Maine Development Foundation EIN 01-0355563

Maine Development Foundation

EIN  01-0355563 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Augusta, ME
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Verified accurate 8/30/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Promotes economic growth throughout the State of Maine.
Leadership
Yellow Light Breen · President & CEO · $171K
Money in and out
$3.0M revenue, $3.0M expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency

Promotes economic growth throughout the State of Maine. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $3.0M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, and $35K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$3.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$35K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$36K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +81% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -6%
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -11%
Total assets
$970K
FY2024▼ -18%
Total liabilities
$934K
FY2024▼ -16%
Total revenue
$3.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$35K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$36K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$970K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Maine Downtown Center works to help downtowns with their revitalization efforts and fosters downtown development that is dynamic and community-based, and results in economic development, business growth, job creation, housing revitalization, historic preservation, and cultural enhancement.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

The Forest Economy Project was launched in summer 2016 to support industry, community, and research leaders to develop and implement recommendations to strengthen and diversify Maine's forest industry and rural economies, supported initially by a 3-year federal Economic Development Administration grant to assist with supporting…

$459Kprogram expense
03

Leadership Programs consist of a powerful, nine-month, outward journey that takes a leader beyond their day-to-day experience and expands their capacity to shape our state's future. The Leadership curriculum is designed for leaders from all sectors. Each Leadership class is given real-life challenges to address.

$409Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMaine Development Foundation
EINHdr · item D01-0355563
Principal addressHdr · item CAugusta, ME
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mdf.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MME
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S30Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1978

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$171,499Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yellow Light Breen’s $171K as President & CEO is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Yellow Light Breen$171,499$181,802$171,862$166,058$161,944
Roseanna Vanadestine$112,058
Jan a Kearce$108,029$101,133

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.7M · 59%
Program service revenue$1.2M · 41%
Contributions & grants59%$1.7M
Program service revenue41%$1.2M
Investment income$12K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.04
Program services73%$2.2M
Management & general24%$717K
Fundraising4%$106K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$326K
Total assetsLn 16$970K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$934K
Total net assetsLn 32$35K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $326K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $3.0M · Less non-cash grants $10K · Cash operating expenses/yr $3.0M
1.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.2M · Total expenses $3.0M
73%
Management & General
Management & general $717K · Total expenses $3.0M
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $106K · Total expenses $3.0M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $75K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $427K
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.7M · Total revenue $3.0M
59%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.3M · Total revenue $3.0M
43%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.2M · Total revenue $3.0M
41%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $3.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.2M · Total expenses $3.0M
40%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.0M · Prior year $3.2M
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $2.5M · FY2024 $3.0M
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $35K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.0M · Expenses $3.0M
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $970K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $35K · Total assets $970K
4%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $970K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Yellow Light Breen · Reported title President & CEO · Highest reported compensation $171K · Total expenses $3.0M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.6M · Total expenses $3.0M
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 24%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth -6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 58 grants · $3.2M · 2020–2024
Ellsworth Historical SocietyME · FY2024$192,063
Colonial Theater INCME · FY2024$160,189
Our KatahdinME · FY2024$41,048
60 Lowell Street LLCFY2024$24,856
Town of LincolnFY2024$20,479
Augusta Downtown AllianceME · FY2024$10,146
Town of HoultonFY2024$8,509
Main Street BathME · FY2024$8,423
Porter Memorial LibraryCA · FY2024$8,193
Heart of BiddefordME · FY2024$8,000
Gardiner Main StreetME · FY2024$8,000
Rockland Main Street INCME · FY2024$8,000
Our Town BelfastME · FY2024$5,394
Our KatahdinME · FY2023$180,531
Heart of EllsworthME · FY2023$62,936
Main Street BathME · FY2023$57,336
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$3.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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