rendle a Jones — Trustee: $25KRendle a JonesTrustee$25K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $25K, to Rendle a Jones (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust

How much does Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust give each year?

Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust gave $100K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $92K across 4 grants.

What is Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust's typical grant size?

Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust's median grant in 2025 was $23,094, and its average grant was $25,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust give grants?

Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust gives mostly in Maine: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Union, ME (3 grants).

Does Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust?

Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $113K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $110K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust's EIN?

Robert H & Eleanor S Heald Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-6131271. 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.

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