Private foundation · EIN 22-2709285

Ricker College Scholarship & Endowment Committee

Accepts applications

Houlton, ME

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202641129349100624
Total assets (EOY)$6,808,452
Grants paid$189,800
Typical (median) grant$2,000
Grants listed26
Giving in home state (ME)88%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K19
$5K–$25K5
$25K–$100K2
$100K+0

Smallest $2,000 · Largest $58,000

Geographic focus

ME
88%
VT
2%
NH
2%
MA
1%
VA
1%
PA
1%
NJ
1%
IL
1%

Common purposes

scholarship

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$280,800$4,526,51439
2024$223,800$5,882,08633
2025$189,800$6,808,45226

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

ContactRicker College Trustees
AddressPO Box 1016, Houlton, ME, 04730
Phone2075324475
Emailrickerscholarship@myfairpoint.net
Form & materialsThe 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 program. Applicants are also asked to identify their parents, to provide a list of awards and personal achievements, and to detail any relationship or family history with Ricker College. Applications should also expect to include letters of recommendation with their application.
DeadlinesApplications must be postmarked no later than the 4th Friday in April.
RestrictionsScholarships are open to graduates of high schools in Aroostook County, Maine. Most scholarships are valued for $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 their graduating class. Special preferences may be given to high school students graduating from particular public schools and/or municipalities; such preferences and the funds available are detailed in the application instructions.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
University Of MaineOrono, MEScholarship Program$58,000
Husson UniversityBangor, MEScholarship Program$34,000
University Of Maine At Presque IslePresque Isle, MEScholarship Program$20,000
University Of New EnglandBiddeford, MEScholarship Program$12,000
University Of Southern MainePortland, MEScholarship Program$8,000
University Of Maine At FarmingtonFarmington, MEScholarship Program$7,800
University Of Maine At Fort KentFort Kent, MEScholarship Program$6,000
Colby CollegeWaterville, MEScholarship Program$4,000
Thomas CollegeWaterville, MEScholarship Program$4,000
University Of Maine At AugustaAugusta, MEScholarship Program$4,000
Bates CollegeLewiston, MEScholarship Program$2,000
Bennington CollegeBennington, VTScholarship Program$2,000
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, NHScholarship Program$2,000
Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, MEScholarship Program$2,000
Harvard UniveristyCambridge, MAScholarship Program$2,000
Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VAScholarship Program$2,000
Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, MEScholarship Program$2,000
Messiah CollegeMechanicsburg, PAScholarship Program$2,000
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTScholarship Program$2,000
Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJScholarship Program$2,000
Moody Bible Institute Of ChicagoChicago, ILScholarship Program$2,000
Northern Maine Community CollegePresque Isle, MEScholarship Program$2,000
Saint Lawrence UniversityCanton, NYScholarship Program$2,000
University Of Maine At MachiasMachias, MEScholarship Program$2,000
University Of New HampshireConcord, NHScholarship Program$2,000
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