Mission
TO PRACTICE, TEACH AND ADVOCATE SOUND PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION AND HORTICULTURE IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. TO PROVIDE NATURAL LANDSCAPES AND CULTIVATED AREAS FOR THE PUBLIC ENJOYMENT.
Public Charity
MERRYSPRING INC
MERRYSPRING INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CAMDEN, ME. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $253K revenue, $231K expenses, $1.0M total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $31K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 237331450
CAMDEN, ME
Parks & Playgrounds
NTEE: N32
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$253K
Total Expenses$231K
Total Assets$1.0M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$31K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Merryspring Inc
How Merryspring Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$21
Management
running the organization
$8
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$71
Provides horticultural, ecology and conservation education through talks and lectures and maintains a horticultural library
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
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,376
HUMAN SERVICES
$7,700
Funding to develop an invasive plant species removal plan.
$7,000
Parks & Playgrounds
$5,500
Educational
$100
Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Charlie Costello
TRUSTEE
Dennis Milliken
DIRECTOR
Germaine Koomen
DIRECTOR
John Brock
TRUSTEE
John Fromer
VICE-PRESIDENT
Karin Rector
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $253K | $231K | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $263K | $240K | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $239K | $237K | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $230K | $205K | $1.0M |
| 2020 | $209K | $185K | $936K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $209K to $253K (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.