Maine Seacoast Mission

What it reported doing in 2024

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.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 83.8%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 95%; rating input score 95; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 98.8%; rating input score 99; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 37.1%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.89; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings