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MAINE CENTRAL INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MAINE CENTRAL INSTITUTE (EIN 01-0212438)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-08
IRS object ID
202601289349303190
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-08T14:17:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010212438EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Maine Central InstituteBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAINBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2074874454PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1295 Main StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityPittsfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04967ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJerilyn UnderhillPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2074874454PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJoseph R ByrnePreparerPersonNm
PTINP01289281PTIN
Phone2077752387PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDavid PearsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1295 Main StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityPittsfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04967ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,616,649GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.mci-school.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1866FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSecondary school education.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee158TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,069,634PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$931,911CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$9,560,359PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,279,111CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$354,439PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$405,627CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,984,432PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,616,649CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,020,293PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$870,838CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,648,922PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,083,366CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$342,101CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,750,542PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,296,936CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$11,419,757PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,251,140CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$564,675PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$634,491CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$26,489,958TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$30,456,955TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,542,617TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,162,417TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$20,947,341NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,294,538NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionMCI will inspire students to lead ethical, purposeful, and happy lives as local and world citizens.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,724,317ExpenseAmt
Grant$870,838GrantAmt
Revenue$8,279,111RevenueAmt
DescMaine Central Institute offers high school programs in Pittsfield, Maine to Maine School Administrative District #53 (SAD #53), students attending from towns with school choice, students transferring from other districts and boarding students. Education and meals provided for approximately 288 students; housing is provided for approximately 56 students.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,724,317TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document22IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee158EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members23GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member23IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jerilyn UnderhillBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2074873355PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1295 Main StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityPittsfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04967ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Michael Dow
Board President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kyle Holmstrom
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy Archibald
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Bryant
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Corey Dionne
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allen Dyer
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lewis Fitts III
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Natalia Hall
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mitchell Hallee
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristy Hapworth
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank Haseltine
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Jaffers
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peg Peat
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Pietranico
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Debra Pronovost
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Ross
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deborah Rozeboom
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew Stein
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Tilton
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric Thompson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erik Updyke
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig Weaver
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joo Ohk Yi
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Margaret Peat
Past Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Aaron Rosen
Past Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Pearson
Head of School40.00Yes (X)$218,417$0$59,186
Jerilyn Underhill
Chief Financial Officer40.00Yes (X)$12,329$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$230,746TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$59,186TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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Compass Group
PO Box 417632BostonMA022417632Dining Services$840,050
Lincoln Managment Consultants Co LTD
Consultant Services$536,0003F-2 NO148 SEC4 Zhongxiao E RoTaipeiTW
BerryDunn
2211 Congress StreetPortlandME041029943Accounting Services$135,943
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$931,911AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$931,911TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and Fees611710$7,994,802$7,994,802
Other Program Revenue611710$235,137$235,137
Student Activities611710$49,172$49,172
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,279,111TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$81,312TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$81,312ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$324,315SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$324,315SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$324,315TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$324,315ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,616,649TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,279,111RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$405,627ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$870,838TotalAmt
Program Services$870,838ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,932TotalAmt
Program Services$84,514ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,880FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,843,219TotalAmt
Program Services$3,191,211ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$613,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,425FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$643,856TotalAmt
Program Services$36,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$607,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$306,359TotalAmt
Program Services$23,575ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$282,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,381TotalAmt
Management And General$139,381ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,143TotalAmt
Management And General$171,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,475TotalAmt
Management And General$30,475ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$304,781TotalAmt
Program Services$181,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,617FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,928TotalAmt
Program Services$1,694ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,908FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,616TotalAmt
Program Services$65,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,834FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,883TotalAmt
Program Services$70,883ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$639,768TotalAmt
Program Services$639,768ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,753TotalAmt
Program Services$51,753ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,182TotalAmt
Program Services$5,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,644FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,706TotalAmt
Management And General$70,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,317TotalAmt
