Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting

Analysis

Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting is a registered charity in United States, based in Hallowell, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting reported income of $831k and spending of $680k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $221k to $831k (+276%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Oregon Historical Society ($830k), Warmline Family Resource Center ($831k) and Rock County Historical Society ($830k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $433k. It paid $2,810 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $337k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $317k. It reported 13 employees.