Nonprofit · EIN 20-5933625
MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE
Also known as MAINE MEDIA WORKSHOPS AND COLLEGE
Tax-exempt · ROCKPORT, ME 04856
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,627,342 | $4,019,126 | -$391,784 | $7,624,857 | $2,467,479 | $5,157,378 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,594,328 | $3,991,481 | $602,847 | $7,465,378 | $2,136,243 | $5,329,135 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,384,658 | $3,960,694 | -$576,036 | $6,791,001 | $2,297,787 | $4,493,214 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $543,795
- Program service revenue
- $2,982,178
- Investment income
- $112,173
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $70,605
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$12,810
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,006
- Other revenue
- -$10,804
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $79,595
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $184,230
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,444,707
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,945,462
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $36,451
- Accounting fees
- $20,288
- Occupancy
- $217,139
- Travel
- $75,152
- Depreciation
- $253,126
- Program services (functional)
- $3,277,588
- Management and general (functional)
- $466,415
- Fundraising (functional)
- $275,123
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,465,378
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,624,857
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,467,479
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,157,378
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,397,407
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,668,396
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,799,262
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,358,116
- Gross receipts
- $4,155,597
- Employees
- 61
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 2006
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mansfield | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $168,575 | $36,301 |
| Elizabeth Greenburg | Provost Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,839 | $15,748 |
| Sal Taylor Kydd | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $10,050 | $0 |
| Larry Hott | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| James Dillon | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Van Pulley | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Alonzo Harris | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Janique Helson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rick Hopper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanna Jones | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark McGowan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Judy O'Dell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Salomon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Slotnick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nils Tcheyan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert ToTeres | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mansfield | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $130,806 | $33,253 |
| Elizabeth Greenburg | Provost Officer | 40 | $136,882 | $14,676 |
| Larry Hott | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanna Jones | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| James Dillon | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sal Taylor Kydd | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Ginn | Director (thru 12/14/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Alonzo Harris | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rick Hopper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Ramsey Jenkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark McGowan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Van Pulley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Liv Rockefeller | Director (thru 12/14/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Slotnick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nils Tcheyan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Toteras | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Tovares | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mansfield | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $131,724 | $28,232 |
| Elizabeth Greenburg | Provost Officer | 40 | $128,989 | $11,282 |
| Lindsay Stanley | Advancement Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,162 | $11,236 |
| Sal Taylor Kydd | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $2,800 | $0 |
| Nils Tcheyan | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanna Jones | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| James Dillon | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Ginn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Alonzo Harris | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rick Hopper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Hott | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Ramsey Jenkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark McGowan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Van Pulley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Liv Rockefeller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Slotnick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Toteras | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Tovares | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 70 CAMDEN ST, ROCKPORT, ME 04856-5952
- In care of
- % JOHN H CLAUSSEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Michael Mansfield, 70 Camden Street, Rockport, ME 04856
- Signed the 990
- Michael Mansfield, President
- Phone
- (207) 236-8581
- Website
- www.mainemedia.edu
- Return prepared by
- Wipfli Advisory LLC
Mission
Maine Media Workshops & College educates and inspires visual artists and storytellers to achieve their creative potential. We provide lifelong learning opportunities for those pursuing the fine arts and media-related professions. We are committed to fostering a diverse community that values creativity, respects culture, and seeks to deepen human understanding and expand communication in the world.Maine Media offers a Master of Fine Arts degree, one-year certificates in Collaborative Filmmaking, Photographic Practice, Lens-Based Storytelling (online.). In addition, the Maine Media offers approximately 400 short-term workshops and master classes annually, both online and in-person..
Program accomplishments
- Maine Media Workshops & College educates and inspires visual artists and storytellers to achieve their creative potential. We provide lifelong learning opportunities for those pursuing the fine arts and media-related professions. We are committed to fostering a diverse community that values creativity, respects culture, and seeks to deepen human understanding and expand communication in the world.Maine Media College was granted accreditation through NECHE in March of 2023.Maine Media offers a Master of Fine Arts degree, one-year certificates in Collaborative Filmmaking, Photographic Practice, Lens-Based Storytelling (online.). In addition, the Maine Media offers approximately 400 short-term workshops and master classes annually, both online and in-person.In addition, the school had new offerings in directing, design, and book arts that successfully attracted new enrollments in our workshops.The school continues to explore new workshop offerings each year. The Arnold and Augusta Newman Fund was established in 2020, funded by the Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation, to support the $20,000 annual Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture, including all costs for administering the prize, exhibition, and awards ceremony. In 2024 additional funds were added to support publication of work from winning submissions. The fund also supports Arnold Newman Scholarships for Photographers, Certificate and MFA Degree students, and the Arnold Newman Master's series.Expenses $3,277,588 · grants $79,595 · revenue $2,982,178
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-5933625
- 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
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,624,857
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,155,597
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,627,342 | $4,019,126 | $7,624,857 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,594,328 | $3,991,481 | $7,465,378 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,384,658 | $3,960,694 | $6,791,001 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,411,239 | $3,508,729 | $7,005,043 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 20-5933625).
Questions about MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE
- What is the EIN of MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE is 20-5933625.
- Is MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE 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 MEDIA COLLEGE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Michael Mansfield.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $168,575 (Michael Mansfield, President).
- How much revenue does MAINE MEDIA COLLEGE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,627,342, expenses of $4,019,126 and total assets of $7,624,857 at year end.
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