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General E R Quesada Educational Foundation

Portland, ME · EIN 656154889 990-PF tax year 2025“Preselected organizations only” box checked

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Grants paid (tax yr 2025)
$347,500
Assets (fair market value)
$8,207,791
Median grant to orgs
$10,000
all loaded years
Grants in our data
50
since tax year 2021
Giving by tax year
$405,000
2021
1 grants
$297,000
2022
13 grants
$422,500
2023
12 grants
$320,000
2024
13 grants
$347,500
2025
11 grants

Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.

Top recipient states
ME$1,062,000
VA$340,000
MA$220,000
PA$70,000
VT$50,000
CA$50,000
Cause areas funded
Philanthropy & Voluntarism4
Education23

Only 54.0% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.

How to apply (from the 990-PF, tax year 2025)

The foundation checked the box saying it contributes only to preselected organizations and doesn't accept unsolicited requests.

Form & materials
Not stated
Deadlines
Not stated
Restrictions
Not stated
Recent grants to organizations
RecipientLocationPurpose (as filed)AmountTax yr
Maine Community FoundationPortland, MEUnrestricted$227,5002025
University of MaineOrono, MEUnrestricted$20,0002025
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MAUnrestricted$20,0002025
Wheaton CollegeNorton, MAUnrestricted$10,0002025
West Marin Scholarship ProgramInverness, CAUnrestricted$10,0002025
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$10,0002025
The Smith College FundNorthampton, MAUnrestricted$10,0002025
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTUnrestricted$10,0002025
Island InstituteRockland, MEUnrestricted$10,0002025
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MAUnrestricted$10,0002025
College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, MEUnrestricted$10,0002025
University of Virginia FundCharlottesville, VAUnrestricted$100,0002024
Maine Community FoundationPortland, MEUnrestricted$100,0002024
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MAUnrestricted$20,0002024
Wheaton CollegeNorton, MAUnrestricted$10,0002024
West Marin Scholarship ProgramInverness, CAUnrestricted$10,0002024
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$10,0002024
University of Maine Climate ResearchOrono, MEUnrestricted$10,0002024
University of MaineOrono, MEUnrestricted$10,0002024
The Smith College FundNorthampton, MAUnrestricted$10,0002024
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTUnrestricted$10,0002024
Island InstituteRockland, MEUnrestricted$10,0002024
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MAUnrestricted$10,0002024
College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, MEUnrestricted$10,0002024
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAUnrestricted$160,0002023

Grants to individuals are counted but not named.

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