Aroostook County Action Program, INC. Provides services and resources that help individuals and families achieve greater economic independence. As a leader, or in partnership with others, acap strengthens the community by responding to human needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$486K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$486K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $98K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$22.4M
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$20.3M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$9.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$22.4M
FY2023▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.8M
FY2021$28.0M
FY2022$35.1M
FY2023$22.4M
FY2024$20.2M
FY2025$18.5M
Expenses
$20.3M
FY2023▼ -37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.7M
FY2021$28.2M
FY2022$32.1M
FY2023$20.3M
FY2024$18.2M
FY2025$18.2M
Net assets
$9.6M
FY2023▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$11.8M
FY2025$12.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1972.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $18.9M Management & general 7% · $1.4M

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

26 people listed on the 990; $486K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$121,776Pt VII · Sec A
Highly Compe
$117,875Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Admin
$89,125Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operat
$81,475Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$75,740Pt VII · Sec A
At Large Rep
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Parent’s $150K as Executive Di is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 247 $10–100M crime & legal 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Parent$150,017$125,975$121,776$116,405$110,180$108,465
Sue Powers$124,755$119,859$117,875$116,474——
Sheryl Locke$118,432$96,377$89,125———
Wanda Osgood$103,615$78,819$75,740$77,873$64,811—
Robyn Locke————$100,073$96,846
Jamie Chandler——$81,475$84,130$46,503$60,131

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Helps people and families gain economic independence and strengthens communities by meeting human needs.

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3 programs · $16.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Energy and Housing Services

Energy and housing services include energy assistance, such as low-income home energy assistance (liheap), energy crisis intervention (ecip), affordable housing repair and replacement program, lead hazard control program, home ownership education, weatherization, and home ownership support counseling, family development accounts, micro…

$7.4Mprogram expense
02

Early care and education -early care and education provides head start, child care, early intervention, & child care food programs. Accomplishments: through an agreement with maine department of education, SAD1 and acap continued partnership to expand the enrollment of the SAD1 preschool program by classrooms operated by acap and serving…

$6.9Mprogram expense
03

Community Health Services

Community health services operates the supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (wic); and provides community oral health education and dental services. Accomplishments: wic provided services to individuals and families in aroostook county.

$2.0Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$98K
Grants paid · 24 grants · $42.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,112,957
Unitemized GrantFY2024$837,160
Unitemized GrantFY2024$547,501
Unitemized GrantFY2024$380,940
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,566,635
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,008,469
Unitemized GrantFY2023$525,818
Unitemized GrantFY2023$435,707
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,276,281
Unitemized GrantFY2022$919,561
Unitemized GrantFY2022$528,161
Unitemized GrantFY2022$333,034
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,117,088
Unitemized GrantFY2021$743,066
Unitemized GrantFY2021$491,222
Unitemized GrantFY2021$144,083
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,104,827
Unitemized GrantFY2020$720,894
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$22.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$714K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Money outPt IX
$20.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.9M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$18.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$127K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$714K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Total revenueLn 12$22.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.3M
SavingsLn 2$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$9.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5352
VolunteersI 6550
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M$12.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M$9.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6.1M$6.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.3M$6.7M$621K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$205K$188K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.8M$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$748K$684K$64K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$1.1M$251K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$33K$8
Office expensesLn 13$37K$36K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$881K$816K$65K
TravelLn 17$282K$266K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$402K$332K$70K
InsuranceLn 23$123K$68K$55K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$880K$147K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.3M$18.9M$1.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $18.5M$18.2M$254K$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $20.2M$18.2M$1.9M$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $22.4M$20.3M$2.0M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $35.1M$32.1M$2.9M$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $28.0M$28.2M−$192K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $15.8M$15.7M$104K$5.0M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $22,356,636 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $31,538,878$21,460,199
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $589,801$713,507
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,616$38,962
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,892,812$143,968
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,058,107$22,356,636
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,495,459$6,057,037
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,324,914$10,042,080
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,289,758$4,210,822
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,110,131$20,309,939
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,947,976$2,046,697
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $22,356,636 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,250,360
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,209,839
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$126,757
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,460,199
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $713,507$713,507
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,962$38,962
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $143,968$143,968
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $857,475 · Excluded from tax $38,962$22,356,636
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,309,939 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,057,037$6,057,037
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,650,500 · Management $621,292$7,271,792
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $187,558 · Management $17,423$204,981
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,753,094 · Management $64,712$1,817,806
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $683,963 · Management $63,538$747,501
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,075 · Management $2,174$5,249
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,370$47,370
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,121,616 · Management $251,183$1,372,799
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,279 · Management $8$33,287
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,017 · Management $1,398$37,415
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $815,561 · Management $65,418$880,979
IX-17 TravelPrograms $265,618 · Management $16,670$282,288
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $332,110 · Management $69,706$401,816
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $67,975 · Management $54,720$122,695
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $879,582 · Management $147,342$1,026,924
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,886,985 · Management $1,422,954 · Fundraising $0$20,309,939
Part X · Balance sheet $12,510,759 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,364,562$4,264,511
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$49,153
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,130,483$1,509,881
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $199,730$263,028
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,929,490$3,722,678
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $887,992$883,560
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $466,039$354,314
X-15 Other assets$1,463,634
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,978,296$12,510,759
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,335,315$1,414,123
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,452,380$1,122,958
X-25 Other liabilities$362,518
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,487,695$2,899,599
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,034,992$8,656,975
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $455,609$954,185
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,490,601$9,611,160
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,978,296$12,510,759
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,611,160 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$22,356,636
XI-2 Total expenses$20,309,939
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,046,697
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,490,601
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$73,862
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,611,160

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