Nonprofits in Maine

Name: Top 20 Maine nonprofits
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There are 10,993 organizations in Maine. Combined, these Mainer nonprofits employ 147,173 people, earn more than $20 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $38 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Maine cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Portland, ME	4,386	69,319	$9,865,127,411	$19,321,895,229
Bangor	1,030	19,585	$2,768,689,460	$4,108,022,281
Lewiston, ME	774	13,106	$1,592,267,404	$2,349,877,951

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Job trends for Maine nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,441
1-10	865
11-25	365
26-100	326
101 to 1,000	194
1,000+	22

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Maine is driven by large organizations like MaineHealth (MMC), MaineGeneral Health, Eastern Maine Medical Center Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMHS), Jackson Laboratory, and Bowdoin College.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, colleges, hospital systems, multiservice human service organizations, and developmentally disabled centers.

Sizes of nonprofits in Maine

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	2,424
$250k to $1M	918
$1M to $5M	557
$5M to $25M	212
$25M to $100M	69
$100M+	28

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like MaineHealth (MMC), Eastern Maine Medical Center Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMHS), MaineGeneral Health and Affiliates, Martin's Point Generations Advantage, and Maine Education Association Benefits Trust earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Maine.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Maine with more than $100 million account for 63.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, colleges, fraternal societies, nursing homes, and health finance organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Maine

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	1,158	23,051	$2,122,341,001	$9,522,652,215
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,054	4,115	$306,309,146	$909,288,850
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	953	4,097	$175,933,355	$418,842,634
Religious organizations	899	474	$60,816,300	$232,920,392
Foundations	809	425	$571,473,797	$4,461,202,814
Business and community development organizations	753	1,782	$224,742,496	$561,682,602
Mutual assistance organizations	738	543	$913,576,437	$531,220,874
Human service organizations	627	17,421	$1,142,348,787	$1,389,473,610
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	508	1,576	$261,993,553	$3,759,681,694
Environmental organizations	468	2,448	$291,159,829	$1,443,497,064

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Bates College

Bates College has been dedicated to the emancipating potential of the liberal arts. Bates educates the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.

Revenue

$192.1m

Assets

$880.5m

Employees

2,326

EIN

01-0211781

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

The mission of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is to protect, preserve, and enhance the Botanical heritage and natural landscapes of Coastal Maine for people of all ages through horticulture, education and research.

Revenue

$19.4m

Assets

$65.2m

Employees

121

EIN

01-0476545

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Audubon

Maine Audubon conserves wildlife and habitat through education, conservation, and action, with Andrew Beahm at the helm.

Revenue

$5.1m

Assets

$21.4m

Employees

EIN

01-0248780

IRS type

501(c)(3)

United Way of Southern Maine

United Way of Greater Portland ensures quality essential services, like affordable childcare, mental health counseling and elder care, and they also bring people together to help identify growing community needs and work toward innovative solutions.

Revenue

$12.3m

Assets

$22.5m

Employees

EIN

01-0241767

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL)

The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit, marine biomedical research institution located in Salisbury Cove, Maine, founded as the Tufts Summer School of Biology in 1898 at South Harpswell by Professor J.S.

Revenue

$14.1m

Assets

$28.8m

Employees

135

EIN

01-0202467

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH)

Kennebec Behavioral Health's mission is to promote the well-being of persons who experience mental illness, emotional difficulties or behavioral challenges.

Revenue

$41.8m

Assets

$18.6m

Employees

461

EIN

01-0265559

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences investigates the microbial drivers of global ocean processes through basic and applied research, education, and enterprise.

Revenue

$30.5m

Assets

$104.5m

Employees

134

EIN

01-6006001

IRS type

501(c)(3)

New England Life Care (NELC)

New England Life Care is nationally recognized as a nonprofit, mission-driven home infusion therapy and specialty pharmacy services provider affiliated with 39 of New England's premier medical centers.

Revenue

$130.4m

Assets

$58.4m

Employees

634

EIN

22-3195337

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bridgton Hospital

Bridgton Hospital is committed to excellence in patient care and customer service in all of it's endeavors, including it's Volunteer Angel program. Volunteer Angels provide supplemental services in the hospital.

Revenue

$70.4m

Assets

$38.2m

Employees

316

EIN

01-0130427

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Trustees of Thornton Academy

Thornton Academy is a grade 6-12 private school in Saco, ME that challenges students to learn, grow, innovate and succeed.

Revenue

$33.1m

Assets

$59.4m

Employees

282

EIN

01-0224769

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital

Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital provides outstanding primary and specialty healthcare services with respect and compassion, offering charity care and Medicare shortfalls programs.

Revenue

$44.9m

Assets

$78.6m

Employees

301

EIN

01-0227195

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Down East Community Hospital (DECH)

Provide access to quality healthcare and promote community wellness through the delivery of primary, emergency and ancillary inpatient and outpatient healthcare.

Revenue

$62.3m

Assets

$48.1m

Employees

411

EIN

01-0263198

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

The Maine Technology Institute offers early-stage capital and commercialization assistance in the form of competitive grants, loans and equity investment for the research, development and application of technologies.

Revenue

$36.2m

Assets

$22.3m

Employees

EIN

01-0529871

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ciee (Council International Study Program)

CIEE is the leading international education organization. CIEE provides programs that allow students and educators to study, work and teach abroad.

Revenue

$151.3m

Assets

$132.4m

Employees

493

EIN

13-4038907

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Jobs for Maine's Graduates (JMG)

The mission of the Jobs for Maine's Graduates is to identify students who face barriers to education, and to guide each one on to a successful path toward continued education, a meaningful career, and productive adulthood.

Revenue

$20.7m

Assets

$18.1m

Employees

216

EIN

01-0482628

IRS type

501(c)(3)

College of the Atlantic (COA)

College of the Atlantic founded in 1969, is a private, liberal-arts college located in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine. It awards bachelors and masters degrees solely in the field of human ecology, an interdisciplinary approach to learning.

Revenue

$28.0m

Assets

$141.9m

Employees

616

EIN

23-7032625

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Farmland Trust

Maine Farmland Trust is a statewide organization that protects farmland, supports farmers, and advances farming. Their goal is not just to protect Maine farmland, but to revitalize Maine's rural landscape.

Revenue

$7.9m

Assets

$29.2m

Employees

EIN

01-0528014

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research

The Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research grants primarily to organizations that research, preserve, and promote the culture, history, art, and literature of indigenous people.

Revenue

$6.0m

Assets

$50.6m

Employees

EIN

01-0524375

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Public (MPBN)

We are dedicated to creating exceptional opportunities for the communities it serves to engage with critical issues, compelling stories and quality entertainment.

Revenue

$23.6m

Assets

$52.2m

Employees

116

EIN

22-3171529

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick. Founded in 1794, the college currently enrolls 1,839 students, and has been coeducational since 1971.

Revenue

$355.2m

Assets

$3.0b

Employees

3,012

EIN

01-0215213

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Maine

Nonprofits by major Maine cities

Job trends for Maine nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Maine

Types of nonprofits in Maine

Directory of nonprofits in Maine

Bates College

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Maine Audubon

United Way of Southern Maine

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL)

Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

New England Life Care (NELC)

Bridgton Hospital

Trustees of Thornton Academy

The Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital

Down East Community Hospital (DECH)

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

Ciee (Council International Study Program)

Jobs for Maine's Graduates (JMG)

College of the Atlantic (COA)

Maine Farmland Trust

Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research

Maine Public (MPBN)

Bowdoin College

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