The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation
The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Damariscotta, Maine. It reported giving $239,151 through 13 grants in 2025; listed recipients include organizations in Maine and other states.
The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation gave $239K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Maine. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $239,151
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,396
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $3,451,813
- -5.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (5 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Maine (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 760, Damariscotta, ME 04543
Phone: (207) 563-8104
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Scripture Union USA ($50K). Together the top 10 received $235K.
Grant Size Distribution
82 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 77 grants of 82 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 64% of grant dollars went to recipients in Maine, 21% to Pennsylvania, 8% to South Carolina, 4% to Minnesota, and 2% to Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 13 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $25K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $23K repeat.
- 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $223K (2023) to $261K (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $239K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scripture Union USA Valley Forge, PA | Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| Mainehealth Damariscotta, ME | Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| Stepping Stone Housing Damariscotta, ME | Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| Joseph & Alice McKeen Study Center Brunswick, ME | Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Heartwood Regional Theater CO Newcastle, ME | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| Evangelical Institute Greenville, SC | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| Mirus Academy Ellsworth, ME | Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| Bethlehem College Minneapolis, MN | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Maine Maritime Ministry Whitefield, ME | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Pioneers Orlando, FL | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
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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 | $3,451,813 | $111,598 | $313,941 | $239,151 | 13 | $239,151 | $82,683 | $254,384 |
| 2024 | $3,654,156 | $161,354 | $328,483 | $230,500 | 13 | $230,500 | $92,011 | $244,260 |
| 2023 | $3,821,285 | $516,763 | $275,330 | $222,858 | 22 | $222,858 | $472,233 | $225,391 |
| 2022 | $3,579,852 | $419,777 | $337,979 | $261,161 | 18 | $261,161 | $373,517 | $222,858 |
| 2021 | $3,498,054 | $322,979 | $307,201 | $228,534 | 16 | $228,534 | $273,404 | $261,161 |
| 2020 | $3,482,276 | $297,754 | $282,019 | $227,250 | 16 | — | $256,410 | $228,583 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $254K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas that include housing, education, literacy, health, theater, and ministry, based on the grantees’ descriptions and names.
Stepping Stone Housing describes its mission as providing low-income housing to residents of Lincoln County, Maine. Midcoast Literacy says it provides one-on-one literacy tutoring, early literacy sessions with families, and small-group English-language training for people ages 6 to adults in midcoast Maine. Mirus Academy says it seeks to mature students in their love of truth and their true love of others, integrating a Christian metanarrative into its academic subjects.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $239,151. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000.
Among its 2025 grants were $50,000 each to Scripture Union USA and MaineHealth; $35,000 to Stepping Stone Housing; $25,000 to Joseph & Alice McKeen Study Center; $20,000 each to Heartwood Regional Theater Co and Evangelical Institute; and $15,000 to Mirus Academy. Other recipients included Bethlehem College ($10,000), Maine Maritime Ministry and Pioneers ($5,000 each), Midcoast Literacy ($2,000), Damariscotta Baptist Church ($1,151), and Bath Area Family YMCA ($1,000).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert B Gregory as trustee.
The Marjorie C Bailey 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
2 hrs/week
$10K (2020) → $25K (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 $25K, to Robert B Gregory (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation
How much does The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation give each year?
The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation gave $239K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $231K across 13 grants.
What is The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $18,396, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation that year got $7K on average.
Where does The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation give grants?
The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Maine: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (21%) and South Carolina (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Damariscotta, ME (3 grants) and Bath, ME (2 grants).
Does The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 92% of The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Scripture Union USA ($50,000), Mainehealth ($50,000) and Stepping Stone Housing ($35,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation?
The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $239K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $254K (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.
What does The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas that include housing, education, literacy, health, theater, and ministry, based on the grantees’ descriptions and names. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation's EIN?
The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6103130. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 3, 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)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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