Maine
Nonprofits and 501C Tax Exempt Organizations
- Organization Count: 16,615
- Assets Total: $36,235,856,667
- Income Total: $24,516,243,009
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- Highest Asset Amount $3,803,040,949
- Average Asset Amount $8,255,665
- Highest Income Amount $4,811,001,739
- Average Income Amount $5,533,354
Top Nonprofit Organizations in Maine with the Most Assets
| # | Organization Name | Assets | Address | Type | Classification | Exempt Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAINEHEALTH | $1 billion + | 22 BRAMHALL ST PORTLAND, ME 04102-3134 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Hospital, General) |
03/1958 |
| 2 | BOWDOIN COLLEGE (c/o REBECCA COREY) |
$1 billion + | 5400 COLLEGE STA BRUNSWICK, ME 04011-8445 |
501(c)(3) | Educational Organization (Undergraduate College (4-year)) |
06/1935 |
| 3 | PRESIDENT & TRUSTEES OF COLBY COLLEGE (c/o ALICIA GARDINER CONTROLLER) |
$1 billion + | 4130 MAYFLOWER HL WATERVILLE, ME 04901-8841 |
501(c)(3) | Educational Organization (Undergraduate College (4-year)) |
04/1944 |
| 4 | JACKSON LABORATORY (c/o DOUGLAS ABBOTT) |
$1 billion + | 600 MAIN ST BAR HARBOR, ME 04609-1522 |
501(c)(3) | Scientific Organization (Biomedicine, Bioengineering Research) |
05/1950 |
| 5 | HAROLD ALFOND FOUNDATION (c/o DEXTER ENTRPS) |
$500 million + | CO DEXTER ENTRPS TWO MONUMENT SQ PORTLAND, ME 04101-0000 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Private Independent Foundations) |
05/1994 |
| 6 | EASTERN MAINE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS | $500 million + | 43 WHITING HILL RD BREWER, ME 04412-1004 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Hospitals and Related Primary Medical Care Facilities) |
06/2005 |
| 7 | PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE (c/o TREASURER) |
$500 million + | 2 ANDREWS RD 216 LANE HALL LEWISTON, ME 04240-0000 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Undergraduate College (4-year)) |
04/1993 |
| 8 | EASTERN MAINE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS | $500 million + | 43 WHITING HILL RD BREWER, ME 04412-1004 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization | 01/2000 |
| 9 | UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND | $500 million + | 11 HILLS BEACH RD BIDDEFORD, ME 04005-9526 |
501(c)(3) | Educational Organization (University or Technological Institute) |
08/1997 |
| 10 | MAINEGENERAL HEALTH (c/o JEREMY STORER) |
$500 million + | 35 MEDICAL CENTER PKWY AUGUSTA, ME 04330-8160 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization | 08/2006 |
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501(C) Classification Totals
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• The following table is a list of 501(c) classifications and the number of organizations in Maine granted an exempt status under that classification.• The 501(c) section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 defines the category under which an organization may be tax exempt.
| # | Classification | Description | Organization Count | Organization Assets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization | 8,337 | $22,455,717,078 | 501c3 |
| 2 | 501(c)(3) | Educational Organization | 2,296 | $8,349,501,952 | 501c3 |
| 3 | 501(c)(3) | Religious Organization | 925 | $170,886,405 | 501c3 |
| 4 | 501(c)(8) | Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association | 862 | $56,570,491 | 501c8 |
| 5 | 501(c)(90) | 4947(a)(2) - Charitable Trust (Form 990 Filer) | 656 | $0 | 501c90 |
| 6 | 501(c)(19) | Post or Organization of War Veterans | 562 | $18,954,666 | 501c19 |
| 7 | 501(c)(4) | Social Welfare Organization | 467 | $351,653,611 | 501c4 |
| 8 | 501(c)(7) | Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club | 417 | $117,818,134 | 501c7 |
| 9 | 501(c)(10) | Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations | 321 | $38,446,826 | 501c10 |
| 10 | 501(c)(6) | Business League | 318 | $57,068,021 | 501c6 |
| 11 | 501(c)(4) | Civic League | 302 | $47,084,011 | 501c4 |
| 12 | 501(c)(5) | Labor Organization | 260 | $28,766,146 | 501c5 |
| 13 | 501(c)(6) | Board of Trade | 171 | $28,405,400 | 501c6 |
