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Private foundation (trust)EIN 010530498Est. 2000-01

THE SHERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

SCARBOROUGH, ME 04074

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$78K

FY 2023

Grants Made

15

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$59K

Total Expenses

$81K

Qualifying Distributions

$81K

Distributable Amount

$69K

Min. Investment Return

$70K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $3K to maximum $10K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $112K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

82 grants

FRIENDS OF PORTLAND ADULT EDUCATION
$55K
4 grants
PREBLE STREET
$51K
4 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHERN ME
$50K
4 grants
GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$42K
5 grants
WAYSIDE FOOD PROGRAM
$40K
4 grants
GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK
$37K
3 grants
THE TELLING ROOM
$19K
5 grants
MY PLACE TEEN CENTER
$15K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

82 grants

<$10K
72
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

1 states

Maine
$449K
100% of total

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