Community Concepts
Community Concepts reported $29.4 million in revenue and $30.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.16 went to program services, $9.78 to management and general costs and $1.06 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 76.8% of the total. Government grants made up 55.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $259,193 (CEO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 22% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $30MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $29MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.8% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 76.8% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 55.1% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 22.5% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $259,193 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.86% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.4 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseChildren's Services - This program serves pre-school children with Head Start and Early Head Start services at a variety of locations throughout Oxford and Franklin Counties. It also provides center day care and support for home day care providers
Housing & Energy - This program provides needy families with home replacement or repair services including a furnace program, lead inspection services, and several energy saving programs including a home insulation program. Additionally, the program has helped over 415 new homeowners build or rehab and own their homes through self-help housing program
Behavioral Health Services - These programs provide mental health and substance use services to individuals in Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties, including care coordination, crisis services, outpatient treatment, peer recovery, case management, residential supports, and a host of other community-based programming
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 28.00 hrs/week | $209,865 | $0 | $49,328 | $259,193 |
| CFO Officer, 28.00 hrs/week | $158,772 | $0 | $30,632 | $189,404 |
| CQCO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $149,589 | $0 | $23,515 | $173,104 |
| Director of Maine Resiliency Center Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $139,618 | $0 | $17,505 | $157,123 |
| Sr. Dir. of Housing & Program Dev. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,235 | $0 | $40,300 | $151,535 |
| VP of Human Resources Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,769 | $0 | $20,360 | $135,129 |
| Director of Finance Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,974 | $0 | $19,817 | $120,791 |
| VP of Advancement Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,749 | $0 | $11,765 | $112,514 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Concepts (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $622K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5338
- Volunteers Part I, line 6364
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Brookewood Builders Inc Property Management | $507,284 |
| Parke Environmental Group Inc Housing | $463,750 |
| Able Heating Heating | $410,574 |
| Vital IO Inc IT Services | $399,853 |
| Efficient Air LLC Heating/Cooling | $300,077 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 15 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Community Concepts totaling $117K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Community Concepts's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Concepts, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Concepts's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Community Concepts reported that 89.2% of its $30.2 million in expenses went to program services, 9.8% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Concepts pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Concepts reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $259,193, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Concepts get its money?
Of $29.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 76.8% came from contributions and grants (including 55.1% from government grants) and 22.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Concepts a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 01-0424969 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202642229349300609 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532199349302058 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 (amended), object 202402419349301300 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202341659349301584 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 (amended), object 202311959349301821 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132219349300728 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 01-0424969: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.