Mount Desert Land and Garden Prese… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1970

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

PATRICK MACRAE

Phone

2072763727

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve, founded in 1970, is a community nonprofit that reported $6.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 54% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $2.7M, a strong 39% operating margin.

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE MOUNT DESERT LAND & GARDEN PRESERVE IS TO CONSERVE AND SHARE THE BEAUTY OF OUR HISTORIC LANDS AND GARDENS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $3,575,791 Revenue: $5,790,910

PRESERVED THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF HISTORIC GARDENS THAT LIE SOUTH OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK IN NORTHEAST HARBOR AND SEAL HARBOR: THE ASTICOU AZALEA GARDEN, THUYA GARDEN AND ABBY ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER...

PRESERVED THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF HISTORIC GARDENS THAT LIE SOUTH OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK IN NORTHEAST HARBOR AND SEAL HARBOR: THE ASTICOU AZALEA GARDEN, THUYA GARDEN AND ABBY ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER GARDEN. MAINTAINED AND CONSERVED THE LANDS, ROADS, TRAILS AND STRUCTURES, INCLUDING THE HISTORIC LODGE ADJACENT TO THUYA GARDENS. MANAGED AND MAINTAINED PUBLIC ACCESS TO RELATED PROPERTIES: A HARBOR LANDING AND THE ASTICOU TERRACES TRAIL FROM NORTHEAST HARBOR TO THUYA GARDEN.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $5,794,910

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $926,824

Other Revenue $34,198

TOTAL REVENUE $6,755,932

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $2,760,042

Fundraising Expenses $179,957

Program Expenses $3,575,791

Other Expenses $1,329,600

TOTAL EXPENSES $4,089,642

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$6,755,932	$4,400,603	+0.5%
Expenses	$4,089,642	$3,937,243	+0.0%
Net Income	$2,666,290	$463,360	+4.8%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$281,471

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RODNEY EASON	CEO	40.00	Officer	$161,224	$3,238	$164,462
CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON	CLERK	40.00	Officer	$106,133	$10,876	$117,009
AMY FALLS	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KATE BAXTER	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAUREN KOGOD	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KATE MACKO	President	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ALAN BALDWIN	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM THORNDIKE	Treasurer	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JAMES CLARK JR	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANDREA GILMORE	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JANIS COATES	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ERIC LINDQUIST	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
NEVA GOODWIN	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EILEEN GROWALD	Vice President	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
NEIL HOUGHTON	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARTHA JACKSON	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANN JUDD	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
STORY LITCHFIELD	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID MACDONALD	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL MCGEE	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
VASSAR PIERCE	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CW ELIOT PAINE	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CAMILLA ROCKEFELLER	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALLISON BOURKE	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN VAN DER STRICHT	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAMES SLIGAR	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN ROCKEFELLER	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$6,755,932	$4,089,642	$148,341,986	$2,666,290
2022	$4,400,603	$3,937,243	$130,183,941	$463,360
2021	$1,713,296	$4,011,978	$140,970,521	$-2,298,682
2020	$5,348,719	$3,039,578	$130,647,411	$2,309,141
2019	$2,006,968	$2,903,536	$117,244,128	$-896,568
2018	$21,539,542	$2,435,015	$109,954,657	$19,104,527

Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve