Nonprofits in Maine

There are 10,007 organizations in Maine. Combined, these Mainer nonprofits employ 124,824 people, earn more than $16 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $28 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Maine cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Portland, ME	3,940	46,195	$7,164,812,249	$14,018,579,593
Bangor	933	17,592	$2,056,659,641	$3,276,743,840
Lewiston, ME	684	13,913	$1,695,295,435	$2,041,260,425

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Job trends for Maine nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	744
1-10	705
11-25	319
26-100	320
101 to 1,000	188
1,000+	23

Key takeaways for employment stats:

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

Sizes of nonprofits in Maine

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	2,405
$250k to $1M	803
$1M to $5M	431
$5M to $25M	174
$25M to $100M	46
$100M+	24

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like MaineHealth (MMC), Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems EMMC Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMHS), MaineGeneral Health and Affiliates, Mercy Hospital, 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 3.9% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Maine with more than $100 million account for 62.5% 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	1,185	24,585	$1,763,531,880	$7,236,269,047
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	966	3,579	$183,993,509	$497,486,606
Religious organizations	832	323	$28,302,146	$128,640,514
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	821	5,012	$140,051,863	$330,563,044
Business and community development organizations	702	2,115	$205,765,166	$614,931,547
Foundations	681	198	$345,734,975	$3,174,798,147
Mutual assistance organizations	575	525	$769,050,090	$338,557,133
Human service organizations	532	20,643	$1,409,358,291	$1,665,406,708
Mental health organizations	517	8,042	$410,715,125	$235,159,832
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	441	1,209	$150,690,839	$2,082,316,491

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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

$184.5m

Assets

$674.3m

Employees

2,482

EIN

01-0211781

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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

$37.4m

Assets

$115.4m

Employees

555

EIN

23-7032625

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)

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

$35.5m

Assets

$41.6m

Employees

EIN

01-0529871

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

$8.8m

Assets

$19.2m

Employees

EIN

01-0241767

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

$17.1m

Assets

$22.5m

Employees

108

EIN

22-3171529

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

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)

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

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Oak Foundation U S A

Bowdoin College

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

United Way of Greater Portland

Maine Public (MPBN)

Trustees of Thornton Academy

Bridgton Hospital

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL)

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