Maine · Nonprofit
INN ALONG THE WAY
INN ALONG THE WAY (Maine) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $99,945 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($75,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2023
- $273k
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $100k
- Net assets
- $2.0M
What Inn Along the Way does
Mission
Inn Along the Way is a collaborative community that offers older adults - and those seeking temporary relief from the responsibilities of caregiving - an environment of support, purpose, and sustainability in a multigenerational and mutually interdependent setting.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.
Programs
The inn itself - a sturdy, traditional but elegant maine farmhouse - is the starting point for iaw's primary programs. The facility provides space to support short-term respite care and supportive well-being services. In january 2023, the inn completed renovations on five guest rooms (three with a shared bathroom; two with bathroom en suite), a living room a meeting room, a dining room, a kitchen, and office space. With the renewed facilities, iaw now hosts visitors and provides a comforting space for grrief and support group meetings. Additionally, the inn is a gathering point for weekly "lunches with the bunches", nutritious meals prepared by volunteers and offered to the general public by donation. The meals foster a sense of belonging and community breaking down the socio-economic barriers that can separate and isolate people. Just steps from the farmhouse, two large barns provide additional space for iaw and local programs and celebrations.
$21,707 spent$13,609 earned by the program30% of program spendingIn its continuing efforts to become a community hub for the arts, Inn Along the Way hosted a rich variety of programs such as: "empty hand empty bush", "plein air farm painting", a "collage workshop", a "swedish art workshop and "bough-making in the barn". The space and comfort of the iaw campus meant that those initiatives could seamlessly coincide with on-going regular grief and caregivers support groups.
$18,026 spent25% of program spendingIaw entertainment events are open to the community-at-large and have featured "open mic and "singing circle" gatherings. Voluntary donations at these events are recognized as revenue.
$8,794 spent$485 earned by the program12% of program spendingIn 2023,iaw community-outreach programs and activities included:"grief and resilience" "cleftstone suffering support group;"circle of care;"conversation circle" a monthly community-offered public forum;"becoming mortal", a support group for those for those who are aging and want to confront end-of-life issues;and a"suicide loss support group".
$24,506 spent34% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $73,033.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $1.5M to $1.7M (+14%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 1% · 2021 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
87% of INN ALONG THE WAY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $1k → $1k.
3 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 82% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of INN ALONG THE WAY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
INN ALONG THE WAY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
82% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund INN ALONG THE WAY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 95% · 2022 92% · 2023 97% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
82% of INN ALONG THE WAY's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $18k that is directly attributable, 52% of it comes from funders outside Maine, across 3 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $82k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
INN ALONG THE WAY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 21,056 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,056 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
Organizations like INN ALONG THE WAY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maine
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for INN ALONG THE WAY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INN ALONG THE WAY?
- INN ALONG THE WAY (Maine) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $99,945 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($75,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does INN ALONG THE WAY have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $99,945 in grants to INN ALONG THE WAY, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INN ALONG THE WAY?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $75,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INN ALONG THE WAY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maine. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2017–2023), and the filings of 8 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing