MAINE INITIATIVES INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: MAINE INITIATIVES INC (EIN 01-0484310)
Tax period: 2010-10-01 to 2011-09-30
Filed: 2012-07-31
IRS object ID: 201202139349300020
Schema version: 2010v3.7
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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 D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-07-31T09:41:10-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITH & ASSOCIATES CPAS	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 FOREST FALLS DR STE 3	AddressLine1
City	YARMOUTH	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	040966937	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	010484310	EIN

Name Name

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MAIN	NameControl
Phone	2076226294	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 2248	AddressLine1
City	AUGUSTA	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	04338	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CHARLIE BERNSTEIN	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	2076226294	Phone
Date Signed	2012-07-26	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	AMANDA SCHULTZ BROWN CPA	Name
Phone	2078468881	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-07-26	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	CHARLIE BERNSTEIN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson
Gross Receipts	974983	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.MAINEINITIATIVES.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1993	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	ME	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	MAINE INITIATIVES, A FUND FOR CHANGE, CULTIVATES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH GRANTS AND OTHER SUPPORT TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN MAINE COMMUNITIES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	17	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	17	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	3	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	78	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	514404	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	843343	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	50985	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	76126	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	31332	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	43191	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	596721	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	962660	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	380115	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	551713	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	162369	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	127871	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	30440	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	123701	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	113834	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	666185	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	793418	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-69464	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	169242	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2995689	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	3112139	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	25435	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	17387	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2970254	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	3094752	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	MAINE INITIATIVES, A FUND FOR CHANGE, CULTIVATES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH GRANTS AND OTHER SUPPORT TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN MAINE COMMUNITIES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	694042	Expense
Grants	551713	Grants
Description	PROVIDE GRANTS TO MAINE-BASED PROJECTS AIMED AT SUPPORTING SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HIGH VISIBILITY FOR THESE PROJECTS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	694042	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	true	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	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	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	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	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
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	true	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	3	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	3	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
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
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	17	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	17	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	true	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	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	CHARLIE BERNSTEIN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2076226294	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	295 WATER STREET SUITE 100	AddressLine1
City	AUGUSTA	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	04338	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
JAY DAVIS
VICE PRESIDE	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
WILL EVERITT
PRESIDENT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
MERI LOWRY
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JUSTIN ALFOND
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
PHIL BAILEY
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
DON BERRY
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
LEIGH DONALDSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
DAN KOEHLER
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
DICK MARK
SECRETARY	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
LAURALEE RAYMOND
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
CHRISSO RHEAULT
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
REBEKAH SMITH
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARTHA BENTLEY
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
WENDY LYNN CHAPKIS
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
GREG FIELD
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
LUC NYA
	1.00	X		0	0	0
CHRIS QUINT
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
CHARLIE BERNSTEIN
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		X	61731	0	11936

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	61731	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	11936	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	843343	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	83762	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	843343	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	76126	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$76,126	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	34367	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	12323	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	22044	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$22,044	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	21147	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$21,147	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	21147	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	962660	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$119,317	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	551713	Total
Program Services	551713	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	75012	Total
Program Services	60009	ProgramServices
Management And General	3751	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11252	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31408	Total
Program Services	15679	ProgramServices
Management And General	11018	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4711	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1125	Total
Program Services	602	ProgramServices
Management And General	354	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	169	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10756	Total
Program Services	6522	ProgramServices
Management And General	2621	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1613	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9570	Total
Program Services	6699	ProgramServices
Management And General	1436	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1435	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	83	Total
Management And General	83	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27367	Total
Management And General	27367	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9000	Total
Program Services	2000	ProgramServices
Management And General	7000	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1840	Total
Program Services	920	ProgramServices
Management And General	350	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	570	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34169	Total
Program Services	24586	ProgramServices
Management And General	3787	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5796	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10913	Total
Program Services	7639	ProgramServices
Management And General	1637	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1637	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8555	Total
Program Services	8555	ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7396	Total
Program Services	2067	ProgramServices
Management And General	5329	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4306	Total
Program Services	2798	ProgramServices
Management And General	862	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	646	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1834	Total
Program Services	69	ProgramServices
Management And General	1750	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	15	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
RADIO & TV UNDERWRITING	5250	2624	998	1628
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	3121	1560	593	968

