Maine Seacoast Mission
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Rooted in a history of compassionate service and mutual trust, the Mission seeks to strengthen coastal and island communities from Mid-Coast to Downeast Maine by educating youth, enabling families and promoting healthy lifestyles.
- Income
- $9.8 million
- Spending
- $6.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 69.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 65%
- Employees
- 133
- Volunteers
- 479
- Highest pay
- $167,182, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 95 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 69.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 20 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $1.6 million spent. The Youth Development Programs, which includes The "EdGE" after-school program, helps children in grades K through twelve to gain the skills they need to succeed as students and to build their character and confidence through multi-site in-school, after- school and summer programs. The goal is youth development and family support. Approximately 750 students participate annually.
- $1.2 million spent. Island Outreach and Island Health Services provide pastoral counseling, worship services, recreation activities, fellowship gatherings, middle school student activities and health services to residents of off-shore islands of Mid-Coast and Downeast Maine by the Island Services staff. The Island Outreach staff also coordinates the publication of the "Island Reader", an annual collection of writings and art by island residents. Financial grants are provided by the Mission to organizations localed in island communities. The grants totaled $10,000 during the year ended June 30, 2025. The Mission's Island Health Services Registered Nurse (RN) and staff provide personal health visitations and access to educational and health screening clinics to island residents. The RN is able to connect island residents with health providers on the mainland thru the use of cellular and terrestrial internet. Telemedicine enables healthcare facilities to provide clinical services to island patients through the use of cell phones with the assistance of the Mission's RN.The Island Outreach and Island Health Services staff are able to reach these islands thru the services of the Mission's "Sunbeam V" - a 74-foot vessel - and its three-member crew.
- $1.4 million spent. Downeast Campus Community Outreach - People in need in Downeast Maine receive a variety of services operating out of the Downeast Campus in Cherryfield, Maine. Services include: a food pantry that provides approximately 129,000 meals annually, a senior companion program, donor-directed crisis assistance, collaboration with visiting church groups and local residents to rebuild and weatherize local homes, access to spiritual walking trails, and arranging various community-building gatherings. The Mission distributed approximately 9,140 donated gifts during the Christmas season to needy individuals on the islands and in coastal communities of Hancock and Washington counties.
- $1.1 million spent. The Mission's Scholarship Program provides grants to students from island and coastal communities to attend college, technical schools and adult education programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1941.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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