Grants paid by The Sherman Family Foundation C/O Beverly Sherman
EIN 01-0530498 · Scarborough, ME · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Sherman Family Foundation C/O Beverly Sherman of Scarborough, ME (EIN 01-0530498) reported 116 grants paid totaling $619,500 to 31 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$619,500
116 grants
Recipients
31
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17 | $94,000 | — |
| 2020 | 17 | $112,000 | — |
| 2021 | 16 | $90,000 | — |
| 2022 | 17 | $75,000 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | $78,000 | — |
| 2024 | 18 | $86,500 | — |
| 2025 | 16 | $84,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 31 recipients receiving the most from The Sherman Family Foundation C/O Beverly Sherman, by grants paid, out of 31 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Portland Adult Education 46-0749174 | C | Portland, ME | 6 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| Preble Street 01-0418917 | B | Portland, ME | 6 | $71,000 | 2025 |
| Wayside Food Program 22-2806424 | C | Portland, ME | 7 | $70,000 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me | U | Portland, ME | 6 | $70,000 | 2025 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute 01-0504905 | B | Portland, ME | 7 | $62,000 | 2025 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank 22-2986809 | D | Auburn, ME | 4 | $47,000 | 2025 |
| The Telling Room 74-3136956 | B | Portland, ME | 7 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| My Place Teen Center 01-0509578 | B | Westbrook, ME | 7 | $21,000 | 2025 |
| Campfire Institue 85-2878253 | C | Westbrook, ME | 3 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Preble Street Resource Center | U | Portland, ME | 1 | $15,000 | 2018 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine - Greater Portland Clubs 01-0211543 | D | Portland, ME | 1 | $15,000 | 2018 |
| Strive | U | South Portland, ME | 7 | $14,500 | 2025 |
| Sweetser 01-0211807 | B | Saco, ME | 7 | $14,500 | 2025 |
| Camp Sunshine | U | Casco, ME | 6 | $13,500 | 2025 |
| Friends of Portland Adult Ed | U | Portland, ME | 1 | $13,500 | 2018 |
| Konbit Sante | U | Falmouth, ME | 3 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| South Portland Food Cupboard 03-0550892 | B | South Portland, ME | 4 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Opportunity Alliance 01-0274725 | B | South Portland, ME | 7 | $8,500 | 2025 |
| Portland Community Squash 46-2787590 | B | Portland, ME | 2 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Waynflete 01-0211565 | D | Portland, ME | 6 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Thorton Academy | U | Saco, ME | 3 | $6,000 | 2022 |
| Scholarships for Maine Immigrants (portland Esl Scholarhsip Fund) 01-0533527 | D | Portland, ME | 2 | $6,000 | 2020 |
| Campaign for Justice | U | Hallowell, ME | 3 | $6,000 | 2022 |
| Texas Housers | U | Austin, TX | 1 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | U | Portland, ME | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Thornton Academy | U | Saco, ME | 1 | $2,000 | 2018 |
| I'm Your Neighbor Books 84-2244213 | D | Portland, ME | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Cape Elizabeth Land Trust 22-2736834 | B | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| University of Southern Maine School of Engineering 04-3350930 | D | Portland, ME | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Ceef | U | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 2 | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation 01-0543105 | B | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 1 | $500 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 116 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Preble Street Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Friends of Portland Adult Education Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me Portland, ME | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL ANNUAL APPEAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Good Shepherd Food Bank Auburn, ME | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Wayside Food Program Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Campfire Institue Westbrook, ME | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | My Place Teen Center Westbrook, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | The Telling Room Portland, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | South Portland Food Cupboard South Portland, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Sweetser Saco, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Strive South Portland, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Camp Sunshine Casco, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | I'm Your Neighbor Books Portland, ME | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Planned Parenthood Portland, ME | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2025 | Opportunity Alliance South Portland, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611359349100131 |
| 2024 | Wayside Food Program Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Preble Street Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me Portland, ME | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL ANNUAL APPEAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Campfire Institue Westbrook, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Friends of Portland Adult Education Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | The Telling Room Portland, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | My Place Teen Center Westbrook, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Portland Community Squash Portland, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Konbit Sante Falmouth, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Texas Housers Austin, TX | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Camp Sunshine Casco, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Strive South Portland, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | South Portland Food Cupboard South Portland, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Sweetser Saco, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Waynflete Portland, ME | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Opportunity Alliance South Portland, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2024 | Planned Parenthood Portland, ME | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202501349349101690 |
| 2023 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Preble Street Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Friends of Portland Adult Education Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me Portland, ME | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL ANNUAL APPEAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Wayside Food Program Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Campfire Institue Westbrook, ME | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Portland Community Squash Portland, ME | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | The Telling Room Portland, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | My Place Teen Center Westbrook, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | South Portland Food Cupboard South Portland, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Camp Sunshine Casco, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Strive South Portland, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Sweetser Saco, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Waynflete Portland, ME | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2023 | Opportunity Alliance South Portland, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413059349100701 |
