Maine Conservation Voters
Legal name: Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues
Overview
Mission
Mission (donor-facing): Maine Conservation Voters is building a just, thriving future for all by acting on the climate crisis, protecting the environment, and safeguarding our democracy—advocating for equitable policies, holding elected officials accountable, and winning elections. (From About page.)
What it reported doing in 2024
Climate and Environmental Advocacy: MCV worked with state lawmakers, allies, and community leaders to advance state and federal environmental policy goals and implement the state's Climate Action Plan. Our primary strategies for advocacy work included mobilizing key constituencies, implementing earned media and digital campaigns, and organizing high-impact events. Holding Maine's elected officials accountable: Since 1986, MCV's annual Environmental Scorecard has provided Maine people with factual information about the most important environmental legislation considered in Maine's State House. Our Scorecard has become the standard bearer to determine the (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) environmental record of all members of the Maine State Legislature. We score the votes on the most important issues of the year, including energy, climate change, clean water, public health, and land conservation. Educating the public: Our educational Lunch & Learn series is grounded in our commitment to continuous learning as the foundation for meaningful civic engagement and transformational change. Our regular Lunch & Learns featured engaging conversations on a wide range of environmental, climate, and democracy topics.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 85% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 010536008
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Augusta, ME, United States
- Phone
- (207) 620-8811
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 25
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89
- Fundraising efficiency: $1.5 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -51.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.61; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 61.7%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 12.9% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 19.5% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $369K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $146K · 17 people listed
- Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 12 annual filings from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Leadership & pay
17 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- Maureen Drouin (Executive Director): $146,284 total reported compensation
- Rani Sheaffer (Deputy Director): $110,570 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.