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Healthy Acadia

Public charity · Grantmaker Ellsworth, ME EIN: 27-0548057 Website

We empower people and organizations as we build healthy communities together.

Healthy Acadia at a glance

In short: Healthy Acadia gave $66K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $66K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$65,789
-48.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$65,789
+3.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$65,789
Total assets
$4,173,879
+8.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Healthy Acadia funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Kennebec Behavioral Health: $66KKennebec Behavioral Health$66K

The largest 2025 recipient was Kennebec Behavioral Health ($66K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K8$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 8 grants of 10 (80%).

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

WatervilleBrunswickDover Foxcroft

How Healthy Acadia gives

  • Giving fell 47% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2025) to $189K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $66K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kennebec Behavioral Health Waterville, MESubstance Abuse$65,789
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,173,879$6,256,223$5,915,444$65,7891$2,346
2024$3,863,977$6,252,352$5,661,100$127,2942$1,364
2023$2,683,097$5,703,667$4,927,841$127,7662$1,310
2022$1,431,158$4,481,923$4,224,660$124,1082$868
2021$1,172,804$4,069,436$3,958,261$127,2853$794
2020$1,302,748$3,918,160$3,711,331$189,0863$1,169

About Healthy Acadia

Based on IRS filings

Healthy Acadia is a public charity focused on Health, based in Ellsworth, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $66K. Net investment income was $2K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Healthy Acadia is led by Sara Gavit, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sara Gavit

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juana Rodriquez-Vazquez

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Denbow

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Murnik

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacques Newell Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clement Deveau

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diwas Thapa

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Amakehs Mitchell

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elspeth Flemings

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $84K (2020) → $109K (2025)

  • Becky Guyton

    Financial Di

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $62K (2025)

  • Patrick Lyons

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vince Messer

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Art Blank

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Jody Jones (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Martha Wagner (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Clem Deveau (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Amy Clement (2020–2021) — Finance Director
  • Former: Jack Frost (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dean McGuire (2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Marilyn Hughes (2020) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Johnson (2020) — Finance Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Elspeth Flemings — Executive Di: $109KElspeth FlemingsExecutive Di$109KBecky Guyton — Financial Di: $62KBecky GuytonFinancial Di$62K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $109K, to Elspeth Flemings (Executive Di). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Healthy Acadia

How much does Healthy Acadia give each year?

Healthy Acadia gave $66K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $127K across 2 grants.

How large is Healthy Acadia?

Healthy Acadia reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.3M.

What is Healthy Acadia?

Healthy Acadia is a public charity focused on Health, based in Ellsworth, ME. It holds $4.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Healthy Acadia operate?

Healthy Acadia has awarded grants in Maine.

What is Healthy Acadia's EIN?

Healthy Acadia's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0548057. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 10, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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