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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 147,906 | 203,211 | 157,805 | 193,632 | 168,462 | 871,016 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 25,071 | 12,703 | 24,225 | 21,587 | 54,985 | 138,571 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 172,977 | 215,914 | 182,030 | 215,219 | 223,447 | 1,009,587 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 15,000 | 36,000 | 35,000 | 15,000 | 17,500 | 118,500 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 3,006 | 3,006 | ||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 18,006 | 36,000 | 35,000 | 15,000 | 17,500 | 121,506 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 888,081 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 172,977 | 215,914 | 182,030 | 215,219 | 223,447 | 1,009,587 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 29 | 32 | 56 | 64 | 31 | 212 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 29 | 32 | 56 | 64 | 31 | 212 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 173,006 | 215,946 | 182,086 | 215,283 | 223,478 | 1,009,799 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: GROWSMART MAINE IS THE THOUGHT LEADER AND VOICE FOR SMART GROWTH SOLUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. OUR OVERALL GOAL IN THIS WORK IS PROVIDING COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS AND GUIDANCE TO BE PROACTIVE AND TO IMPROVE MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL PLANNING PROCESSES. OUR STRATEGIES IN FY22 INCLUDED: - DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY GUIDES, INCLUDING A NEW VERSION - REGIONAL COLLABORATION FOR CLIMATE ACTION- AND AN UPDATED GUIDE "HISTORIC PRESERVATION - AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY" - MAINE SMART GROWTH AWARDS HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL HIGHLIGHT OF OUR SUMMIT, AS WE RECOGNIZE PROJECTS, PLANS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISTINCTIVE CONNECTIONS TO ADVANCING SMART GROWTH IN MAINE. - SMARTINIS: THE MAINE ALLIANCE FOR SMART GROWTH HOSTS OCCASIONAL SMARTINIS NETWORKING EVENTS, AND DID SO AT THE PORTLAND OBSERVATORY IN JULY 2021, HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORIC NATURE OF PORTLAND'S WATERFRONT. - E-NEWSLETTERS WERE PROVIDED TO OUR EMAIL LIST OF 3400 INTERESTED PARTIES. IN FY22 WE PROVIDED SMART GROWTH UPDATES IN THIS WAY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | CONVENING TO ACTION: GROWSMART MAINE LEADS SMART GROWTH-RELATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO BUILD A STRONGER AND MORE DIVERSE SMART GROWTH NETWORK. -SMART GROWTH WEBINARS ARE RECORDED AND POSTED ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. IN FY2022 THESE WERE: OFEBRUARY 2022: EXPLORING THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT OAPRIL 2022: THE GORHAM SPUR: SPURRING GROWTH WITHOUT SPURRING SPRAWL -ANNUAL SUMMIT: TURNING CLIMATE ACTION INTO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: SMART GROWTH GUIDANCE FOR MAINE COMMUNITIES. WITH ATTENDANCE OF 161 AT OUR IN- PERSON LOCATIONS AND VIRTUALLY, WE HOSTED DR. DEVASHREE SAHA, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE AND KATE DUFOUR, DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL AND STATE RELATIONS, MAINE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAINE'S DIVERSE REGIONS, ICONIC INDUSTRIES, AND ECONOMIES TO ENSURE LASTING POSITIVE IMPACT FROM RECENT FEDERAL INITIATIVES WHILE ACTIVATING OUR NEW CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND 10-YEAR ECONOMIC PLAN. OUTCOMES OF THIS EVENT INCLUDE: OIN-PERSON NETWORKING AND CONNECTIONS AND STATEWIDE INFORMATION SHARING OBASED ON THE REGIONAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND FOLLOW-UP FORUM, GROWSMART MAINE CREATED AND SHARED A NEW COMMUNITY GUIDE: REGIONAL COLLABORATION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, AS NOTED IN THOUGHT LEADERSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | ADVOCACY: OUR OVERALL GOAL IN ADVOCACY IS TO SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE POLICIES AND FUNDING FOR SMART GROWTH. THE OUTCOMES OF OUR ADVOCACY WORK ARE THAT: DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE LAND USE REGULATION IS EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES ARE FISCALLY SUSTAINABLE WHILE PROVIDING AMENITIES, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE AND RESPONSIBLE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION CHOICES OUR PRIMARY ADVOCACY WORK IS AT THE STATE LEVEL, MUCH OF IT IN COLLABORATION THROUGH THE MAINE ALLIANCE FOR SMART GROWTH AND THE MAINE BROADBAND COALITION, WITH FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING POLICY AREAS: -AFFORDABLE HOUSING -BROADBAND -CLIMATE AND ENERGY -EQUITY -HISTORIC PRESERVATION -LAND USE PLANNING -TRANSPORTATION ONE RECENT BILL OF PARTICULAR NOTE, LD 1240 WAS DEVELOPED BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WITHIN THE 2020 SUMMIT AND RESULTED IN CREATION IN 2022 OF A COMMISSION TO INCREASE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN MAINE BY STUDYING LAND USE REGULATIONS AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS, DEMONSTRATING THE INTEGRATION OF OUR THREE PROGRAMMING AREAS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CAST ONE VOTE AT ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE CORPORATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS, "REGULAR MEMBERS", AND THEY MAY BE WITHER INDIVIDUALS OR CORPORATIONS. EACH MEMBER MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, AND SHALL HAVE AGREED TO TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN AND BE WILLING TO SUPPORT AND SERVE THE ORGANIZATION. ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS OR CORPORATIONS BECOME A MEMBER UPON PAYMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES AS SET BY DIRECTORS, AND SHALL CONTINUE AS A MEMBER UNTIL REMOVAL OR RESIGNATION. EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CAST ONE VOTE AT ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE CORPORATION FOR SUCH PURPOSES OR SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE MEMBERS BY THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE BY-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION, AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND THE LAWS AND STATUTES OF THE STATE OF MAINE, AS FROM TIME TO TIME CONSTITUTED. MEMBERS SHALL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO CUMULATE THEIR VOTES. SPECIFICALLY, THE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS: A) EXPANSION OR CONTRACTION OF THE SIZE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATION, OR RESTATEMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; DISSOLUTION, MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION; ANY OTHER MATTERS WHICH A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD VOTING ON THE MATTER VOTES TO SUBMIT TO THE MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO BOARD TREASURER FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | AT THE FIRST MEETING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, EACH BOARD MEMBER SHALL REAQUAINT HIMSELF OR HERSELF WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SECTION OF THE CORPORATE BYLAWS AND SO INDICATE THIS BY SIGNING A BOARD DEVISED DOCUMENT INDICATING THIS AND CIRCULATED BY THE CHAIR AMONGST THE MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OBTAINS AND REVIEWS COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 32 0 0 OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 11,523 0 0 OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 15,000 0 OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 3,375 0 0 TOTAL 14,930 15,000 0 |
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