2026-06-26T16:59:37-04:00 2025-09-30 461374001 THE SWANSON GROUP LLC 838 MAIN STREET WESTBROOK ME 040922847 990 2024-10-01 016019934 THE MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY MAIN 2072320850 PO BOX 982 AUGUSTA ME 04332 ARTHUR SPIESS OFFICER 2078653802 2025-06-24 true true GAMES NAKAMI EA P02386779 2073703490 2026-06-26 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ARTHUR SPIESS 7 TIDAL BROOK ROAD FREEPORT ME 04032 529170 false X HTTPS://MAINEARCHSOCIETY.ORG/ X 1976 ME THE MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY SHALL PROMOTE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLICATION, AND ENCOURAGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE CONSERVATION. THE MAS RUNS PUBLIC MEETINGS, PUBLISHES A JOURNAL AND NEWSLETTER, AND CURATES (HOLDS) ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS BY DONATION. 18 0 0 25 0 11857 511690 812 771 1239 16389 8 320 13916 529170 0 0 0 0 0 17977 18523 17977 18523 -4061 510647 63244 573104 0 63244 573104 X THE MISSION OF THE MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLICATION, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND ARTIFACTS. THE SOCIETY WORKS TO ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS, PUBLISHING A SOCIETY BULLETIN, AND ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO REPORT ANY DISCOVERIES THEY MAKE SO THEY CAN BE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO COMMITTED TO ETHICAL PRACTICES AND DOES NOT ENDORSE THE SALE, PURCHASE, OR BARTER OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS. false false 9587 DIRECT CONTACT PUBLIC EDUCATION: INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP (AND PUBLIC) MEETINGS PRESENTING OR DISCUSSING ARCHAEOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND FINDINGS. ARCHAEOLOGICAL PUBLIC EDUCATION MATERIAL IS ALSO PRESENTED ON THE MAS WEBSITE. TWO MEMBERSHIP/PUBLIC MEETINGS A YEAR DRAW BETWEEN 30 AND 80 ATTENDEES. MAS BOOTH AT COMMON GROUND COUNTRY FAIR, UNITY ME, IN SEPTEMBER, INVOLVES PUBLIC CONTACT FOR THREE DAYS BY TWO MAS BOARD MEMBERS, 9AM TO 5PM. THOUSANDS PASS BY THE BOOTH AND DISPLAY, AND THERE ARE DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WITH ~250 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE THREE DAYS. LITERATURE HANDED OUT, ARTIFACTS TO HANDLE AND DISCUSS. PRINT PUBLICATIONS ON MAINE ARCHAEOLOGY, INCLUDING TWO BULLETINS PER YEAR (WITH SCHOLARLY ARTICLES) AND TWO NEWSLETTERS, ARE MAILED TO THE MEMBERSHIP. EACH MAILING IS SENT TO 310 MEMBERS, INCLUDING LIBRARIES AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN STATES AND EASTERN CANADA. PRINTING BOOK-LENGTH ARCHAEOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS IS AN OCCASIONAL (ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS ON AVERAGE) ACTIVITY. THE BOOKS ARE MARKETED TO MEMBERSHIP AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE WEBSITE. REVENUE REPORTED FOR THIS SERVICE IS DERIVED FROM BOOK SALES. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE COLLECTIONS PROTECTION AND STORAGE, INVENTORY, PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PROTECTION IS THE THIRD AREA OF PROGRAM SERVICE. THE MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DOES NOT CURRENTLY HOLD ANY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON LAND. ARCHAEOLOGICAL (ARTIFACTS, OBJECTS, SAMPLES) COLLECTIONS STORAGE, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE RECORDS/COLLECTION ARCHIVING AND PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ARE THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES FOR THIS SERVICE. THE MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY CURRENTLY OWNS AND CURATES THREE MAJOR COLLECTIONS (HARDY, CHANDLER, DOYLE) WITH OVER 100,000 STONE, POTTERY AND BONE OBJECTS FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN MAINE. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO PROVIDE STORAGE AND RESEARCH SPACE FOR MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS, SUCH SPACE BEING VERY LIMITED IN THE VARIOUS MUSEUMS IN MAINE. 9587 true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 18 0 false false false false false false true true true false false true true true false true true false false false ARTHUR SPIESS 2072320850 7 TIDAL BROOK ROAD FREEPORT ME 04032 X KAREN MACK OFFICER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CYNDIE LAMOREAU OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN THERIAULT OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERALD HOMER OFFICER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR SPIESS OFFICER 5.00 X 0 0 0 KENNY WING OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN SMITH OFFICER 5.00 X 0 0 0 STUART ELDRIDGE OFFICER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR ANDERSON OFFICER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY VIOLA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM SPAHR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 M GABRIEL HRYNICK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS SOCKALEXIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD COREY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH CHAMBERLAIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CROSS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 6452 505238 511690 BOOK SALES 771 771 771 16389 16389 312 312 312 INSURANCE REIMBURSMENT 8 8 8 529170 779 16701 820 820 9032 7946 1086 416 205 211 7677 596 7081 50 50 508 508 REFUND BOOK PAYMENT 20 20 18523 9587 8936 0 19827 8423 207 43417 564474 63244 573104 0 0 X 63244 568104 5000 63244 573104 63244 573104 510647 -787 X false false false X 511690 511690 511690 511690 511690 16389 16389 528079 779 0.96900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS ONE COLLECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN STONE TOOLS. THE COLLECTION IS HELD FOR EXHIBITION, EDUCATION OR RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF IT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ELECTED NOT TO CAPITALIZE THE COLLECCTION FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSE. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLICATION, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND ARTIFACTS. THE SOCIETY WORKS TO ACHIEVE THIS BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS, PUBLISHING A SOCIETY BULLETIN, AND ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO REPORT ANY DISCOVERIES THEY MAKE SO THEY CAN BE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO COMMITTED TO ETHICAL PRACTICES AND DOES NOT ENDORSE THE SALE, PURCHASE, OR BARTER OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE COLLECTIONS PROTECTION AND STORAGE, INVENTORY, PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PROTECTION IS THE THIRD AREA OF PROGRAM SERVICE. THE MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DOES NOT CURRENTLY HOLD ANY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON LAND. ARCHAEOLOGICAL (ARTIFACTS, OBJECTS, SAMPLES) COLLECTIONS STORAGE, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE RECORDS/COLLECTION ARCHIVING AND PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ARE THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES FOR THIS SERVICE. THE MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY CURRENTLY OWNS AND CURATES THREE MAJOR COLLECTIONS (HARDY, CHANDLER, DOYLE) WITH OVER 100,000 STONE, POTTERY AND BONE OBJECTS FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN MAINE. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO PROVIDE STORAGE AND RESEARCH SPACE FOR MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS, SUCH SPACE BEING VERY LIMITED IN THE VARIOUS MUSEUMS IN MAINE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF ALL MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC