Private foundation · EIN 22-2709285 · Houlton, ME · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Ricker College Scholarship & Endowment Committee's grants went
It reported $280,800 in grants paid across 39 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 40.4% of those dollars to 23 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $114K 23 lines
- No confident match $167K 16
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- The Scholarship Program application is available on the website: https://rickerscholarship.com/ Applicants seeking funding should be prepared to provide their name, address, high school, and date of graduation. Applications must include proof of college acceptance and a signed high school transcript. If the applicant is currently attending college, they should identify where they are pursuing higher education, their focus of study, and basic financial estimates for the costs of their college pro
- Deadlines
- Applications must be postmarked no later than the 4th Friday in April.
- Restrictions
- Scholarships are open to graduates of high schools in Aroostook County, Maine. Most scholarships are for between $1,500 to $2,000 and are renewable until the student graduates or completes the fourth year of a longer program. The Foundation does not award Scholarships for more than four years except under unusual circumstances. Applicants must be in the upper quarter of their graduating class, unless there are twenty-five or fewer seniors, in which case applicants must be in the upper 35% of the
- Website on filing
- www.rickerscholarship.com
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 37 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maine Orono, ME · no confident EIN match | $82,000 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| Husson University Bangor, ME · EIN 01-0271210 | $42,500 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME · no confident EIN match | $22,800 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| University of New England Biddeford, ME · EIN 01-0211810 | $13,000 | Scholarship Program | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Thomas College Waterville, ME · EIN 01-0263385 | $12,000 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME · no confident EIN match | $10,500 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME · no confident EIN match | $7,500 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA · EIN 04-1958460 | $6,000 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME · no confident EIN match | $6,000 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME · no confident EIN match | $5,500 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · EIN 54-0946734 | $4,000 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts & Sciences Paul Smiths, NY · EIN 15-0533545 | $4,000 | Scholarship Program | Same address 0.85 |
| Roger Williams University Bristol, RI · EIN 05-0277222 | $4,000 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle, ME · no confident EIN match | $4,000 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| Bennington College Corporation Bennington, VT · EIN 03-0179414 | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME · EIN 01-6000724 | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Same city 1.00 |
| Monmouth University W Long Branch, NJ · EIN 21-0634584 | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167792 | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Same street 1.00 |
| Regis College Weston, MA · EIN 04-2104451 | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT · EIN 03-0179403 | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC · EIN 57-0324936 | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI · EIN 38-6007327 | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| Kennebeck Valley Community College Fairfield, ME · no confident EIN match | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| Messiah College Mechanicsburg, PA · no confident EIN match | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM · no confident EIN match | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Maine at Machias Machias, ME · no confident EIN match | $2,000 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
| Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME · EIN 01-0215213 | $1,500 | Scholarship Program | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Brown University Providence, RI · EIN 05-0258809 | $1,500 | Scholarship Program | Known alias 1.00 |
| Bryant University Smithfield, RI · EIN 05-0258810 | $1,500 | Scholarship Program | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI · EIN 38-3071514 | $1,500 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| Cedarville University Cedarville, OH · EIN 31-0536647 | $1,500 | Scholarship Program | Same address 1.00 |
| The George Washington University Ashburn, VA · EIN 53-0196584 | $1,500 | Scholarship Program | Exact name 1.00 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY · EIN 16-0743140 | $1,500 | Scholarship Program | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352685 | $1,500 | Scholarship Program | Known alias 1.00 |
| Bates College Lewiston, ME · no confident EIN match | $1,500 | Scholarship Program | Unmatched Help match |
2 more lines ($7,500) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.