GULF OF MAINE LOBSTER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: GULF OF MAINE LOBSTER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 01-0535494)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-09-16
IRS object ID: 201322599349300632
Schema version: 2012v2.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-09-16T10:29:36-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Macpage LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 Long Creek Dr	AddressLine1
City	South Portland	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	04106	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	010535494	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GULF OF MAINE LOBSTER FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	GULF	NameControl
Phone	2079858088	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 523	AddressLine1
City	KENNEBUNK	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	04043	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Erin Pelletier	Name
Title	Executive Direc	Title
Date Signed	2013-09-16	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Peter Montano	Name
PTIN	P01200943	PTIN
Phone	2077745701	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	470694	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.gomlf.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Other	X	TypeOfOrganizationOther
Year Formation	2000	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	ME	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO ENGAGE IN AND FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND PROJECTS WITH LOBSTERMEN, SCIENTISTS, AGENCIES AND RESOURCE MANAGERS PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE AMERICAN LOBSTER FISHERY WITHIN THE GULF OF MAINE ECOSYSTEM.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	9	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	9	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	7	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	128258	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	385099	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	620806	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	27442	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	1121	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	55356	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	750185	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	467897	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	183865	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	99547	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	551018	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	367476	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	734883	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	467023	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	15302	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	874	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	110683	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	104936	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	28420	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	21799	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	82263	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	83137	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO ENGAGE IN AND FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND PROJECTS WITH LOBSTERMEN, SCIENTISTS, AGENCIES AND RESOURCE MANAGERS PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE AMERICAN LOBSTER FISHERY WITHIN THE GULF OF MAINE ECOSYSTEM.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	415099	Expense
Revenue	82798	Revenue
Description	To gather and disseminate long-term scientific data and information on American lobster and the Gulf of Maine ecosystem.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	415099	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	14	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	7	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	9	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	9	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ERIN PELLETIER	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2079858088	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 High St Suite 5	AddressLine1
City	Kennebunk	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	040437148	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
NICK JENKINS
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
Bill Adler
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
Donald Perkins Jr
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
Marc Palombo
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
John Carver
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
David Casoni
Secretary	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0	X
Jon Carter
Vice President	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0	X
Robert S Baines
Treasurer	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0	X
Patten D White
President	1.00	0.00	X	1600	0	0	X
Erin Pelletier
Executive Direc	40.00	0.00		63623	0	1800	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	65223	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	1800	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	350293	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	34806	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	385099	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Fees & Contracts Gov Agencies	611710	7761	7761
Drifter income	900099	19681	19681

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	27442	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	4599	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	2797	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1802	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1802	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Sale of Used Fishing Rope	Description
Total Revenue Column	53554	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$53,554	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	53554	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	467897	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	29244	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$53,554	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	67023	Total
Program Services	65715	ProgramServices
Management And General	1308	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14635	Total
Program Services	14171	ProgramServices
Management And General	464	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17889	Total
Program Services	17889	ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3750	Total
Management And General	3750	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27631	Total
Program Services	22888	ProgramServices
Management And General	4743	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1375	Total
Management And General	1375	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12200	Total
Program Services	10250	ProgramServices
Management And General	1950	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	Program ServicesProgramServices
Professional fees	15825	15825
Sea Sampling Payroll Expense	22265		22265
SUPPLIES	55257	8174	47083
Contracted services	207311	1641	205670

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21862	Total
Program Services	9168	ProgramServices
Management And General	12694	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	467023	Total
Program Services	415099	ProgramServices
Management And General	51924	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10399	BOY
EOY	57683	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	67895	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21821	BOY
EOY	38033	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7464	BOY
EOY	4681	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3104	BOY
EOY	4539	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	13496	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	13496	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	110683	BOY
EOY	104936	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20455	BOY
EOY	7859	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7965	BOY
EOY	13940	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	28420	BOY
EOY	21799	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	82263	BOY
EOY	83137	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	82263	BOY
EOY	83137	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	110683	BOY
EOY	104936	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	874	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	22535	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	16763	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	129923	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	128258	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	385099	CurrentTaxYear
Total	682578	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1886818	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1535009	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1069919	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	629709	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	32041	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5153496	Total

Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1909353	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1551772	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1199842	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	757967	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	417140	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5836074	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	188942	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	347861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	154364	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	383869	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	351925	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1426961	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	188942	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	347861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	154364	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	383869	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	351925	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1426961	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	4409113	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1909353	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1551772	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1199842	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	757967	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	417140	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5836074	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.75550	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.78820	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier
Process of determining compensation of THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	THE BOARD PRESIDENT CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THIS MEETING IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES SUBSEQUENT TO THE MEETING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation makes application and return available to the public upon request.	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO REPORT CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD OF DIREcTORS IMMEDIATELY.	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT REVIEW THE 990 TAX RETURN.A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS.WHEN THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPROVE THE 990 TAX RETURN THE FINAL RETURN IS FILED.	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b