Healthy Island Project is a community-based organization that provides information, makes connections between people and organizations, and coordinates selected projects to promote Healthy living. Hip brings together a cross section of deer isle stonington residents to address the broad health of our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 20% 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
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
$80K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$455K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$395K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$342K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$444K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$395K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$307K
FY2024$395K
Expenses
$342K
FY2024▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$190K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$342K
Net assets
$444K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$196K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$444K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2004.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $243K Management & general 20% · $70K Fundraising 9% · $30K

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; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rene Colson’s $80K as Executive Di is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rene Colson$80,000$73,700———
Rene Colson Hudson——$62,333$50,306$44,184

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

Promotes healthy living by connecting people and coordinating projects for community well-being.

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1 program · $243K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Healthy island project is a community-based organization that provides information, makes connections between people and organizations, and coordinates selected projects to promote healthy living. Hip brings together a cross section of deer isle stonington residents to address the broad health of our community.

$243Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$395K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$361K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$342K
Ln 25
Programscol B$243K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$444K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$203K
Total assetsLn 16$899K
LiabilitiesLn 26$455K
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$361K
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$395K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$203K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$522K
Total assetsLn 16$899K
LiabilitiesLn 26$455K
Net assetsLn 32$444K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K$203K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$117K$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K$522K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$899K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$455K
Net assetsLn 32$393K$444K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$40K$24K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$39K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$120$120
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$30K$1K$180
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$539
Office expensesLn 13$10K$1K$4K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$26K$9K$5K
TravelLn 17$578$546$32
InterestLn 20$17K$11K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$72K$9K$264
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$398
Total functional expensesLn 25$342K$243K$70K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $395K$342K$52K$444K 990 PDF
FY2023 $307K$240K$67K$393K 990 PDF
FY2022 $289K$190K$99K$322K 990 PDF
FY2021 $235K$204K$31K$243K 990 PDF
FY2020 $207K$177K$30K$196K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $394,898 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $258,373$360,516
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,395$19,764
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,419$14,618
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $307,187$394,898
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $79,267$134,609
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,111$207,854
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $240,378$342,463
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,809$52,435
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $394,898 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$13,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$347,016
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$360,516
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,764$19,764
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,080$1,080
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $13,538$13,538
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,302 · Excluded from tax $1,080$394,898
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $342,463 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,000 · Management $24,000 · Fundraising $16,000$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,113 · Management $5,040$44,153
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,663 · Management $2,446 · Fundraising $1,347$10,456
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $120$120
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,834$5,834
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,031$2,031
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,130 · Management $1,003 · Fundraising $180$31,313
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,225 · Management $539$5,764
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,294 · Management $4,256 · Fundraising $4,700$10,250
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,149 · Management $9,397 · Fundraising $5,312$40,858
IX-17 TravelPrograms $546 · Management $32$578
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,920 · Management $3,924 · Fundraising $2,218$17,062
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,766$9,766
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,476$1,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,737 · Management $9,382 · Fundraising $264$81,383
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,021 · Management $398$1,419
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $242,564 · Management $69,878 · Fundraising $30,021$342,463
Part X · Balance sheet $899,257 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,847$26,474
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $139,536$176,385
X-4 Accounts receivable$50,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $107,646$522,148
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $116,893$124,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,922$899,257
X-25 Other liabilities$5,263
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,003$455,263
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $370,401$375,662
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,518$68,332
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $392,919$443,994
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,922$899,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $443,994 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$394,898
XI-2 Total expenses$342,463
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,435
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$392,919
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$364
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$996
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$443,994

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