Maine Womens Fund

IRS exemption revoked

South Portland, MEUnknown exempt organization EIN 01-0430261Revenue $462K in FY2021

On file with the IRSmainewomensfund.org45 Boysenberry Dr · South Portland, ME

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The Maine women's Fund makes bold investments that transform the lives of Maine women and girls by incubating and investing in nonprofit organizations, partnering with grantees, and connecting people and organizations making social change.

73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 6% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $162K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$462K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$428K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$462K
FY2021▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$389K
FY2021$462K
Expenses
$428K
FY2021▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$474K
FY2021$428K
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2021▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on February 15, 2026

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $314K Management & general 14% · $61K Fundraising 12% · $53K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$79,445Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Kimberly Critchon$79,445$79,443

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

Invests in and partners with organizations to transform the lives of Maine women and girls.

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1 program · $314K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The maine women's fund was founded in 1988 on the principle that when women and girls thrive, the whole community prospers. The fund transforms the lives of maine women and girls through strategic grant making, community engagement and support to nonprofit organizations dedicated to social change.

$314Kprogram 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 · FY2021
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Grants paid · 34 grants · $453K · 2020–2021
Individual RecipientFY2021$12,000
YWCA Central MaineME · FY2021$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$10,000
Somai Bantu Community AssocFY2021$10,000
Restorative Justice InstFY2021$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$10,000
Maine Transgender NetworkFY2021$10,000
In Her PresenceME · FY2021$10,000
ArtvanME · FY2021$7,500
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$462K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$352K
Investment incomeLn 3$110K
Money outPt IX
$428K
Ln 25
Programscol B$314K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$352K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$110K
Gains on assetsLn 7$77K
Total revenueLn 12$462K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$144K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$221K$221K
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$79K$26K$26K$26K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$40K$185$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$4K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$5K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$8K$8K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$657$657
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$427$214$85$128
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$880$440$176$264
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$428$1K$256
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$2K$1K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$190$60$130
Total functional expensesLn 25$428K$314K$61K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $462K$428K$34K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $389K$474K−$85K$3.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $462,038 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $345,763$352,356
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,471$109,682
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $389,234$462,038
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $264,134$220,908
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $155,481$151,701
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,200$55,474
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $473,815$428,083
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,581$33,955
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $462,038 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$31,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$321,256
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$352,356
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $32,995$32,995
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $76,687$76,687
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,995 · Excluded from tax $76,687$462,038
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $428,083 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $220,908$220,908
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 $26,482 · Management $26,482 · Fundraising $26,481$79,445
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,185 · Management $185 · Fundraising $13,517$53,887
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,919 · Management $1,568 · Fundraising $2,351$7,838
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,266 · Management $2,106 · Fundraising $3,159$10,531
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,823$1,823
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,233 · Management $8,291 · Fundraising $3,291$19,815
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $657$657
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,225 · Management $1,474 · Fundraising $1,257$3,956
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,256$4,256
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $16,505$16,505
IX-17 TravelPrograms $214 · Management $85 · Fundraising $128$427
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $440 · Management $176 · Fundraising $264$880
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $428 · Management $1,026 · Fundraising $256$1,710
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,993 · Management $1,270 · Fundraising $1,992$5,255
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $60 · Fundraising $130$190
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,549 · Management $61,051 · Fundraising $53,483$428,083
Part X · Balance sheet $3,540,272 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $25,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,926$144,472
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,350$1,850
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,291$1,205
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,137,940$3,362,365
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,456$1,093
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,932$4,287
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,266,895$3,540,272
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,694$18,229
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,694$18,229
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $842,233$725,585
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,405,968$2,796,458
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,248,201$3,522,043
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,266,895$3,540,272
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,522,043 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,038
XI-2 Total expenses$428,083
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,955
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,248,201
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$239,887
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,522,043

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