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Waldo Community Action Partners

Belfast, ME · EIN 01-6020566 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Waldo Community Action Partners reported $19.2 million in revenue and $19.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.53 went to program services, $9.47 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 64.3% of the total. Government grants made up 29.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $170,683 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 39% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.5%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.5%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
31.0%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
29.4%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
64.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$170,683$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.88%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
46
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.46.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
17 of 17100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$11M expenses · 62.2% of program spending · grants $7.0M · revenue $10M

Midcoast connector - brokerage for non-emergency medical transportation for mainecare eligible residents of mdot region 5 (waldo, knox, lincoln and sagadahoc counties, and the municipalities of brunswick and harpswell in cumberland county), traveling 4.7 million miles in 2024

$3.7M expenses · 21.0% of program spending · grants $28,988

Family services - early childhood program - head start, early head start, child nutrition program - serving 320 children in waldo county by offering programs for low-income families to participate in the education, health care, and social and emotional growth of their children

$1.1M expenses · 6.3% of program spending · grants $33,697 · revenue $2.0M

Transportation services - provide non-emergency medical transportation for waldo county, public transportation for the city of belfast and the city of rockland, and travel 1.05 million miles in 2024

$1.8M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$155,452$0$15,231$170,683
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$102,143$0$22,062$124,205
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$101,351$0$15,485$116,836
TRANSIT DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$110,219$0$1,900$112,119

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Waldo Community Action Partners (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $295K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$19M$19M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$19M$19M90.5%$14M$170,683
2023 ⓘ$20M$19M91.6%$14M$179,884
2022 ⓘ$19M$17M92.2%$13M$169,242
2021 ⓘ$20M$15M92.6%$12M$153,148
2020 ⓘ$16M$12M91.4%$6.7M$148,847
2019 ⓘ$14M$13M93.0%$2.5M$128,090

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b17 · 17 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 5221
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6119

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
SCHOONER BAY TAXI
Non emergency transportation services
$715,129
UNITED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE LLC
Non emergency transportation services
$708,263
DHOOL TRANSPORTATION
Non emergency transportation services
$536,832
TWIN VILLAGE TAXI
Non emergency transportation services
$411,083
GREG'S AUTO SALES AND SERVICE
Vehicle maintenance and repair
$402,486

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 19 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to Waldo Community Action Partners totaling $34,800 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Waldo Community Action Partners's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Waldo Community Action Partners, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Waldo Community Action Partners's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Waldo Community Action Partners reported that 90.5% of its $19.4 million in expenses went to program services, 9.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Waldo Community Action Partners pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Waldo Community Action Partners reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $170,683, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Waldo Community Action Partners get its money?

Of $19.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 31.0% came from contributions and grants (including 29.4% from government grants) and 64.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Waldo Community Action Partners a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 01-6020566 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542519349301109 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403059349301855 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342689349300329 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212429349300416 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123089349302717 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043079349302354 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 01-6020566: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.