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← MAINE LAKES SOCIETY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MAINE LAKES SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$226,799
Total expenses
$227,176
Contributions and grants received
$217,272
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$13,708
Investment income
$811
Other revenue
-$4,992
Total assets, end of year
$205,985
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,599
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$201,386
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$175,337
Management and general expenses
$41,025
Fundraising expenses
$10,814
Program service expenses (Part III)
$175,337

Program services were 77.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $17,192

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $121,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $78,580

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM INCOME

    total $13,708 · related or exempt $13,708

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $157 · excluded $157

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $868

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $214

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $654

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $654 · related or exempt $654

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $5,050

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $10,042

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$4,992 · related or exempt -$4,992

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $72,778 · program services $49,927 · management and general $15,628 · fundraising $7,223

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $60,130 · program services $50,700 · management and general $8,467 · fundraising $963

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,557 · program services $1,179 · management and general $282 · fundraising $96

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $704 · program services $594 · management and general $99 · fundraising $11

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,836 · program services $7,450 · management and general $1,780 · fundraising $606

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,091 · management and general $7,091

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $410 · management and general $410

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $18,455 · program services $18,010 · management and general $445

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,665 · program services $10,620 · management and general $45

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,677 · program services $20,147 · management and general $488 · fundraising $1,042

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,127 · program services $4,201 · management and general $633 · fundraising $293

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,801 · program services $3,638 · management and general $870 · fundraising $293

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,348 · program services $3,159 · management and general $189

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $384 · program services $319 · management and general $65

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,783 · program services $1,751 · fundraising $32

  • 24a · Other expenses: FEES

    total $3,876 · program services $1,451 · management and general $2,327 · fundraising $98

  • 24b · Other expenses: SMALL EQUIPMENT

    total $2,742 · program services $2,191 · management and general $394 · fundraising $157

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,812 · management and general $1,812

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $205,336 · end of year $198,778

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $2,510

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,972 · end of year $4,697

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,096 · end of year $4,599

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $76,252 · end of year $50,372

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $128,960 · end of year $151,014

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE OF MAINE'S LAKES, BOTH TODAY AND LONG INTO THE FUTURE. OUR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES PROMOTE HEALTHY LAKES FOR ALL LAKE USERS, INCLUDING RESIDENTS, VISITORS, LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, COMMUNITIES, AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF LAKE STEWARDS.

  • LAKESMART: LAKESMART IS MAINE LAKES' FLAGSHIP PROGRAM THAT USES TEAMS OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO VISIT, EDUCATE AND REWARD LAKEFRONT HOMEOWNERS WHO MANAGE THEIR PROPERTIES IN WAYS THAT PROTECT WATER QUALITY, AQUATIC HABITAT, PROPERTY VALUES, AND THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES HEALTHY LAKES PROVIDE. IN 2022, THE PROGRAM HAD A NEW PROGRAM MANAGER (ANDREA STEVENS) WHO SPENT MUCH OF THE BUSY FIELD SEASON MEETING VOLUNTEERS AND FAMILIARIZING HERSELF WITH THE PROGRAM. THERE WERE FEW TRAININGS FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS, BUT 99 VOLUNTEER EVALUATORS WERE ACTIVE AND CONDUCTED A RECORD 237 LAKESMART EVALUATIONS ON 45 DIFFERENT LAKES ACROSS THE STATE. THE KEY TO SUCCESS FOR LAKESMART IS CONTINUING PROGRAM MOMENTUM ON LAKES WITH ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS, CREATING A BEHAVIORAL NORM AMONG LAKEFRONT HOMEOWNERS THAT THE RIGHT THING, IN FACT THE ONLY THING TO DO, IS TO STOP EROSION AND PROTECT WATER QUALITY.

    Expenses $110,109 · Revenue $121,500

  • CONFERENCE: MAINE LAKES USUALLY HOSTS AN ANNUAL MAINE LAKES CONFERENCE EVERY JUNE BUT DUE TO LINGERING PANDEMIC CONCERNS, WE ONCE AGAIN PIVOTED OUR SPEAKERS TO ONLINE WEBINARS. THE 10 WEBINARS WERE ORGANIZED AROUND THE THEME OF 50 YEARS CELEBRATING THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND ADDRESSED AN ARRAY OF TOPICS AROUND LAKE HEALTH. THE BROAD ARRAY OF TOPICS INCLUDED MANAGING ROAD SALT FOR LAKE HEALTH, USING THE EPA'S "HOW'S MY WATERWAY?" ONLINE DATABASE, LAKE PROTECTION ON TRIBAL, LANDS, LIVING SHORLINES, AND THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF MAINE'S GREAT PONDS. RETIRED FISHERIES BIOLOGIST MATT SCOTT CONCLUDED THE WEBINAR SERIES WITH A RETROSPECTIVE OF 50 YEARS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT. HE WEBINARS HAD OVER 1,000 UNIQUE ATTENDEES, WITH MORE THAN 200 ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF RECORDINGS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE IN THE MONTHS FOLLOWING.

    Expenses $2,650

  • EDUCATION: MAINE LAKES LAUNCHED SEVERAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES IN 2022, INCLUDING THE PUBLICATION AND SALE OF A REVISED LAKE BOOK: A HANDBOOK FOR LAKE PROTECTION. WE FILMED FOUR VIDEOS THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE INSTALLATION OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE GROUND AT LAKES ACROSS THE STATE. WE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED RECENTLY DEVELOPED PUBLICATIONS COVERING SEPTIC CARE AND SHORELINE BUFFERS. WE VISITED LAKE ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR GOOD WORK PROTECTING MAINE'S LAKES. WE PUBLISHED TWO NEWSLETTERS THAT COVERED TOPICS OF INTEREST TO LAKE DWELLERS TO HELP THEM BECOME MORE INFORMED AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR LAKES.

    Expenses $54,141 · Revenue $5,050

  • OTHER PROGRAMS

    Expenses $8,437

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Susan Adams

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lidie Robbins

    1ST VICE PRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Mogul

    2ND VICE PRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cheryl St Peter

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Margolis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Betsy Bass

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bunny Caldwell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Goodwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Kavanaugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Toni Pied

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Camila Plana

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Platz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gail Rice

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jasmine Saros

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pam Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cathy Sweetser

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bart Hague

    PRESIDENT EM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Scott Williams

    SCIENCE ADVI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Susan Gallo

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $72,778
    From this org
    $62,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,032
    Hours/week
    40

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303259349300015

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