Nonprofit · EIN 01-6019934
MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · AUGUSTA, ME 04332
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $529,170 | $18,523 | $510,647 | $573,104 | $0 | $573,104 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $511,690
- Membership dues
- $6,452
- Program service revenue
- $771
- Investment income
- $16,389
- Net income from fundraising events
- $312
- Other revenue
- $320
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $7,677
- Program services (functional)
- $9,587
- Management and general (functional)
- $8,936
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $63,244
- Total assets, end of year
- $573,104
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $573,104
- Publicly traded securities
- $564,474
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $568,104
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,000
- Gross receipts
- $529,170
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1976
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN MACK | OFFICER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CYNDIE LAMOREAU | OFFICER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN THERIAULT | OFFICER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD HOMER | OFFICER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ARTHUR SPIESS | OFFICER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KENNY WING | OFFICER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN SMITH | OFFICER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STUART ELDRIDGE | OFFICER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR ANDERSON | OFFICER Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANTHONY VIOLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM SPAHR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| M GABRIEL HRYNICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SOCKALEXIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD COREY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CHAMBERLAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN CROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 982, AUGUSTA, ME 04332-0982
- In care of
- % ARTHUR SPIESS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
- P O Box 982, Augusta ME 04332
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ARTHUR SPIESS, 7 TIDAL BROOK ROAD, FREEPORT, ME 04032
- Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
- Arthur Spiess, 7 Tidal Brook Rd, Freeport ME 04032
- Signed the 990
- ARTHUR SPIESS, OFFICER
- Phone
- (207) 232-0850
- Return prepared by
- THE SWANSON GROUP LLC
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $9,587
- 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.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990-N on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-6019934
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $573,104
- Income (IRS master file)
- $529,170
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $529,170 | $18,523 | $573,104 | XML |
| 990-N for 2023 Officer: Arthur Spiess | September 30, 2024 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: Arthur Spiess | September 30, 2023 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Arthur Spiess | September 30, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Arthur Spiess | September 30, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 01-6019934).
Questions about MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY is 01-6019934.
- Is MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 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 MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names ARTHUR SPIESS.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MAINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $529,170, expenses of $18,523 and total assets of $573,104 at year end.
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