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← MIDCOAST CONSERVANCY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MIDCOAST CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,736,626
Total expenses
$2,369,679
Contributions and grants received
$2,542,622
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$83,043
Investment income
$55,076
Other revenue
$55,885
Total assets, end of year
$13,257,362
Total liabilities, end of year
$908,563
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,348,799
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,925,036
Management and general expenses
$224,164
Fundraising expenses
$220,479
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,925,036

Program services were 81.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $285,759

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,256,863

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $291,517

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Fees

    total $83,043 · related or exempt $83,043

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $68,556 · excluded $68,556

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $36,017

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $33,496

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $2,521

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $2,521 · excluded $2,521

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $810,173 · other assets $189,736

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

    securities $814,597 · other assets $198,792

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$4,424 · other assets -$9,056

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$13,480 · excluded -$13,480

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $17,430

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $41,682

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$24,252 · excluded -$24,252

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $77,616 · excluded $77,616

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $77,616

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $80,207 · program services $61,355 · management and general $10,409 · fundraising $8,443

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $766,670 · program services $586,468 · management and general $99,499 · fundraising $80,703

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,035 · program services $13,070 · management and general $3,582 · fundraising $1,383

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $106,812 · program services $73,828 · management and general $15,645 · fundraising $17,339

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $67,909 · program services $52,385 · management and general $8,847 · fundraising $6,677

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,865 · program services $5,665 · management and general $200

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,816 · management and general $36,816

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $459,591 · program services $399,601 · management and general $7,698 · fundraising $52,292

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,962 · program services $3,518 · fundraising $444

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,282 · program services $24,906 · management and general $3,237 · fundraising $6,139

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,331 · program services $22,907 · management and general $5,056 · fundraising $5,368

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $45,526 · program services $33,926 · management and general $10,132 · fundraising $1,468

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,068 · program services $9,679 · management and general $21 · fundraising $368

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,950 · program services $1,950

  • 20 · Interest

    total $44,096 · program services $40,179 · management and general $2,162 · fundraising $1,755

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $40,450 · program services $28,463 · management and general $10,357 · fundraising $1,630

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $55,559 · program services $49,929 · management and general $3,509 · fundraising $2,121

  • 24a · Other expenses: Impairment Expense

    total $435,181 · program services $435,181 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $56,526 · program services $33,359 · management and general $256 · fundraising $22,911

  • 24c · Other expenses: Real Estate Taxes

    total $20,112 · program services $15,823 · management and general $4,087 · fundraising $202

  • 24d · Other expenses: Automobile

    total $9,687 · program services $9,621 · management and general $35 · fundraising $31

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $37,044 · program services $23,223 · management and general $2,616 · fundraising $11,205

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $359,798 · end of year $121,238

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,270 · end of year $5,272

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $71,400 · end of year $77,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $89,664 · end of year $199,800

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,821 · end of year $28,630

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

    $1,427,466

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

    $411,840

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,045,510 · end of year $1,015,626

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,340,517 · end of year $2,075,623

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,009,002 · end of year $9,733,673

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $187,177 · end of year $114,086

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $15,010 · end of year $44,935

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $960,595 · end of year $749,542

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,978,533 · end of year $9,845,275

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,802,667 · end of year $2,503,524

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of Midcoast Conservancy is to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth. We envision a world where our lands and waters are healthy and protected and where nature occupies a place of central importance in every person's life.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Protection of vital lands and waters.

  • - Permanently protected 387 new acres in Lincoln and Knox counties, Maine, with public access. - Protected 60 new acres in Lincoln county, Maine, through conservation easements. - Monitored over 15,000 acres of conserved land and implemented or continued restorative and habitat management work such as invasive species control, field maintenance, and forest stand improvement where appropriate. - Conducted trail maintenance on our 95 miles of trails. - Began a 10 year program supported by a grant from Maine Natural Resources Conservation Program to restore old gravel pits on our Musquash Pond Preserve by creating wetland habitat.

    Expenses $1,044,639 · Revenue $50,133

  • - Continued water quality monitoring in Medomak River Estuary and Sheepscot River and Damariscotta Lake watersheds. - Partnered with Bigelow to monitor and test levels of cyanobacteria in Damariscotta Lake. - Completed a full season of public health monitoring on Damariscotta Lake. - Completed work with partners on project to remove the barrier to fish passage at Branch Mills Pond on the Sheepscot River. Began planning fish passage project at Maxy's Mills in Windsor.

    Expenses $532,231 · Revenue $23,014

  • Community: - Hosted educational and outdoor recreational programs for the public on our preserves including Hidden Valley Nature Center. - Served 6 local schools for outdoor lessons in environmental education at Hidden Valley Nature Center. - Hired nature based program manager to oversee both school and public nature based education and programs.Healthy Organization: - Instituted a shared leadership model hiring three co-executive directors each with specific focus: operations, conservation, and engagement/strategy.

    Expenses $348,166 · Revenue $9,896

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sally Butler

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Carole Cifrino

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Carolyn Gabbe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Laurie Howarth

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Buck O'Herin

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Justin Ward

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joanne Steneck

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Andrew Brand

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brent Douglass

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Liz Petruska

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kathy Stevens

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Chris Kenoyer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pete Nichols

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $89,102
    From this org
    $80,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,895
    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
2023
Filed
12 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520739349301762

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