Gathering Place FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Brunswick, ME501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 80-0674914Revenue $368K in FY2023

On file with the IRSbrunswickgatheringplace.orgPo Box 171, 04011-0171 · Brunswick, METax-exempt since Feb 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to provide a safe, welcoming and comfortable space for people to gather in downtown Brunswick, offering our guests respect, encouragement, companionship and hope.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$368K
+100% vs prior year
Spent
$267K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$724K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$368K
FY2023▲ +100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$269K
Expenses
$267K
FY2023▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$176K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$354K
Net assets
$724K
FY2023▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$626K
FY2021$621K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$724K
FY2024$639K

From the FY2023 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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $188K Management & general 14% · $38K Fundraising 15% · $41K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$74,452Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Connolly’s $68K as Executive Di is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Connolly$67,958$74,452$51,429$46,188$45,380

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

Programs and updates

Offers a welcoming space for community gathering, providing respect, encouragement, companionship, and hope.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $188K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Each year our goal is to establish a caring community for greater brunswick by collaborating with our guests, volunteers, staff, and neighboring organizations; to provide the most vulnerable among us with daytime shelter, sustenance, access to resources, and opportunities to improve their lives. Our guests' emergency needs are so great.

$188Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$368K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$326K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$267K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$724K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$406K
Total assetsLn 16$724K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$326K
Government grantsLn 1e$189K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10
Total revenueLn 12$368K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$362K
SavingsLn 2$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$406K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$318K
Total assetsLn 16$724K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$724K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K$406K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$316K$318K
Total assetsLn 16$623K$724K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$623K$724K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$15K$22K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$100K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$581$969
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$9K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$199
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$909$909
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$603
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$21K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$267K$188K$38K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $269K$354K−$85K$639K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $368K$267K$101K$724K 990 PDF
FY2022 $184K$183K$1K$623K 990 PDF
FY2021 $171K$176K−$4K$621K 990 PDF
FY2020 $273K$154K$119K$626K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $368,166 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $181,251$326,452
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,743$12,340
I-11 Other revenue$29,374
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,994$368,166
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $124,747$192,674
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,844$74,011
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $182,591$266,685
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,403$101,481
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $368,166 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$11,306
VIII-1e Government grants$188,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$126,216
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$326,452
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,330$12,330
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10$10
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $29,374$29,374
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $41,714$368,166
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $266,685 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,890 · Management $22,336 · Fundraising $37,226$74,452
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,392$100,392
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,999 · Management $581 · Fundraising $969$4,549
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,757 · Management $1,697 · Fundraising $2,827$13,281
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,265$1,265
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,667 · Fundraising $199$2,866
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,057$2,057
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,529$5,529
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,937$19,937
IX-17 TravelPrograms $909$909
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,859$11,859
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,618 · Management $603$5,221
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,117 · Management $2,157$23,274
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,094$1,094
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,535 · Management $37,929 · Fundraising $41,221$266,685
Part X · Balance sheet $724,015 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $206,974$362,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $99,766$43,529
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $315,794$318,028
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $622,534$724,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $619,534$724,015
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $622,534$724,015
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $622,534$724,015
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $724,015 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$368,166
XI-2 Total expenses$266,685
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,481
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$622,534
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$724,015

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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