Nonprofit · EIN 23-7120682
LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · BRIDGTON, ME 04009
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,083,996 | $1,735,861 | $348,135 | $5,524,784 | $341,980 | $5,182,804 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $1,649,182 | $1,322,584 | $326,598 | $4,658,754 | $110,210 | $4,548,544 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,386,645 | $1,253,001 | $133,644 | $4,281,095 | $156,304 | $4,124,791 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,778,377
- of which government grants
- $60,400
- Membership dues
- $639,848
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $302,367
- Net rental income
- $3,252
- Other revenue
- $3,252
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $3,264
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $124,774
- Other salaries and wages
- $744,311
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,040,315
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,933
- Occupancy
- $60,052
- Travel
- $6,375
- Depreciation
- $11,881
- Program services (functional)
- $1,593,117
- Management and general (functional)
- $66,438
- Fundraising (functional)
- $76,306
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,658,754
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,524,784
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $341,980
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,182,804
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $738,025
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,288,554
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,801,824
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $380,980
- Gross receipts
- $2,085,184
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 58
- Year formed
- 1970
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN HOLME | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $124,774 |
| KAREN HARDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE GILMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYDIA LANDESBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WELLS JACOBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN WARD | CLERK Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARION BROWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT SCHWALLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA STOKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE MIGAUSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM MCCUBREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE BOTTOMLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL DEXTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE FURLONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHLEEN OCONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BURNS III | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE TARBELL | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK PRIOLA | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTINA WITTS | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN HOLME | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $117,390 |
| KAREN HARDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BURNS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE GILMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WELLS JACOBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARION BROWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ROSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT SCHWALLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA STOKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTINA WITTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE MIGAUSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM MCCUBREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE BOTTOMLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL DEXTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYDIA LANDESBERG | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE TARBELL | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK PRIOLA | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA ORGO | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN HOLME | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $114,096 |
| MARION BROWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTINA WITTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA STOKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT SCHWALLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ROSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE MIGAUSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE GILMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BURNS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN HARDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WELLS JACOBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM MCCUBREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE TARBELL | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LYDIA LANDESBERG | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA ORGO | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK PRIOLA | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 230 MAIN ST, BRIDGTON, ME 04009-1245
- In care of
- % COLIN HOLME
- Signed the 990
- COLIN HOLME, EXEC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (207) 647-8580
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.MAINELAKES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Milliken Perkins & Brunelle
Mission
SCIENTIFIC TESTING AND EDUCATION TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE HIGH WATER QUALITY AND THE TRADITIONAL CHARACTER OF MAINES LAKES, WATERSHEDS AND RELATED NATURAL RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDES WATER QUALITY PROTECTION SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF SIX TOWNS IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIESExpenses $1,593,117
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
- 23-7120682
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,524,784
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,085,184
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,083,996 | $1,735,861 | $5,524,784 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,649,182 | $1,322,584 | $4,658,754 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,386,645 | $1,253,001 | $4,281,095 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,188,701 | $1,092,429 | $3,608,404 | 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 23-7120682).
Questions about LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION is 23-7120682.
- Is LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION 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 LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION 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 LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,774 (COLIN HOLME, EXEC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LAKES ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,083,996, expenses of $1,735,861 and total assets of $5,524,784 at year end.
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