2016-05-11T12:58:26-05:00 2015-12-31 010523282 Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC PO Box 1100 Portland ME 041041100 990 2015-01-01 010425071 Friends of Acadia FRIE 2072883340 PO Box 45 Bar Harbor ME 046090045 Henry Schmelzer Treasurer 2072883340 2016-05-10 1 Barbara J McGuan CPA P00219457 2077752387 2016-05-10 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z David MacDonald PO Box 45 Bar Harbor ME 046090045 33365227 0 X www.friendsofacadia.org X 1986 ME Preservation and protection of Acadia National Park 28 27 34 207 0 0 4019435 20679595 4522 10086 1699153 2090680 446695 438108 6169805 23218469 1345625 2061153 0 0 1124386 1252776 0 0 417648 681360 967367 3151371 4281296 3018434 18937173 27893791 44333175 62093 110675 27831698 44222500 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. 0 0 610853 390584 Friends of Acadia makes grants from its Acadia Trails Forever project fund to the ANP trails program to maintain the park's 130 miles of trails. Along with the usual erosion repair and social path closings, projects in 2015 included the continuation of the Deer Brook project, rehabilitation of the historical stone walkway on Jordan Stream, adding an ADA section to the Ocean Path along with support wall repair, repair historic stone work at Hunters Brook, complete rehabilitation of the historic Cadillac Cliffs trail, drainage work on Hadlock Brook and Stratheden Paths and an upgrade of stairs and rungs on the Beehive. The Acadia Youth Conservation Corps assisted with many of the projects above, including cleaning drainage ditches, revegetating eroded areas, and cutting and hauling brush. An additional 4.7 miles of trails were added to the trail system at Schoodic Woods, doubling the Schoodic trails to 8.4 miles. 296743 189740 The Island Explorer is a fare-free, seasonal, propane-powered bus system that runs through Acadia National Park and its surrounding gateway communities. Since its first day of operation in 1999, 6.01 million visitors have ridden the bus, approximately 2.29 million private vehicle trips have been eliminated, reducing smog causing pollutants by an estimated 32.1 tons and greenhouse gas emissions by over 20,054 tons. Friends of Acadia has been involved with the bus systems since its inception, granting over $3 million in funding, and securing $2.8 million in grants from L.L. Bean and others to enable the system to grow. Friends of Acadia's grant supports the operating costs of 28 buses on Mount Desert Island, and one on the Schoodic peninsula. 386588 247187 The Carriage Road maintenance grant makes possible the salaries of six Acadia National Park workers who perform regular maintenance of the park's 44 miles of historic carriage roads. In 2015, the workers rock-raked, dragged smooth, and rolled the entire carriage road system at and the beginning and end of the season. They repaired and cleaned 10 culverts around Eagle Lake, recovered and reset coping stones that had been dislodged throughout the system, unclogged beaver plugged culverts, and worked with the park biologist to ensure the park followed new cutting rules that apply due to the listing of the long-eared bat as an endangered species. These rules were followed to restore over 50 vistas throughout the park. This program uses thousands of volunteer hours from FOA's volunteer program, and also uses the Acadia Youth Conservation Corps student employees. 2119064 1233641 10086 Additionally, 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 Ridge Runners, the Wild Garden of Acadia, the Acadia Winter Trails Association, exotic plant eradication, wheelchair accessible carriages and trails, Acadia Quest, the Acadia Youth Technology Team, the night sky initiative, the peregrine falcon and hawk watch program, Acadia Teacher Fellows Program, water quality monitoring and a volunteer program that contributes over 3,400 hours of time to maintain Acadia's trails and carriage roads. 2119064 1233641 10086 3413248 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 0 1 34 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 28 27 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL CA FL GA MD ME MN MS NH NJ NY OH PA WA NM NC X X Diana McDowell 2072883340 PO Box 45 Bar Harbor ME 046090045 Emily Beck Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Fred Benson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Everett Carson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gail Clark Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hannah Sistare Clark Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael H Cook Past Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Andrew Davis Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 William C Eacho Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Fassak Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Nathaniel R Fenton Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Goldthwait Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 C Boyden Gray Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Green Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Nina Horner Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Jensen Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jan Karst Past Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Kelley Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert G Leary Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Story Litchfield Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith K Moriarty Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joan