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FRIENDS OF ACADIA: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
FRIENDS OF ACADIA (EIN 01-0425071)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-07-15
IRS object ID
202411979349300416
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-07-15T08:22:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN010523282PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12211 Congress StAddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010425071EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Friends of AcadiaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2072883340PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 45AddressLine1Txt
CityBar HarborCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP046090045ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEric StilesPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2072883340PhoneNum
Signature2024-07-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstEricPersonFirstNm
Person LastStilesPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJoseph R ByrnePreparerPersonNm
PTINP01289281PTIN
Phone2077752387PhoneNum
Preparation2024-07-11PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerWilliam C EachoPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 45AddressLine1Txt
CityBar HarborCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP046090045ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,788,727GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.friendsofacadia.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPreservation and protection of Acadia National Park.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee37TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1180TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,246,056PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$14,068,976CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,519,852PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,498,106CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$170,262PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$282,639CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,595,646PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,284,443CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,602,050PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,865,154CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,290,265PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,364,399CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,290,491PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,889,715CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,305,155PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,394,728CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$74,652,165TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$93,786,743TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$93,920TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,325,207TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$74,558,245NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$92,461,536NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionFriends 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$347,336ExpenseAmt
Grant$241,000GrantAmt
DescFriends of Acadia makes grants from its Acadia Trails Forever project fund to the ANP trails program to maintain the park's 153 miles of trails. Some of the highlights from the 2023 season included rehabilitation or re-routing sections of the Cadillac North Ridge Trail, Beech Mountain Loop, Jordan Pond House Trail, Great Meadow Loop, and Amphitheater Trail.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$225,552ExpenseAmt
Grant$156,500GrantAmt
DescThe Carriage Road maintenance grants help to make possible the salaries of several Acadia National Park workers who perform regular maintenance of the park's 44 miles of historic carriage roads. In 2023, some of the highlights included ditch maintenance and streambank restoration in the Seven Sisters area of the carriage roads, surface excavation and rehabilitation at the Waterfall Bridge, and installation of seven visitor use counters in the carriage road system.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$4,697,586ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,467,654GrantAmt
DescAdditionally, Friends of Acadia contributes to a variety of community outreach events such as Take Pride in Acadia, National Trails Day, and Earth Day Roadside Clean-up. In partnership with Acadia National Park, Friends implements and contributes to other programs including the Summit Stewards, the Wild Garden of Acadia, the Acadia Winter Trails Association, invasive plant eradication, Acadia Quest, the peregrine falcon and hawk watch program, Acadia Teacher Fellows Program, water quality monitoring and a volunteer program that typically contributes over 5,000 hours of time per year to help maintain Acadia's trails and carriage roads.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$5,270,474TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee37EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCJForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryLUForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Eric StilesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2072883340PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 45AddressLine1Txt
CityBar HarborCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP046090045ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
William C Eacho
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Edson
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rob Leary
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Story Litchfield
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Amstutz
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julie Banzhaf-Stone
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Justin Bennett
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sam Coplon
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Davis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Green
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Fassak
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elsie Flemings
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Margaret Jeffery
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Katona
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Kelley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cora Olgyay
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joan Pew
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura Pierce
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward L Samek
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Curtis Simard
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hannah Sistare Clark
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christiaan van Heerden
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Liz Williams
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
C Boyden Gray
Past Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Bright
Past Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Mayewski
Past Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric Stiles
President & CEO40.00Yes (X)$235,477$0$51,872
Jason Irwin
Vice President/CFO40.00Yes (X)$187,908$0$22,320
Lisa Horsch Clark
VP of Development40.00$144,072$0$47,773Yes (X)
Stephanie Clement
VP of Conservation40.00$116,660$0$18,758Yes (X)
Lori Schaefer
VP of Communications & Marketing40.00$116,531$0$18,752Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$800,648TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$159,475TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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Goldman Sachs
200 West Street 39th FloorNew YorkNY10282Asset Management$390,095
Hedefine Engineering & Design Inc
PO Box 668EllsworthME04605Engineering & Design$339,938
Hard Drive Marine
PO Box 5873BellinghamWA98227Boat Building$197,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$756,636MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$1,087,315FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$12,225,025AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$58,091NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$14,068,976TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,351,961TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,351,961ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,255,140SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,108,995SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$146,145SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$146,145TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$146,145ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$112,650FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,087,315ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$395,289FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$282,639TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$282,639ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,284,443TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,215,467ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,865,154TotalAmt
Program Services$2,865,154ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$497,577TotalAmt
Program Services$263,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$134,346FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,631,963TotalAmt
Program Services$844,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$346,946ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$440,630FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,954TotalAmt
Program Services$34,603ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,077FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$309,869TotalAmt
Program Services$160,603ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,665FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,799TotalAmt
Program Services$79,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,298ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,526FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,491TotalAmt
Program Services$1,491ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,510TotalAmt
Management And General$34,510ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$390,095TotalAmt
Management And General$390,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$359,228TotalAmt
Program Services$283,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,381FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,395TotalAmt
Fundraising$4,395FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,303TotalAmt
Program Services$133,735ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,371FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,998TotalAmt
Program Services$3,770ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$121,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$630FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,207TotalAmt
Program Services$29,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,807FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$420,435TotalAmt
Program Services$24,740ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$406ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$395,289FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,020TotalAmt
Management And General$19,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,200TotalAmt
Management And General$9,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Other Program Expenses$80,049$74,211$1,049$4,789
Dues & Subscriptions$47,381$14,048$27,819$5,514
Overhead Distribution-$112,624$456,831-$506,031-$63,424
Reclass-Auction Expense-$395,289-$395,289

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,889,715TotalAmt
Program Services$5,270,474ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$853,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$765,707FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,536BOYAmt
EOY$584,191EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,604,304BOYAmt
EOY$7,999,011EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$189,772BOYAmt
EOY$2,732,691EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,562BOYAmt
EOY$49,769EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,990,465LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$19,020LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,971,445EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,412,458BOYAmt
EOY$80,109,451EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$81,507EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,533BOYAmt
EOY$258,678EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,652,165BOYAmt
EOY$93,786,743EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,920BOYAmt
EOY$243,700EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,000,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$81,507EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,920BOYAmt
EOY$1,325,207EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,874,802BOYAmt
EOY$16,511,686EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,683,443BOYAmt
EOY$75,949,850EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,558,245BOYAmt
EOY$92,461,536EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,652,165BOYAmt
EOY$93,786,743EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,394,728ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$9,508,563NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,547,168CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,946,908CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,995,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,246,056CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,068,976CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,804,765TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,547,168CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,946,908CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,995,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,246,056CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,068,976CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,804,765TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,790,730SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,014,035PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,181,494CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$869,288CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,096,900CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,117,139CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,351,961CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,616,782TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$766,163CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$388,428CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$194,341CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$1,348,932TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$38,770,479TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.69680PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.68770PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$47,927,146BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$71,262ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,021,358InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,799,564OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$53,220,202EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$53,020,190BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,590,730ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$5,957,495InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,726,279OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$47,927,146EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$40,118,486BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,033,136ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,316,015InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,447,447OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$53,020,190EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$37,656,157BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$160,621ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,445,790InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,144,082OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$40,118,486EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$31,880,907BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,194,504ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,896,602InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,315,856OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$37,656,157EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.60760PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.39240TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$526,068OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$526,068BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$760,792OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,020DepreciationAmt
Book Value$741,772BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$703,605OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$703,605BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,971,445TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOperating Lease LiabilityDesc
Amt$81,507Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$81,507TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,993,905TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$9,508,563NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$195,705DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$395,289OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$10,099,557RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,894,348RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$390,095InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$390,095RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,284,443TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,090,614TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$195,705DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$395,289OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$590,994ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,499,620ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$390,095InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$390,095ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,889,715TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:Friends of Acadia uses its endowment assets as an attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to the programs supported by its endowments while seeking to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets. The investments aim to provide appropriate stewardship of Friends of Acadia's financial assets and secure long-term financial stability and income to support the Organization's commitments to Acadia National Park and Friends' operations and programs as budgeted annually by the investment and finance committee and approved by the Organization's board of directors.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expenses 395,289.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expenses 395,289.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00Investments$9,201,414
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,00Investments$4,122,455
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$13,323,869SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$13,323,869TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event12023 Benefit AuctionEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,197,465GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,084,815CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$112,650GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$156,437RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$153,045FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$72,522OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,197,465GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,084,815CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$112,650GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$156,437RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$153,045FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$72,522OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$382,004DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$269,354NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtRecipient EINRecipientEIN
Maine Department of Transportation
State House Station 16AugustaME043330016Governmental$1,000,000$0Provide support for Acadia Gateway Center.
