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Monhegan Associates INC

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Cape Eliz, ME501(c)(3)Environment EIN 01-6013556Revenue $278K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmonheganassociates.org6 Albion Rd, 04107-1101 · Cape Eliz, METax-exempt since Nov 2009Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Monhegan Associates is a land trust dedicated to the ongoing preservation of the natural wild beauty and biotic communities of more than 350 acres of wildlands on Monhegan island in maine.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 4 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 50% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $665K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$278K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$99K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$964K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$278K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$197K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$278K
Expenses
$99K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$77K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$115K
FY2025$99K
Net assets
$964K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$735K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$689K
FY2024$879K
FY2025$964K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2009.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $55K Management & general 36% · $35K Fundraising 9% · $9K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Christie
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fred Faller
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sally Freeman
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Hidel
Trustee
$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

Preserves over 350 acres of wildlands and natural beauty on Monhegan Island.

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1 program · $55K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The monhegan associates maintains a nine-mile trail system through the wildlands of monhegan island with the assistance of weekly volunteers during the summer months and a dedicated work crew for more substantial repairs and restoration in the fall.

$55Kprogram expense

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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
Lida P Underhill Charitable TrFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$278K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$99K
Ln 25
Programscol B$55K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$964K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$964K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$143K
Gains on assetsLn 7$117K
Total revenueLn 12$278K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$665K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$200K
Other assetsLn 15$23K
Total assetsLn 16$964K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$964K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$255K$76K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$401K$665K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$200K$200K
Total assetsLn 16$882K$964K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$0
Net assetsLn 32$879K$964K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$246
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$8K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$425$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$99K$55K$35K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $278K$99K$179K$964K 990 PDF
FY2024 $251K$115K$136K$879K 990 PDF
FY2023 $102K$76K$26K$689K 990 PDF
FY2022 $100K$96K$4K$683K 990 PDF
FY2021 $197K$77K$120K$735K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $278,145 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,826$124,584
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,893$10,822
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,407$142,739
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $251,126$278,145
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $47,504$46,275
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,731$52,924
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $115,235$99,199
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $135,891$178,946
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $278,145 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$124,584
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,584
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,822$10,822
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,559$25,559
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $117,180$117,180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,002 · Excluded from tax $25,559$278,145
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $99,199 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,735$42,735
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,540$3,540
IX-11a Management feesFundraising $7,450$7,450
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,900$4,900
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,742$3,742
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,582 · Fundraising $246$1,828
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,391$5,391
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,449 · Management $19,672$28,121
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $425 · Fundraising $1,067$1,492
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $55,149 · Management $35,287 · Fundraising $8,763$99,199
Part X · Balance sheet $963,869 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $254,575$76,453
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $200,232$200,232
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $401,335$664,670
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,008$22,514
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $882,150$963,869
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,964$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $879,186$963,869
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $879,186$963,869
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $882,150$963,869
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $963,869 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$278,145
XI-2 Total expenses$99,199
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$178,946
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$879,186
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$94,263
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$963,869

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

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