Nonprofits in Maine

Name: Top 20 Maine nonprofits
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There are 10,122 organizations in Maine. Combined, these Mainer nonprofits employ 146,098 people, earn more than $16 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $31 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Maine cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Portland, ME	4,002	68,326	$7,347,978,369	$15,326,561,745
Bangor	928	18,315	$2,196,459,190	$3,571,996,566
Lewiston, ME	677	13,797	$1,654,577,801	$2,234,549,682

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Job trends for Maine nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	736
1-10	729
11-25	343
26-100	292
101 to 1,000	179
1,000+	25

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Maine is driven by large organizations like MaineHealth (MMC), Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems EMMC Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMHS), MaineGeneral Health, University of New England (UNE), and President and Trustees of Colby College.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, colleges, developmentally disabled centers, substance abuse organizations, and universities.

Sizes of nonprofits in Maine

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	2,239
$250k to $1M	779
$1M to $5M	456
$5M to $25M	162
$25M to $100M	55
$100M+	25

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like MaineHealth (MMC), Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems EMMC Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMHS), MaineGeneral Health and Affiliates, Maine Education Association Benefits Trust, and Martin's Point Health Care earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Maine.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Maine with more than $100 million account for 62.6% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, colleges, health finance organizations, fraternal societies, and senior residential care facilities.

Types of nonprofits in Maine

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	1,143	22,085	$1,682,528,131	$7,380,204,972
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,065	3,115	$213,667,471	$616,233,881
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	881	4,454	$129,728,429	$355,218,293
Religious organizations	818	3,735	$334,717,669	$256,556,141
Foundations	780	216	$416,938,280	$3,722,682,960
Mutual assistance organizations	738	571	$825,200,252	$435,267,651
Business and community development organizations	719	1,985	$194,568,577	$623,983,869
Human service organizations	550	19,928	$1,534,106,957	$1,912,693,755
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	455	990	$131,017,194	$1,915,224,746
Environmental organizations	413	1,483	$150,614,273	$1,046,571,747

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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

$168.2m

Assets

$741.0m

Employees

2,467

EIN

01-0211781

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

$49.4m

Assets

$65.3m

Employees

350

EIN

01-0130427

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Camp Beech Cliff

Camp Beech Cliff provides outdoor education experiences that foster fun, teamwork, self-esteem, leadership, positive decision-making and relationship development through physical and social growth with a primary focus on children. Through summer camps and...

Revenue

$5.9m

Assets

$30.9m

Employees

108

EIN

01-0502563

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Audubon

Maine Audubon's mission is to conserve Maine's wildlife and wildlife habitat by engaging people of all ages in education, conservation, and action. Maine Audubon is considered a model Audubon organization because of our active participation on all three...

Revenue

$5.8m

Assets

$18.6m

Employees

EIN

01-0248780

IRS type

501(c)(3)

United Way of Greater Portland

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

$9.6m

Assets

$17.4m

Employees

EIN

01-0241767

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

$29.8m

Assets

$121.7m

Employees

563

EIN

23-7032625

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of our communities by providing primary and specialty health care of outstanding quality and caring for our patients with respect and compassion. Blue Hill Memorial Hospital d/b...

Revenue

$40.5m

Assets

$34.0m

Employees

334

EIN

01-0227195

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Trustees of Thornton Academy

High school education. Grade 6-12 private school, including boarding program. Thornton Academy prepares students for a changing world, challenging all to learn, grow, innovate and succeed through a grade 6-12 private school, including boarding program.

Revenue

$32.0m

Assets

$56.0m

Employees

328

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

$27.5m

Assets

$38.6m

Employees

EIN

01-0529871

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

$19.0m

Assets

$61.1m

Employees

100

EIN

01-6006001

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

$10.4m

Assets

$28.9m

Employees

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

$30.8m

Assets

$16.2m

Employees

437

EIN

01-0265559

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

$50.2m

Assets

$34.8m

Employees

382

EIN

01-0263198

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Council on International Educational Exchange / Council International Study Program (CIEE)

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

Revenue

$91.7m

Assets

$123.1m

Employees

800

EIN

13-4038907

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

$325.0m

Assets

$2.4b

Employees

3,173

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

$112.6m

Assets

$49.4m

Employees

514

EIN

22-3195337

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

$5.1m

Assets

$21.8m

Employees

N/A

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

$23.5m

Assets

$34.6m

Employees

108

EIN

22-3171529

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

$13.1m

Assets

$12.5m

Employees

172

EIN

01-0482628

IRS type

501(c)(3)

MaineHealth

MaineHealth is an integrated healthcare system of leading, high-quality providers and other healthcare organizations working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.

Revenue

$66.8m

Assets

$449.5m

Employees

EIN

01-0431680

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

Bridgton Hospital

Camp Beech Cliff

Maine Audubon

United Way of Greater Portland

College of the Atlantic (COA)

Blue Hill Memorial Hospital

Trustees of Thornton Academy

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL)

Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH)

Down East Community Hospital (DECH)

Council on International Educational Exchange / Council International Study Program (CIEE)

Bowdoin College

New England Life Care (NELC)

Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research

Maine Public (MPBN)

Jobs for Maine's Graduates (JMG)

MaineHealth

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