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Friends of LC Bates Museum

EIN 27-0923210 • 501(c)3 • Waterville, ME

Profile

Increase knowledge and apprecietion of culture

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33 College Ave 1692Waterville, ME 04901

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

21st percentile

-25%

Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

32nd percentile

-19%

Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

45th percentile

-6.9%

Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$124,535

Up $92,874 (+293%) from 2019

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$124,535

Up $92,874 (+293%) from 2019

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin21st percentile

Revenue

Up

$121,207

Up $99,849 (+468%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$151,299

Up $133,689 (+759%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$30,092

Down $33,840 (-903%) from 2019

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth32nd percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $23,277Net Assets 2014: $23,2772014Assets 2015: $26,450Net Assets 2015: $26,4502015Assets 2016: $26,885Net Assets 2016: $26,8852016Assets 2017: $25,302Net Assets 2017: $25,3022017Assets 2019: $31,661Net Assets 2019: $31,6612019Assets 2024: $124,535Net Assets 2024: $124,5352024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$124,535
Liabilities-
Net Assets$124,535
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth45th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2014: $24,657Expenses 2014: $23,096Net Income 2014: $1,5612014Revenue 2015: $46,721Expenses 2015: $43,548Net Income 2015: $3,1732015Revenue 2016: $57,714Expenses 2016: $57,279Net Income 2016: $4352016Revenue 2017: $54,357Expenses 2017: $55,940Net Income 2017: -$1,5832017Revenue 2019: $21,358Expenses 2019: $17,610Net Income 2019: $3,7482019Revenue 2024: $121,207Expenses 2024: $151,299Net Income 2024: -$30,0922024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$121,207
Expenses$151,299
Net Income-$30,092
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$124,535
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$124,535
Revenue
$121,207
Expenses
$151,299
Net income
-$30,092
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.25$1.25$1.21$1.51$0.30
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.32$0.21$0.18$0.04
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.25$0.54$0.56$0.02
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.27$0.27$0.58$0.57$0.00
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.26$0.47$0.44$0.03
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.23$0.25$0.23$0.02
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024
Signed
Aug 6, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$121,207
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Increase knowledge and apprecietion of culture

The purpose shall be to foster and increase knowledge and appreciation of the culture, natural history, and agricultural history available to the public and scholars in collections, exhibits, and archives.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE PURPOSE SHALL BE TO FOSTER AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE CULTURE, NATURAL HISTORY, AND AGRICULTURAL HISTORY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND SCHOLARS IN COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS, AND ARCHIVES.$149,337$150,602
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CLAUDE FRANCKEPresident-$0--
PAULA WORKVice Preside-$0--
LISA GRADYTreasurer-$0--
JOHN MEADERSecretary-$0--
APRIL CHIRIBOGADirector-$0--
JOSH MARTINDirector-$0--
VERONIQUE PLESCHDirector-$0--
JASON BROWNDirector-$0--
ROBERT SEZAKDirector-$0--
SERENA SANBORNDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Friends of Lc Bates Museum
EIN
27-0923210
Phone
2076534943
Address
33 COLLEGE AVE 1692, WATERVILLE, ME 04901

Signing Officer

Name
Claude Francke
Title
President
Phone
2076534943
Signed
2025-08-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Nicholson Michaud & Nadeau Cpas
Address
76 SILVER ST, WATERVILLE, ME 04901-6528
Preparer
Erik Nadeau CPA
Phone
2078727077
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Name: good-will hinkley address: po box 159 hinckley, me 04944 cash contribution: 149,337”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office 33 training 600 total 633”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The purpose shall be to foster and increase knowledge and appreciation of the culture, natural history, and agricultural history available to the public and scholars in collections, exhibits, and archives.”

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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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