Inn Along the Way
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 461712257
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2016–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023
- Location
- Damariscotta, ME, USA
- Phone
- 2076773123
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Hospices
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $272,704
- Expenses
- $90,918
- Assets
- $2,029,023
- Liabilities
- $1,671
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SHERELYN E FLINT (DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT)
- SHARON ABAIR (DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT)
- PAM WILEY (DIRECTOR, CO VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- SHERELYN E FLINT (DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT)
- ELLEN BARNUM (DIRECTOR, SECRETARY)
- TIMOTHY J KIMPTON (DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Inn along the way is a collaborative community that offers older adults - and those seeking temporary relief from the responsibilities of caregiving - an environment of support, purpose, and sustainability in a multigenerational and mutually interdependent setting.
What it reported doing in 2023
The inn itself - a sturdy, traditional but elegant Maine farmhouse - is the starting point for iaw's primary programs. The facility provides space to support short-term respite care and supportive well-being services. In january 2023, the inn completed renovations on five guest rooms (three with a shared bathroom; two with bathroom en suite), a living room a meeting room, a dining room, a kitchen, and office space. With the renewed facilities, iaw now hosts visitors and provides a comforting space for grrief and support group meetings. Additionally, the inn is a gathering point for weekly "lunches with the bunches", nutritious meals prepared by volunteers and offered to the general public by donation. The meals foster a sense of belonging and community breaking down the socio-economic barriers that can separate and isolate people. Just steps from the farmhouse, two large barns provide additional space for iaw and local programs and celebrations.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 87% 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.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 49
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 88
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 29.3%; rating input score 29
- Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
- Fundraising efficiency: $18.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
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: 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 66.7%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 22.32; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 44.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -4.5% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 29.3% of revenue deployed · 80.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $73K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2016 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 56/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.