Jay L Ramsdell Foundation

Historical Funder

Damariscotta, Maine · EIN 01-0451718 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$7,450

Organizations funded6

Typical grant$1,100

Total assets$179K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,100 and $1,500.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	LINDA RAMSDELL
Address	9 EGYPT LANE, FRANKLIN ME 04634
Phone	2075652139
Form and materials	APPLICATIONS ARE PICKED UP AT MDI HIGH SCHOOL. AWARD IS BASED ON PERSONAL AND ATHLETIC QUALITIES SIMILIAR TO THOSE EXHIBITED BY JAY RAMSDELL. TWO OR MORE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED EACH YEAR.
Deadlines	NONE
Restrictions	NONE

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education4

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Maine.

Maine6

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
University of Southern Maine	Portland, ME	Scholarship	$1,500
Eastern Maine Technical College	Bangor, ME	Scholarship	$1,500
Bowdoin College	Brunswick, ME	Scholarhship	$1,500
Maine Seacoast Mission de Food	Cherryfield, ME	Charitable	$1,100
Mdi High School Athletic Boosters	Bar Harbor, ME	Education	$1,100
Ellsworth Challenger Little League	Ellsworth, ME	Charitable	$750

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$7,450	6
2024	$5,500	4
2023	$5,100	3

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Mar 20, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202600799349100715
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 01-0451718
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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