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← ISLAND INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ISLAND INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,979,742
Total expenses
$9,688,901
Contributions and grants received
$8,684,910
Grants paid
$704,475
Program service revenue
$264,097
Investment income
$1,714,120
Other revenue
$316,615
Total assets, end of year
$41,936,593
Total liabilities, end of year
$945,157
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$40,991,436
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,744,331
Management and general expenses
$1,780,062
Fundraising expenses
$1,164,508
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,744,331

Program services were 69.6% 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

    $1,903,184

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,711,480

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,070,246

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $26,814

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Earned Income

    total $149,551 · related or exempt $149,551

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Other Income

    total $70,315 · related or exempt $70,315

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Publications/Information

    total $44,231 · unrelated business $44,231

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,009,537 · excluded $1,009,537

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,772,204

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

    securities $6,067,621

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $704,583

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $704,583 · excluded $704,583

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $726,040

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $409,425

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $316,615 · related or exempt $316,615

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $446,540 · program services $446,540

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $257,935 · program services $257,935

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $632,832 · program services $119,748 · management and general $513,084

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,946,138 · program services $3,436,988 · management and general $689,900 · fundraising $819,250

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $200,416 · program services $145,912 · management and general $21,030 · fundraising $33,474

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $561,818 · program services $376,686 · management and general $101,594 · fundraising $83,538

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $359,823 · program services $233,952 · management and general $74,482 · fundraising $51,389

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,285 · program services $675 · management and general $4,610

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,600 · management and general $33,600

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $130,261 · management and general $130,261

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $638,793 · program services $455,147 · management and general $172,255 · fundraising $11,391

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $61,265 · program services $61,265

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $185,334 · program services $117,735 · management and general $25,489 · fundraising $42,110

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $308,888 · program services $108,248 · management and general $183,415 · fundraising $17,225

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $231,276 · program services $91,838 · management and general $138,038 · fundraising $1,400

  • 17 · Travel

    total $119,608 · program services $85,082 · management and general $23,792 · fundraising $10,734

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,534 · program services $13,534

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $96,281 · program services $73,181 · management and general $11,555 · fundraising $11,545

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Support Service

    total $208,539 · program services $510,306 · management and general -$357,976 · fundraising $56,209

  • 24b · Other expenses: Publications

    total $182,881 · program services $158,406 · management and general $28 · fundraising $24,447

  • 24c · Other expenses: Non-employee Expenses

    total $40,992 · program services $40,788 · management and general $100 · fundraising $104

  • 24d · Other expenses: Employee Training & Dev

    total $26,862 · program services $10,365 · management and general $14,805 · fundraising $1,692

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,100 · end of year $1,100

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,245,175 · end of year $4,398,914

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $783,011 · end of year $1,769,823

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $398,251 · end of year $255,731

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $99,756 · end of year $82,316

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $337,102 · end of year $231,749

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $183,180 · end of year $164,750

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

    $3,388,351

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

    $2,611,325

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $873,307 · end of year $777,026

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $30,620,148 · end of year $31,944,428

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $94,557 · end of year $94,557

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $116,663 · end of year $74,351

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,641,351 · end of year $2,141,848

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $827,563 · end of year $761,574

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $11,818 · end of year $9,536

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $100,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $116,280 · end of year $74,047

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,659,314 · end of year $16,736,004

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,678,626 · end of year $24,255,432

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

We boldly navigate climate and economic change with island and coastal communities to expand opportunities and deliver solutions.

  • Creating a diversified, climate-forward marine economy, by investing in clean marine energy solutions, working waterfront protection efforts, support of sustainable seafood, and collaboration with scientists, policymakers, community leaders and industry experts to address challenges to the lobster industry.

    Expenses $1,721,984 · Grants $222,311 · Revenue $67,430

  • Building climate resilience by helping communities adapt in the face of rising seas, warming waters and ocean acidification.

    Expenses $927,114 · Grants $43,729 · Revenue $36,304

  • Cultivating community-led solutions through the Island Fellows program, grants, scholarships, education, and workforce pathways experiences.

    Expenses $1,669,793 · Grants $193,235 · Revenue $65,386

  • Ancillary programmatic support.

    Expenses $2,425,440 · Grants $245,200 · Revenue $94,977

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristin Howard

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Douglas Henderson

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathrine Vogt

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bryan Lewis

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sebastian Belle

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Conley

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shey Conover

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Cousens

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Felton

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Desmond Fitzgerald

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christie Hallowell

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nadia Rosenthal

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Sant

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Steinharter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol White

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan Dayton

    Past Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nathan Johnson

    Past Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Lane

    Past Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Weigle

    Past Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael P Boyd

    Clerk

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimberly Hamilton

    President

    Total calculated
    $358,292
    From this org
    $326,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,388
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $281,872
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $45,032
    Deferred
    $19,738
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,650
    Filer's total
    $358,292
  • Peter Rand

    Past CFO/Current COO

    Total calculated
    $219,124
    From this org
    $185,767
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,357
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,767
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,507
    Filer's total
    $219,124
  • Peter King

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $115,088
    From this org
    $99,726
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,362
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nicholas Battista

    Chief Policy Officer

    Total calculated
    $164,329
    From this org
    $144,352
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,977
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,352
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,780
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,197
    Filer's total
    $164,329
  • Susan Bernier

    Chief Mkting & Philanthropy Officer

    Total calculated
    $193,846
    From this org
    $182,878
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,968
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,878
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,968
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $193,846
  • Jacqueline Little

    Chief People and Culture Officer

    Total calculated
    $187,830
    From this org
    $147,934
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,896
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,934
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,695
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,201
    Filer's total
    $187,830
  • Jennifer Seavey

    Chief Programs Officer

    Total calculated
    $185,549
    From this org
    $171,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,362
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,187
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,948
    Filer's total
    $185,549
  • Alexander Kravitz

    Dir., Program Impact and Glenn Fund

    Total calculated
    $124,642
    From this org
    $109,870
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,772
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1b
The organization provided a taxable housing allowance to the current president. The housing allowance was included in the offer of employment, and is not part of an organizational policy.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • Luke's Lobster Holding LLC

    $180,811

    Lift all Boats pass-through

  • Eastport Energy Committee

    $43,729

    Climate Planning

  • Pendleton Yacht Yard

    $40,000

    Electric boat forgivable loan

  • Town of Isle au Haut

    $37,500

    Broadband pass-through

  • Maine Ocean Farms LLC

    $30,000

    Electric boat support

  • Matinicus Isle Plantation

    $20,000

    ShoreUp planning grant

  • Aquaculture support

  • Town of Tremont

    $15,000

    ShoreUp planning grant

  • Town of Isle au Haut

    $15,000

    ShoreUp planning grant

  • Broadband pass-through

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
18 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620789349301607

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