To strengthen individuals, families and communities in Western Maine by providing diverse programs, by engaging in strategic partnerships, and through advocacy that addresses the barriers to promote economic opportunities for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 364 volunteers and 338 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $895K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $7.5M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.0M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$29.4M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$30.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$11.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$29.4M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24.2M
FY2021$32.7M
FY2022$55.3M
FY2023$30.1M
FY2024$26.9M
FY2025$29.4M
Expenses
$30.2M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$23.6M
FY2021$32.9M
FY2022$54.9M
FY2023$26.9M
FY2024$24.6M
FY2025$30.2M
Net assets
$11.2M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$11.6M
FY2025$11.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Feb 1988.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $26.9M Management & general 10% · $3.0M Fundraising 1% · $320K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$209,865Pt VII · Sec A
$158,772Pt VII · Sec A
$149,589Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Maine Resiliency Center
$139,618Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Human Resources
$114,769Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir. of Housing & Program Dev.
$111,235Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$100,974Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Advancement
$100,749Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Martin$209,865$193,515$2,035———
Laura Minkowsky-Gormley$158,772—————
Mary-Rita Reinhard$149,589$142,176$142,729$129,478$129,478$119,815
C Shawn Yardley——$148,944$146,313$146,313$141,285
Danielle Parent$139,618—————
Laura Gormley—$139,233$125,444$111,069$111,069$69,779
Kevin Mahoney—————$124,095
Susan Stone-Fitzmorris$114,769—————

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

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3 programs · $20.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Children's Services

This program serves pre-school children with Head Start and Early Head Start services at a variety of locations throughout Oxford and Franklin Counties. It also provides center day care and support for home day care providers.

$8.7Mprogram expense
02

Housing & Energy

This program provides needy families with home replacement or repair services including a furnace program, lead inspection services, and several energy saving programs including a home insulation program. Additionally, the program has helped over 415 new homeowners build or rehab and own their homes through self-help housing program.

$7.2Mprogram expense
03

Behavioral Health Services

These programs provide mental health and substance use services to individuals in Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties, including care coordination, crisis services, outpatient treatment, peer recovery, case management, residential supports, and a host of other community-based programming.

$4.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $111.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,390,964
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,542,289
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,732,916
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,732,916
Unitemized GrantFY2021$35,641,143
Unitemized GrantFY2020$16,397,727
Unitemized GrantFY2020$16,397,727
Unitemized GrantFY2019$8,214,885

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$185K
Money outPt IX
$30.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$26.9M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$320K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$451K
Total assetsLn 16$20.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$185K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$34K
Total revenueLn 12$29.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$451K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$451K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.4M
Other assetsLn 15$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$20.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M
Net assetsLn 32$11.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5338
VolunteersI 6364
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$451K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.4M$7.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$20.4M$20.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.7M$9.0M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M$11.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$111K$111K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6.4M$6.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$622K$622K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.9M$11.8M$891K$214K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$540K$501K$30K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.0M$2.8M$214K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.0M$897K$100K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$129K$26K$103K$155
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$7K$21K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M$1.5M$381K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$8K$4K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$636K$576K$60K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$339K$199K$140K$643
OccupancyLn 16$664K$402K$248K$13K
TravelLn 17$284K$257K$27K$534
InterestLn 20$199K$199K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$345K$335K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$237K$91K$146K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$742K$800K−$59K$229
Total functional expensesLn 25$30.2M$26.9M$3.0M$320K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $29.4M$30.2M−$795K$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $26.9M$24.6M$2.4M$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $30.1M$26.9M$3.1M$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $55.3M$54.9M$375K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $32.7M$32.9M−$245K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $24.2M$23.6M$540K$5.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $29,391,367 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,406,423$22,582,681
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,755,082$6,617,434
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $780,957$184,968
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,170$6,284
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,948,632$29,391,367
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,542,289$6,502,151
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,706,521$18,120,371
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,325,748$5,564,150
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $24,574,558$30,186,672
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,374,074−$795,305
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $29,391,367 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,966
VIII-1e Government grants$16,192,743
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,364,972
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,582,681
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,617,434$6,617,434
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $150,682$150,682
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $34,286$34,286
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,284$6,284
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,617,434 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $191,252$29,391,367
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,186,672 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $111,187$111,187
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,390,964$6,390,964
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $621,701$621,701
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,815,224 · Management $890,906 · Fundraising $214,355$12,920,485
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $501,068 · Management $29,503 · Fundraising $9,116$539,687
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,765,874 · Management $213,748 · Fundraising $46,586$3,026,208
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $896,596 · Management $99,754 · Fundraising $15,940$1,012,290
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $25,659 · Management $103,368 · Fundraising $155$129,182
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,408 · Management $21,039$28,447
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,143$15,143
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,533,212 · Management $381,249 · Fundraising $6,346$1,920,807
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,742 · Management $4,312 · Fundraising $11,304$23,358
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $575,798 · Management $59,591 · Fundraising $1,029$636,418
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $198,521 · Management $140,330 · Fundraising $643$339,494
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $402,396 · Management $248,105 · Fundraising $13,439$663,940
IX-17 TravelPrograms $257,142 · Management $26,805 · Fundraising $534$284,481
IX-20 InterestPrograms $198,528$198,528
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $334,748 · Management $10,314$345,062
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $91,472 · Management $145,845$237,317
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $800,353 · Management −$58,609 · Fundraising $229$741,973
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,913,892 · Management $2,953,104 · Fundraising $319,676$30,186,672
Part X · Balance sheet $20,167,262 assets, 19 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,288,555$451,224
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,701,694$1,195,996
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $671,627$1,800,152
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $503,066$127,690
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $701,465$198,759
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,468,028$6,370,147
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,285,062$5,168,146
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $4,093,023$2,341,963
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $127,307$170,536
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,540,297$2,342,649
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,380,124$20,167,262
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,050,690$2,934,265
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,703,239$3,092,356
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $130,976$174,360
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,732,810$8,984,917
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,024,768$10,527,018
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $622,546$655,327
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,647,314$11,182,345
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,380,124$20,167,262
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,182,345 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,391,367
XI-2 Total expenses$30,186,672
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$795,305
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,647,314
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$393,609
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$63,273
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,182,345

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