Disability Rights Maine

Analysis

Disability Rights Maine is a registered charity in United States, based in Augusta, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Disability Rights Maine reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $4.5m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Disability Rights Maine sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Network for Better Futures ($4.5m), Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network ($4.5m) and Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $943k. It reported 54 employees.