Nonprofits in Maine

Name: Top 20 Maine nonprofits
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There are 11,340 organizations in Maine. Combined, these Mainer nonprofits employ 149,585 people, earn more than $22 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $42 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Maine cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Portland, ME	4,510	71,124	$11,509,950,263	$21,678,409,176
Bangor	1,070	19,830	$2,846,699,375	$4,436,847,478
Lewiston, ME	805	12,765	$1,604,810,890	$2,373,726,978

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Job trends for Maine nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,531
1-10	866
11-25	371
26-100	336
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	2,384
$250k to $1M	1,010
$1M to $5M	604
$5M to $25M	217
$25M to $100M	75
$100M+	33

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like MaineHealth, Eastern Maine Medical Center Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Martin's Point Generations Advantage, MaineGeneral Health and Affiliates, and Jackson Laboratory earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Maine.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.2% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Maine with more than $100 million account for 66.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, colleges, private foundations, nursing homes, and fraternal societies.

Types of nonprofits in Maine

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	1,173	23,685	$2,338,773,708	$10,149,340,837
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,098	4,246	$378,029,180	$1,034,193,230
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,011	4,473	$191,528,825	$488,158,495
Religious organizations	951	586	$58,168,697	$268,171,271
Foundations	828	385	$1,494,245,873	$5,542,751,781
Business and community development organizations	760	1,870	$255,460,832	$608,759,599
Mutual assistance organizations	745	557	$945,313,431	$533,850,036
Human service organizations	655	17,695	$1,191,922,098	$1,463,743,786
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	528	1,626	$323,513,135	$3,697,080,120
Environmental organizations	484	2,498	$312,037,848	$1,561,170,373

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1-20 of 11,340

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

$192.8m

Assets

$887.4m

Employees

2,290

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

$5.4m

Assets

$13.5m

Employees

EIN

01-0361328

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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

$64.8m

Assets

$55.8m

Employees

415

EIN

01-0263198

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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)

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

$20.5m

Assets

$30.7m

Employees

118

EIN

01-0202467

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

$29.7m

Assets

$113.7m

Employees

128

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

$33.7m

Assets

$62.2m

Employees

290

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)

State Street Housing Preservation Corporation

State Street Housing Preservation Corp develops, owns, and manages subsidized residential housing units and related facilities for the elderly. The organization's mission is to provide subsidized housing for the elderly.

Revenue

$5.3m

Assets

$20.8m

Employees

EIN

22-3129401

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bridgton Hospital

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

$59.0m

Assets

$35.6m

Employees

336

EIN

01-0130427

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)

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

$28.6m

Assets

$82.3m

Employees

170

EIN

01-0476545

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alpha One

Promote a philosophy of independent living, including a philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and system advocacy, in order to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and prod....

Revenue

$48.2m

Assets

$25.2m

Employees

EIN

01-0368096

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

$29.5m

Assets

$67.3m

Employees

126

EIN

22-3171529

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)

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

$369.8m

Assets

$3.2b

Employees

3,102

EIN

01-0215213

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Full Plates Full Potential

Full Plates Full Potential helps end childhood hunger in Maine by maximizing participation in USDA child nutrition programs.

Revenue

$10.9m

Assets

$11.3m

Employees

EIN

82-2032867

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Audubon

Maine Audubon conserves wildlife and habitat through education, conservation, and action, with Andrew Beahm at the helm.

Revenue

$6.0m

Assets

$21.6m

Employees

103

EIN

01-0248780

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)

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

$19.8m

Assets

$19.9m

Employees

211

EIN

01-0482628

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)

Down East Community Hospital (DECH)

New England Life Care (NELC)

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Trustees of Thornton Academy

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

State Street Housing Preservation Corporation

Bridgton Hospital

Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH)

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Alpha One

Maine Public (MPBN)

United Way of Southern Maine

Bowdoin College

Full Plates Full Potential

Maine Audubon

The Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital

Jobs for Maine's Graduates (JMG)

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