Civic Intelligence

Dark Sky Maine

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 84-4756477

Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 • Filed on Mar 16, 2023

Organization Profiledarkskymaine.com
PO Box 506Blue Hill, ME 04614

(207) 581-1818

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

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

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

58th percentile

0.00x

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

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

80th percentile

31%

Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

92nd percentile

115%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

87th percentile

135%

Faster revenue growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Up

$2,797

Up $1,497 (+115%) from 2021

Net Assets

Up

$2,797

Up $1,497 (+115%) from 2021

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2021

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue58th percentileNet Margin80th percentile

Revenue

Up

$4,828

Up $2,772 (+135%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$3,331

Up $2,556 (+330%) from 2021

Net Income

Up

$1,497

Up $216 (+17%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth92nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2020: $22Liabilities 2020: $2762020Assets 2021: $1,300Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $1,3002021Assets 2022: $2,797Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $2,7972022Assets 2023: $6,560Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $6,5602023Assets 2024: $12,434Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $12,4342024

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$2,797
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$2,797
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth87th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KRevenue 2020: $50Expenses 2020: $276Net Income 2020: -$2262020Revenue 2021: $2,056Expenses 2021: $775Net Income 2021: $1,2812021Revenue 2022: $4,828Expenses 2022: $3,331Net Income 2022: $1,4972022Revenue 2023: $10,546Expenses 2023: $6,783Net Income 2023: $3,7632023Revenue 2024: $7,052Expenses 2024: $1,178Net Income 2024: $5,8742024

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$4,828
Expenses$3,331
Net Income$1,497
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Mar 16, 2023
Return Version
2022v4.0
Gross Receipts
$4,828
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Education and Nature Preservation-preservation of dark night sky

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Dark Sky Maine created and maintained a website to raise awareness of the importance of preserving the night sky, reducing light pollution, and saving the beauty of Maine's night skies. We conducted online star parties and star gazing courses$0$2,203
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Nancy HathawayPresident-$0--
John T MeaderVice President And Secretary-$0--
Shawn LaatschTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Dark Sky Maine
EIN
84-4756477
Address
PO Box 506, Blue Hill, ME 04614

Signing Officer

Name
Shawn Laatsch
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2075811818
Signed
2023-03-16
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Filings

Displayed year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$2,797
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$2,797
Revenue
$4,828
Expenses
$3,331
Net income
$1,497
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.4$0.00$12.4$7.05$1.18$5.87
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.56$0.00$6.56$10.5$6.78$3.76
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.80$0.00$2.80$4.83$3.33$1.50
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.30$0.00$1.30$2.06$0.78$1.28
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.28$0.05$0.28$0.23