Private foundation · Damariscotta, ME

The First Fruits Foundation

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Typical grant size
$100 – $300 – $1K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
20
Repeat grantees
6
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Robert B Gregory
TRUSTEE
Sim-kuen Chan Gregory
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
62.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
125
Total grants awarded
$182K
Total amount
$1K
Average grant
$17K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$19K
4 grants
2023
$22K
9 grants
2022
$16K
12 grants
2021
$14K
6 grants
2020
$16K
7 grants
2019
$10K
11 grants
2018
$14K
10 grants
2017
$13K
12 grants
2016
$13K
12 grants
2015
$17K
18 grants
2014
$12K
14 grants
2013
$15K
10 grants

Top recipients

Lakeview Orthodox Church
12 grants · ME
$120K
Evergreen Church
3 grants · MN
$7K
3 grants · ME · ≈ likely match
$6K
Trinity School at River Ridge
1 grant · MN
$5K
3 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$4K
7 grants · ME · ≈ likely match
$4K
Cavalry Road Baptist Church
4 grants · VA
$3K
Spoken Word Tabernacle
1 grant · ME
$2K
1 grant · ME · ✓ Exact match
$2K
Hiawatha Church
6 grants · MN
$1K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Lakeview Orthodox Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2024
$17K
Long Reach Swim Club Bath YMCA
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2024
$1K
Cavalry Road Baptist Church
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2024
$500
Maine Cancer Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2024
$200
Lakeview Orthodox Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2023
$12K
Evergreen Church
UNRESTRICTED
GA · TY 2023
$7K
Damariscotta Baptist Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2023
$2K
Maine Cancer Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2023
$1K
Cavalry Road Baptist Church
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2023
$500
Mckeen Study Center
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2023
$300
North Woolwich Methodist Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2023
$250
Boothbay YMCA-lrsc
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2023
$200
Cornerstone Baptist Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2023
$50
Lakeview Orthodox Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2022
$11K
Lincoln County Assembly of God
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2022
$1K
Upstate Homeschool Co-op
UNRESTRICTED
SC · TY 2022
$1K
Pilgrim Services
UNRESTRICTED
TY 2022
$800
Wiscasset Community Center
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2022
$588
Catholic Charities
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2022
$500
The Humane Society of the Us
UNRESTRICTED
DC · TY 2022
$500
Cavalry Road Baptist Church
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2022
$500
Boothbay YMCA-lrsc
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2022
$200
Joseph & Alice Mckeen Christian Study Center
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2022
$100
Ballet School
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2022
$100
American Legion
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2022
$25
Lakeview Orthodox Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2021
$10K
Spoken Word Tabernacle
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2021
$2K
Cavalry Road Baptist Church
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2021
$2K
Joseph & Alice Mckeen Christian Study Center
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2021
$250
St Pauls Angelican Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2021
$100
Salvation Army Angel Tree Project
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2021
$50
Lakeview Orthodox Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2020
$10K
Trinity School at River Ridge
UNRESTRICTED
MN · TY 2020
$5K
Boothbay YMCA
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2020
$1K
Joseph & Alice Mckeen Christian Study Center
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2020
$200
Rotary Club of Damariscotta-newcastle
UNRRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2020
$100
Lincoln County Food Initiative
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2020
$50
Travis Mills Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2020
$20
Lakeview Orthodox Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2019
$9K
Providence Presbyterian Church
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2019
$300
Shadow Mountain Coummunity Church
UNRESTRICTED
CA · TY 2019
$300
Joseph & Alice Mckeen Christian Study Center
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2019
$200
The Lincoln Home
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2019
$200
Calvary Road Baptist Church
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2019
$100
First Baptist Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2019
$100
Boothbay YMCA
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2019
$100
Immanuel Baptist Church
UNRESTRICTED
VA · TY 2019
$100
Living Hope Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2019
$100
Ifes
UNRESTRICTED
WI · TY 2019
$50
Lakeview Orthodox Church
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2018
$9K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.