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Fame Opportunities

EIN 01-0521988 • 501(c)3 • Augusta, ME

Profile

Granting Scholarships

PO Box 949Augusta, ME 04332

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

27th percentile

-29%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$144

Down $60 (-29%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$144

Down $60 (-29%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $1,000 (-100%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$60

Down $985 (-94%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$60

Down $15 (-33%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth27th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$600$400$200$0Assets 2011: $456Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $386Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $386Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $386Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $366Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $364Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $364Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $364Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $364Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $364Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $319Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $319Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $3192022Assets 2023: $249Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $2492023Assets 2024: $204Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $2042024Assets 2025: $144Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $1442025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$144
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$144
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KRevenue 2011: $8,101Expenses 2011: $8,100Net Income 2011: $12011Revenue 2012: $5,100Expenses 2012: $5,170Net Income 2012: -$702012Revenue 2013: $0Expenses 2013: $0Net Income 2013: $02013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $0Net Income 2014: $02014Revenue 2015: $0Expenses 2015: $0Net Income 2015: $02015Revenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $20Net Income 2016: -$202016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $0Net Income 2017: $02017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $02018Revenue 2019: $0Expenses 2019: $0Net Income 2019: $02019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $0Net Income 2020: $02020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $45Net Income 2021: -$452021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $0Net Income 2022: $02022Revenue 2023: $1,000Expenses 2023: $1,070Net Income 2023: -$702023Revenue 2024: $1,000Expenses 2024: $1,045Net Income 2024: -$452024Revenue 2025: $0Expenses 2025: $60Net Income 2025: -$602025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$0
Expenses$60
Net Income-$60
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$144
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$144
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$60
Net income
-$60
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$144$0$144$0$60$60
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$204$0$204$1,000$1,045$45
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$249$0$249$1,000$1,070$70
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$319$0$319$0$0$0
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$319$0$0$45$45
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$364$0$0$0$0
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$364$0$0$0$0
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$364$0$0$0$0
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$364$0$0$0$0
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$364$0$0$20$20
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$366$0$0$0$0
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$386$0$0$0$0
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$386$0$0$0$0
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$386$0$5,100$5,170$70
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$456$0$8,101$8,100$1
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2025 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2024 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
Signed
Oct 17, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.1
Gross Receipts
$1,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Granting Scholarships

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Granting Scholarships$1,000$1,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Carlos MelloDirector-$0--
Renee OuelletteDirector-$0--
Martha JohnstonPresident-$0--
Christopher RoneyClerk/Registered Agent-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
FAME Opportunities
EIN
01-0521988
Phone
2076233263
Address
PO Box 949, Augusta, ME 04332

Signing Officer

Name
Martha Johnston
Title
President
Phone
2076233263
Signed
2024-10-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Baker Newman & Noyes
Address
PO Box 507, Portland, ME 04112
Preparer
Nicholas E Porto
Phone
2078792100
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: Account fees. Amount: 45.”

Raw XML Appendix151 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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