Friends of the Harriet L Hartley Conservation Area
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 843009472
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Belfast, ME, USA
- Phone
- 2073226464
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $80,706
- Expenses
- $105,677
- Assets
- $71,762
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
1 person listed
People named in this filing
- ELEANOR DANIELS (TREASURER)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The purpose of the coporation is to advocate for the health and preservation of the midcoast Maine coastline, rivers and coastal watersheds - in particular the little river and its adjacent intertidal estuary in penobscot bay - through science, education and providing assistance, including the financial assistance for litigation purposes, to those seeking to protect and preserve the harriet l. Hartley conservation area from actions deemed detrimental to this fragile intertidal estuary in its natural condition. It is a further purpose to restore the little river as a natural fishway. Friends of the harriet l. Hartley conservation area is organized and operated exclusively for educational and scientific purposes in accordance with section 501(c)(3) for the internal revenue code or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
What it reported doing in 2024
The friends hosted a public presentation at the site of the conservation area announcing the formation of the friends, describing the history of the conservation area, its boundaries, and encouraging membership. The friends placed permanent visible markers in the ground defining the boundary of the conservation property. The friends established a visible presence in downtown belfast, Maine at the commons. Current activities include: ongoing public education by volunteer members of the conservation area about the environmental and ecological importance of intertidal zones in general; continuing public education about how to use and at the same time protect this fragile but ecologically important area; use of the commons as a focal point where the public is invited to come for educational materials and discussions.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 26
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -30.9%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.68; rating input score 36; 36th 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: Limited
- Revenue growth: -8.2% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.