Empowering & enabling me's next generation of entrepreneurs through training and mentoring.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$156K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$283K
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$871K
Spent
$818K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$871K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$871K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$962K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$818K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$953K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$11K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$90K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $658K Management & general 19% · $159K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$155,637Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Rainey$181,262—$162,304——
Tom Rainey—$154,289—$141,592$155,637

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains and mentors aspiring entrepreneurs to build successful businesses.

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1 program · $658K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Mce provides programming to help entrepreneurs launch and grow their maine businesses. Top gun is a startup accelerator serving all sectors across maine. Mce's food programs, cultivator and marketshare, help companies scale up and diversify their markets through business and sales data analysis.

$658Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.1M
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $135K · 2020–2024
Nor'easter Oyster CoFY2024$25,000
Deltacom Coffee LLCFY2024$5,000
Rmt Tech LLC DBA Reach My TeachFY2023$25,000
Ocean Farm Supply LLCFY2023$5,000
Ocean Innovation LLCFY2022$25,000
Sklaza LLCFY2021$25,000
Literacy Tech INCFY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$871K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$851K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Money outPt IX
$818K
Ln 25
Programscol B$658K
Managementcol C$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K
Total assetsLn 16$293K
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$851K
Government grantsLn 1e$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Total revenueLn 12$871K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$221K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$221K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$293K
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
Net assetsLn 32$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K$221K
Total assetsLn 16$231K$293K
LiabilitiesLn 26$274K$283K
Net assetsLn 32−$43K$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$129K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$74K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$40K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$18K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$298K$252K$46K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$96
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$115K$107K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$818K$658K$159K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.4M$9K$90K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$28K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022 $962K$1.0M−$58K$53K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$953K$100K$111K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $871K$818K$54K$11K 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 $871,455 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $683,527$850,601
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,467$20,854
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $714,994$871,455
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $55,100$30,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $367,456$337,385
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $306,207$450,331
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $728,763$817,716
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,769$53,739
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $871,455 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$135,871
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$714,730
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$850,601
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,854$20,854
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,854 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$871,455
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $817,716 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,944 · Management $34,542$163,486
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,101 · Management $19,850$93,951
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,755 · Management $1,274$6,029
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,461 · Management $10,839$51,300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,840 · Management $4,779$22,619
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,579$1,579
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $252,123 · Management $46,244$298,367
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,995$4,995
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,666$3,666
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $20,093$20,093
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,455 · Management $96$3,551
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,506$3,506
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106,585 · Management $7,989$114,574
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $658,264 · Management $159,452 · Fundraising $0$817,716
Part X · Balance sheet $293,278 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $198,788$220,819
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,075$69,159
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$3,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $230,863$293,278
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,365$33,705
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $262,575$248,911
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $273,940$282,616
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$43,077$10,662
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$43,077$10,662
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $230,863$293,278
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,662 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$871,455
XI-2 Total expenses$817,716
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$43,077
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,662

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