2025-06-24T10:59:01-05:00 2024-12-31 010523282 Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC 2211 Congress St Portland ME 04102 990 2024-01-01 010425071 Friends of Acadia FRIE 2072883340 PO Box 45 Bar Harbor ME 046090045 Eric Stiles President & CEO 2072883340 2025-06-16 1 1 Melissa Magoon CPA P01712842 2077752387 2025-06-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z William C Eacho PO Box 45 Bar Harbor ME 046090045 33958851 0 X www.friendsofacadia.org X 1986 ME Preservation and protection of Acadia National Park. 23 23 42 1320 0 0 14068976 9304245 0 0 1498106 5303976 -282639 -296662 15284443 14311559 2865154 10204089 0 0 2660162 2914488 0 0 1021311 1364399 2130995 6889715 15249572 8394728 -938013 93786743 97289675 1325207 951982 92461536 96337693 X 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. 1 0 510832 441401 Friends 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. In 2024, the Trail crew reconstructed sections of the Ocean Path that were significantly damaged by winter storms. They also rehabilitated sections of the Bubbles Divide Trail and the Great Meadow Loop, and they repaired treads and drainage along the Beech Mountain Trail, Beech Cliffs Loop, Seaside Path, Duck Brook Connector, Kane Path, and Great Head Trail. 261572 226020 The 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 2024, the carriage road crew patched washouts, graded 15 miles of carriage roads, and spread 300 tons of surface materials. They cleaned several miles of road ditches, flushed culverts, and performed overhead and ground-cutting along the Amphitheatre Loop. 12696195 9536667 Additionally, Friends of Acadia contributes to a variety of community outreach events such as Take Pride in Acadia 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. Friends of Acadia helped ANP address the ongoing seasonal employee housing shortage. In 2024 $7 million in funding was provided to ANP to assist in the building of 28 new one bedroom and studio apartments at Harden Farm. Friends of Acadia also funded the construction White Birches, a new campground to be used specifically by park employees consisting of 13 RV pads that each have a water source, electricity, and septic services. Friends of Acadia hosts an annual meeting each summer to brief the membership on the fiscal health of the organization and provide highlights of the successes of the prior year. 13468599 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 0 1 42 1 0 1 CJ LU 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL CA FL GA MD MN MS NH NJ NY RI PA VA NM NC IL MA SC WI X X Eric Stiles 2072883340 PO Box 45 Bar Harbor ME 046090045 William C Eacho Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 David Edson Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Rob Leary Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Story Litchfield Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Amstutz Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Banzhaf-Stone Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Justin Bennett Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Coplon Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Davis Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lesley Draper Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Elsie Flemings Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Green Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Todd Graham Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret Jeffery Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Katona Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jack Kelley Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cora Olgyay Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Pierce Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Edward L Samek Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Curtis Simard Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hannah Sistare Clark Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christiaan van Heerden Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Liz Williams Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Fassak Past Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joan Pew Past Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Stiles President & CEO 40.00 X 250449 0 52138 Jason Irwin Past Vice President/CFO 40.00 X 37999 0 1694 Lisa Horsch Clark VP of Development 40.00 X 160807 0 46961 Stephanie Clement VP of Conservation 40.00 X 128741 0 19043 Sarah Curts Accounting Manager 40.00 X 110708 0 17822 Devin Lueddeke Development Officer for Major Gifts 40.00 X 124118 0 18638 Lori Schaefer Past VP of Communications & Marketing 40.00 X 104735 0 12350 917557 0 168646 7 0 1 0 EL Shea 23 Church Street Ellsworth ME 04605 Contruction 3439053 Goldman Sachs 200 West Street 39th Floor New York NY 10282 Asset Management 429676 Your Part Time Controller 1600 Market Street Suite 3425 Philadelphia PA 19103 Accounting Services 185090 Hard Drive Marine PO Box 5873 Bellingham WA 98227 Boat Building 184500 Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc 101 Walnut Street Watertown MA 02471 Engineering Consulting 102502 5 1103697 1089893 7110655 1066581 9304245 1539549 1539549 16164 0 16164 16164 16164 22998743 19234316 3764427 3764427 3764427 100150 1089893 412976 -312826 -312826 14311559 0 0 5007314 10204089 10204089 342280 201945 47919 92416 1997849 1178731 279699 539419 78992 46605 11059 21328 323481 190854 45287 87340 171886 101413 24064 46409 1368 1368 49220 49220 429676 429676 773133 343505 404541 25087 22730 21044 1686 206357 102766 52545 51046 264804 70024 179268 15512 93263 54958 19513 18792 371650 44488 694 326468 43605 43605 3409 1323 2086 Other Expenses 246788 125573 102574 18641 Dues & Subscriptions 37969 21027 14876 2066 Overhead Distribution -1 715281 -903359 188077 Reclass-Auction Expense -412976 -412976 15249572 13468599 759662 1021311 X 584191 39960 6865427 3168786 2732691 2916765 49769 126203 7046813 62625 1971445 6984188 81243035 83771161 81507 258678 282612 93786743 97289675 243700 949432 1000000 0 81507 2550 1325207 951982 X 16511686 18524701 75949850 77812992 92461536 96337693 93786743 97289675 -938013 4814170 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3946908 3995657 6246056 14068976 9304245 37561842 3946908 3995657 6246056 14068976 9304245 37561842 4627485 32934357 869288 1096900 1117139 1351961 1555713 5991001 388428 194341 582769 44135612 0.74620 0.69680 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 11500 11500 0 Part II-B, Line 1: Friends of Acadia educated and engaged decision-makers about ANP funding needs and made a donation in support of a bond measure establishing funding for the trails of the state of Maine. 53220202 167843 6197609 1767552 57818102 47927146 71262 7021358 1799564 53220202 53020190 2590730 -5957495 1726279 47927146 40118486 7033136 7316015 1447447 53020190 37656157 160621 3445790 1144082 40118486 0.00000 0.56140 0.43860 0 0 977742 977742 1837626 62625 1775001 4231445 4231445 6984188 Security Deposits 2550 2550 19210623 4814170 101594 412976 5328740 13881883 429676 429676 14311559 15334466 101594 412976 514570 14819896 429676 429676 15249572 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 412,976. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Fundraising Expenses 412,976. Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium 0 0 Investments 10750271 Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, 0 0 Investments 4282105 0 0 0 0 0 0 15032376 0 15032376 1 0 1 1 1 0 2024 Benefit Auction 1185043 1084893 100150 157722 185834 59827 1185043 1084893 100150 157722 185834 59827 403383 -303233 1 Acadia National Park Route 233 Bar Harbor ME 04609 Governmental 9056616 0 Provide assistance to ensure the protection of the Acadia National Park region. Schoodic Institute at Acadia PO Box 277 Winter Harbor ME 04693 201054593 501(c)(3) 364721 0 Education and Conservation Downeast Transportation PO Box 914 Ellsworth ME 04605 010371992 501(c)(3) 297000 0 Provide support for the Island Explorer propane buses serving Acadia National Park. Maine Department of Transportation State House Station 16 Augusta ME 043330016 Governmental 225000 0 Provide support for Acadia Gateway Center Appalachian Mountain Club 10 City Square Boston MA 02129 046001677 501(c)(3) 86301 0 Conservation American Conservation Experience PO Box 65532 Salt Lake City UT 84165 371473291 501(c)(3) 27699 0 Conservation Student Conservation Association 4601 North Fairfax Drive No 900 Arlington VA 22203 910880684 501(c)(3) 19075 0 Education University of Maine Controllers Office 65 Texas Ave Bangor ME 04401 016000769 501(c)(3) 15058 0 Research College of the Atlantic 105 Eden Street Bar Harbor ME 04609 237032625 501(c)(3) 13000 0 Research Teens Take on Climate Inc 5744 S Kerwood Aven Apt 3 Chicago IL 60637 881881315 501(c)(3) 7500 0 Education Day Mountain Regional Middle School 1401 Rangeley Road Phillips ME 04966 Governmental 7500 0 Education Easton School Department 33 Bangor Road Easton ME 04740 Governmental 7500 0 Education Ellsworth School Department 11 Avery Lane Ellsworth ME 04605 Governmental 7500 0 Education Holden Elementary School 590 Main Road Holden ME 04429 Governmental 7500 0 Education Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 665 Patricktown Road Somerville ME 04348 Governmental 7500 0 Education Maine Natural History Observatory 317 Guzzle Road Gouldsboro ME 04607 200718450 501(c)(3) 7180 0 Conservation 16 0 Part I, Line 2: The 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. X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Stiles President & CEO 218949 0 1500 0 30000 0 13182 0 38956 0 302587 0 0 0 Lisa Horsch Clark VP of Development 153307 0 7500 0 0 0 8005 0 38956 0 207768 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4a Jason Irwin, Past Vice President & CFO, received severance payment of $24,374 during 2024. Lori Schaefer, Past Vice President of Communications & Marketing, received severance payment of $25,000 during 2024. X 23 0 Donor Estimated Value X 1 0 Appraisal X 23 1066581 Market Price X Trips/Travel 25 0 Donor Estimated Valu X Auction Items 58 0 Donor Estimated Valu 0 0 1 1 Part I, Line 32b: The Organization uses an auctioneer to run the annual auction. 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 $326,940. Form 990, Part III, line 2 Friends of Acadia finalized construction of two dormitory style buildings for ANP, consisting of eight new bedrooms, offering seasonal residence for up to 16 park employees. The buildings were constructed to a 100 year service life standard and include a solar array to provide year-round energy to the entire complex. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 During 2024, Friends of Acadia amended its bylaws to: (i) implement director and officer term limits; (ii) revise the President's role to non-voting ex officio Board member; (iii) adjust the composition of the Executive Committee; (iv) create a new Development Committee; and (v) clarify terms and eligibility for committee chairs and members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 Those 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 11b To 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 12c Once 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 15 The 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 19 The 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 Equipment Section 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).