The erection, operation, and maintenance of a learning center, museum, library, and related facility in Bangor, maine.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $759K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $19K
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
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$138K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$170K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$138K
FY2022▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$104K
FY2021$166K
FY2022$138K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$171K
Expenses
$170K
FY2022▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$170K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2022▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2007.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $152K Management & general 10% · $16K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Hawes’s $2K as Secretary (f is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Hawes$2,500$6,000$6,000$7,000

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

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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

Builds and runs a learning center, museum, and library in Bangor, Maine.

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1 program · $152K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The organization continued the process of making capital improvements to its facilities, including space for the planned masonic museum and library. During the year, the organization provided facilities free of charge to the masonic childrens' learning center, and also provided meeting space to local non-profits, masonic bodies, and…

$152Kprogram 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 1 funder$19K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$138K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Money outPt IX
$170K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$138K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$759K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$860K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$847K$759K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$872K$860K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$235$235
Accounting feesLn 11c$955$955
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$104K$104K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$18K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$170K$152K$16K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $171K$170K$986$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $369K$174K$195K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $138K$170K−$33K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $166K$131K$34K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $104K$147K−$43K$1.6M 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $137,667 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,211$21,472
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $76,399$82,853
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,953$24,565
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,084$8,777
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $165,647$137,667
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,000$6,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,489$164,379
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $131,489$170,379
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,158−$32,712
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $137,667 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,472
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,472
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $82,853$82,853
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,648$17,648
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,917$6,917
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,777$8,777
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,853 · Excluded from tax $33,342$137,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $170,379 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $235$235
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $955$955
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,738$7,738
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $1,920$1,920
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $104,366$104,366
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,466$29,466
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,386 · Management $1,313$19,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $152,218 · Management $16,241 · Fundraising $1,920$170,379
Part X · Balance sheet $1,676,038 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,084$57,384
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $871,870$860,031
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $846,921$758,623
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,773,875$1,676,038
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,711,853$1,620,816
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $62,022$55,222
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,773,875$1,676,038
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,773,875$1,676,038
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,676,038 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$137,667
XI-2 Total expenses$170,379
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,773,875
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$65,125
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,676,038

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