Pew Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Reis Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jack Russell Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Edward L Samek Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Henry Schmelzer Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Eleanor Sullivan Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christiaan van Heerden Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Veilleux Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Zoellick Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 David MacDonald President 40.00 X X 137780 0 39914 137780 0 39914 1 0 1 0 The Compass Group Inc 6815 Orinoco Circle Bloomfield Hills MI 48301 Campaign Advice 185000 Goldman Sachs 200 West Street 39th Floor New York NY 10282 Asset Management 156499 2 528952 229922 19920721 740085 20679595 Miscellaneous Revenue 451211 10086 10086 10086 684425 684425 11324138 9917883 1406255 1406255 1406255 666983 229922 228875 438108 438108 23218469 10086 0 2528788 2061153 2061153 177694 95954 33762 47978 844708 527260 131120 186328 26020 14051 4944 7025 127118 68644 24152 34322 77236 48488 11874 16874 31484 17001 5982 8501 7652 7652 156499 156499 102350 90777 289 11284 26497 24371 878 1248 170158 143261 11110 15787 63952 34534 12151 17267 52149 50806 555 788 11767 6354 2236 3177 18208 9852 3451 4905 All. for Uncollectibles 225667 121860 42877 60930 Other Program Expenses 92223 92223 Dues & Subscriptions 8761 6659 868 1234 4281296 3413248 450400 417648 X X 50701 57877 2852898 3944229 1177892 12407729 50380 8250 39955 74696 445033 133271 310398 311762 23270739 27390470 140828 138162 27893791 44333175 36093 94675 26000 16000 62093 110675 X 2561931 2637113 14212432 26250956 11057335 15334431 27831698 44222500 27893791 44333175 18937173 -2546371 0 X 1 X 1 X 1 0 X 1846250 1654695 3296193 4019435 20679595 31496168 1846250 1654695 3296193 4019435 20679595 31496168 10033755 21462413 476688 539658 569316 606830 684425 2876917 34373085 2522782 0.62440 0.68880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7652 7652 4273644 4281296 364065 91016 0 0 294113 295408 307569 364065 1261155 1891733 2935 3245 4476 7652 18308 73528 73852 76892 91016 315288 472932 21582569 2064925 -502583 374348 22770563 20730220 529434 750431 427516 21582569 17057513 856490 3337417 521200 20730220 15689713 299690 1751346 689236 17051513 16134393 473215 -239895 678000 15689713 0.00000 0.57550 0.42450 0 0 276730 276730 39706 24766 14940 123973 105598 18375 4624 2907 1717 311762 20525388 -2546371 9789 -2536582 23061970 156499 156499 23218469 4134586 9789 9789 4124797 156499 156499 4281296 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. X X X X X X X 1 The Compass Group Inc 6815 Orinoco Circle Bloomfield MI 483012936 Fundraising Consulting 0 0 0 185000 185000 AL AZ CA CO CT DC FL GA IL ME MD MA MI WI MN NM NJ NH MS OH NC NY WA VA SC RI PA 2015 Benefit Auction 896905 229922 666983 97464 106543 3500 21368 0 896905 229922 666983 97464 106543 3500 21368 228875 438108 1 Acadia National Park Route 233 Bar Harbor ME 04609 Government 995075 733988 Cost Paid staff, contractors and donated equipment Provide assistance to ensure the protection of the Acadia National Park region Downeast Transportation Route 3 Trenton ME 04605 010371992 501(c)(3) 200290 Provide support for the Island Explorer propane buses serving Acadia National Park. Isle au Haut Boat Services 27 Seabreeze Avenue Stonington ME 04681 371458785 501(c)(3) 131800 Provide support for a new ferry servicing Isle au Haut and Acadia National Park. 3 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 twice a year who provide documentation of where and how the grants were used. The Island Explorer bus system is monitored by the Organization's conservation director who sits on the board of Downeast Transportation. The Organization also requests a letter from Acadia National Park to approve the grant as the buses are operated inside the Park. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David MacDonald President 137780 0 0 0 0 0 7421 0 32493 0 177694 0 0 0 X 30 0 Donor Estimate Value X 0 Donor Estimate Value X 35 719953 Market Price X Camera Equipment 45 20132 Invoice Cost X Auction Items 48 0 Donor Estimate Value 0 1 1 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 $264,043. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The Organization's bylaws were amended during 2015 in order to allow the Investment and Finance Committee to be split into two separate committees. 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 11 The complete Form 990 is reviewed by the audit committee. After discussion with the lead and managing auditors the return is signed and filed. Additionally, the full board reviews the public inspection Form 990 prior to its filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Once a year, a disclosure form is mailed to each board member as well as the members of the development, investment, and finance committees. That form is also delivered to the staff. Completion of each form is required; those who do not return the form are mailed another. The answers are then reviewed by the governance/nominating committee who report to the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The policy of the Organization is to periodically use the Maine Association of Non-Profit's salary and benefits survey to review current positions and related salaries. Also taken into consideration is cost of living and rate of inflation statistics. The Executive Committee 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).