Acadia National Park
Route 233Bar HarborME04609Governmental$994,699$0Provide assistance to ensure the protection of the Acadia National Park region.
Downeast Transportation
PO Box 914EllsworthME04605501(c)(3)$297,000$0Provide support for the Island Explorer propane buses serving Acadia National Park.010371992
Schoodic Institute at Acadia
PO Box 277Winter HarborME04693501(c)(3)$201,585$0Schoodic Education Adventure Grant.201054593
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden StreetBar HarborME04609501(c)(3)$28,480$0Research237032625
University of Maine
Controllers Office 65 Texas AveBangorME04401501(c)(3)$15,026$0Research016000769
Student Conservation Association
4601 North Fairfax Drive No 900ArlingtonVA22203501(c)(3)$13,920$0Education910880684
American Conservation Experience
PO Box 65532Salt Lake CityUT84165501(c)(3)$10,760$0Conservation371473291
Orono Middle School
14 Goodridge DriveOronoME04473Governmental$10,000$0Education
Maine Natural History Observatory
317 Guzzle RoadGouldsboroME04607501(c)(3)$9,817$0Conservation200718450
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org10Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization maintains a policy designed to monitor the grant arrangements the Organization enters into. The Organization sends letters specifying what the grant is for and requesting a return letter that the grant will be used for the intended purpose. The Organization meets with Acadia National Park staff at least once per year. Park staff provide documentation of where and how grants were used.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Eric Stiles
President & CEO$235,477$0$0$0$0$0$11,926$0$39,946$0$287,349$0$0$0
Jason Irwin
Vice President/CFO$187,908$0$0$0$0$0$9,395$0$12,925$0$210,228$0$0$0
Lisa Horsch Clark
VP of Development$144,072$0$0$0$0$0$7,827$0$39,946$0$191,845$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution27ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$0NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor Estimated ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$58,091NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket PriceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Trips/Travel27$0Donor Estimated Valu
Yes (X)Auction Items38$0Donor Estimated Valu
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 32b:The Organization uses an auctioneer who donates their time to run the event. In addition, the Organization sells contributions of securities through its investment broker. All gifts of securities are sold as soon as administratively possible.
Part I, Line 33:For various auctioned items, the Organization does not record revenue when items are donated, rather when the items are sold at the auction event. The donor estimated value of auctioned items was $254,311.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Those individuals who pay annual dues or make contributions in an amount set from time to time by the Board shall be known as Members of the Organization. Members do not have voting rights or any other power or authority to govern the Organization in any capacity.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bTo maintain donor requests for anonymity, the complete 990 is reviewed by the Audit Committee that consists of six board members, including the Chair and Treasurer, neither of whom are Chair of the Committee. The President & CEO, Vice President of Finance and Administration also attend the meeting, and after discussion with the lead and managing auditors, the 990 is filed. Additionally, the Board of Directors is provided with a copy of the Public Disclosure copy prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOnce a year, a disclosure form is given to each board member as well as the members of the development, investment, finance committees, and staff. Completion of the forms is required. Those who do not return the form are mailed another form and emailed a reminder. The answers are reviewed by the governance/nominating committee who report to the Board. If vote is called on a motion for which a board member has a conflict of interest, they will recuse themselves from voting, or be asked to do so by the Chair.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The policy of the Organization is to periodically commission a salary and benefits survey to review current positions and related salaries. The most recent survey was commissioned during 2022. Also taken into consideration is cost of living and rate of inflation statistics. The Chair of the Friends of Acadia Board of Directors sets the President's salary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part X, Line 10: Land, Buildings, and EquipmentSection 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: Friends of Acadia P.O. Box 45 Bar Harbor, ME 04609 EIN 01-0425071 Friends of Acadia is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n).