Maine Fishermens Forum
Donations deductibleRevenue
$446k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$354k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$292k
$295 liabilities
Net assets
$292k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
2.4y av
Staff
3
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Maine Fishermens Forum's network
12 people8 organisationsi12 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (9) 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
12 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 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 12 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Tilton | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hugh Cowperthwaite | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jen Levin | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jenni Steele | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mary Beth Tooley | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Melissa Smith | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michelle Brown | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nathan Johnson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sebastian Belle | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sheila Dassatt | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Togue Brawn | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tom Duym | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Chilloa Young | Manager - Coordinator | since 2019 |
| Gayle Zydlewski | Director | since 2024 |
| Hank Soule | President | since 2024 |
| Kathleen Gilbert | Executive Director | 2023 |
| Katie Werner | Vice President | since 2024 |
| Maggie Raymond | Treasurer | since 2024 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Tilton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hugh Cowperthwaite | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jen Levin | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jenni Steele | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Beth Tooley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Brown | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nathan Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sebastian Belle | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sheila Dassatt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Togue Brawn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Duym | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gayle Zydlewski | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hank Soule | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Katie Werner | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maggie Raymond | Director | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Maine Fishermens Forum
- EIN
- 010405019
- Address
- Po Box 1198, Rockport, ME, 04856-1198
- State
- Maine
- Mission
- The organizations exempt purpose is to hold one annual educational conferrence for the benefit of the maines fishing industry to educate over 2,500 attendees (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N61C Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1975
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1987
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥2years on the filingsDianne Tilton
≥2years on the filingsHugh Cowperthwaite
≥2years on the filingsJen Levin
≥2years on the filingsJenni Steele
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
- $292k
- Total liabilities
- $295
- Net assets or fund balances
- $292k
- Contributions and grants received
- $147k
- Program service revenue
- $291k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $80k
- Employees
- 3
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $446k | $354k | $92k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.