Acadia Community Association

Analysis

Acadia Community Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bar Harbor, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Acadia Community Association reported income of $223k and spending of $222k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $125k to $223k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Acadia Community Association sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abortion Alternatives and Womens Center ($223k), Juniata County Food Pantry Inc ($223k) and Midwest Adaptive Sports ($223k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $575k against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $552k.