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	793418	Total
Program Services	694042	ProgramServices
Management And General	68936	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	30440	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	50	BOY
EOY	16545	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20648	BOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	6504	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1918	BOY
EOY	1720	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	49208	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	37403	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16111	BOY
EOY	11805	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2956962	BOY
EOY	3075565	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2995689	BOY
EOY	3112139	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25435	BOY
EOY	17387	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25435	BOY
EOY	17387	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	828251	BOY
EOY	1008472	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	56265	BOY
EOY	492	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2085738	BOY
EOY	2085788	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2970254	BOY
EOY	3094752	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2995689	BOY
EOY	3112139	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	169242	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-44744	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	709606	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1076407	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	647324	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	514404	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	843343	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3791084	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	709606	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1076407	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	647324	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	514404	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	843343	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3791084	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	437798	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	3353286	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	87605	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	106966	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	68175	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	50985	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	76126	CurrentTaxYear
Total	389857	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	40125	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	40200	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	41509	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	41986	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	63120	CurrentTaxYear
Total	226940	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	4407881	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.76070	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.85570	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number DA Fs Held	18	NumberDAFsHeld
Donor Advised Contributions	333377	DonorAdvisedContributions
Grants Paid From Donor Funds	104825	GrantsPaidFromDonorFunds
Aggregate DAF Value	696882	AggregateDAFValue
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	true	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	true	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2141511	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	50	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	23816	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	106000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2059377	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2010751	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	530	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	208230	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	78000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2141511	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2040319	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	5487	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-18848	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	16207	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2010751	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	49208	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	37403	Depreciation
Book Value	11805	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	11805	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	962660	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	793418	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	169242	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-44744	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-44744	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	124498	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	917916	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-44744	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-44744	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	962660	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	962660	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	793418	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	793418	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	793418	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	THE USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS BASED ON DONOR IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS AT THE TIME OF THE DONATION.
LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	MAINE INITIATIVES ADOPTED THE RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, WITH NO CUMULATIVE EFFECT ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. IT IS THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT THAT MAINE INITITATIVES HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	ANNUAL DINNER	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	34367	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	34367	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	12323	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	34367	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	34367	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	12323	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	12323	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	22044	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (13 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Business Name Line2RecipientNameBusiness/BusinessNameLine2
MAINE PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER
27 STATE STREET SUITE 44	BANGOR	ME	04401	222586108	3	76000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ALLEN AVE UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALIST
524 ALLEN AVENUE	PORTLAND	ME	04103		3	45000	GENERAL SUPPORT	CHURCH
MOFGA
PO BOX 170	UNITY	ME	04988	016048322	3	38734	FOOD GRWING & DIST
MAINE CITIZENS FOR CLEAN ELECTIONS
PO BOX 18187	PORTLAND	ME	04112	272646667	3	30000	GENERAL SUPPORT
LEAGUE OF YOUNG VOTERS EDUCATION
142 HIGH ST SUITE 302	PORTLAND	ME	04101	760744153	3	29000	GENERAL SUPPORT	FUND
EQUALITY MAINE FOUNDATION
PO BOX 1951	PORTLAND	ME	04104	010515357	3	25000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MAINE WOMEN'S POLICY CENTER
PO BOX 85	HALLOWELL	ME	04347	223093407	3	25000	GENERAL SUPPORT
TOXICS ACTION CENTER
142 HIGH STREET SUITE 422	PORTLAND	ME	04101	043211693	3	22350	GENERAL SUPPORT
FOOD & MEDICINE JOBS W JUSTICE ED
20 IVERS STREET	BREWER	ME	04412	270565468	3	20400	FOOD & MEDICINE
SOUTHERN MAINE WORKERS CENTER
142 HIGH STREET SUITE 226	PORTLAND	ME	04101	204982064	3	15000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OPPORTUNITY MAINE
237 OXFORD STREET SUITE 22	PORTLAND	ME	04101	113793495	3	10000	GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED FOR A FAIR ECONOMY
29 WINTER STREET	BOSTON	MA	02108	043286118	3	10000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST
PO BOX 284	HALLOWELL	ME	04347	272623867		147060		REPORTING

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	12	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS INSIDE THE UNITED STATES	SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2	GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS ABOUT HOW THEY USED THE FUNDS ON A PREDETERMINED SCHEDULE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV	RECEPIENTS THAT RECEIVED GRANTS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 5,000 TOTALED 205,229.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	5	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	83762	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	true	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	THIRD PARTY USED TO PROCESS NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B	ReturnReference
Explanation	A BROKER IS AUTHORIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO LIQUIDATE STOCK CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CASH.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES, AND EMPLOYEES SHALL HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ANY FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE DECISION OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY RELATIONSHIP THAT MAY RAISE THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY AT ANY MEETING OF THE CORPORATION, ITS BOARD, OR COMMITTEES. ALL SUCH DISCLOSURES SHALL BE NOTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SHALL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, TO SEE IF CHANGES ARE NEEDED AND TO ASSURE THAT ALL CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS AND FIELD OF INTEREST FUND MEMBERS HAVE SIGNED THE POLICY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERSEES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERSEES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

MAINE INITIATIVES INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Advertising Advertising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Total170 Total170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Equipment Equipment

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Recipient Table RecipientTable (13 entries)

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (2 entries)

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

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