Maine Youth Alliance EIN 90-0857900

Maine Youth Alliance

EIN  90-0857900 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Belfast, ME
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Fosters positive youth development through games and community service, building caring, competent, and confident adults.
Leadership
Tim Seymour · Director
Money in and out
$419K revenue, $478K expenses
Bottom line
60% program efficiency

Fosters positive youth development through games and community service, building caring, competent, and confident adults. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $419K in revenue, $478K in expenses, and $14K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$419K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$478K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$59K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
60%
of spending reaches programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -50% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1873% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$419K
FY2023▲ +1%
Expenses
$478K
FY2023▲ +15%
Total assets
$68K
FY2023▼ -40%
Total liabilities
$54K
FY2023▲ +33%
Total revenue
$419K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$478K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$59K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$68K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B60%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $288K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Our youth development program, I KNOW ME did in person programming by leading mini-field trips for two or three youth in the I KNOW ME program.

$165Kprogram expense
02

THE GAME LOFT purpose is to advocate for and implement initiatives that encourage meaningful youth involvement in the community and improve the well-being of young people according to the eight keys of Positive Youth Development.

$123Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMaine Youth Alliance
EINHdr · item D90-0857900
Principal addressHdr · item CBelfast, ME
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thegameloft.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MME
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ray Estabrook’s $40K as Executive Dir. is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1985 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Joe Ferlazzo$53,655
Ray Estabrook$40,476
Patricia Estabrook$22,275
Joy Seaver Olsen$6,517

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 & grants$417K · 99%
Other revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$417K
Other revenue1%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$83K
Total revenueLn 12$419K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.04
Program services60%$288K
Management & general35%$169K
Fundraising4%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$478K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Total assetsLn 16$68K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$54K
Total net assetsLn 32$14K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $63K · Operating expenses/yr $478K
1.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $288K · Total expenses $478K
60%
Management & General
Management & general $169K · Total expenses $478K
35%
Fundraising
Fundraising $21K · Total expenses $478K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $291K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $417K · Total revenue $419K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $83K · Total revenue $419K
20%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $419K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $419K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $478K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $419K · Prior year $414K
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $14K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $419K · Expenses $478K
-14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $68K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $14K · Total assets $68K
20%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $68K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tim Seymour · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $478K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $301K · Total expenses $478K
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 60%
Overhead ratio 35%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 1%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$62K
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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
FY2023 (Latest)$419K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$414K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$413K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$342K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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