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.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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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 $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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 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
$327K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$561K
Spent
$527K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$383K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$561K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$561K
FY2021$689K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$616K
FY2024$733K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$527K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$684K
FY2023$691K
FY2024$682K
FY2025$683K
Net assets
$383K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$383K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$438K
FY2024$510K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2020 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 Oct 1991.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $376K Management & general 28% · $149K Fundraising 0% · $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

14 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$62,063Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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2 programs · $376K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The apprenticeshop is a school of boatbuilding and restoration. Apprentices enroll from around the country and world in a intensive two year program that teaches traditional boatbuilding and joinery, which is supplemented by instruction in seamanship as well as other maritime skills and learning.

$263Kprogram expense
02

Sailing and other waterborne educational programs provide opportunities for local youth and adults to develop skills that connect our community to the maritime heritage of midcoast Maine. The process of acquiring these skills promotes and develops confidence, competence, and resourcefulness in our students.The staff are experienced and…

$113Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$561K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$437K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$527K
Ln 25
Programscol B$376K
Managementcol C$149K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$383K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$710K
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$437K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$561K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$189K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$398K
Other assetsLn 15$99K
Total assetsLn 16$710K
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K
Net assetsLn 32$383K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$437K$398K
Total assetsLn 16$684K$710K
LiabilitiesLn 26$334K$327K
Net assetsLn 32$350K$383K
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$62K$62K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$206K$173K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$17K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$1K$248
Office expensesLn 13$14K$10K$3K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$17K$17K$137
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$27K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$12K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$96K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$400
Total functional expensesLn 25$527K$376K$149K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $561K$527K$34K$383K 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
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Part I · Summary $560,576 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $346,167$436,619
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,699$83,300
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,333$16,230
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $64,435$24,427
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $514,634$560,576
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $339,268$312,367
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $237,589$214,658
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $576,857$527,025
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$62,223$33,551
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $560,576 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $23,316 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$75,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$361,619
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$436,619
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $83,300$83,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,230$16,230
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$164−$164
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,275$1,275
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $107,891 · Unrelated business −$164 · Excluded from tax $16,230$560,576
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $527,025 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 staffManagement $62,063$62,063
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,771 · Management $33,320$206,091
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,947$19,947
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,969 · Management $7,297$24,266
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $17,379$17,379
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,064 · Management $1,313 · Fundraising $248$4,625
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,027 · Management $2,865 · Fundraising $1,432$14,324
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $16,719 · Management $137$16,856
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,843 · Management $11,504$38,347
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,908 · Management $5,104$17,012
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,320 · Management $7,895$104,215
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,500 · Management $400$1,900
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $376,068 · Management $149,277 · Fundraising $1,680$527,025
Part X · Balance sheet $710,011 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,446$188,550
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $40,228$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,360$24,165
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $200$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $436,534$398,187
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 $87,402$99,109
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $684,170$710,011
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,282$1,896
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,141$16,250
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,563$5,338
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $333,776$327,199
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $158,366$203,168
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $192,028$179,644
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $350,394$382,812
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $684,170$710,011
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $382,812 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$560,576
XI-2 Total expenses$527,025
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,551
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$350,394
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,133
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$382,812

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