Timanous Foundation is dedicated to providing a camp life that builds character and has lasting value for every boy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$154K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 45% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$516K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
+696% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$7.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2021▲ +696%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$552K
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2024$526K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +86%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$715K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2024$314K
Net assets
$7.7M
FY2021▲ +81%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$10.8M
FY2024$11.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $877K Management & general 21% · $276K Fundraising 13% · $175K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$113,293Pt VII · Sec A
$23,295Pt VII · Sec A
$17,045Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Garth Altenburg’s $125K as Former Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Garth Altenburg$125,460$120,295$122,236$120,903$113,293$110,184
Dave Suitor——$10,000$7,955$23,295$102,083
Linda McGorrill Suitor—$5,000$10,000$7,955$17,045—
John H Suitor III$15,000—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $877K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Timanous Foundation was created to operate Camp Timanous, a boys' overnight summer camp located in Southern Maine. As a nonprofit organization, the Foundation is committed to ensuring that the camp remains loyal to its enduring and traditional ideals.The Foundation is dedicated to providing a camp life that builds character and has…

$877Kprogram 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 2 funders$12K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $586K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$220,440
Unitemized GrantFY2023$750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$182,850
Unitemized GrantFY2021$181,475

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$877K
Managementcol C$276K
Fundraisingcol D$175K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$366K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$299K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$186K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
SavingsLn 2$269K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$366K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$312K$366K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$558K$516K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$7.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100$100
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$70K$71K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$348K$269K$79K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$27K$11K$900
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$75$75
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$148K$148K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$9K$16K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$16K$20K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$7K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$107K$7K
TravelLn 17$29K$29K$144
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$334
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$68K$68K$264
InsuranceLn 23$45K$19K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$224K$224K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$15K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$877K$276K$175K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.1M$1.8M$1.3M$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$1.6M$777K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$1.5M$809K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.4M$1.3M$3.1M$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $552K$715K−$162K$4.2M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,395,010 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $514,079$3,009,041
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,334,846
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,263$47,063
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$4,060
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $552,342$4,395,010
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $300$100
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $390,587$558,594
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,800$148,300
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $322,039$620,836
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $714,726$1,327,830
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$162,384$3,067,180
Part VI · Governance 14 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,395,010 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$299,469
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,709,572
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$185,783
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,009,041
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,334,846$1,334,846
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,063$47,063
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $4,060$4,060
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,334,846 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51,123$4,395,010
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,327,830 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $100$100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,400 · Management $70,602 · Fundraising $15,600$156,602
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $268,801 · Management $79,098$347,899
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,389 · Management $2,373$3,762
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,215$11,215
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,215 · Management $11,001 · Fundraising $900$39,116
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,910$4,910
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,075$13,075
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $75$75
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $148,300$148,300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,505$11,505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,464 · Management $16,107 · Fundraising $5,915$31,486
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,779$1,779
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,485 · Management $20,354 · Fundraising $1,893$38,732
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,140 · Management $1,485 · Fundraising $2,438$11,063
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,405 · Management $7,175$114,580
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,919 · Management $144$29,063
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,612 · Management $334$2,946
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,437$4,437
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $67,821 · Management $264$68,085
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,109 · Management $25,753$44,862
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $223,942$223,942
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,579 · Management $5,717$20,296
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $876,596 · Management $276,188 · Fundraising $175,046$1,327,830
Part X · Balance sheet $8,199,740 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,965$97,185
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $235,595$269,123
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $68,700$1,361,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,848$22,772
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,907$20,554
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,943,686$2,898,005
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,456,020$3,530,601
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,799,721$8,199,740
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,199$83,058
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $268,335$23,685
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $233,313$409,657
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $557,847$516,400
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,429,943$4,935,357
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $811,931$2,747,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,241,874$7,683,340
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,799,721$8,199,740
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,683,340 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,395,010
XI-2 Total expenses$1,327,830
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,067,180
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,241,874
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$384,486
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$10,200
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,683,340

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