Mission
The Fund's main focus is to provide charitable grants to support libraries and other organizations dedicated to the access and preservation of knowledge.
Public Charity
Permanent Archive Fund
Permanent Archive Fund is a Public Charity headquartered in Biddeford, ME. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $51.0M revenue, $19.0M expenses, $36.1M total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $50.1M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 931921930
Biddeford, ME
Libraries
NTEE: B70
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$51.0M
Total Expenses$19.0M
Total Assets$36.1M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$50.1M
Filing Years2023–2024
Where $100 goes at Permanent Archive Fund
How Permanent Archive Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 2 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $100 for programs
$100
We are a new Fund and grantmaking commenced in 2024
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,000,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,050,050
Showing up to 5 of 2 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Secretary/Treaurer
Caslon Kahle
Chair
Jordan Modell
Secretary/Treaurer
Meikle Hall
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $51.0M | $19.0M | $36.1M |
| 2023 | $5.3M | $698 | $5.3M |
Between 2023 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.3M to $51.0M (+866%), with total assets most recently reported at $36.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.