Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission

Analysis

Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Saco, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 June 2023, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission reported income of $4.1m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $4.1m (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 1985%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Takeaction Minnesota Education Fund ($4.1m), Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency ($4.1m) and First Call Alcohol Drug Prevention & Recovery ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $905k. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 15 employees.