Mission
THE SCEC INITIATES AND FACILITATES THE CREATION OF JOBS AND PROSPERITY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MAINE BY WORKING WITH A CONSORTIUM OF COMMUNITY-MINDED BUSINESSES, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIZENS.
Public Charity
SUNRISE COUNTY ECONOMIC COUNCIL
SUNRISE COUNTY ECONOMIC COUNCIL is a Public Charity headquartered in MACHIAS, ME. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $8.5M revenue, $5.4M expenses, $7.7M total assets. 36 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 010493897
MACHIAS, ME
Urban & Community Economic Development
NTEE: S31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.5M
Total Expenses$5.4M
Total Assets$7.7M
Grant Records36
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Sunrise County Economic Council
How Sunrise County Economic Council divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$89
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $89 for programs
$58
Scec administers various other programs and intiatives like the whole family to jobs program, community broadband technical assistance and the procurement technical assistance center (ptac) program
$19
Family futures downeast & startup downeast
$12
Sustainable prosperity initiative
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Economic Development, Environment
$191,444
Economic Development
$32,001
Sub award of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Gearing Up for Change grant
$23,508
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$20,000
Economic Development
$32,001
Showing up to 5 of 36 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
April Norton
DIRECTOR
Ardis Brown
CHAIR
Brian Frutchey
EXECUTIVE DI
Charles J Rudelitch
SECRETARY
Charles Mcalpin
DIRECTOR
Dee Sabattus
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.5M | $5.4M | $7.7M |
| 2024 | $4.3M | $4.9M | $4.7M |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $3.9M | $4.8M |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $3.2M | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.3M to $8.5M (+155%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.