PINE TREE SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PINE TREE SOCIETY INC (EIN 01-0212442)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-03
IRS object ID
202523079349302202
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-03T11:36:19-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN010448006PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALBIN RANDALL & BENNETTBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 445AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP041120445ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN010212442EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PINE TREE SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPINEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2074433341PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1149 FRONT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBATHCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04530ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATE MCELLIGOTTPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2074433341PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJASON C LEBLANCPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01212079PTIN
Phone2077721981PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-30PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKATE MCELLIGOTTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1149 FRONT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBATHCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04530ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,250,910GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PINETREESOCIETY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE MAINE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE MEANS TO CREATE BETTER LIVES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers270TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$8,139,878CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,349,695PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,289,613CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$690,083PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$646,013CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$14,064,077CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$11,576,565CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$361,561PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,487,512CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$41,051,907TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,172,962TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,026,733TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$37,456,415NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$40,025,174NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE MAINE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE MEANS TO CREATE BETTER LIVES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescDIRECT SERVICES - THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO THEIR FAMILIES. PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE PINE TREE CAMP, A YEAR ROUND CAMP AND RECREATION CENTER, AUDIOLOGY, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING FOR MAINE'S DEAF COMMUNITY, EARLY LEARNING CENTER FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, CHILDREN AND ADULT CASE MANAGEMENT, SPEECH LANGUAGE SERVICES, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADULTS LIVING WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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ALLEN ELIZABETH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BURNHAM THOMAS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLEARY CHRISTINE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARLSEN CASEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOGUE OWEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MACLEOD LEAH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MASON CRAIG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OAKES RYAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OUELLETTE ROBERT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REINMANN DEBORAH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WEST TODD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DRAGO JOSEPH
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MULLANEY JOHN
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SEILER SUSAN
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SOUCY LEO
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SULLIVAN NOEL
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.00$207,289$0$30,947Yes (X)
HEMINGWAY ALYSSA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$153,643$0$13,122Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Noncash Contributions$51,871NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,988,573TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERV624100$3,340,040$3,340,040
INTERPRETING SERVICES624100$2,462,117$2,462,117
EARLY LEARNING CENTER624100$1,090,361$1,090,361
SPEECH, HEARING AND ASSISTIVE TEC624100$708,881$708,881
PINE TREE CAMP RECREATIONAL SERVI624100$300,273$300,273

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Total Revenue Column$238,206TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$238,206RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,139,878TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$916,468TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Securities$13,980,500SecuritiesAmt
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Securities$11,612,655SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,367,845SecuritiesAmt
Other$5,300OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$2,373,145TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,373,145ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$127,722FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$111,547TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$111,547ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$980,922GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$446,456CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$534,466TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$3,401,160ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$405,001TotalAmt
Program Services$377,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,576FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$5,012,389ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$285,219FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$45,996FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fundraising$23,344FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$3,548FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$19,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$14,232ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,506FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$2,667ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$304ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,081FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$592,096ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$81,123FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$171,962ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,978ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,252FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$327,272TotalAmt
Program Services$313,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,192ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,485FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$157,026TotalAmt
Program Services$140,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,622ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,833FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$65,458ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$990ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,651FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$580,401TotalAmt
Program Services$577,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$921ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,016FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$111,273TotalAmt
Program Services$103,667ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,084FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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MISCELLANEOUS$132,316$131,849$175$292
SERVICE PROVIDER TAX$81,163$81,163
WORKERS' COMPENSATION$65,454$60,501$1,449$3,504
FUEL$30,816$30,761$19$36

