Nonprofit · EIN 01-0211509
GOULD ACADEMY
Tax-exempt · BETHEL, ME 04217
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $15,588,571 | $20,023,511 | -$4,434,940 | $43,901,255 | $9,001,210 | $34,900,045 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $16,585,515 | $19,854,359 | -$3,268,844 | $43,512,055 | $6,340,701 | $37,171,354 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,148,972
- Program service revenue
- $13,804,121
- Investment income
- $636,837
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $5,913
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$1,359
- Other revenue
- -$1,359
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,601,671
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $490,799
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,284,194
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,625,399
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $88,171
- Accounting fees
- $28,750
- Occupancy
- $1,339,666
- Travel
- $75,113
- Depreciation
- $946,895
- Program services (functional)
- $15,165,770
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,122,575
- Fundraising (functional)
- $735,166
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $43,512,055
- Total assets, end of year
- $43,901,255
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,001,210
- Net assets, end of year
- $34,900,045
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,622,958
- Publicly traded securities
- $22,440,983
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,338,426
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $19,561,619
- Gross receipts
- $20,213,897
- Employees
- 167
- Year formed
- 1836
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAO SMITH | HEAD OF SCHO Officer | 50 | $269,417 | $50,087 |
| DAVID F WILLIS JR | ASST. H.O.S. Officer | 50 | $145,510 | $22,731 |
| MARK GODOMSKY | DEAN OF ATHL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $129,526 | $35,818 |
| KRISTEN KASCHUB | ASST. H.O.S. Highest-paid employee | 50 | $128,899 | $17,017 |
| KAREN BURNS | ASST. H.O.S. Highest-paid employee | 50 | $122,602 | $21,753 |
| BRAD CLARKE | ASST. H.O.S. Highest-paid employee | 50 | $130,467 | $7,927 |
| SARA SHIFRIN | ASSOC. H.O.S Highest-paid employee | 50 | $110,000 | $5,776 |
| SAMUEL W ADAMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS GARDINER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEO P MENARD | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CATLIN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD M CHRISTIE JR | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD E FOYSTON | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MELVOIN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA HUNTER | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY LIEBLEIN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGGIE FURNEAUX | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MCCARTHY | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DESIREE PLATA | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DELANEY PALS | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W CALEB MCCANN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMSON RILEY | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH REMSEN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAO SMITH | HEAD OF SCHO Officer | 50 | $266,503 | $41,921 |
| DAVID F WILLIS JR | ASST. H.O.S. Officer | 50 | $168,882 | $25,165 |
| KAREN BURNS | ASST. H.O.S. Highest-paid employee | 50 | $121,754 | $22,410 |
| BRAD CLARKE | ASST. H.O.S. Highest-paid employee | 50 | $129,201 | $7,609 |
| SAMUEL W ADAMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS GARDINER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER L BROOKS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH S TAYMORE | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEO P MENARD | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CATLIN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD M CHRISTIE JR | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD E FOYSTON | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MELVOIN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA HUNTER | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY LIEBLEIN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE FURNEAUX | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DESIREE PLATA | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE FERGUSON STEWART | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBIE ROBINSON | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH REMSEN | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY S YOUNG | MEMBER AT LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 39 CHURCH ST, BETHEL, ME 04217-3809
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TAO SMITH, 39 CHURCH STREET, BETHEL, ME 04217
- Signed the 990
- DAVID F WILLIS JR, ASST. H.O.S. FINANCE
- Phone
- (207) 824-7700
- Website
- GOULDACADEMY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RUNYON KERSTEEN OUELLETTE
Mission
GOULD ACADEMY GUIDES STUDENTS TO BE CREATIVE, COURAGEOUS AND RESILIENT AND TO LEAD LIVES OF FULFILLMENT AND PURPOSE.
Program accomplishments
- A GOULD EDUCATION IS TRANSFORMATIVE. STUDENTS BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND LEARN THROUGH A CHALLENGING INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM. OUR EXTRAORDINARY MOUNTAIN SETTING AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATORS PROVIDE THE ENVIRONMENT, TIME, AND MENTORSHIP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DISCOVER AND FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL.Expenses $15,165,770 · grants $4,601,671 · revenue $13,804,121
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0211509
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B250)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $43,901,255
- Income (IRS master file)
- $20,213,897
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $15,588,571 | $20,023,511 | $43,901,255 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $16,585,515 | $19,854,359 | $43,512,055 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $16,397,006 | $19,749,833 | $43,894,371 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $14,917,371 | $17,474,846 | $45,203,618 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0211509).
Questions about GOULD ACADEMY
- What is the EIN of GOULD ACADEMY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GOULD ACADEMY is 01-0211509.
- Is GOULD ACADEMY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
- Are donations to GOULD ACADEMY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GOULD ACADEMY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GOULD ACADEMY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GOULD ACADEMY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GOULD ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TAO SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of GOULD ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $269,417 (TAO SMITH, HEAD OF SCHO).
- How much revenue does GOULD ACADEMY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,588,571, expenses of $20,023,511 and total assets of $43,901,255 at year end.
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