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Equality Maine FY2020 filing

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Advocates for LGBTQ+ equality in Maine through political action and education. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $18K in revenue, $24K in expenses, and $2K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1994
Type
Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Portland, ME
Website
www.equalitymaine.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$18KFY2020
Expenses
$24K
Net assets
$2K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  01-0491854 Membership association Portland, ME Founded 1994
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Advocates for LGBTQ+ equality in Maine through political action and education.
Leadership
Gabi Berube Pierce · Board Member
Money in and out
$18K revenue, $24K expenses
Bottom line
-32% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2020
Total revenue
$18K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$24K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$6K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Operating surplus
-32%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
0%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$18K
FY2020
Expenses
$24K
FY2020
Total assets
$9K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2020
Total revenue
$18K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$24K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$9K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEquality Maine
EINHdr · item D01-0491854
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, ME
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.equalitymaine.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1994
State of legal domicileHdr · item MME
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R26)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $23K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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To ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons and their families have full equality in the hearts and minds of maine people and to ensure that our legal victories aren't undermined by providing cultural competency trainings and best practices on how to serve and be inclusive of all LGBT people in maine.

$23Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$18K
Total revenueLn 12$18K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$23K
Management & general2%$500
Total functional expensesLn 25$24K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$2K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $9K · Operating expenses/yr $24K
4.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $23K · Total expenses $24K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $500 · Total expenses $24K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $24K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $18K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $18K · Total revenue $18K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $18K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $18K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $18K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $24K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $18K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $18K · Expenses $24K
-32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $9K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2K · Total assets $9K
28%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $9K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gabi Berube Pierce · Reported title Board Member · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $24K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $24K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 26%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $30K · 2023–2023
Me Senate Democrat Camp CommFY2023$15,000
Me House Democrat Camp CommFY2023$15,000

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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$121K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$28K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$37K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$58K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$18K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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