Nonprofit · EIN 01-0375969
MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · GARDINER, ME 04345
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,109,724 | $798,027 | $311,697 | $1,523,829 | $18,013 | $1,505,816 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $691,701 | $636,087 | $55,614 | $1,418,184 | $12,354 | $1,405,830 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $759,753 | $676,815 | $82,938 | $1,364,150 | $13,934 | $1,350,216 |
| September 30, 2022 | 990 | $682,532 | $522,139 | $160,393 | $1,281,849 | $14,571 | $1,267,278 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $983,024
- Membership dues
- $294,249
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11,184
- Net income from fundraising events
- $98,337
- Other revenue
- $115,516
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $55,275
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $112,822
- Other salaries and wages
- $243,173
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $441,172
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,710
- Occupancy
- $18,190
- Travel
- $31,232
- Program services (functional)
- $798,027
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,418,184
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,523,829
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,013
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,505,816
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,505,816
- Gross receipts
- $1,183,584
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 1976
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEBASTIAN BELLE | EXECUTIVE DIREC Officer | 40 | $109,536 | $11,378 |
| CHRISTOPHER V DAVIS PHD | CURRENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MORETTI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW LIVELY | PAST PRESIDENT (THRU DEC 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL KELEHER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THEO DE KONING | SECRETARY (THRU APRIL 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNAJESSE FOGG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG LAMBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONIE SIMMONS | DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL 2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANA WARNER | DIRECTOR (THRU JULY 2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEBASTIAN BELLE | EXECUTIVE DIREC Officer | 40 | $100,727 | $13,512 |
| CHRISTOPHER V DAVIS PHD | CURRENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW LIVELY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MORETTI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THEO DE KONING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNAJESSE FOGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL KELEHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG LAMBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONIE SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANA WARNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEBASTIAN BELLE | EXECUTIVE DIREC Officer | 40 | $93,238 | $20,547 |
| CHRISTOPHER V DAVIS PHD | CURRENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW LIVELY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MORETTI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THEO DE KONING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNAJESSE FOGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL KELEHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG LAMBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONIE SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANA WARNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2022: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEBASTIAN BELLE | EXECUTIVE DIREC Officer | 40 | $84,594 | $25,455 |
| CHRISTOPHER V DAVIS PHD | CURRENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW LIVELY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MORETTI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THEO DE KONING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNAJESSE FOGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL KELEHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG LAMBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONIE SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIANA WARNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 339 WATER ST, GARDINER, ME 04345-2160
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SEBASTIAN BELLE, 339 WATER STREET, GARDINER, ME 04345
- Signed the 990
- SEBASTIAN BELLE, EXECUTIVE DIREC
- Phone
- (207) 622-0136
- Website
- HTTPS://MAINEAQUA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC
Mission
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE MAINE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY.
Program accomplishments
- DEVELOP POLICIES, MANAGEMENT PLANS, AUDIT PROGRAMS, SYSTEM DESIGNS, AND STANDARDS FOR AQUATIC FARMING IN MAINE.Expenses $798,027 · grants $55,275 · revenue $17,179
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0375969
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,523,829
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,183,584
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,109,724 | $798,027 | $1,523,829 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $691,701 | $636,087 | $1,418,184 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $759,753 | $676,815 | $1,364,150 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $682,532 | $522,139 | $1,281,849 | XML |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 01-0375969).
Questions about MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION is 01-0375969.
- Is MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1981.
- Are donations to MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does MAINE AQUACULTURE 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 MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names SEBASTIAN BELLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,536 (SEBASTIAN BELLE, EXECUTIVE DIREC).
- How much revenue does MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,109,724, expenses of $798,027 and total assets of $1,523,829 at year end.
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