Mission
To publish a monthly newspaper covering topics of interest to the local Harpswell, ME community.
Public Charity
Harpswell News
Harpswell News is a Public Charity headquartered in Harpswell, ME. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $520K revenue, $520K expenses, $411K total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $175K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 862537658
Harpswell, ME
Printing & Publishing
NTEE: A33
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$520K
Total Expenses$520K
Total Assets$411K
Grant Records12
Funding Total$175K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Harpswell News
How Harpswell News divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$82
Programs
the work itself
$18
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 $82 for programs
$82
Publishing a monthly print newspaper covering topics of interest to the local Harpswell, Maine community
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
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$35,685
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$18,110
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$11,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$9,280
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$24,000
Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Bob Sansone
Director
Connie Sage Conner
Director
David Johnson
Secretary
Deidre Strachan
Vice President
Doug Warren
President
Greg Bestick
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $520K | $520K | $411K |
| 2024 | $487K | $430K | $410K |
| 2023 | $399K | $329K | $351K |
| 2022 | $389K | $257K | $285K |
| 2021 | $297K | $144K | $153K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $297K to $520K (+75%), with total assets most recently reported at $411K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.