| 14 | 501(c)(3) | Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Animals | 83 | $38,440,465 | 501c3 |
| 15 | 501(c)(13) | Burial Association | 76 | $41,428,067 | 501c13 |
| 16 | 501(c)(6) | Chamber of Commerce | 71 | $18,752,197 | 501c6 |
| 17 | 501(c)(13) | Cemetery Company | 69 | $36,762,112 | 501c13 |
| 18 | 501(c)(5) | Agricultural Organization | 66 | $13,943,607 | 501c5 |
| 19 | 501(c)(2) | Title-Holding Corporation | 65 | $104,724,253 | 501c2 |
| 20 | 501(c)(9) | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.) | 49 | $314,955,929 | 501c9 |
| 21 | 501(c)(3) | Literary Organization | 48 | $103,417,549 | 501c3 |
| 22 | 501(c)(92) | 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer) | 47 | $32,316,594 | 501c92 |
| 23 | 501(c)(4) | Local Association of Employees | 19 | $13,632,867 | 501c4 |
| 24 | 501(c)(14) | Credit Union | 17 | $2,038,258,231 | 501c14 |
| 25 | 501(c)(3) | Organization for Public Safety Testing | 16 | $3,500,673 | 501c3 |
| 26 | 501(c)(3) | Scientific Organization | 11 | $1,441,372,489 | 501c3 |
| 27 | 501(c)(5) | Horticultural Organization | 7 | $13,009 | 501c5 |
| 28 | 501(c)(12) | Organization Like Those on Three Preceding Lines | 6 | $2,323,785 | 501c12 |
| 29 | 501(c)(12) | Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc. | 5 | $73,437,751 | 501c12 |
| 30 | 501(c)(15) | Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine | 5 | $2,752 | 501c15 |
| 31 | 501(c)(9) | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.) | 4 | $0 | 501c9 |
| 32 | 501(c)(6) | Real Estate Board | 4 | $8,154,936 | 501c6 |
| 33 | 501(c)(1) | Government Instrumentality | 4 | $0 | 501c1 |
| 34 | 501(c)(3) | Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Children | 3 | $6,482,395 | 501c3 |
| 35 | 501(c)(12) | Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co. | 3 | $0 | 501c12 |
| 36 | 501(c)(12) | Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co. | 2 | $0 | 501c12 |
| 37 | 501(c)(16) | Corp. Financing Crop Operations | 1 | $0 | 501c16 |
| 38 | 501(c)(17) | Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan | 1 | $0 | 501c17 |
| 39 | 501(c)(26) | State-Sponsored High Risk Health Insurance Organizations | 1 | $0 | 501c26 |
| 40 | 501(c)(27) | State-Sponsored Workers' Compensation Reinsurance | 1 | $0 | 501c27 |
| 41 | 501(c)(29) | ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers | 1 | $165,981,999 | 501c29 |
| 42 | 501(c)(50) | Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)) | 1 | $270,542 | 501c50 |
| False | - none - | No Classification | 35 | $56,811,724 |
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Maine Places Ranked by Nonprofit Assets
Cities
| Rank # | City | Organization Count | Asset Amount | Income Amount |
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Counties
| Rank # | County | Asset Amount | Percentage of Total State Assets | Income Amount | Organization Count |
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| 1 | Cumberland County ME | $15,251,773,871 | 42.09% | $10,766,948,963 | 4,320 |
| 2 | Kennebec County ME | $5,023,319,343 | 13.86% | $3,146,227,896 | 1,651 |
| 3 | Penobscot County ME | $4,419,974,657 | 12.20% | $3,709,667,306 | 1,600 |
| 4 | Hancock County ME | $3,197,853,083 | 8.83% | $1,530,057,344 | 1,014 |
| 5 | Androscoggin County ME | $2,298,367,406 | 6.34% | $1,923,802,128 | 1,040 |
| 6 | York County ME | $2,171,331,646 | 5.99% | $1,214,950,002 | 1,780 |
| 7 | Sagadahoc County ME | $772,831,453 | 2.13% | $166,294,473 | 435 |
| 8 | Lincoln County ME | $557,949,302 | 1.54% | $251,655,422 | 600 |
| 9 | Knox County ME | $551,593,512 | 1.52% | $291,869,775 | 738 |
| 10 | Waldo County ME | $371,278,425 | 1.02% | $299,875,722 | 511 |
| 11 | Oxford County ME | $355,385,970 | 0.98% | $210,135,089 | 668 |
| 12 | Washington County ME | $352,731,527 | 0.97% | $266,457,301 | 475 |
| 13 | Aroostook County ME | $351,464,351 | 0.97% | $321,097,933 | 785 |
| 14 | Somerset County ME | $313,276,200 | 0.86% | $247,845,141 | 400 |
| 15 | Franklin County ME | $194,297,218 | 0.54% | $145,024,067 | 379 |
| 16 | Piscataquis County ME | $52,428,703 | 0.14% | $24,334,447 | 218 |
Zip Codes
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