Public Charity

Maine Food and Beverage Education Center

Maine Food and Beverage Education Center is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Wiscasset, ME. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $209K, expenses of $399K, total assets of $1.4M. Imperigo tracks 2 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $30K.

EIN: 881777897 Wiscasset, ME Food, Agriculture & Nutrition N.E.C. NTEE: K99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$209K
Total Expenses$399K
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$30K
Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

The mission of the Corporation is to showcase the quality and diversity of foods and beverages grown or produced in the State of Maine by offering educational classes and events aimed at raising public awareness of the varied and unique products offered by Maine's farmers, fishermen, and artisanal producers.

Where $100 goes at Maine Food and Beverage Education Center

How Maine Food and Beverage Education Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$65 Programs the work itself
$28 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $65 for programs

$65
Since 2021 we have we have promoted over 225 Maine producers (from every county) by way of our programming and our Tasting Room drop in experience, creating new…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 9,889 visitors
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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.

Officers & Directors

Board Chair Andrew Gross
Board Member Kerry Payne
Board Member Kira Bennett-Hamilton
Board Member Maile Buker
Executive Director Sara Gross

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Top Grant Purposes

Food Assistance & Nutrition
$15,000 1 grant
General Support
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $209K $399K $1.4M
2024 $193K $456K $1.5M
2023 $45K $172K $1.8M

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $45K to $209K (+363%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.

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