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Management And General-$675ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,731FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,576,565TotalAmt
Program Services$10,786,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$252,785ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$537,277FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,694TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,386FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$152,911BOYAmt
EOY$123,011EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$1,437,356EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$601,045BOYAmt
EOY$902,338EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$625,567EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$55,467BOYAmt
EOY$73,893EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$137,154BOYAmt
EOY$131,811EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$7,151,643BOYAmt
EOY$7,257,325EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$20,991,205BOYAmt
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$166,887BOYAmt
EOY$143,082EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,114,356BOYAmt
EOY$7,491,649EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,629,377BOYAmt
EOY$41,051,907EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$828,928BOYAmt
EOY$819,114EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$344,034BOYAmt
EOY$207,619EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,172,962BOYAmt
EOY$1,026,733EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,159,529BOYAmt
EOY$25,198,599EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,296,886BOYAmt
EOY$14,826,575EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,456,415BOYAmt
EOY$40,025,174EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$41,051,907EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,487,512ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$437,753NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$519,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,281,589CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,874,673CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,651,079CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,537,525CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,988,573CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,333,439TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,281,589CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,874,673CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,651,079CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,537,525CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,988,573CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,333,439TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$375,526SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,957,913PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$438,047CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$538,611CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$502,350CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$609,375CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$916,468CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,004,851TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,338,290TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$34,714,762GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.82520PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.83830PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$21,158,092BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$30,978ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,502,144InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$682,257OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$23,008,957EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,708,067BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,028,213ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,577,804InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,155,992OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$21,158,092EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,344,771BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,092,268ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,660,669InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,068,303OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,708,067EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,556,674BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$193,410ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,400,622InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$805,935OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,344,771EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,352,020BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$78,529ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,103,342InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$977,217OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$16,556,674EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.72157BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.14071PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.13772TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$206,156OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$206,156BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,071,664OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,593,684DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,477,980BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$703,823OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$128,019DepreciationAmt
Book Value$575,804BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,667,609OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,670,224DepreciationAmt
Book Value$997,385BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,257,325TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS$5,833,000
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE FROM REMAINDER TRUSTS$1,452,000
RIGHT OF USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASES$206,649
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$7,491,649TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$207,619Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$207,619TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,282,494TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$437,753NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$9,448DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$646,722OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$218,417RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,064,077RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,064,077TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,713,735TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$9,448DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$127,722OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$137,170ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,576,565ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,576,565TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES, APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIAL AND REASONABLY STABLE STREAM OF INCOME TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE SOCIETY AND TO ACHIEVE THIS RESULT IN PERPETUITY WHILE PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE ENDOWMENT.
PART X, LINE 2:U.S. GAAP PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR HOW AN ORGANIZATION SHOULD MEASURE, RECOGNIZE, PRESENT, AND DISCLOSE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE ON A TAX RETURN. ACCORDINGLY, THE SOCIETY RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF PERPETUAL AND CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS 519,000. SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES ON PART VIII 127,722.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT DIRECT EXPENSES ON PART VIII 127,722.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SNOWMOBILE RIDE INEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$147,554GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$147,554GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$47,793OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2PADDLE FOR PINE TREE CAMPEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$51,892GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$51,892GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$39,211OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$79,714GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$39,891CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$39,823GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$40,718OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$279,160GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$39,891CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$239,269GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$127,722OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$127,722DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$111,547NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SULLIVAN NOEL
PRESIDENT AND CEO$207,289$0$0$0$0$0$12,633$0$18,314$0$238,236$0$0$0
HEMINGWAY ALYSSA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$153,643$0$0$0$0$0$3,332$0$9,790$0$166,765$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,174NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)HOUSEHOLD ITEMS99$46,865FAIR VALUE
Yes (X)GIFT CARDS93$19,059FAIR VALUE
Yes (X)FOOD & BEVERAGE37$4,214FAIR VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY OUR BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE SOCIETY ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SOCIETY'S BOARD HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT MEETS ANNUALLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS DETERMINED BASED ON POSITIVE PERFORMANCE. THE COMMITTEE USES THE MAINE NON-PROFIT WAGE ANALYSIS AS A GUIDE FOR DETERMINING COMPETITIVE PAY RATES IN MAINE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19A COPY OF THE SOCIETY'S 990 IS POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE WHILE ALL OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS REFERENCED ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OF THE SOCIETY.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 584,283. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,232. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 34,506. TOTAL EXPENSES 633,021. CONTRACTED ASL INTERPRETERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,172,773. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,172,773.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF PERPETUAL AND CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS 519,000.
PART XII, LINE 2C:PROCEDURES FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DID NOT CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEARS.

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