Friends of Scarborough Marsh

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010534850
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Scarborough, ME, USA
Phone
2073700521
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,482
Expenses
$195,647
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Steven Pinette (President)
  • Stephanie Smith (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Steven Pinette (President)
  • Stephanie Smith (Vice President)
  • Marguerite Pennoyer MD (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To conserve, potect, restore and enhance the Scarborough Marsh and educate the public about it.

What it reported doing in 2023

RESTORATIONConducted our fifth field season of water quality monitoring in eight marsh tributary streams and rivers in partnership with the Maine DEP Volunteer River Monitoring ProgramSupported a USM study on the invasive plant Phragmites effect on salt marsh biomass and diversity and a U Maine study on how tidal flow restrictions from bridges and roads may affect salt marsh carbon storageConducted our own scientific field studies to advance understanding of the invasive Phragmites reed problem in the marsh focused on soil salinity at eleven research sites. Awarded grants to UNE and USM for student research

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 90% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.8%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -810.7%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 27.7% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $191K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.