Equality Maine Foundation

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EqualityMaine Foundation works to protect and advance full equality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Mainers by creating an inclusive and intersectional movement through community building, education, engagement, and collaboration.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-0515357) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 6 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
76% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $276K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
3.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $96K
10 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99
0.02% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.02% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$678K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$701K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$522K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$678K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$797K
FY2022$479K
FY2023$718K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$678K
Expenses
$701K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$424K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$518K
FY2023$526K
FY2024$735K
FY2025$701K
Net assets
$522K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$482K
FY2025$522K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1998.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $535K Management & general 10% · $70K Fundraising 14% · $96K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$90,072Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gia Drew’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gia Drew$90,072$89,186$80,077$55,709——
Matt Moonen———$71,476$57,504$51,458
Michael Coon——$49,000———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for LGBTQ+ equality in Maine through organizing, education, and collaboration.

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1 program · $535K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community-Based Organizing

Resources are used to educate the public about LGBTQ+ issues; the organization's reach and engagement throughout Maine increases, and communication strategies are enhanced in order to reach new broader audiences.Network for Older Adults: A statewide program that supports, connects and advocates with LGBTQ+ older adults.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 01-0515357) · Dispute this line
$535Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$678K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$651K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$701K
Ln 25
Programscol B$535K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$522K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$651K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$678K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$276K
Total assetsLn 16$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99
Net assetsLn 32$522K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K$223K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$253K$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$482K$522K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99$99
Net assetsLn 32$482K$522K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$105K$74K$11K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$235K$171K$24K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$39K$6K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$19K$3K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$3K$9K$781
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$28K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$36K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$24K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$10K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$79K$67K$6K$7K
TravelLn 17$21K$17K$1K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$485$180
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$44K$1K$21
Total functional expensesLn 25$701K$535K$70K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $678K$701K−$23K$522K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2025 $526K$735K−$209K$482K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2024 $718K$526K$192K$650K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2023 $479K$518K−$39K$444K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 23, 2022 $797K$479K$319K$527K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2021 $439K$424K$14K$212K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $678,123 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $396,998$650,879
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $33,197$21,961
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,459$6,398
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $89,411−$1,115
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $526,065$678,123
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,550
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $410,479$422,946
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $324,155$276,396
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $734,634$700,892
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$208,569−$22,769
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $678,123 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,519
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$632,360
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$650,879
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,961$21,961
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,398$6,398
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,115−$1,115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,961 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,283$678,123
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $700,892 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,550$1,550
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $73,718 · Management $10,531 · Fundraising $21,062$105,311
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $170,970 · Management $23,533 · Fundraising $40,828$235,331
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,824 · Management $5,532 · Fundraising $11,064$55,420
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,819 · Management $2,688 · Fundraising $5,377$26,884
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,733 · Management $9,079 · Fundraising $781$12,593
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,556 · Management $5,675$33,231
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,019 · Management $1,128$37,147
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,246 · Management $2,273 · Fundraising $4,545$31,064
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,865 · Management $1,337 · Fundraising $2,574$13,776
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,504 · Management $5,556 · Fundraising $6,511$78,571
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,946 · Management $1,403 · Fundraising $2,805$21,154
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,639 · Management $485 · Fundraising $180$3,304
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,451 · Management $1,084 · Fundraising $21$45,556
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $534,840 · Management $70,304 · Fundraising $95,748$700,892
Part X · Balance sheet $522,439 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,317$94,750
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $125,525$128,566
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$23,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $253,447$276,123
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $482,289$522,439
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $99$99
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $99$99
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $482,190$522,340
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $482,190$522,340
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $482,289$522,439
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $522,340 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$678,123
XI-2 Total expenses$700,892
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,769
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$482,190
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,774
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$43,145
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$522,340

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