Main Street Bath FY2020 filing

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Bath, ME501(c)(3)Since 2001Arts & CultureEIN 01-0544282Revenue $144K in FY2020

On file with the IRS15 Commercial St, 04530-2505 · Bath, METax-exempt since Jul 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote and protect Bath, Maine's historically and culturally significant downtown commercial area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 $6K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$144K
Spent
$100K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$151K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$144K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$123K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$154K
FY2025$178K
Expenses
$100K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$183K
FY2025$161K
Net assets
$151K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$142K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $80K Management & general 10% · $10K Fundraising 10% · $10K

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

19 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Preserve and promote Bath's historic downtown commercial district.

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1 program · $80K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Sponsorship of special events educating the public about Bath's historical, cultural and economic roles and promoting preservation of the historical district in downtown Bath, Maine.

$80Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$144K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$57
Money outPt IX
$100K
Ln 25
Programscol B$80K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$151K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113K
Government grantsLn 1e$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$57
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$144K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
SavingsLn 2$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$105
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$151K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 658
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$109K$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$110K$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$107K$151K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$48K$38K$5K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$19K$2K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$560$559
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$810$648$81$81
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$6K$703$703
Office expensesLn 13$457$366$46$45
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$254$254
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$15$12$2$1
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$251$250
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$5K$668$667
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$169$166
Total functional expensesLn 25$100K$80K$10K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $178K$161K$17K$142K 990 PDF
FY2024 $154K$183K−$29K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 $183K$145K$38K$154K 990 PDF
FY2022 $96K$137K−$41K$116K 990 PDF
FY2021 $123K$118K$6K$157K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $144K$100K$45K$151K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $144,132 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $55,374$113,182
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $59$57
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,732$30,893
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $126,165$144,132
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,318$77,915
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,548$21,708
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $108,866$99,623
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,299$44,509
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $144,132 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$57,252
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,930
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$113,182
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $57$57
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $30,893$30,893
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57 · Excluded from tax $30,893$144,132
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $99,623 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 $38,400 · Management $4,800 · Fundraising $4,800$48,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,454 · Management $2,432 · Fundraising $2,432$24,318
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,478 · Management $560 · Fundraising $559$5,597
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $648 · Management $81 · Fundraising $81$810
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,622 · Management $703 · Fundraising $703$7,028
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $366 · Management $46 · Fundraising $45$457
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,031 · Management $254 · Fundraising $254$2,539
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12 · Management $2 · Fundraising $1$15
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,004 · Management $251 · Fundraising $250$2,505
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,343 · Management $668 · Fundraising $667$6,678
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,341 · Management $169 · Fundraising $166$1,676
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $79,699 · Management $9,966 · Fundraising $9,958$99,623
Part X · Balance sheet $167,108 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,588$135,240
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,858$31,763
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $105$105
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,551$167,108
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $635$635
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,137$15,185
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,772$15,820
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $106,779$151,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,551$167,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $151,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$144,132
XI-2 Total expenses$99,623
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,509
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$106,779
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$151,288

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