Program Services$172,317ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,249TotalAmt
Program Services$138,249ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Dining Contract$830,192$830,192
Partnership Expense$653,481$653,481
Miscellaneous Expenses$639,822$224,160$255,869$159,793
Athletics$136,259$136,259

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,251,140TotalAmt
Program Services$6,724,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,184,722ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$342,101FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,758,510BOYAmt
EOY$658,375EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$206,500BOYAmt
EOY$212,400EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$259,369BOYAmt
EOY$862,190EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,523BOYAmt
EOY$4,298EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,315BOYAmt
EOY$157,393EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$29,988,465LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$13,769,525LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,276,658BOYAmt
EOY$16,218,940EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,871,552BOYAmt
EOY$10,012,305EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,500BOYAmt
EOY$178,052EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,013,031BOYAmt
EOY$2,153,002EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,489,958BOYAmt
EOY$30,456,955EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,155,669BOYAmt
EOY$766,610EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$188,303BOYAmt
EOY$539,341EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,797,401BOYAmt
EOY$2,756,612EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,401,244BOYAmt
EOY$1,099,854EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,542,617BOYAmt
EOY$5,162,417EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,712,702BOYAmt
EOY$18,025,843EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,234,639BOYAmt
EOY$7,268,695EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,947,341BOYAmt
EOY$25,294,538EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,489,958BOYAmt
EOY$30,456,955EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$634,491ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$130,303NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$4,851,385PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,826,277BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$9,826,277EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,826,277BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$9,826,277EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,370,571BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$757,052InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$309,346OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,826,277EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,887,089BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$835,747InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$680,771OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,370,571EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,788,321BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$55,225ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,299,370InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$255,827OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,887,089EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.47234BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.31028PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.21738TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$389,117OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$389,117BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,764,980OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,003,502DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,761,478BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,390,923OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,766,023DepreciationAmt
Book Value$624,900BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,443,445OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$8,443,445BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,218,940TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies$15,275
Gifts of Future Interests$2,137,727
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,153,002TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Other Current Liabilities$9,460
Tuition Deposits$943,840
Capital Lease Obligation$146,554
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,099,854TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:The Organization has on display for public exhibition a sculpture which was received in a previous year.
Part V, Line 4:MCI maintains endowment investment funds that are used to fund current/future operations, scholarships, facilities, and to supply capital for other various needs.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3Statement included in recruiting brochures.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The school participates in various state governmental Financial Aid programs.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEast Asia and the PacificRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedStudent recruitment, program implementation assistance, and overall program oversight in partnershipTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedLincoln Management Consultants are our partners in Taiwan. We offer online programming to students there and they visit our school in the summer for an intensive academic program. These students are eligible to earn a MCI diploma at the conclusion of the program which typically lasts three years. We pay them a commission, based on an MOU, for their services to the program.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$778,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees2SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$778,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$778,000TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Financial Aid48$0$838,788FMVDiscounted tuition
Scholarships2$0$32,050FMVScholarship payments

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAll assistance to individuals is in the form of financial aid, grants, scholarships, and tuition discounts awarded to students. Assistance is applied directly to the student's account balance.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDavid PearsonPersonNm
TitleHead of SchoolTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$218,417BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,271DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$50,915NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$277,603TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Head of School is required to live near the campus, therefore housing is provided and is included in his nontaxable benefits.ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Finance Authority of MaineBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN010392006BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2021-11-12BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$2,934,810IssuePriceAmt
PurposeRefunding of Previously issued 2012 Finance Authority of Maine BondPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$294,998RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$2,934,810TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$2,934,810OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion2021SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To RebateYes (1)ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm. A complete copy of the form and all schedules is reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer as well as the finance/investment committee. A copy of the core Form 990 including all schedules is then provided to each member of the board of trustees for review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEvery October, the Organization requires the completion of a conflict-of-interest disclosure form for any situation that would give rise to a conflict. The Organization maintains records as to who has returned a completed form and the situation in question.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15When determining the compensation levels for the Head of School of the school, the Organization reviewed documentation from the Independent Schools Association of Northern New England and the National Association of Independent Schools. Salary levels for prior Headmasters, as well as information from other similar schools is also reviewed. The executive administration staff compensation is also based upon documentation from ISANE.
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: Maine Central Institute 295 Main Street Pittsfield, ME 04967 EIN 01-0212438 Maine Central Institute is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n).
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2a: Financial Statements and ReportingAs of May 15, 2026, the Organization's financial statement audit for the fiscal year-ended 6/30/25 is still in process and has not yet been completed. As a result, questions related to financial statement audit on Form 990 Part IV and Part XII have been answered 'no' accordingly.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Charitable Trusts (2)BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesCharitable TrustPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Maine Central InstituteBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd