Nonprofit screen
Screen a listForest Society of Maine
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$4.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · −56% in 3 yrs17staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin49.2%
Months of reserve20.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−1.8%
Middle half of peersMedianForest Society of Maine
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.0M spent
Programs$1.6M80%Management and general$246k12%Fundraising$167k8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
A funder worth 33% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Sweet Water Trust gave $1.0M in FY2021, 33% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsIn its favor3
Strong governance
23 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
16 of the 25 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 4 of its 4 returns, 49% of revenue in FY2024. $3.3M is traced federal awards from Department of the Interior.
990 Part VIII · USAspending56funders
$2.9Ma year, last 3 years
26%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Fidelity FoundationSince FY2021$600k$1.5M$150kEJK FoundationStopped after FY2022$23k$1.3M–Sweet Water TrustOn and off$1.0MThe Conservation Fund a Nonprofit CorporationOn and off$600kRichard King Mellon FoundationOn and off$250k$250kJohn M Hopwood IrrOn and off$50k$50k$200kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$221k$214k$146k$170k$621k$1.2M$665k36 other fundersUp to $125k a year each$37k$167k$118k$311k$370k$105k$264k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped