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Maine Inside Out

Public charity · Grantmaker Lewiston, ME EIN: 83-0462687 Website

Maine Inside Out engages youth and adults impacted by systemic oppression to create and share original theater.

Maine Inside Out at a glance

Total assets
$568,172
-26.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$751,279
-27.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$10,393
+85.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$947,631
-10.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Maine Inside Out funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Lamoine

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $62K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sunlight Media Collective Lamoine, MESunlight Media Collective is an organization of Indigenous and non-Indigenous media makers and activists working to document and share media about issues affecting the Wabanaki people, emphasizing the frequent intersections between the environment and Tribal rights. Most of their work is short format video and written news coverage, and short films. They also organize events and produce feature-length documentaries. Their media helps to inform and inspire Mainers who might not otherwise have access to the Indigenous side of the story on these topics. Expenses for Sunlight Media Collective include: transportation, food, technology (zoom, mailchimp, quickbooks, transcription services, event rental and catering services), utilities (phone and internet), printing, postage, stipends.$61,515
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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$568,172$751,279$947,631——$10,393
2024$770,103$1,037,789$1,061,136——$5,619
2023$722,265$1,042,386$1,040,936$61,5151$8,073
2022$720,084$1,218,287$854,252——$78
2021$354,510$843,820$755,957——$93
2020$264,278$611,941$482,285——$601

About Maine Inside Out

Based on IRS filings

Maine Inside Out is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lewiston, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $568K in total assets. Net investment income was $10K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Maine Inside Out's 2025 filing lists 11 officers; 3 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chiara Liberatore

    Co-Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $64K (2020) → $73K (2025)

  • Joseph Jackson

    Co-Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $47K (2020) → $78K (2025)

  • Noah Bragg

    Co-Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $48K (2021) → $77K (2025)

  • John Nidiry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Lou Michael

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alicia Ricker

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Pollock

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sahra Hassan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Galvez

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonah Fertig-Burd

    Co-Chair

    Director → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Co-Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reba Askari

    Co-Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Barrett Wilkinson (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Bruce King (2020–2023) — Co-Director
  • Former: Margot Fine (2020–2023) — Co-Director
  • Former: Dania Bowie (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Anna Diaz (2020–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Elizabeth Delois (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kalisto Zenda Nanen (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stacey Perez (2020–2021) — Co-Director
  • Former: Tessy Seward (2020–2021) — Co-Director
  • Former: Elaine Charette (2021) — Director
  • Former: Anna Melbin (2020) — Director
  • Former: Noah Briggs (2020) — Co-Director
  • Former: Sarah Sirois (2020) — 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

Joseph Jackson — Co-Director: $78KJoseph JacksonCo-Director$78KNoah Bragg — Co-Director: $77KNoah BraggCo-Director$77KChiara Liberatore — Co-Director: $73KChiara LiberatoreCo-Director$73K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $78K, to Joseph Jackson (Co-Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Maine Inside Out

How large is Maine Inside Out?

Maine Inside Out reported $568K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $751K.

What is Maine Inside Out?

Maine Inside Out is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lewiston, ME. It holds $568K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Maine Inside Out operate?

Maine Inside Out has awarded grants in Maine.

What is Maine Inside Out's EIN?

Maine Inside Out's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0462687. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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