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Community Concepts Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Lewiston, ME EIN: 01-0424969 Website

To strengthen individuals, families and communities in Western Maine by providing diverse programs, by engaging in strategic partnerships, and through advocacy that addresses the barriers to promote economic opportunities for all.

Key facts about Community Concepts Inc

In short: Community Concepts Inc gave $111K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $111K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
01-0424969
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$111,187
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$111,187
Median grant
$111,187
Total assets
$20,167,262
Primary geography
Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$20.2M

-1.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$111K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$111K

About Community Concepts Inc

Based on IRS filings

Community Concepts Inc is a public charity, based in Lewiston, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $111K. Net investment income was $185K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Augusta

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $111K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Disability Rights Center of Maine: $111KDisability Rights Center ofMaine$111K

The largest 2025 recipient was Disability Rights Center of Maine ($111K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Disability Rights Center of Maine Augusta, MEGeneral Support$111,187

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$20,167,262$20,380,124$18,174,152
Revenue$29,391,367$26,948,632$30,059,786
Expenses$30,186,672$24,574,558$26,937,320
Net Investment Income$184,968$780,957$106,216

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Concepts Inc is led by James Martin, CEO on every filing since 2023; 8 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Martin

    CEO

    On filings since 2023

    28 hrs/week

    $2K (2023) → $210K (2025)

  • Ed Barrett

    Board President

    Vice President → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Board President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Albert

    Senior Director of Housing & Program Development

    Interim COO → Senior Director of Housing & Program Development, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $86K (2022) → $111K (2025)

  • Danielle Parent

    Director of Maine Resiliency Center

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $140K (2025)

  • Sadie Reinhard

    Director of Finance

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2025)

  • Fowsia Musse

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Colpitts

    Past Treasurer & Director

    Past Treasurer & Director → Director, 2024

    Director → Past Treasurer & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore Cornish

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Kilmurry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Cloutier

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Garcia

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Bryant

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danyelle Paulsen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelley Lebeda

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ricker Hamilton

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Guay

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary-Rita Reinhard

    Cqco

    Interim CEO & COO → COO, 2024

    COO → Cqco, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2019) → $150K (2025)

  • Ruby Bean

    Vice President of Advancement

    Director of Resource Development → Vice President of Advancement, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2024) → $101K (2025)

  • Laura Minkowsky-Gormley

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    28 hrs/week

    $159K (2025)

  • Susan Stone-Fitzmorris

    Vice President of Human Resources

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2025)

  • Ashley Medina

    Secretary

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Smirles

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra McPhail

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Deborah McPhail (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Laura Gormley (2020–2024) — CFO
  • Former: Steven Wallace (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nathan Libby (2021–2024) — Past President of Ccfc
  • Former: Susan Hanley (2023–2024) — Director of Human Resources
  • Former: Natalie Beale (2024) — President of Ccfc
  • Former: C Shawn Yardley (2019–2023) — Special Assistant to Bod
  • Former: Christopher Paradis (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Donna Karno (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Tara Jean Davis (2019–2022) — Past President & Current Director
  • Former: Victoria Larson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jason Rosenberg (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Karen White (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mohammed Abdillahi (2022) — Director
  • Former: Erin Reed (2019–2021) — Past Director
  • Former: Glen Holmes (2019–2021) — Past President - Ccfc
  • Former: Jim Douglas (2019–2021) — Past Secretary
  • Former: Jennifer Corbett (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Mahoney (2019–2020) — Past CFO
  • Former: Mary Delano (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: N Paul Gauvreau (2019–2020) — Past Vice President
  • Former: Neil Kiely (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Steven Davis (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

James Martin — CEO: $210KJames MartinCEO$210KLaura Minkowsky-Gormley — CFO: $159KLaura Minkowsky-GormleyCFO$159KMary-Rita Reinhard — Cqco: $150KMary-Rita ReinhardCqco$150KDanielle Parent — Director of Maine Resiliency Center: $140KDanielle ParentDirector of Maine Resiliency…$140KSusan Stone-Fitzmorris — VP of Human Resources: $115KSusan Stone-FitzmorrisVP of Human Resources$115KSandy Albert — Sr. Dir. of Housing & Program Dev.: $111KSandy AlbertSr. Dir. of Housing & Program…$111KSadie Reinhard — Director of Finance: $101KSadie ReinhardDirector of Finance$101KRuby Bean — VP of Advancement: $101KRuby BeanVP of Advancement$101K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $210K, to James Martin (CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Community Concepts Inc

How much does Community Concepts Inc give each year?

Community Concepts Inc gave $111K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Community Concepts Inc?

Community Concepts Inc reported $20.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $29.4M.

Where does Community Concepts Inc operate?

Community Concepts Inc has awarded grants in Maine.

What is Community Concepts Inc's EIN?

Community Concepts Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0424969. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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