Maine Coast Heritage Trust

TOPSHAM, ME EIN: 23-7099105 Website

Maine Coast Heritage Trust advances the conservation of lands and waters in Maine to ensure ecological well-being and foster thriving communities. MCHT provides statewide conservation leadership through its work with land trusts, coastal communities and other partners.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$312.2M

+4.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.3M

-63.6% YoY

Grant Count

16

+45.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$207K

-75.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$15M$22M$29M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$312,200,748$298,161,205$280,515,892
Revenue$21,977,989$26,628,849$22,546,705
Expenses$17,027,299$20,722,142$12,766,248
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$8,167,007$4,724,872$4,517,654
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$9M9 grants202010 grants202110 grants202211 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Biddeford Pool Land Trust$1.2MThe Nature Conservancy$750KDowneast Salmon Federation$349KYork Land Trust$288KThe Forest Society of Ma…$200KThe Community School$128KCrabtree Neck Land Trust$125KNiweskok$115KBrunswick Topsham Land T…$45KSomes-Meynell Wildlife S…$25K

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K7$50–100K15$100–250K4$250–500K4$500K–1M1$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Katherine D StookeyPresident and CEO$213KJoanne FavreauSr. Director of Finance and …$183KNichole BlanchardSr. Director of Comm. & Phil…$172KElizabeth HamSenior Director of Land Prot…$162KAmanda DevineSenior Director of Stewardship$126KStephanie RogersAssoc. Director of Human Res…$126KAngela TwitchellSr Dir. of Partnerships & Pu…$123K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Thomas Armstrong JrChair1
MacKenzie DavisVice Chair1
Judy WallingfordTreasurer1
John AdelmanDirector1
Ann Amstutz HayesDirector1
Emily BeckDirector1
Emily BruceDirector1
Darron CollinsDirector1
Alejendra Geiger-OrtizDirector1
Katherine JansDirector1
Amory LoganDirector1
Christina MilletDirector1
Lisa NitzeDirector1
Philip RyanDirector1
Sam SpencerDirector1
Sheridan SteeleDirector1
Nova TowerDirector1
Benjamin TwiningDirector1
M Cameron BarrowPast Director1
Alexandra HopkinsPast Director1
Edward E Wendell JrPast Director1
Katherine D StookeyPresident and CEO40$212,852
Joanne FavreauSr. Director of Finance and Admin.40$183,491
Nichole BlanchardSr. Director of Comm. & Philanthropy40$171,720
Elizabeth HamSenior Director of Land Protection40$162,273
Stephanie RogersAssoc. Director of Human Resources40$125,556
Amanda DevineSenior Director of Stewardship40$125,659
Angela TwitchellSr Dir. of Partnerships & Pub Policy40$123,216

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

ArlingtonAugustaBangorBar HarborBelfastBiddeford PoolBlue HillBrunswickCamdenColumbia FallsDamariscottaEdgecombFaystonFrenchboroHadleyHancockLittletonMachiasMilfordMontpelier

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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