2026-09-10T12:16:49-04:00 2025-12-31 010193997 ONE RIVER CPAS 46 FIRSTPARK DRIVE OAKLAND ME 049635362 990 2025-01-01 455504690 BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER BOOT 2073505357 PO BOX 332 EAST BOOTHBAY ME 04544 BRUCE WASHBURN TREASURER 2073505357 2026-09-09 true GARY W SMITH CPA P00338460 2078731603 2026-09-09 2025 PAULINE DION PO BOX 79 EAST BOOTHBAY ME 04544 563022 false X BOOTHBAYSEAANDSCIENCECENTER.ORG X 2012 ME BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER'S MISSION IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SAILING, BOATING AND OCEAN SCIENCES AND TO FURTHER DEVELOP INDEPENDENCE, SELF- CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK AND VOLUNTEERISM. 9 9 21 55 0 405030 390207 139483 165197 1519 548 40307 400 586339 556352 0 0 176894 192245 0 8340 268917 284978 445811 477223 140528 79129 1939247 2005305 1050559 1042498 888688 962807 X THE MISSION OF THE BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SAILING, BOATING AND OCEAN SCIENCES BY MINIMIZING ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL OBSTACLES AND FURTHER TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENCE, SELF-CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK AND VOLUNTEERISM IN THE PARTICIPANTS. TO INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS TO STRENGHTEN THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ENJOYMENT OF THE SEA. BSSC'S VISION IS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY SEA AND SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER THAT OFFERS EQUAL AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT FOR YOUTH THROUGH SAILING, BOATING, AND MARINE SCIENCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES NOT PROVIDED BY OTHER REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. false false 370558 165197 FOR 14 SUMMERS BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER (BSSC) HAS BEEN PUTTING KIDS IN BOATS AND BUILDING A PROGRAM THAT TEACHES THEM, FIRST-HAND, ABOUT THE SEA. LINEKIN BAY AND ITS SHORELINE ARE ITS CLASSROOMS. BY TOUCHING, SEEING AND DOING, KIDS LEARN ABOUT WIND AND SAIL TRIM, TIDES AND CURRENTS, THE WIDE VARIETY OF MARINE ORGANISMS THAT MAKE THE BAY THEIR HOME, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF SHORELINE RESOURCES. BSSC CONTINUES TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT EMBRACE BOATING, SAILING, AND OCEAN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SUMMER PROGRAMS AT THEIR LINEKIN BAY CAMPUS AT 12 CARTER RD IN EAST BOOTHBAY, MAINE AND IN 25 SCHOOLS IN 9 MAINE COUNTIES. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS BSSC INSTILLS IN YOUNGSTERS NOT ONLY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OCEAN ON WHICH THEY SAIL, BUT ALSO HOW TO SAFELY ENJOY, RESPECT, AND PROTECT MAINE'S MAGNIFICENT AND NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL SEA AND LAND SO THAT THEY REMAIN HEALTHY PLACES TO LIVE. 370558 true true false false false 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 true 1 0 21 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false true false false false X X BRUCE WASHBURN 2073505357 PO BOX 612 BOOTHBAY ME 04537 X PAULINE DION PRESIDENT, E 40.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC GRAVES VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN FRENCH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRUCE WASHBURN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE POULTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK REESE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD ROBERTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON SIROIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHANIEL WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 100000 290207 21888 390207 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 611600 165197 165197 165197 573 573 6645 6670 -25 -25 -25 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 400 400 400 556352 165197 948 176972 176972 15273 15273 8645 864 7781 7629 7629 1065 1065 18247 18247 8044 8044 18910 16830 1891 189 300 300 90371 67779 22592 52953 52953 17954 1257 16697 SUPPLIES 28270 7067 14135 7068 SMALL EQUIPMENT 16143 16143 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 12123 12123 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 2082 1041 1041 2242 1956 268 18 477223 370558 98325 8340 202796 141646 150801 146514 1889054 171909 1463150 1717145 122500 1939247 2005305 7431 960000 960000 83128 82498 1050559 1042498 X 828988 962807 59700 888688 962807 1939247 2005305 79129 -5010 X false false false X 154128 522807 442765 405030 390207 1914937 62632 78323 101497 139483 165197 547132 600 40307 40907 216760 601730 544262 584820 555404 2502976 9654 256456 5077 26652 27278 325117 9654 256456 5077 26652 27278 325117 2177859 216 224 203 573 1216 216 224 203 573 1216 216760 601946 544486 585023 555977 2504192 0.86970 0.85820 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 720000 720000 538690 40065 498625 169439 89937 79502 460925 41907 419018 1717145 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SAILING, BOATING AND OCEAN SCIENCES BY MINIMIZING ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL OBSTACLES AND FURTHER TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENCE, SELF-CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK AND VOLUNTEERISM IN THE PARTICIPANTS. TO INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS TO STRENGHTEN THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ENJOYMENT OF THE SEA. BSSC'S VISION IS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY SEA AND SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER THAT OFFERS EQUAL AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT FOR YOUTH THROUGH SAILING, BOATING, AND MARINE SCIENCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES NOT PROVIDED BY OTHER REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FOR 14 SUMMERS BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER (BSSC) HAS BEEN PUTTING KIDS IN BOATS AND BUILDING A PROGRAM THAT TEACHES THEM, FIRST-HAND, ABOUT THE SEA. LINEKIN BAY AND ITS SHORELINE ARE ITS CLASSROOMS. BY TOUCHING, SEEING AND DOING, KIDS LEARN ABOUT WIND AND SAIL TRIM, TIDES AND CURRENTS, THE WIDE VARIETY OF MARINE ORGANISMS THAT MAKE THE BAY THEIR HOME, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF SHORELINE RESOURCES. BSSC CONTINUES TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT EMBRACE BOATING, SAILING, AND OCEAN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SUMMER PROGRAMS AT THEIR LINEKIN BAY CAMPUS AT 12 CARTER RD IN EAST BOOTHBAY, MAINE AND IN 25 SCHOOLS IN 9 MAINE COUNTIES. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS BSSC INSTILLS IN YOUNGSTERS NOT ONLY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OCEAN ON WHICH THEY SAIL, BUT ALSO HOW TO SAFELY ENJOY, RESPECT, AND PROTECT MAINE'S MAGNIFICENT AND NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL SEA AND LAND SO THAT THEY REMAIN HEALTHY PLACES TO LIVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.