Acadia Center

Analysis

Acadia Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockport, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Acadia Center reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.4m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Acadia Center 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 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio Environmental Council ($3.4m), Building Transparency ($3.4m) and Environmental Grantmakers Association ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $266k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $180k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 18 employees.