Nonprofit · EIN 83-3459645
ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA
Tax-exempt · BELFAST, ME 04915
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $287,023 | $150,707 | $136,316 | $230,785 | $0 | $230,785 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $259,933 | $220,421 | $39,512 | $94,940 | $0 | $94,940 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $68,199 | $82,548 | -$14,349 | $55,704 | $276 | $55,428 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $225,684
- Program service revenue
- $59,382
- Investment income
- $2,000
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$43
- Other revenue
- -$43
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $45,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $47,809
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $11,724
- Program services (functional)
- $115,469
- Management and general (functional)
- $35,107
- Fundraising (functional)
- $131
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $94,940
- Total assets, end of year
- $230,785
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $230,785
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $59,596
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $95,785
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $135,000
- Gross receipts
- $289,011
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- RI
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 October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Holden | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $36,250 |
| Erin Ferree | President Officer | 10 | $10,000 |
| Christopher Rheault | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Neal Drake | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Elijah Boulware | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Barnes | Secretary Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Marlee Luehman | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Holden | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $36,250 |
| Erin Ferree | President Trustee or director | 5 | $7,500 |
| Mary Evans | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Laura Boehm | Secretary Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Christopher Rheault | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended October 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Holden | Executive Dir. | 40 | $35,000 |
| Mary Evans | President | 5 | $0 |
| Erin Ferree | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Laura Boehm | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Christopher Rheault | Director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 481, BELFAST, ME 04915-0481
- In care of
- % ARISTA HOLDEN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
- 20 Star Ave, Riverside RI 02915
- Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
- Erin Ferree, 20 Star Avenue, Riverside RI 02915
- Signed the 990
- Erin Ferree, President
- Phone
- (207) 610-9554
- Return prepared by
- MTA Accounting PA
Mission
We are an international experiential education organization operating in many nations. Atlantic Challenge International programs practice, share, and encourage the rise of the skills of the sea including boat building, sailing, rowing, and seamanship. Its activities bring youth together with the intent of fostering cultural and global understanding.
Program accomplishments
- For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, Atlantic Challenge USA offered rowing, sailing, seamanship, music, boatbuilding, island stewardship, and experiential education programs in Maine and Massachusetts. Programs included 12 weeks of community rowing in Belfast Harbor during the spring and fall; several volunteer work weekends maintaining our island training base, Greens Island, and our Bantry Bay gigs on Greens Island, in Rockland and in Nobleboro; oar-building in Belfast and Rockland; and the beginning of construction of a new Bantry Bay gig at Lowells Boat Shop in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Atlantic Challenge also brought one of our gigs to Kittery, Maine and Amesbury, Massachusetts for several days of community rowing and outreach.Summer programming included a six-day intergenerational Family Week on Greens Island; a seven-day Music on the Water program; a ten-day Contest Training program; a five-day Sail the Fleet program; and a weeklong expedition among the islands of Penobscot Bay. These summer programs on Greens Island served approximately 130 participants during the summer, in addition to the 170 volunteers who participated in our spring and fall work weekends and in our community rowing programs.Altogether, these activities provided opportunities for more than 300 participants and volunteers to develop traditional rowing, sailing, seamanship, teamwork, music, boatbuilding, and coastal stewardship skills; all skills and activities meant to build capability, connection, confidence, and strengthen community.Expenses $115,469 · revenue $59,582
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 October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2022 | October 31, 2023 | March 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-3459645
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $230,785
- Income (IRS master file)
- $289,011
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $287,023 | $150,707 | $230,785 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $259,933 | $220,421 | $94,940 | XML |
| 990-EZ | October 2023 | $68,199 | $82,548 | $55,704 | XML |
| 990-EZ | October 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Erin Ferree | October 31, 2020 | ≤ $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 83-3459645).
Questions about ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA
- What is the EIN of ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA is 83-3459645.
- Is ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA 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 ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA?
- The 990-N for 2019 names Erin Ferree.
- Who are the officers and directors of ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $36,250 (Arista Holden, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does ATLANTIC CHALLENGE USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $287,023, expenses of $150,707 and total assets of $230,785 at year end.
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