Nonprofits in Maine

Name: Top 20 Maine nonprofits
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There are 11,184 organizations in Maine. Combined, these Mainer nonprofits employ 149,218 people, earn more than $21 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $39 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Maine cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Portland, ME	4,477	71,026	$10,484,711,128	$19,999,306,049
Bangor	1,050	19,663	$2,801,175,225	$4,302,315,497
Lewiston, ME	797	13,475	$1,606,376,901	$2,334,673,275

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Job trends for Maine nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,463
1-10	856
11-25	376
26-100	320
101 to 1,000	197
1,000+	22

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Maine is driven by large organizations like MaineHealth, MaineGeneral Health, Eastern Maine Medical Center Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Jackson Laboratory, and University of New England (UNE).
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	2,399
$250k to $1M	938
$1M to $5M	558
$5M to $25M	220
$25M to $100M	70
$100M+	29

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like MaineHealth, Eastern Maine Medical Center Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, 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 64.3% 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	1,168	23,116	$2,173,085,616	$9,619,488,588
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,070	4,233	$324,548,685	$934,187,367
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	984	4,243	$191,027,589	$446,223,798
Religious organizations	934	530	$67,323,118	$252,656,323
Foundations	824	351	$574,960,584	$4,511,909,278
Business and community development organizations	755	1,910	$244,886,226	$606,591,317
Mutual assistance organizations	749	556	$931,237,505	$549,773,108
Human service organizations	641	17,384	$1,143,326,256	$1,405,855,705
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	513	1,580	$282,012,752	$3,864,499,591
Environmental organizations	475	2,491	$275,483,250	$1,460,902,692

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1-20 of 11,184

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)

Maine Motor Transport Association (MMTA)

MMTA's mission is to foster and promote the motor transportation industry in the State of Maine and elsewhere.

Revenue

$5.2m

Assets

$12.1m

Employees

EIN

01-0361328

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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)

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)

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

$12.8m

Assets

$66.5m

Employees

145

EIN

01-0476545

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Atlantic Salmon Federation

ASF conserves, protects and restores wild Atlantic salmon through scientific research and conservation activities. Located in Calais, ME.

Revenue

$14.5m

Assets

$27.9m

Employees

EIN

13-2618801

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)

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)

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)

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

$135.2m

Assets

$62.1m

Employees

624

EIN

22-3195337

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

$29.6m

Assets

$150.2m

Employees

609

EIN

23-7032625

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)

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

$45.0m

Assets

$28.0m

Employees

470

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)

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)

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

$22.5m

Assets

$29.2m

Employees

EIN

01-0529871

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

$9.5m

Assets

$20.2m

Employees

EIN

01-0241767

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alpha One

To provide and promote independent living opportunities to persons with disabilities in the State of Maine. Provide and promote independent living supports and services for persons with a disability in Maine.

Revenue

$43.4m

Assets

$23.0m

Employees

EIN

01-0368096

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

$43.7m

Assets

$78.0m

Employees

266

EIN

01-0227195

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

$187.7m

Assets

$171.1m

Employees

677

EIN

13-4038907

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

Maine Motor Transport Association (MMTA)

Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research

Bridgton Hospital

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Atlantic Salmon Federation

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL)

Jobs for Maine's Graduates (JMG)

Bowdoin College

New England Life Care (NELC)

College of the Atlantic (COA)

Down East Community Hospital (DECH)

Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Trustees of Thornton Academy

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

United Way of Southern Maine

Alpha One

The Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital

Ciee (Council International Study Program)

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