The Apprenticeshop

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Rockland, ME501(c)(3)Since 1991InternationalEIN 22-3132234

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The Apprenticeshop is a community that cultivates thinkers, makers, and doers through traditional boat building and seamanship to navigate an ever-changing world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 19 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$226K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$683K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +61%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$561K
FY2021$689K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$616K
FY2024$733K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$683K
FY2025+0.05%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$684K
FY2023$691K
FY2024$682K
FY2025$683K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$383K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$438K
FY2024$510K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 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 Oct 1991.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $363K Management & general 32% · $218K Fundraising 15% · $102K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$77,543Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Isabella Feracci’s $78K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Isabella Feracci$77,543—————
Isabella Zp Feracci—$61,694$65,793$64,792$63,479$62,063

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches traditional boatbuilding and seamanship, fostering personal growth through craftsmanship and sea traditions.

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3 program services account for $363K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Apprentice Program

At The Apprenticeshop, we learn by doing and we believe that all people are capable of building and sailing boats. By navigating challnges within a supportive community, we come to understand what we are capable of, and to build resilience, self-confidence and resourcefulness in the process.

$190Kprogram expense
02

Sailing Youth and Adult

From March through October we provide access to the water and our maritime heritage for sailings programs for ages 6 and up. Our programs include: a) Fall and Spring High School Sailing; b) Fall Middle School Sailing; c) Youth Summer Sailing Camp; and d) Adult Sailing courses.

$111Kprogram expense
03

JR. Apprenticeship

For local youth in middle and high school, we partner with school districts in the region to offer a Jr. Apprenticeship. Students come to the Apprenticeshop during and after school to learn both traditional boatbuildlng and seamanship. The Jr.

$62Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $61K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$11,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,501
Unitemized GrantFY2021$26,010

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$683K
Ln 25
Programscol B$363K
Managementcol C$218K
Fundraisingcol D$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
SavingsLn 2$322K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$592K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$475K$592K
Total assetsLn 16$746K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$236K$226K
Net assetsLn 32$510K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$45K$31K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$292K$148K$101K$44K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$2K$2K$774
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$13K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$15K$11K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$7K$6K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$15K$12K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$937$379$424$134
Office expensesLn 13$21K$10K$5K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$7K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$12K$8K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$724$612
InterestLn 20$12K$6K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$18K$6K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$10K$13K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$40K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$683K$363K$218K$102K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$683K$495K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $733K$682K$51K$510K 990 PDF
FY2023 $616K$691K−$74K$438K 990 PDF
FY2022 $683K$684K−$1K$495K 990 PDF
FY2021 $689K$610K$80K$479K 990 PDF
FY2020 $561K$527K$34K$383K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,177,616 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11,219 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,008,307
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$44,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,008,307
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $135,983$135,983
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,664$11,664
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $11 · Excluded from tax $229$240
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,000$5,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,203$5,203
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $152,405 · Unrelated business $11 · Excluded from tax $16,893$1,177,616
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $682,866 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,250$11,250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,691 · Management $30,794 · Fundraising $13,460$88,945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,902 · Management $100,704 · Fundraising $43,655$292,261
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,249 · Management $1,825 · Fundraising $774$4,848
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,951 · Management $9,371 · Fundraising $4,326$26,648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,108 · Management $10,975 · Fundraising $4,495$30,578
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,390 · Management $5,651 · Fundraising $1,960$15,001
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,125$2,125
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,439 · Management $12,381 · Fundraising $9,499$37,319
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $379 · Management $424 · Fundraising $134$937
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,614 · Management $4,508 · Fundraising $6,605$20,727
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,712 · Management $5,224 · Fundraising $2,580$14,516
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,665 · Management $8,432 · Fundraising $3,672$23,769
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,100$2,100
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,620 · Management $724 · Fundraising $612$2,956
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,747 · Management $4,083 · Fundraising $1,817$11,647
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,841 · Management $5,800 · Fundraising $1,933$25,574
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,142 · Management $13,278 · Fundraising $5,135$28,555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,207 · Management $1,826 · Fundraising $1,077$43,110
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $363,007 · Management $218,125 · Fundraising $101,734$682,866
Part X · Balance sheet $1,248,373 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $103,375$128,093
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$322,362
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,789$82,857
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $475,477$592,380
X-12 Other securities$120,681
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $109,523$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $746,164$1,248,373
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,803$15,645
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $466$990
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $235,698$226,109
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $305,485$797,797
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $204,981$224,467
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $510,466$1,022,264
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $746,164$1,248,373
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,022,264 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,177,616
XI-2 Total expenses$682,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$494,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$510,466
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$20,291
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,243
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,022,264

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