Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1976.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
22 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.
Tara Kelly’s $107K as Executive Di is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Kelly | $107,039 | $110,001 | $110,001 | $59,231 | — | — |
| Gregory B Paxton Thru 621 | — | — | — | — | $102,300 | — |
| Gregory B Paxton | — | — | — | — | — | $102,300 |
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.
See Maine Preservation executive salaries →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
Revitalizes downtowns, rehabilitates neighborhoods, and saves landmark buildings through education and assistance.
Questions for Maine Preservation
Your first name shows with your question. Maine Preservation answers here, for everyone.
Maine preservation provides field services offered assistance to 150 projects for communities, nonprofits and individuals to help preserve historic buildings. Field service advisors visited communities and landmark properties to advise building stewards on next steps toward rehabilitating historic structures in maine.
Protect and Sell Program
Maine preservations's protect and sell program assists in the sale of historic buildings to new owners who agree to preserve and rehabilitate them subject to perpetual historic preservation easements. Additional easements are donated to the organization.
State Historic Tax Credits
Maine preservation works with entities seeking to use the state historic tax credit, is a partner in 5 projects, and receives and disburses the credit to eligible entities.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $246K | $153K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $717K | $652K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $997K | $908K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $7K | $85K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $990K | $823K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $106K | $60K | $26K | $21K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $167K | $123K | $19K | $25K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $23K | $16K | $3K | $4K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $25K | $17K | $4K | $4K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $9K | $9K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $11K | $11K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $10K | $9K | $1K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $165 | $165 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $11K | $7K | $2K | $2K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $13K | $9K | $2K | $2K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $20K | $13K | $3K | $3K |
| TravelLn 17 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1K | $866 | $207 | $220 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $1K | $262 | $279 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3K | $1K | $2K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $415K | $281K | $70K | $64K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 7, 2025 | $482K | $442K | $40K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 25, 2024 | $468K | $491K | −$23K | $980K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2023 | $475K | $472K | $3K | $985K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 21, 2022 | $459K | $501K | −$41K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 3, 2021 | $493K | $460K | $33K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 11, 2021 | $284K | $415K | −$131K | $823K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $284,165 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $284,165 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $414,749 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $907,832 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $823,010 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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