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← MAINE COAST FISHERMENS ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MAINE COAST FISHERMENS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,487,288
Total expenses
$2,598,671
Contributions and grants received
$3,235,105
Grants paid
$200,000
Program service revenue
$66,581
Investment income
$151,702
Other revenue
$33,900
Total assets, end of year
$4,473,218
Total liabilities, end of year
$290,984
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,182,234
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,323,751
Management and general expenses
$113,907
Fundraising expenses
$161,013
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,323,751

Program services were 89.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $181,633

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,062,413

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,991,059

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $134,683

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $48,966 · related or exempt $48,966

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $17,615 · related or exempt $17,615

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $151,702 · excluded $151,702

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $181,633

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $53,076

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $22,963

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $30,113 · related or exempt $30,113

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,787 · related or exempt $3,787

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,787

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $200,000 · program services $200,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $229,566 · program services $145,189 · management and general $48,784 · fundraising $35,593

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $342,545 · program services $216,642 · management and general $72,793 · fundraising $53,110

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $14,041 · program services $8,853 · management and general $3,018 · fundraising $2,170

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $41,197 · program services $25,974 · management and general $8,855 · fundraising $6,368

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,939 · program services $27,619 · management and general $9,549 · fundraising $6,771

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $42,583 · program services $40,315 · management and general $2,268

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,320 · management and general $15,320

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $865 · program services $865

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $5,000 · fundraising $5,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $526,628 · program services $526,628

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,189 · program services $7,110 · fundraising $79

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $414 · program services $120 · management and general $294

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,292 · program services $310 · management and general $4,982 · fundraising $6,000

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,239 · management and general $18,239

  • 17 · Travel

    total $70,637 · program services $66,283 · management and general $312 · fundraising $4,042

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,829 · program services $2,637 · fundraising $192

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,210 · management and general $6,210

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,819 · program services $1,729 · management and general $3,007 · fundraising $1,083

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $6,049 · program services $395 · management and general $5,654

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $5,556 · program services $1,496 · management and general $3,417 · fundraising $643

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING & COPYING

    total $21,652 · program services $11,850 · management and general $351 · fundraising $9,451

  • 24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE

    total $8,867 · program services $2,469 · management and general $868 · fundraising $5,530

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $972,234 · program services $1,037,267 · management and general -$90,014 · fundraising $24,981

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $288,071 · end of year $415,512

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,021,381 · end of year $3,842,140

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $988

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $28,463 · end of year $20,194

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,000 · end of year $2,000

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $206,323

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $13,939

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $181,434 · end of year $192,384

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,586 · end of year $81,278

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $221,187 · end of year $208,106

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $1,600

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,287,576 · end of year $4,182,234

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO INFORM NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FISHERIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LONG-TERM WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITY-BASED FISHERMEN, THEIR FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES IN MAINE.

  • ACHIEVEMENTS: CONDUCTED OUTREACH ACROSS MULTIPLE CHANNELS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE APPRECIATION FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES, SEAFOOD HARVESTED BY MAINE FISHERMEN, AND ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO FISHING COMMUNITIES. FACILITATE AND WORK WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FISHERIES REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY, AND CONDUCT RESEARCH, INCLUDING ABOUT FISHING GEAR, CHANGING OCEANS, SEAFOOD QUALITY, SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF FISHING COMMUNITIES, AND THE WELLNESS OF FISHING FAMILIES. WORK TO PRESERVE ECOSYSTEMS CRITICAL TO FISHING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND THE COASTAL FISHING COMMUNITIES WHOSE EXISTENCE IS DEPENDENT ON THE FISHERY FOR THEIR WAY OF LIFE.

    Expenses $2,323,751 · Grants $200,000 · Revenue $3,168,249

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Benjamin D Martens

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $130,899
    From this org
    $111,239
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,660
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jill G Harlow

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $118,327
    From this org
    $118,327
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kevin Lipson

    DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Bryan Bichrest

    POLICY COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • David Schwartz

    DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Randy Cushman

    POLICY COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Nikki Strout

    DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Gerry Cushman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Andrew Kraus

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Alex Todd

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Susan Desgrosseilliers

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • WOTTONS LOBSTER WHARF LLC

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

  • SEA MEADOW MARINE FOUNDATION

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

  • BOB WILLIAMS COMPANY

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

  • DITTO INC

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

  • JASON JOYCE

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

  • TAPLEY COVE OYSTER CO

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

  • DAVID LUNT

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

  • RUMERY LOBSTER INC

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

  • BENJAMIN HEANSSLER

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

  • CW JOHNSON INC

    $5,000

    DISASTER STORM RECOVERY

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202542899349300324

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