Nonprofits in Maine

There are 9,601 organizations in Maine. Combined, these Mainer nonprofits employ 140,265 people, earn more than $16 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $27 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Maine cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Portland, ME	3,759	61,870	$6,302,881,181	$13,070,588,372
Bangor	888	17,354	$3,015,206,729	$3,154,890,136
Lewiston, ME	649	13,959	$1,682,523,496	$2,026,115,089

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Job trends for Maine nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	755
1-10	681
11-25	307
26-100	323
101 to 1,000	186
1,000+	23

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Maine is driven by large organizations like Maine Medical Center (MMC), MaineGeneral Health and Affiliates, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems EMMC Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMHS), University of New England (UNE), and Bowdoin College.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, colleges, developmentally disabled centers, senior residential care facilities, and universities.

Sizes of nonprofits in Maine

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	2,290
$250k to $1M	772
$1M to $5M	432
$5M to $25M	176
$25M to $100M	42
$100M+	27

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems EMMC Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMHS), Maine Medical Center (MMC), Mercy Hospital, MaineGeneral Health and Affiliates, 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 3.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Maine with more than $100 million account for 65.5% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, colleges, fraternal societies, senior residential care facilities, and managed care organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Maine

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	1,146	23,937	$1,792,437,937	$6,738,556,562
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	936	3,593	$186,361,501	$506,596,402
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	784	5,048	$140,576,851	$323,413,190
Religious organizations	771	283	$24,764,459	$128,398,515
Business and community development organizations	684	2,117	$212,968,627	$596,405,347
Foundations	616	243	$393,344,343	$3,498,964,636
Mutual assistance organizations	557	572	$739,991,414	$305,885,538
Human service organizations	515	26,153	$1,330,764,892	$1,594,342,285
Mental health organizations	509	7,622	$401,881,861	$268,278,171
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	431	1,136	$148,109,066	$2,044,231,876

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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

$163.1m

Assets

$655.7m

Employees

2,458

EIN

01-0211781

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Trustees of Thornton Academy

Trustees of Thornton Academy is a high school in Saco, ME whose mission is: High school education.

Revenue

$29.3m

Assets

$55.2m

Employees

321

EIN

01-0224769

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

$51.0m

Assets

$57.6m

Employees

428

EIN

01-0130427

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

$10.8m

Assets

$27.9m

Employees

EIN

01-0529871

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oak Foundation U S A

Oak Foundation U S A is a private foundation in Portland, ME, which was founded in 1986 and most recently had $14,753,819 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$14.8m

Assets

$40.5m

Employees

N/A

EIN

13-3321196

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

$237.8m

Assets

$2.2b

Employees

3,104

EIN

01-0215213

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

$11.3m

Assets

$19.9m

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

$37.9m

Assets

$100.4m

Employees

576

EIN

23-7032625

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

$153.1m

Assets

$160.2m

Employees

671

EIN

13-4038907

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

$11.5m

Assets

$29.7m

Employees

EIN

01-0202467

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

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Bates College

Trustees of Thornton Academy

Bridgton Hospital

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

Oak Foundation U S A

Bowdoin College

United Way of Greater Portland

College of the Atlantic (COA)

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

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL)

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