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US nonprofit · EIN 010224769 · Saco, MEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 010224769) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Trustees of Thornton Academy's network

15 people5 organisationsi15 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Angela BolducTrustee2023
3 yrs
Bernard GainesTrustee2023
3 yrs
Brian DallaireTrustee2023
3 yrs
Eric PurvisPresident2023
3 yrs
Joel LevesqueTrustee2023
3 yrs
Kirk PurvisTrustee2023
3 yrs
Mark WillettTrustee2023
3 yrs
Nate HowellTrustee2023
3 yrs
Paul RemmesTrustee2023
3 yrs
Peggy O'NeilVice Preside2023
3 yrs
Philip FearonAssistant Tr2023
3 yrs
Robert GowenTrustee2023
3 yrs
Roger MilesTrustee2023
3 yrs
Timothy MurphyTrustee2023
3 yrs
Vangel CotsisSecretary/Tr2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

16 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ann-Marie SwensonCFO2023
Benjamin NasseDir. of Tech2023
Carol TarankoAssoc. Hos2023
Clint WilliamsDir. of Enro2023
Kelly PaulCFO (Retired 12/31/18)2019
Kevin KezalClass Dean &2023
Menard ReneHeadmastersince 2019
Nasse Benjamin BDirector of Technologysince 2021
Paradis CatherineDirector of Residential Life2021
Rene MenardHeadmaster2023
Ritzo JohnDevelopment Directorsince 2019
Snyder MarshaDirector of School Operationssince 2019
Swenson Ann-MarieCFOsince 2019
Taranko CarolAssociate Head of School2022
Tiffany RobertMiddle Schoo2023
Williams Clint MDirector of Enrollmentsince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Rene MenardHeadmaster40$294k$15k
Ann Marie SwensonCFO40$154k$2k
Carol TarankoAssociate Ho40$141k$34k
Clint M WilliamsDir. of Enro40$141k$28k
Matthew CookDir. of Faci40$122k$12k
Benjamin B NasseDir. of Tech40$121k$28k
Catherine Hartman ParadisDir. of Res.40$116k$5k
Eric PurvisPresident6$0
Peggy O'neilVice Preside6$0
Vangel CotsisSecretary/Tr6$0
Philip FearonAsst. Treasu6$0
Bernard GainesTrustee2$0
Robert GowenTrustee2$0
Joel LevesqueTrustee2$0
Kirk PurvisTrustee2$0
Tim MurphyTrustee2$0
Paul RemmesTrustee2$0
Angela BolducTrustee2$0
Kristine DelanoTrustee2$0
Mark WillettTrustee2$0
Paula ScullyTrustee2$0
Ron SchneiderTrustee2$0

About

Legal name
Trustees of Thornton Academy
EIN
010224769
Address
438 Main St, Saco, ME, 04072-1565
State
Maine
Mission
Thornton academy prepares students for a changing world, challenging all to learn, grow, innovate and succeed through a grade 6-12 private school, including boarding program. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B25Z Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1811
Principal officer
Eric Purvis (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1951
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsAngela Bolduc
≥3years on the filingsBernard Gaines
≥3years on the filingsBrian Dallaire
≥3years on the filingsEric Purvis

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$64.7m
Total liabilities
$19.3m
Net assets or fund balances
$45.4m
Contributions and grants received
$530k
Program service revenue
$33.5m
Grants and similar paid out
$2.2m
Employees
300
Volunteers
118