EIN 46-1403480

Making a Difference

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
State
Year formed
2014
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Making a Difference is a private foundation located in Bangor, Maine. Its purpose is to primarily fund provisions, supplies, clothing, and programs for underserved students, as well as a plane pull event, funding to cover medical equipment, care, and travel expenses. The organization makes grants through interest earned from a checking account. It has made four grants last year and among its grantees are Journey Rose Gartner and several others.
Total revenues
$15,304
2023
Total expenses
$11,349
2023
Total assets
$7,374
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Program areas at Making a Difference

As part of its covid-19 response and relief efforts, the foundation awarded A small amount of its annual grants to individuals as qualifying disaster relief payments. These awards were made in an effort to reduce community deterioration and to assist individuals experiencing medical and financial hardship as A result of the covid-19 pandemic. All grants were made to accomplish the foundation's exempt mission and to further its charitable purpose. Grant recipients did not have any influence over the foundation's decision to pay these awards. The foundation's grant Making committee formally reviewed all potential grant expenditures to ensure that the payments were used to address financial and medical hardship that arose due to the covid-19 pandemic, A federally declared disaster.
Interest earned from checking account

Personnel at Making a Difference

NameTitleCompensation
Vicki CaulkinsTreasurer$0
Lynn PeircePast Treasurer$0

Financials for Making a Difference

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$15,304
Investment income and dividends$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$15,304

Form 990s for Making a Difference

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-06-28990PFView PDF
2022-122023-03-30990PFView PDF
2021-122022-08-26990PFView PDF
2020-122021-06-17990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-11990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
June 22, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 16, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
October 30, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
October 19, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2019
September 22, 2021
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsState / local levelTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
40 Wyoming Ave
Bangor, ME 04401
Metro area
Bangor, ME
County
Penobscot County, ME
Phone
(207) 217-6050
IRS details
EIN
46-1403480
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2014
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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