Mount Desert Island Lions Charities

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010490417
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Southwest Harbor, ME, USA
Phone
2072447104
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Men's Service Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$69,607
Expenses
$56,137
Assets
$75,870

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFF PORTER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JEFF PORTER (PRESIDENT)
  • STEVE CARTER (1ST VICE PRE)
  • KOREY GOODWIN (2ND VICE PRE)

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

Contributions to local, and other state of Maine, charitable, educational, and health-related organizations; and to families and individuals on mount desert island in financial need.

What it reported doing in 2024

Donations to local nonprofits for various charitable purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 93% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.9%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 94%; rating input score 94

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 55; 55th 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: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.9% of revenue deployed · 94% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $53K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.