Central Maine Community Betterment Collaborative

Overview

Mission

It is the mission, duty, and purpose of cmcbc to support, address, educate, coordinate, and improve the overall public health and socioeconomic landscape of the mid-Maine region. Cmcbc supports this work in mid-Maine by focusing on improving the well-being of people, the built environmental, and critical ecosystems (including workforce development, attraction and retention initiatives, and initiatives to increase employment opportunities) while fostering relationships that strive for community resilience in the mid-Maine region.

What it reported doing in 2025

Cmcbc seeks to advance deep educational learning and connect mid-Maine's businesses and residents to workforce resources for the jobs of today, tomorrow, and in the 21st century global economy. This includes educating the general public and community about resources, opportunities, skills training, and local, regional, state, and federal public-private financial opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842985363
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Headquarters
Waterville, ME, USA
Phone
2078733315
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50.1%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 49.9%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 13.68; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.67; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -72.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -67.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 37.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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

6 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2025.