Civic Intelligence

Maine Franchise Owners Assoc

EIN 46-3570074 • 501(c)6 • Portland, ME

Profile

PUBLIC ISSUE ADVOCACY

533 Congress StreetPortland, ME 04101

www.mainefranchiseowners.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

97th percentile

1.78x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 97% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • 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

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

78th percentile

18%

Faster asset growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets97th percentile

Assets

Up

$7,769

Up $1,174 (+18%) from 2023

Liabilities

Up

$13,850

Up $8,850 (+177%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

-$6,081

Down $7,676 (-481%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Up

$7,676

Up $84 (+1.1%) from 2023

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth78th percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KAssets 2013: $17,422Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $22,383Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $22,3832014Assets 2015: $43,917Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $43,9172015Assets 2016: $57,912Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $57,9122016Assets 2017: $67,855Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $67,8552017Assets 2018: $54,042Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $54,0422018Assets 2019: $42,582Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $42,5822019Assets 2020: $32,062Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $32,0622020Assets 2021: $21,142Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $21,1422021Assets 2022: $9,187Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $9,1872022Assets 2023: $6,595Liabilities 2023: $5,000Net Assets 2023: $1,5952023Assets 2024: $7,769Liabilities 2024: $13,850Net Assets 2024: -$6,0812024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$7,769
Liabilities$13,850
Net Assets-$6,081
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2013: $77,350Expenses 2013: $59,928Net Income 2013: $17,4222013Revenue 2014: $120,700Expenses 2014: $115,739Net Income 2014: $4,9612014Revenue 2015: $40,000Expenses 2015: $18,466Net Income 2015: $21,5342015Revenue 2016: $25,500Expenses 2016: $11,505Net Income 2016: $13,9952016Revenue 2017: $20,000Expenses 2017: $10,057Net Income 2017: $9,9432017Expenses 2018: $13,8132018Expenses 2019: $11,4602019Expenses 2020: $10,5202020Expenses 2021: $10,9202021Expenses 2022: $11,9552022Expenses 2023: $7,5922023Expenses 2024: $7,6762024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue-
Expenses$7,676
Net Income-
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$7,769
Liabilities
$13,850
Net assets
-$6,081
Revenue
-
Expenses
$7,676
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.14$0.06$0.08
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.05$0.02$0.08
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.12
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.21$0.00$0.21$0.11
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.32$0.11
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.00$0.43$0.11
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.54$0.00$0.54$0.14
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.68$0.00$0.68$0.20$0.10$0.10
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.00$0.58$0.26$0.12$0.14
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.44$0.00$0.44$0.40$0.18$0.22
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$0.22$1.21$1.16$0.05
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.17$0.00$0.77$0.60$0.17
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 9, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

PUBLIC ISSUE ADVOCACY

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PUBLICATION OF NEWSLETTERS AND ARTICLES TO PROMOTE POSITIVE POLICY CHANGE-$1,905
LOBBYING AND OVERALL ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF MAINE FRANCHISE OWNERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, BETTERMENT, PROTECTION, AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE MAINE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT-$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
EDWARD WOLAKPresident-$0--
LINWOOD BIBBERDirector-$0--
BETH GIESLERTreasurer-$0--
ROBERT SEAVEYDirector-$0--
COLLEEN BAILEYDirector-$0--
DANIEL A DAUTEUIL JRClerk-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
Yes
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Maine Franchise Owners Assoc
EIN
46-3570074
In Care Of
% EDWARD WOLAK
Phone
2078384542
Address
533 CONGRESS STREET, PORTLAND, ME 04101

Signing Officer

Name
Edward Wolak
Title
President
Phone
2078384542
Signed
2025-05-09
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Scott Associates CPAs
Address
650 Brighton Ave - Ste 201, Portland, ME 04102-1035
Preparer
Troy M Potter CPA
Phone
2077720441
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description amountinsurance 886membership fees and dues 3,000”

Description of total liabilities Part II line 26

“Category beginning of year end of yearaccounts payable 2,000 850n/p ed wolak 3,000 13,000”

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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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