The Hancock County Planning Commission advocates for and provides assistance to county and local governments by: - Protecting our heritage and resources,- Planning for the future- Promoting a sound economy for the people of Hancock County

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $34K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$462K
+150% vs prior year
Spent
$310K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$437K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$462K
FY2024▲ +150%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$462K
FY2025$412K
Expenses
$310K
FY2024▲ +90%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$163K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$310K
FY2025$500K
Net assets
$437K
FY2024▲ +55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$152K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$437K
FY2025$350K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1991.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $253K Management & general 17% · $54K Fundraising 1% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$69,469Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Averi Varney’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Averi Varney$76,186$69,469———
Jarod Farn-Guillette——$15,671$49,883$55,508

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $212K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Municipal Comprehensive PlanningHCPC added 2 new member towns and 3 new comprehensive plan contracts in the year ending 6.30.24

$104Kprogram expense
02

ME DACF and Community ResHCPC facilitated the regional coordination of climate change and sea level rise planning to multiple municipalities, and provided outreach materials as it pertains to public infastructure and sea level rise.

$54Kprogram expense
03

Economic Development and Broadband StudyHCPC was awarded a contract by the Maine Department of Economic Development to study local housing opportunities and broadband internet needs, and recommend solutions.

$53Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$34K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$462K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$281K
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Money outPt IX
$310K
Ln 25
Programscol B$253K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$437K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K
Total assetsLn 16$460K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$281K
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Gains on assetsLn 7$106K
Total revenueLn 12$462K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$375K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$375K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$460K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$437K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K$375K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$50
Total assetsLn 16$284K$460K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$282K$437K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$57K$11K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$78K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$12K$1K$60
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$12K$1K$278
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K$110
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$634$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$55K$307
Advertising and promotionLn 12$459$97$362
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$947
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$74
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$18K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$77
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$119
InsuranceLn 23$766$689$77
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$4K$396
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$310K$253K$54K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $412K$500K−$87K$350K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $462K$310K$152K$437K 990 PDF
FY2023 $185K$282K 990 PDF
FY2022 $222K$163K$59K$215K 990 PDF
FY2021 $109K$156K 990 PDF
FY2020 $136K$42K$95K$152K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $462,286 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $62,500$73,159
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $122,437$280,817
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $166$108,310
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $185,103$462,286
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,699$198,839
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,876$111,241
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $118,575$310,080
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,528$152,206
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $462,286 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$51,125
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,034
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$73,159
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $280,817$280,817
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,714$2,714
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $105,596$105,596
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $280,817 · Excluded from tax $108,310$462,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $310,080 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,267 · Management $10,738 · Fundraising $3,593$71,598
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $77,561 · Management $22,928$100,489
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,014 · Management $1,342 · Fundraising $60$13,416
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,724 · Management $1,334 · Fundraising $278$13,336
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,699 · Management $110$2,809
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $634 · Management $12,787$13,421
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,799 · Management $307$55,106
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $97 · Management $362$459
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,597 · Management $947$5,544
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,514 · Management $74$1,588
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,900 · Management $1,989$19,889
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,037$4,037
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,687 · Management $77$1,764
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,072 · Management $119$1,191
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $689 · Management $77$766
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,271 · Management $396$4,667
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $252,562 · Management $53,587 · Fundraising $3,931$310,080
Part X · Balance sheet $460,304 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $196,519$374,900
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,422$82,685
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $425$1,569
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,593$50
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $283,959$460,304
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,134$22,965
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,134$22,965
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $261,399$404,924
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,426$32,415
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,825$437,339
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $283,959$460,304
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $437,339 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,286
XI-2 Total expenses$310,080
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$152,206
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,825
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,308
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$437,339

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