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Ferry Beach Park Association

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Saco, ME501(c)(3)Since 1901Recreation & SportsEIN 01-6004194Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSferrybeach.org5 Boardwalk Dr, 04072-2360 · Saco, METax-exempt since Sep 1988Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Ferry Beach Park Association is a retreat and conference center located in Saco, Maine, which was founded in 1901. Ferry Beach awakens hearts to explore, grow, and renew the spirit of universal love. They accomplish their mission through activities related to: culture and the arts, education, spirituality, care for the Earth, personal growth, and social justice and social action. Ferry Beach sponsors conferences, retreats, and is supported primarily through public and member contributions, as well as conference fees and rental income.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 54 volunteers and 35 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
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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$118K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$750K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$718K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$846K
FY2021$914K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025+0.08%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1988.

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% · $1.3M Management & general 14% · $228K Fundraising 5% · $84K

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; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cathy Stackpole
Executive Director
$118,212Pt VII · Sec A
Beverly Olsen
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug Edwards
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robi Altamari
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nick Bloom
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Wood
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Willett
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathy Stackpole’s $118K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cathy Stackpole$118,212$114,193$112,325$107,938$111,682$105,249

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

Offers retreats and conferences for spiritual growth, arts, education, and social justice.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Ferry Beach sponsors conferences and retreats, which support individuals and families in their personal journeys towards self-understanding and spiritual awareness. Ferry Beach welcomes all people. For 11 weeks each summer, Ferry Beach hosts nearly 30 camps and conferences with a wide range of programs.

$1.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$292K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$228K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$320K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$750K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$292K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
SavingsLn 2$219K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$320K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$726K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$750K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 654
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$485K$320K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$633K$726K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$743K$750K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$89K$21K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$684K$513K$123K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$12K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$41K$10K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$41K$10K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$2K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$432$863
Information technologyLn 14$18K$15K$883$2K
OccupancyLn 16$107K$89K$16K$2K
InterestLn 20$29K$26K$2K$584
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$89K$71K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$43K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$376K$355K$10K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$17K$409$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$228K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.6M−$74K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.5M−$46K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$33K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$146K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$914K$341K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $718K$846K−$129K$2.2M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,554,471 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $298,424$292,125
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,123,925$1,230,360
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,539$20,010
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,028$11,976
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,470,916$1,554,471
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $895,030$927,605
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $621,468$700,926
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,516,498$1,628,531
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,582−$74,060
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,554,471 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11,976 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$33,190
VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,902
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,033
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$292,125
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,230,360$1,230,360
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,010$20,010
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,242,336 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,010$1,554,471
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,628,531 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,659 · Management $21,278 · Fundraising $8,275$118,212
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $513,089 · Management $123,141 · Fundraising $47,888$684,118
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,229 · Management $2,935 · Fundraising $1,141$16,305
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,693 · Management $9,766 · Fundraising $3,798$54,257
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,035 · Management $9,848 · Fundraising $3,830$54,713
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,082 · Management $8,330$10,412
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,020 · Management $432 · Fundraising $863$4,315
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,017 · Management $883 · Fundraising $1,767$17,667
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $88,751 · Management $16,039 · Fundraising $2,139$106,929
IX-20 InterestPrograms $26,282 · Management $2,336 · Fundraising $584$29,202
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $71,466 · Management $17,867$89,333
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $42,687 · Management $4,907 · Fundraising $1,472$49,066
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $354,533 · Management $10,229 · Fundraising $11,125$375,887
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,576 · Management $409 · Fundraising $1,130$18,115
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,316,119 · Management $228,400 · Fundraising $84,012$1,628,531
Part X · Balance sheet $3,106,516 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $198,611$100,497
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $286,794$219,381
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,170$10,850
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,339$21,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,959,863$2,028,089
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $612,778$705,754
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $20,145$20,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,097,700$3,106,516
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $84,438$87,055
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $75,313$79,544
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $258,342$348,054
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $743,448$750,309
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,298,071$2,292,315
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $56,181$63,892
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,354,252$2,356,207
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,097,700$3,106,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,356,207 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,554,471
XI-2 Total expenses$1,628,531
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$74,060
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,354,252
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$80,975
XI-7 Investment expenses−$4,960
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,356,207

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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