Funding search · EIN 046691795 · Boston, MA

Roger K Berle Charitable Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

140
grants reported
$344,163
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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  • Maine Public Broadcasting4 grants · $36,000
  • Bowdoin College4 grants · $33,200
  • Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine3 grants · $25,000
  • Portland Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $25,000
  • University of Southern Maine4 grants · $19,000
  • Portland Media Center4 grants · $16,000
  • Cliff Island Corp for Ace4 grants · $14,500
  • The Island Institute4 grants · $12,000
  • Portland Parks Conservancy3 grants · $11,000
  • Portland Trails4 grants · $10,500

Giving over time

$69,963
2022
$82,550
2023
$100,450
2024
$91,200
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 140 grants.

  • $15,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $11,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $11,000

    University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    University of Southern Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Maine Trust for Local News · Boston, MA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Local Media Association Foundation · Lake City, MI · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $9,200

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $8,100

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $8,000

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $7,900

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $7,500

    Portland Media Center · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $6,000

    Portland Trails · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $6,000

    University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Portland Parks Conservancy · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Preble Street Resource · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Cliff Island Corp for Ace · Cliff Island, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Portland Parks Conservancy · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Portland Symphony Orchestra · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Cliff Island Corp for Ace · Cliff Island, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Portland Media Center · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $3,500

    Cliff Island Corp for Ace · Cliff Island, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    The Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    The Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    The Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    The Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Friends of Fort Gorges · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Full Plates Full Potential · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Maine Coast Fishermens Association · Brunswick, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Portland Trails · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Waynflete School · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Friends of Fort Gorges · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Full Plates Full Potential · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Maine Coast Fishermens · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Portland Media Center · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Space Gallery · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Friends of Fort Gorges · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Full Plates Full Potential · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Friends of Fort Gorges · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Full Plates Full Potential · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Waynflete School · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,313

    Friends of Casco Bay · South Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    317 Main Community Music Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Portland Media Center · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Space Gallery · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    The Maine Monitor · Hallowell, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Bicycle Coalition of Maine · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Cliff Island Corp for Ace · Cliff Island, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Family Equality Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Friends of the Long Island · Long Island, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Genesis Fund · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Maine Historical Society · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Maine Island Trail Association · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Maine Seacoast Mission · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    North Shore Community College · Danvers, MA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Smyal · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Sustainable Cliff Island · Cliff Island, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Waynflete School · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Cliff Island Community Memorial Fund · Cliff Island, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Genesis Fund · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Maine Coast Waldorf School · Freeport, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Portland Trails · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Smyal · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Sustainable Cliff Island · Cliff Island, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Waynflete School · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Maine Coast Waldorf School · Freeport, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Portland Parks Conservancy · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Portland Trails · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Presumpscot Regional Land Trust · Gorham, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Smyal · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Southern Maine Conservation · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Space Gallery · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Sustainable Cliff Island · Cliff Island, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022

    Charitable

  • $600

    Maine Charitable Mechanics · Portland, ME · 2024

    Charitable

  • $550

    Maine Charitable Mechanics · Portland, ME · 2023

    Charitable

  • $500

    Camden Conference · Camden, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $500

    Falmouth Memorial Library · Falmouth, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $500

    Friends of Casco Bay · South Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $500

    Learning Works · Portland, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $500

    Maine Audubon Society · Falmouth, ME · 2025

    Charitable

  • $500

    Maine Conservation Alliance · Augusta, ME · 2025

    Charitable

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.