Charles D Nelson Tr FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

Ellsworth, ME501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 55-6164650

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The trust's mission is to benefit the inhabitants of the town of jonesboro by reducing their tax burden.

58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $159K a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$441K
Spent
$165K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$441K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$441K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$451K
FY2025$488K
Expenses
$165K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$165K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$266K
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.3M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2005.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $96K Management & general 42% · $69K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $57K 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
$57,200Pt VII · Sec A

Camden National Wealth Management’s $63K as Trustee is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1044 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Camden National Wealth Management$62,694$58,379$62,445$57,200

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Reduces residents' tax burden in Jonesboro.

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1 program · $96K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Solely for the purpose of benefiting the inhabitants of the town of jonesboro by reducing the tax burden of the townspeople through direct distributions to the town of jonesboro.

$96Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $693K · 2020–2024
Town of JonesboroFY2024$167,611
Town of JonesboroFY2023$158,529
Town of JonesboroFY2022$129,017
Town of JonesboroFY2021$141,845
Town of JonesboroFY2020$96,345

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$441K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$441K
Money outPt IX
$165K
Ln 25
Programscol B$96K
Managementcol C$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$441K
Gains on assetsLn 7$320K
Total revenueLn 12$441K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3
SavingsLn 2$204K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$204K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$653K$204K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K$78K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$96K$96K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$57K
InsuranceLn 23$866$866
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$165K$96K$69K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $488K$266K$223K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $451K$229K$221K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $222K$204K$17K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $278K$218K$60K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $441K$165K$275K$4.8M 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $440,768 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $120,841$120,841
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $319,927$319,927
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $440,768$440,768
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $165,386 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $96,345$96,345
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $57,200$57,200
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $866$866
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,397$8,397
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,578$2,578
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $96,345 · Management $69,041 · Fundraising $0$165,386
Part X · Balance sheet $4,771,219 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$3
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $652,899$204,460
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $78,040$78,040
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,764,884$4,488,716
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,495,823$4,771,219
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,495,823$4,771,219
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,495,823$4,771,219
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,771,219 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$440,768
XI-2 Total expenses$165,386
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$275,382
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,495,823
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$14
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,771,219

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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