Maine Farmland Trust Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8.3m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$7.9m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$27.5m
$813k liabilities
Net assets
$26.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
3.6y av
Staff
47
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Dave Colson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Maine Farmland Trust Inc's network
13 people1 organisationi13 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
13 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 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Colson Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alix Hopkins | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Amanda Bunker | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Caitlin Frame | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Don Perkins | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Drew Sigfridson | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Henry Whittemore | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jason Bolton | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Justin Jamison | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lauren Giroux | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Margot Anne Kelley | Vice Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Steve Crane | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tom Settlemire | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Beal | President (F | since 2018 |
| Amy Fisher | President | since 2021 |
| Kristin Varnum | VP/CFO/ Co-P | since 2018 |
| Louanna Perkins | Co-President | since 2020 |
| Stacy Brenner | President | 2025 |
| William Toomey | President (F | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Varnum | Interim President | 40 | $179k | $23k | |
| Stacy Brenner | President | 40 | $61k | $2k | |
| Dave Colson | Chair | 6 | $0 | ||
| Margot Anne Kelley | Vice Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Justin Jamison | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Alix Hopkins | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jason Bolton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Bunker | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steve Crane | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Caitlin Frame | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Giroux | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Don Perkins | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tom Settlemire | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Drew Sigfridson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Henry Whittemore | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Maine Farmland Trust Inc
- EIN
- 010528014
- Address
- 97 Main St, Belfast, ME, 04915-6536
- State
- Maine
- Mission
- Maine Farmland Trust protects farmland, supports farmers, and advances the future of farming. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K25 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Kristin Varnum (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDave Colson
≥8years on the filingsHenry Whittemore
≥8years on the filingsJason Bolton
≥5years on the filingsJustin Jamison
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $27.5m
- Total liabilities
- $813k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $26.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8m
- Program service revenue
- $30k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 47
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $5.2m | $6.6m | Deficit $1.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
15 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Niweskok | Land Return & Goose River Farm Purchase | $414k |
| Dostie Farm | PFAS Infrastructure & Wellness | $139k |
| Keith Hunter | PFAS Infrastructure | $107k |
| Brigreen Farms | Farming for the Long Haul Implementation | $65k |
| Second Frost Farm | Farming for the Long Haul Implementation | $55k |
| Old Crow Ranch | Farming for the Long Haul Implementation | $55k |
| Misty Brook Farm | Farming for the Long Haul Implementation | $18k |
| Fields Fields Blueberries | Wild Blueberry Innovation Grant | $15k |
| Brodis Blueberries | Wild Blueberry Innovation Grant | $15k |
| Lost & Found Farm | Wild Blueberry Innovation Grant | $15k |
| Little Ridge Farm | Climate Action Plan Grant and Climate Resilence Assistance Grant | $10k |
| Six River Farm | Climate Action Plan Grant and Climate Resilence Assistance Grant | $10k |
| New Learning Journey Inc | Medicine Wheel farmland protection acquisition project | $10k |
| Buckle Farm | Climate Resilence Assistance Grant | $6k |
| 4 Labs Farm | PFAS Infrastructure & Wellness | $5k |