Nonprofit · EIN 45-5504690
BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER
Also known as SCSC
Tax-exempt · EAST BOOTHBAY, ME 04544
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $556,352 | $477,223 | $79,129 | $2,005,305 | $1,042,498 | $962,807 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $586,339 | $445,811 | $140,528 | $1,939,247 | $1,050,559 | $888,688 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $517,060 | $404,425 | $112,635 | $1,785,551 | $1,043,128 | $742,423 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $390,207
- of which government grants
- $100,000
- Program service revenue
- $165,197
- Investment income
- $548
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$25
- Other revenue
- $400
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $176,972
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $192,245
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,645
- Occupancy
- $18,910
- Travel
- $300
- Depreciation
- $52,953
- Program services (functional)
- $370,558
- Management and general (functional)
- $98,325
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,340
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,939,247
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,005,305
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,042,498
- Net assets, end of year
- $962,807
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,717,145
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $962,807
- Gross receipts
- $563,022
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 55
- Year formed
- 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAULINE DION | PRESIDENT, E Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| ERIC GRAVES | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FRENCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE WASHBURN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE POULTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK REESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON SIROIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHANIEL WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAULINE DION | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,500 |
| ERIC GRAVES | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FRENCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE POULTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSSELL SIROIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHANIEL WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE WASHBURN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON SIROIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAULINE DION | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $6,600 |
| ERIC GRAVES | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FRENCH | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE POULTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD ROBERTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSSELL SIROIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHANIEL WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE WASHBURN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON SIROIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 332, EAST BOOTHBAY, ME 04544-0332
- In care of
- % JOHN FRENCH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PAULINE DION, PO BOX 79, EAST BOOTHBAY, ME 04544
- Signed the 990
- BRUCE WASHBURN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (207) 350-5357
- Return prepared by
- ONE RIVER CPAS
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SAILING, BOATING AND OCEAN SCIENCES BY MINIMIZING ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL OBSTACLES AND FURTHER TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENCE, SELF-CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK AND VOLUNTEERISM IN THE PARTICIPANTS. TO INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS TO STRENGHTEN THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ENJOYMENT OF THE SEA. BSSC'S VISION IS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY SEA AND SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER THAT OFFERS EQUAL AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO THE WATERFRONT FOR YOUTH THROUGH SAILING, BOATING, AND MARINE SCIENCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES NOT PROVIDED BY OTHER REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- FOR 14 SUMMERS BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER (BSSC) HAS BEEN PUTTING KIDS IN BOATS AND BUILDING A PROGRAM THAT TEACHES THEM, FIRST-HAND, ABOUT THE SEA. LINEKIN BAY AND ITS SHORELINE ARE ITS CLASSROOMS. BY TOUCHING, SEEING AND DOING, KIDS LEARN ABOUT WIND AND SAIL TRIM, TIDES AND CURRENTS, THE WIDE VARIETY OF MARINE ORGANISMS THAT MAKE THE BAY THEIR HOME, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF SHORELINE RESOURCES. BSSC CONTINUES TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT EMBRACE BOATING, SAILING, AND OCEAN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SUMMER PROGRAMS AT THEIR LINEKIN BAY CAMPUS AT 12 CARTER RD IN EAST BOOTHBAY, MAINE AND IN 25 SCHOOLS IN 9 MAINE COUNTIES. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS BSSC INSTILLS IN YOUNGSTERS NOT ONLY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OCEAN ON WHICH THEY SAIL, BUT ALSO HOW TO SAFELY ENJOY, RESPECT, AND PROTECT MAINE'S MAGNIFICENT AND NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL SEA AND LAND SO THAT THEY REMAIN HEALTHY PLACES TO LIVE.Expenses $370,558 · revenue $165,197
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
- 45-5504690
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,005,305
- Income (IRS master file)
- $563,022
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $556,352 | $477,223 | $2,005,305 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $586,339 | $445,811 | $1,939,247 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $517,060 | $404,425 | $1,785,551 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $600,468 | $214,747 | $719,257 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 45-5504690).
Questions about BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER
- What is the EIN of BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER is 45-5504690.
- Is BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER 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 BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER 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 BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER 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 BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PAULINE DION.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BOOTHBAY SEA AND SCIENCE CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $556,352, expenses of $477,223 and total assets of $2,005,305 at year end.
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