Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 45-5011505)

Jessica Burton’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Jessica Burton	$74,336	$75,000	$75,131	$65,524	$65,524	$65,524
Doreen Johnson	—	—	—	—	$42,463	$42,463

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps communities acquire, manage, and steward land through professional support and networking.

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3 programs · $795K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Grant Making

Provide general operating grants that emphasize equity and justice, conducting sector research, supporting evaluation.

$620Kprogram expense

02

Capacity Building

Create and curate educational programming, resources, and research through workshops, trainings, and cohort learning.

$168Kprogram expense

03

Convening

Create shared spaces for deepening relationships and facilitate network connections around shared needs and goals.

$7Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Maine Community Foundation INCFY2024$72K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$83K

Grants paid · 94 grants · $1.4M · 2021–2025

Three Rivers Land TrustME · FY2025$20,000

Land in Common INCME · FY2025$20,000

Bomazeen Land TrustME · FY2025$20,000

Western Foothills Land TrustME · FY2025$15,000

Portland TrailsME · FY2025$15,000

Maine Appalachian Trail Land TrME · FY2025$15,000

Mahoosuc Land Trust INCME · FY2025$15,000

Loon Echo Land Trust INCME · FY2025$15,000

Greater Lovell Land Trust INCME · FY2025$15,000

Francis Small Heritage Trust INCME · FY2025$15,000

Coastal Rivers Conservation TrustME · FY2025$15,000

Blue Hill Heritage Trust INCME · FY2025$15,000

York Land Trust INCME · FY2025$10,000

The Trust for Public LandCA · FY2025$10,000

Sebasticook Regional Land TrustME · FY2025$10,000

Scarborough Land Conservation TrustME · FY2025$10,000

Saco Valley Land Trust INCME · FY2025$10,000

Orono Land Trust INCME · FY2025$10,000

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$949K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$888K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K

Other incomeLn 4–11$11K

Money outPt IX

$1.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$795K

Managementcol C$208K

Fundraisingcol D$10K

Owns and owesPt X

$137K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K

Total assetsLn 16$143K

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$888K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$9K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K

Investment incomeLn 3$8K

Other incomeLn 4–11$11K

Total revenueLn 12$949K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$141K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$141K

Other assetsLn 15$2K

Total assetsLn 16$143K

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

Net assetsLn 32$137K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 56

VolunteersI 66

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$205K	$141K
Total assetsLn 16	$207K	$143K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6K	$6K
Net assetsLn 32	$201K	$137K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$455K	$455K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$5K	$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$85K	$68K	$9K	$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$201K	$161K	$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$6K	$5K	$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$22K	$18K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$21K	$17K	$3K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$8K	$1K	$7K	$87
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$92K	$31K	$61K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$149		$149
Office expensesLn 13	$6K		$6K
Information technologyLn 14	$17K		$17K
OccupancyLn 16	$25K		$25K
TravelLn 17	$10K		$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$6K		$6K
InterestLn 20	$2		$2
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$50K	$35K	$15K
All other expensesLn 24e	$133			$133
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.0M	$795K	$208K	$10K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$949K	$1.0M	−$65K	$137K	990 PDF
FY2024	$991K	$907K	$84K	$201K	990 PDF
FY2023	$639K	$633K	$6K	$118K	990 PDF
FY2022	$272K	$260K	$11K	$112K	990 PDF
FY2021	$517K	$514K	$3K	$100K	990 PDF
FY2020	$253K	$195K	$58K	$98K	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 $948,699 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $969,565$888,002

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,935$41,784

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $489$7,723

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,590$11,190

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $990,579$948,699

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $408,550$460,100

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $281,615$334,812

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $216,698$218,504

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $906,863$1,013,416

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,716−$64,717

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-13 Written whistleblower 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

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $948,699 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$4,000

VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,242

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$874,760

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$888,002

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,784$41,784

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,723$7,723

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $11,190$11,190

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,784 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,913$948,699

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,013,416 across 20 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $455,000$455,000

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,100$5,100

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,026 · Management $8,503 · Fundraising $8,503$85,032

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $161,179 · Management $40,295$201,474

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,530 · Management $1,133$5,663

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,568 · Management $4,392$21,960

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,547 · Management $3,102 · Fundraising $1,034$20,683

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,018$1,018

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,387 · Management $6,873 · Fundraising $87$8,347

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,879 · Management $60,650$91,529

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $149$149

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,031$6,031

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $16,866$16,866

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,720$24,720

IX-17 TravelManagement $10,175$10,175

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,798$5,798

IX-20 InterestManagement $2$2

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,736$3,736

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,992 · Management $15,008$50,000

IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $133$133

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $795,208 · Management $208,451 · Fundraising $9,757$1,013,416

Part X · Balance sheet $142,828 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $204,813$140,828

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$2,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $206,813$142,828

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26$3,073

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,551$3,236

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,577$6,309

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,085−$71,271

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $191,151$207,790

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $201,236$136,519

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $206,813$142,828

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $136,519 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$948,699

XI-2 Total expenses$1,013,416

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,717

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$201,236

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$136,519

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

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