Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 46-2147411 • 501(c)4 • Augusta, ME
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
11th percentile
Higher net margin than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
19th percentile
Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
93rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$136,687
Down $87,996 (-39%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
$136,687
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$111,649
Up $51,853 (+87%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$176,923
Up $158,655 (+868%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$65,274
Down $106,802 (-257%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
See Schedule O
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Educate, inform and facilitate citizen activism in defense of the Maine Consititution and the Second Amendment of the US Bill of Rights | - | $24,821 |
| Inform and educate the public, governments, and legislators on topics related to gun policy, Maine Constitutional gun rights, the Second Amendment, and gun safety | - | $22,395 |
| Produce and provide gun safety curriculum and access to gun safety education both in person and through an on-line course and well as safety coaching and similar activities | - | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura B Whitcomb | President And Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Joshua Raines | Vice President And Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Richard R Coshow | Treasurer And Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Anne Amedon | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Andee Reardon | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Ryan Appleby | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description AmountMerchandise Commissions 833Merchandise commissions and other miscellaneous revenue”
“Activity Six separate training and safety education grants Grantee Available Upon Request at Grantor Street PO Box 5011 City, State, Zip Augusta, ME 04332Relationship None”
“Description AmountAdvertising and marketing 22,395Bank charges and fees 2,984Cloud hosting for website 9,493Credit card processing fees 235Decals and member supplies 1,763Storage 1,533Shows and exhibitions 490Office supplies 2,143Software 1,215Postage 1,026Contributions to 501(c)(3) 100,400Dues and Subscriptions 200Insurance 3,657Travel 668”
“Description AmountChange of Raffle Inventory (22,722)”
“Category Beginning of Year End of YearRaffle Inventory 18,784 0”
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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| CompensationExplanation/CompensationExplanationGrp/ShortExplanationTxt | 4 | The organization is soley volunteer organized, operated, and based. None of the Officers receive any compensation, any benefits, or any remuneration of any type. None of the Directors receive any compensation, any benefits, or any remuneration of any type. |
| CompensationExplanation/CompensationExplanationGrp/ShortExplanationTxt | 5 | The organization is soley volunteer organized, operated, and based. None of the Officers receive any compensation, any benefits, or any remuneration of any type. None of the Directors receive any compensation, any benefits, or any remuneration of any type. |
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| IRS990ScheduleG/LicensedInd | 0 | true |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Description AmountMerchandise Commissions 833Merchandise commissions and other miscellaneous revenue |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Activity Six separate training and safety education grants Grantee Available Upon Request at Grantor Street PO Box 5011 City, State, Zip Augusta, ME 04332Relationship None |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Description AmountAdvertising and marketing 22,395Bank charges and fees 2,984Cloud hosting for website 9,493Credit card processing fees 235Decals and member supplies 1,763Storage 1,533Shows and exhibitions 490Office supplies 2,143Software 1,215Postage 1,026Contributions to 501(c)(3) 100,400Dues and Subscriptions 200Insurance 3,657Travel 668 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Description AmountChange of Raffle Inventory (22,722) |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearRaffle Inventory 18,784 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Description of other expenses Part I line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Other changes in net assets or fund balances Part I line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Description of other assets Part II line 24 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2024-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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