A Climate to Thrive FY2023 filing

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Mount Desert, ME501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 81-0836597Revenue $317K in FY2023

On file with the IRSaclimatetothrive.orgPo Box 75, 04660-0075 · Mount Desert, METax-exempt since Oct 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To achieve energy independence for Mount Desert Island, Maine, by 2030.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $383 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$317K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$355K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$313K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$317K
FY2023▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$336K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$425K
Expenses
$355K
FY2023▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$501K
FY2023$355K
FY2024$474K
Net assets
$313K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$397K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$264K

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 Oct 2017.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $320K Management & general 4% · $15K Fundraising 6% · $21K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Johannah Blackman’s $65K as Executive Di is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Johannah Blackman$64,616$12,983

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

Promoting energy independence for Mount Desert Island by 2030.

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3 programs · $320K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Community Resilience Programs

A climate to thrive worked to support the communities on mount desert island, and in the vicinity of mount desert island, on plans and implementation of projects to increase local resilience to climate related impacts.

$213Kprogram expense
02

Energy Transition Programming

A climate to thrive supported the communities on mount desert island, and in the vicinity of mount desert island, on the planning and implementation of projects related to renewable energy and energy efficiency.

$96Kprogram expense
03

Community Education Programming

A climate to thrive developed and delivered educational programs including a community-driven climate solutions education series, the climate ambassadors program, and local leads the way, supporting community-driven climate action initiatives throughout maine.

$11Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$317K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$538
Money outPt IX
$355K
Ln 25
Programscol B$320K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$313K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$538
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$317K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$249K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$313K
Other assetsLn 15$100
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$313K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 633
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$326K$313K
Total assetsLn 16$326K$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$326K$313K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$33K$12K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$133K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$540$540
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$86K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$701$260
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$505$505
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$720$720
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$355K$320K$15K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $425K$474K−$49K$264K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $317K$355K−$38K$313K 990 PDF
FY2022 $426K$501K−$75K$326K 990 PDF
FY2021 $233K$239K−$6K$397K 990 PDF
FY2020 $336K$165K$171K$403K 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
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Part I · Summary $316,753 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $422,366$308,480
I-9 Program service revenue$538
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,591$7,735
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $425,957$316,753
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $175,932$225,828
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $325,111$129,230
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $501,043$355,058
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$75,086−$38,305
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $316,753 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$308,480
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$308,480
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $538$538
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,735$7,735
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $538 · Excluded from tax $7,735$316,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $355,058 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,885 · Management $12,496 · Fundraising $20,388$65,769
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $133,058$133,058
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,791$11,791
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,210$15,210
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $540$540
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,791$6,791
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,717$85,717
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,602 · Management $701 · Fundraising $260$10,563
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,259$1,259
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,207$17,207
IX-17 TravelPrograms $505$505
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $720$720
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,230 · Management $1,698$5,928
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $319,515 · Management $14,895 · Fundraising $20,648$355,058
Part X · Balance sheet $312,890 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,329$64,190
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $240,887$248,600
X-15 Other assets$100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $326,216$312,890
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $143,223$165,315
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $182,993$147,575
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $326,216$312,890
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $326,216$312,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $312,890 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$316,753
XI-2 Total expenses$355,058
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,305
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$326,216
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$23
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$25,002
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$312,890

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

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