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Friends of Acadia

Public charity
Environment · BAR HARBOR, ME · EIN 01-0425071
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About

Friends of Acadia preserves, protects, and promotes stewardship of the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality, and distinctive cultural resources of Acadia National Park and surrounding communities for the inspiration and enjoyment of current and future generations.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Environment
Employees
42
Volunteers
1,320

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$14.3M
Expenses
$15.2M
Assets
$97.3M
Liabilities
$952K

Financial history

$15.3M$7.6M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $14.3M · Peak FY2023: $15.3M · Avg: $10.0M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$15.0M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium——
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,——

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$12K
Grants Given
$441K
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Address

43 Cottage ST
BAR Harbor, ME, 04609-187

Governance

Voting board members23
Independent members23
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %56.1%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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