Maine · Nonprofit
WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC
WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC (Maine) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $389,156 to it, the largest being Maine Community Foundation Inc ($101,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $8.9M
- Funders on record
- 12
- Grants received
- $389k
- Net assets
- $557k
What Western Maine Community Action Inc does
Mission
To advocate for, strengthen, and coordinate all resources private, local, state, and federal that will assist us in promoting the self-sufficiency of people. A belief in basic human dignity and the exercise of free choice motivates the agency to approach this goal in two ways: by providing services to alleviate the conditions of economic uncertainty and by advocating for changes to eliminate the causes of poverty.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program and a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Received and utilized a franklin county opioid grant to support programs and services addressing substance use disorder prevention, recovery, and community response efforts.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Federal funding cuts to the liheap and weatherization grants caused a pause of work for our housing program and resulted in significant layoffs, leaving only two employees behind from march through the end of the fiscal year and not as much production of jobs as normal. The liheap cuts also resulted in layoffs which occurred during the fiscal year. Because of these cuts, the remaining work plans had to make adjustments to look for efficiencies and reduce costs.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Nutrition services western maine community action administers the women, infants, and children (wic) program and the child and adult care food program (cacfp). Wic services are provided throughout franklin, oxford, and androscoggin counties, offering healthy food benefits, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, health screenings, and referrals to healthcare and community resources for pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding individuals, infants, and young children. Community health workers (chws) within the wic program provide individualized support to help families maximize their benefits, access needed services and achieve improved health outcomes.through cacfp, wmca supports eligible childcare providers in franklin county, western somerset county, and northern androscoggin county by providing reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks served to children in their care. Nutrition staff conduct regular monitoring visits, review menus, and provide technical assistance and nutrition guidance to help ensure children receive healthy, balanced meals in accordance with program standards.
$5,707,277 spentof which $4,074,136 as grants75% of program spendingCommunity services/housing and energy: administers the low-income home energy assistance program (liheap), helping eligible households meet home heating costs. Through related energy programs, qualified families may receive weatherization services and heating system repair or replacement to improve energy efficiency, reduce utility expenses, and enhance housing safety. The department also provides home improvement and repair loan programs, senior food assistance in franklin county, and emergency assistance services to help individuals and families address basic needs and maintain household stability.
$1,613,690 spentof which $605,863 as grants$27,681 earned by the program21% of program spendingOther programs - provide home improvement program services that allow seniors to stay in their homes.
$286,686 spent4% of program spendingFamily & health services - coordinates maine's affordable care act (aca) navigator program, partnering with community action agencies and nonprofit organizations statewide to provide outreach, education, and enrollment assistance for individuals and families seeking health insurance coverage. The department also administers the whole families and homeless targeted case management programs, providing emergency housing assistance, case management, and supportive services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in franklin and northern androscoggin counties. Additional initiatives include opioid prevention and recovery support services through the franklin county opioid grant and participation in a federally funded diaper distribution demonstration and research pilot, which provides essential diapering supplies and connects low-income families with wraparound services that promote family stability, health, and economic well-being.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,607,653.
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 $1.8M to $2.7M (+50%).
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: 2017 98% · 2018 56% · 2019 47% · 2020 51% · 2021 96% · 2022 97% · 2023 97% · 2024 96%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $29k → $50k.
2 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $447k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Maine Community Action Association Dba Maine Community Action Partnership). These are real filings, and they are not money WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC’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
WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 26% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
75% 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 WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 82% · 2018 39% · 2019 64% · 2020 65% · 2021 42% · 2022 46% · 2023 40% — 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.
How long its funders stay
71% of WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 75% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
90% of WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC's grant income comes from Maine funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $101k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC's funding base is broadening — from 2 funders to 5 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.2M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$652k
- Department of Agriculture$540k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC
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
94% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Fccac Property Trust · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC?
- WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC (Maine) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $389,156 to it, the largest being Maine Community Foundation Inc ($101,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC have?
- IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $389,156 in grants to WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC?
- Maine Community Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $101,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WESTERN MAINE COMMUNITY ACTION INC 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 12 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