| 2022 | Wayside Food Program Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me Portland, ME | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL ANNUAL APPEAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Preble Street Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Friends of Portland Adult Education Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | The Telling Room Portland, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | My Place Teen Center Westbrook, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Konbit Sante Falmouth, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Camp Sunshine Casco, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Sweetser Saco, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Thorton Academy Saco, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Strive South Portland, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | South Portland Food Cupboard South Portland, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Waynflete Portland, ME | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Campaign for Justice Hallowell, ME | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | Opportunity Alliance South Portland, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2022 | University of Southern Maine School of Engineering Portland, ME | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349101110 |
| 2021 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me Portland, ME | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL ANNUAL APPEAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Preble Street Portland, ME | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Wayside Food Program Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Friends of Portland Adult Education Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | The Telling Room Portland, ME | B | $5,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Good Shepherd Food Bank Auburn, ME | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | My Place Teen Center Westbrook, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Camp Sunshine Casco, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Campaign for Justice Hallowell, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Thorton Academy Saco, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Waynflete Portland, ME | D | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Sweetser Saco, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Strive South Portland, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Opportunity Alliance South Portland, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2021 | Ceef Cape Elizabeth, ME | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202231329349102288 |
| 2020 | Friends of Portland Adult Education Portland, ME | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Good Shepherd Food Bank Auburn, ME | D | $17,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Preble Street Portland, ME | B | $16,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Me Portland, ME | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL ANNUAL APPEAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Wayside Food Program Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | The Telling Room Portland, ME | B | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Scholarships for Maine Immigrants Portland, ME | C | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | My Place Teen Center Westbrook, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Campaign for Justice Hallowell, ME | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Camp Sunshine Casco, ME | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Opportunity Alliance South Portland, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Sweetser Saco, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Waynflete Portland, ME | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Thorton Academy Saco, ME | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Strive South Portland, ME | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2020 | Ceef Cape Elizabeth, ME | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349100416 |
| 2018 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine - Greater Portland Clubs Portland, ME | D | $15,000 | paid | GENERALANNUAL APPEAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Good Shepherd Food Bank Auburn, ME | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Preble Street Resource Center Portland, ME | U | $15,000 | paid | ANNUAL APPEAL/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Friends of Portland Adult Ed Portland, ME | U | $13,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Wayside Food Programs Portland, ME | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Konbit Sante Falmouth, ME | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | The Telling Room Portland, ME | B | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | My Place Teen Center Westbrook, ME | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Scholarships for Maine Immigrants (portland Esl Scholarhsip Fund) Portland, ME | D | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Opportunity Alliance South Portland, ME | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Thornton Academy Saco, ME | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Strive South Portland, ME | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Cape Elizabeth Land Trust Cape Elizabeth, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | MEMORIAL DONATION | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Waynflete School Portland, ME | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Sweetser Saco, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | ANNUAL APPEAL | 201911229349101726 |
| 2018 | Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation Cape Elizabeth, ME | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 201911229349101726 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202611359349100131 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202501349349101690 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202413059349100701 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303199349101110 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202231329349102288 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202112439349100416 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911229349101726 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/010530498.json.
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