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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MAINE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,875,839
Total expenses
$2,972,407
Contributions and grants received
$533,476
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,331,363
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$11,000
Total assets, end of year
$2,056,630
Total liabilities, end of year
$892,478
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,164,152
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,735,484
Management and general expenses
$231,235
Fundraising expenses
$5,688
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,735,484

Program services were 92.0% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $74,651

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $449,073

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,752

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition

    total $2,315,195 · related or exempt $2,315,195

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Other Income

    total $16,168 · related or exempt $16,168

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $11,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $11,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $11,000 · excluded $11,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $113,226 · program services $113,226

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,487,806 · program services $1,416,910 · management and general $70,896

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $125,252 · program services $117,848 · management and general $7,404

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $298,383 · program services $290,562 · management and general $7,821

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $41,858 · program services $40,149 · management and general $1,709

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,134 · management and general $5,134

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,700 · management and general $14,700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $140,377 · program services $100,377 · management and general $40,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,450 · fundraising $5,450

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $70,856 · program services $32,079 · management and general $38,777

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,928 · program services $15,048 · management and general $4,880

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $271,984 · program services $267,315 · management and general $4,669

  • 17 · Travel

    total $99,004 · program services $98,766 · fundraising $238

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,189 · management and general $7,189

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $156,663 · program services $156,663

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $26,410 · management and general $26,410

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Food and Suppli

    total $82,169 · program services $82,169

  • 24b · Other expenses: Staff Development

    total $6,018 · program services $4,372 · management and general $1,646

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,051,607 · end of year $553,744

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $259,326

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $131,352 · end of year $171,239

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,718 · end of year $4,270

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,185 · end of year $12,415

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

    $717,258

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

    $283,494

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $522,473 · end of year $433,764

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $116,575

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $505,297

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $113,749 · end of year $206,531

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $164,222 · end of year $173,066

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $174,644

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $512,881

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $647,680 · end of year $592,105

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $613,040 · end of year $572,047

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The Maine Academy of Natural Sciences (MeANS) is a public charter high school that inspires and engages students through project-based, student-centered instruction immersed in the natural sciences of Maine with a focus on agriculture, forestry, and the environment. MeANS challenges all students to connect with their education in order to grow as individuals, interact with their communities and lead fulfilling lives. Our values will be respect, responsibility, and community.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Charter school providing services to children ranging in age from 14 to 18.

  • Charter School offering project-based, student-centered instruction immersed in the natural sciences of Maine with a focus on agriculture, forestry and the environment to children ages 14 to 18. The school served 179 students for the 2022-2023 school year.

    Expenses $2,735,484 · Revenue $2,331,363

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Mike Muir

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sally Beaulieu

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kimberly Patnode

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martha Harris

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Whitney King

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jesse Wechsler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dana Doran

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anna Perkins

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shannon Webber

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Callan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Dodge

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Dianna Gram

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erin Brown

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beth Christopher

    Past Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Newberg

    Head of School/Principal/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $113,226
    From this org
    $93,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,988
    Hours/week
    40

  • Angela Hesketh

    Treasurer/GWH CFO

    Total calculated
    $123,854
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $112,602
    Other
    $11,252
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401319349304155

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