Maine Needs INC FY2021 filing

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Portland, ME501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 84-4746926Revenue $808K in FY2021

On file with the IRSmaineneeds.orgPo Box 4174, 04101-0374 · Portland, METax-exempt since Sep 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We strive to help individuals and families in Maine meet their basic, material needs by providing donated clothing, hygiene products, household items, and other necessities. We focus our work on those starting life over from scratch: domestic abuse survivors, asylum seekers and those facing financial hardships. We partner with schools, caseworkers, nurses and nonprofits to provide these material resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ 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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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
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 $200K a year · 9% 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$808K
+129% vs prior year
Spent
$569K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$369K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$808K
FY2021▲ +129%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$808K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$5.4M
Expenses
$569K
FY2021▲ +155%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$569K
FY2022$940K
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$5.1M
Net assets
$369K
FY2021▲ +184%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2020.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $508K Management & general 4% · $23K Fundraising 7% · $39K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Stone’s $33K as Executive Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Kaleigh Anderson—$68,654
Angela Stone$33,000—
Bonnie Harlow—$2,711

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides donated clothing, hygiene, and household items to Maine individuals and families starting over.

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1 program · $508K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Maine Needs organically grew out of people in the community coming together on social media to organize and deliver household donations to help those facing financial hardship. Examples of people helped by Maine Needs are homeless individuals setting up a new place to live, domestic abuse survivors, low-income families, and others that…

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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 5 funders$60K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$808K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K
Money outPt IX
$569K
Ln 25
Programscol B$508K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$369K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$808K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$401K
Total revenueLn 12$808K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$277K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$277K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$369K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$277K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$16K
Total assetsLn 16$130K$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$20K
Net assetsLn 32$130K$369K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$750$750
Advertising and promotionLn 12$85$85
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$15K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$56K$42K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$372
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$468K$433K$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$15K$45$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$569K$508K$23K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.4M$5.1M$314K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$2.8M$156K$699K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$940K$164K$533K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $808K$569K$239K$369K 990 PDF
FY2020 $353K$223K$130K$130K 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 $808,261 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $353,213$808,261
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $353,213$808,261
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $223,344$569,230
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $223,344$569,230
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $129,869$239,031
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $808,261 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$808,261
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$401,280
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$808,261
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$808,261
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $569,230 across 9 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $750$750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $85$85
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,192$4,192
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,887 · Management $3,422$18,309
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,008 · Management $14,003$56,011
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,727$1,727
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,486 · Management $372$1,858
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $432,982 · Fundraising $35,459$468,441
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,696 · Management $45 · Fundraising $3,116$17,857
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $507,871 · Management $22,784 · Fundraising $38,575$569,230
Part X · Balance sheet $388,508 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $129,869$277,464
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$95,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$15,544
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $129,869$388,508
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$19,608
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$19,608
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $129,869$368,900
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,869$368,900
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $129,869$388,508
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $368,900 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$808,261
XI-2 Total expenses$569,230
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$239,031
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,869
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$368,900

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

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