Nonprofit · EIN 27-2623867
MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING
Tax-exempt · HALLOWELL, ME 04347
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,380,657 | $1,251,384 | $1,129,273 | $1,634,050 | $32,277 | $1,601,773 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,038,947 | $889,890 | $149,057 | $762,582 | $13,010 | $749,572 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $830,501 | $679,527 | $150,974 | $337,036 | $19,541 | $317,495 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,314,795
- Program service revenue
- $33,202
- Investment income
- $32,660
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11,220
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,618
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $80,577
- Other salaries and wages
- $702,629
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $990,255
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,662
- Occupancy
- $3,358
- Travel
- $13,775
- Program services (functional)
- $994,233
- Management and general (functional)
- $81,513
- Fundraising (functional)
- $175,638
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $762,582
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,634,050
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32,277
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,601,773
- Publicly traded securities
- $368,626
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,077,177
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $524,596
- Gross receipts
- $2,393,885
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 2010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICAELA SCHWEITZER-BLUHM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 55 | $87,955 | $6,197 |
| JED DAVIS | PRESIDENT (JAN-DEC) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY BARR - SECRETARY JAN-OCT | TREASURER (AUG-DEC) PRESIDENT (DEC) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT RICHARDSON | TREASURER (JAN-JULY) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY LAMB | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG WARREN | SECRETARY (OCT-PRESENT) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE SAGE CONNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK MILLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NADIA SALIBA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK BRAGG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA HARRIMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICAELA SCHWEITZER-BLUHM | Executive Dir. Officer | 30 | $78,258 |
| JED DAVIS | President Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAT RICHARDSON | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICK MILLS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHY LEE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG WARREN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CONNIE SAGE CONNER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NADIA SALIBA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY BARR | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICAELA SCHWEITZER-BLUHM | Executive Dir. Officer | 30 | $62,750 | $6,554 |
| JED DAVIS | President Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT RICHARDSON | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK MILLS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY LEE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG WARREN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE SAGE CONNER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BOIT | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY BARR | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 284, HALLOWELL, ME 04347-0284
- In care of
- % THE MAINE CENTER OF PUBLIC INTERE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MICAELA SCHWEITZER-BLUHM, PO BOX 284, HALLOWELL, ME 04347
- Signed the 990
- MICAELA SCHWEITZER-BLUHM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (207) 466-0717
- Website
- THEMAINEMONITOR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CORNERSTONE CONTROLLER SERVICES LLC
Mission
TO DELIVER FEARLESS, INDEPENDENT, CITIZEN-SUPPORTED, NONPARTISAN JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS MAINERS ABOUT THE ISSUES IMPACTING OUR STATE AND INSPIRES THEM TO TAKE ACTION. THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE AND IN-DEPTH STORIES, WE ENGAGE READERS TO PARTICIPATE AND CONNECT.
Program accomplishments
- THE MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING, THROUGH ITS PUBLICATION THE MAINE MONITOR, CONTINUED TO PRODUCE FACTUAL, INDEPENDENT REPORTING ON ISSUES OF INTEREST TO THE MAINE PUBLIC, INCLUDING ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING, AND RURAL GOVERNANCE. ALL REPORTING BY THE MAINE MONITOR REMAINS FREE FOR ANYONE TO READ ON THE MAINE MONITOR WEBSITE AND IN EMAILED NEWSLETTERS. MORE THAN 76 NEWS OUTLETS REPUBLISHED REPORTING BY THE MAINE MONITOR AT NO COST. THE MAINE MONITOR ALSO PRODUCES THE MONTHLY RADIO PROGRAM ON WERU, THE MAINE MONITOR RADIO HOUR, AND PARTNERS WITH NEWS CENTER MAINE ON A WEEKLY TELEVISION SEGMENT.Expenses $981,614 · revenue $2,320,839
- FUNCTIONED AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE MAINE'S BLACK FUTURE PODCAST PROJECT, A RECIPIENT OF A GRANT AWARDED BY THE MAINE INITIATIVES PROJECT, WHICH EXPLORES STORIES OF HISTORIC BLACK MAINERS AND BLACK CHANGEMAKERS IN MAINE TODAYExpenses $11,845 · grants $11,845 · revenue $26,345
- FUNCTIONED AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR SACO BAY NEWS, AN INDEPENDENT NEWS SITE FOUNDED IN 2020 WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE CURRENT, RELIABLE NEWS TO THE SOUTHERN MAINE COMMUNITIES OF SACO, OLD ORCHARD BEACH AND BIDDEFORD.Expenses $774 · grants $774 · revenue $814
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
- 27-2623867
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,634,050
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,393,885
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,380,657 | $1,251,384 | $1,634,050 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,038,947 | $889,890 | $762,582 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $830,501 | $679,527 | $337,036 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $561,912 | $467,458 | $167,851 | 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 27-2623867).
Questions about MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING
- What is the EIN of MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING is 27-2623867.
- Is MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING 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 CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING 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 CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING 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 CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MICAELA SCHWEITZER-BLUHM.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $87,955 (MICAELA SCHWEITZER-BLUHM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,380,657, expenses of $1,251,384 and total assets of $1,634,050 at year end.
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