Maine Mountain Collaborative EIN 81-3548148

Maine Mountain Collaborative FY2021 filing

EIN  81-3548148 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, ME
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Protects and cares for natural lands for future generations.
Leadership
John Bwentzell · Executive Dir. · $80K
Money in and out
$725K revenue, $571K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Protects and cares for natural lands for future generations. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $725K in revenue, $571K in expenses, and $306K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$725K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$571K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$306K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $154K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$725K
FY2021▲ +485%
Expenses
$571K
FY2021
Total assets
$306K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$725K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$571K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$306K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$154K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$306K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $475K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Land conservation and stewardship

$475Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMaine Mountain Collaborative
EINHdr · item D81-3548148
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, ME
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MME
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C34)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Bryan Wentzell’s $94K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Bryan Wentzell$94,500$94,500$90,000
John Bwentzell$80,000$80,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$724K
Program service revenue$553
— government grantsLn 1e$77K
Total revenueLn 12$725K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program services83%$475K
Management & general17%$96K
Total functional expensesLn 25$571K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$306K
Total assetsLn 16$306K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$306K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $306K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $571K · Less non-cash grants $120K · Cash operating expenses/yr $451K
8.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $475K · Total expenses $571K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $96K · Total expenses $571K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $571K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $648K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $724K · Total revenue $725K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $77K · Total revenue $725K
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $553 · Total revenue $725K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $725K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $553 · Total expenses $571K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $725K · Prior year $124K
+485%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $306K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $725K · Expenses $571K
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $306K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $306K · Total assets $306K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $306K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Bwentzell · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $571K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $86K · Total expenses $571K
15%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 485%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 21%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$129K
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Grants paid · 21 grants · $482K · 2021–2024
Somerset Woods TrusteesME · FY2024$60,000
The Trust for Public LandCA · FY2024$15,000
New Learning JourneyVT · FY2024$10,865
High Peaks AllianceME · FY2024$10,000
The Trust for Public LandCA · FY2023$53,144
Forest Society of MaineME · FY2023$15,000
Mahoosuc Land Trust INCME · FY2023$15,000
Appalachian Mountain ClubMA · FY2023$12,865
Mahoosuc Land Trust INCME · FY2022$25,000
Friends of Wilson Ponds AreaFY2022$25,000
Mahoosuc Land Trust INCME · FY2022$19,625
The Trust for Public LandCA · FY2022$12,500
The Nature ConservancyVA · FY2021$50,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$166K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$588K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$849K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$725K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$124K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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