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Funding search · EIN 016009698 · Damariscotta, ME

William Searls Scholarship Fund

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

52
grants reported: $75,075
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,200
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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University of Maine Orono4 grants · $11,025
Southern Maine Communtiy College3 grants · $8,675
University of Southern Maine4 grants · $5,825
Husson University4 grants · $5,125
Maine Maritime Academy2 grants · $2,700
Bowdoin2 grants · $2,625
University of North Western2 grants · $2,625
Mount Holyoke2 grants · $2,625
Flagler College2 grants · $2,625
Cedarville University2 grants · $2,500

Giving over time

$15,900

2022

$18,000

2023

$21,600

2024

$19,575

2025

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$5,550
Southern Maine Communtiy College · South Portland, ME · 2024
Scholarship
$4,800
University of Maine Orono · Orono, ME · 2022
Scholarship
$3,600
University of Maine Orono · Orono, ME · 2023
Scholarship
$2,550
University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Southern Maine Communtiy College · South Portland, ME · 2023
Scholarship
$1,500
Bowdoin · Brunswick, ME · 2024
Scholarship
$1,500
Flagler College · St Augustine, FL · 2024
Scholarship
$1,500
Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2024
Scholarship
$1,500
Maine Maritime Academy · Castine, ME · 2024
Scholarship
$1,500
Mount Holyoke · South Hadley, MA · 2024
Scholarship
$1,500
Thomas College · Waterville, ME · 2024
Scholarship
$1,500
University of California · Oakland, CA · 2024
Scholarship
$1,500
University of Maine Orono · Orono, ME · 2024
Scholarship
$1,500
University of North Western · Roseville, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$1,300
Berklee College of Music · Boston, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$1,300
Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2023
Scholarship
$1,300
Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2023
Scholarship
$1,300
Rochester Inst of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$1,300
University of Maine - Augusta · Augusta, ME · 2023
Scholarship
$1,300
University of Maine - Farmington · Farmington, ME · 2023
Scholarship
$1,300
University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI · 2023
Scholarship
$1,300
University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
Scholarship
$1,200
Clark University · Worcester, MA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,200
Empire Beauty School · Bangor, ME · 2025
Scholarship
$1,200
Maine Maritime Academy · Castine, ME · 2025
Scholarship
$1,200
Muhlenberg College · Allentown, PA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,200
Western New England University · Springfield, MA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,200
York County Community College · Wells, ME · 2025
Scholarship
$1,200
Berklee College of Music · Boston, MA · 2022
Scholarship
$1,200
Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2022
Scholarship
$1,200
Eastern Maine Community College · Bangor, ME · 2022
Scholarship
$1,200
Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2022
Scholarship
$1,200
Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$1,125
Bowdoin · Brunswick, ME · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
Flagler College · St Augustine, FL · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
Hartpury University · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
Husson University · Bangor, ME · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
Mount Holyoke · South Hadley, MA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
Rochester Inst of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
Southern Maine Communtiy College · South Portland, ME · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
University of Maine Farmington · Farmington, ME · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
University of Maine Orono · Orono, ME · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
University of North Western · Roseville, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$1,125
University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2023
Scholarship
$1,000
Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$850
Champlain College · Burlington, VT · 2022
Scholarship
$850
Johnson & Wales University · Providence, RI · 2022
Scholarship
$850
Maine College of Art & Design · Portland, ME · 2022
Scholarship
$850
University of Maine Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME · 2022
Scholarship
$850
University of New Hampshire · Durham, NH · 2022
Scholarship
$850
University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
Scholarship

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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.