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September 19, 2024 2024 Giving Guide

Maine Seacoast Mission

 

Sunbeam Nurse Simone Babineaux conducts a health check-up aboard the boat’s health office.

 

2025 Goals

  • In the recently adopted comprehensive plan, the Mission renews its commitment to thriving island and coastal communities through partnership, community building, health care and education.

  • Implement the 2024 board-approved comprehensive plan that refreshes how the Mission serves island and Downeast coastal communities of Maine while reinforcing the vital familiar services that our communities continue to depend on.

Fundraising events/Opportunities

Sunbeam Award Gala – Taking place each August in Bar Harbor, our signature fundraising event honors organizations and individuals making a positive impact in our communities. Past recipients include artist and author Ashley Bryan; Mount Desert Island Hospital; Downeast Education Partners; Maine Community Foundation; Acadia Senior College; Island Institute; Ruth and Tristram Colket; former Maine State Senator Honorable Jill M. Goldthwait; Earl Bechlin and Alan Baker; and Sigma Kappa.

Giving Opportunities

The Mission Fund – Gifts and grants provide operating or project support for Mission programs.

The Hope Society – Create a legacy through a planned gift such as a bequest.

Corporate Sponsorship – Become a sponsor for our organization and create a customized package to best fit your organization’s goals.

A Milbridge Elementary student enjoys the playground during an EdGE afterschool session.

Volunteer Opportunities

Mount Desert Island – Historical archives, events and Christmas program.

Downeast – Housing improvement summer volunteer groups; mentorship of high school students in the Journey and Christmas programs; and Food Security program opportunities such as food deliveries to seniors, assistance in the Mission’s food pantry and community meal preparation.

Leadership

 

John Zavodny 
President

Matthew T. Skaves
Board Chair

 

Board officers

Matthew T. Skaves, Board Chair, Business Owner and Financial Professional

Christopher Murphy, Vice Chair, Retired Insurance Executive

Josephine Iannelli, Treasurer, Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust

Joanne Harris, Human Resources Consultant

Board Members

Fred Benson, III, Retired Full Colonel of U.S. Army

Ruth M. Colket, Philanthropist and Community Volunteer

Honorable Dennis S. Damon, Former Maine State Senator

Rex H. Garrett, Jr., Retired Chaplain

Honorable Jill M. Goldthwait, Former Maine State Senator

Hewlett Kent, Inventor

Henry C. Lee, Retired Banking Executive

Dean Lunt, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Islandport Press

Robert J. Mancini, Vice President and CFO, Jasper Wyman & Son

Dan McKay, Board Chair Retired Of Counsel, Eaton Peabody

Scott Peasley, Retired Vice President, Machias Savings Bank

Ronald Ramsay, Retired Superintendent of MSAD 37

Nancy Rankin, Retired Consultant and Teacher

Timothy P. Schieffelin, President, P.O.V. LLC

Diehl Snyder, MD, Retired Psychiatrist

Jaime Weir, General Manager, John Williams Boat Co.

At A Glance

 

Established: 1905

Employees: 29 full-time employees; 65 part-time employees

Annual revenue: $4,404,694

Top funding sources

54.6% Endowment fund and trust income

23.6% Private donors

18.6% Foundation grants

3.2% Program income and in-kind donations

Contact

Administrative Office:

6 Old Firehouse Lane

P.O. Box 600

Northeast Harbor, ME 04662

seacoastmission.org

 

Mission Downeast Campus:

6 Weald Bethel Lane

P.O. Box 460

Cherryfield, ME 04622

 

Facebook: @seacoastmission

Instagram: @seacoastmission

YouTube: @seacoastmission

LinkedIn:linkedin.com/company/maine-seacoast-mission

Awards/Accolades

2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 Gold Seal of Transparency awarded by GuideStar; 2022 Community Partner of the Year awarded by Mount Desert Island Hospital; 2022 Community Partner of the Year awarded by Maine Academy of Modern Music

Mission Statement

Rooted in a history of compassionate service and mutual trust, the Mission seeks to strengthen coastal and island communities by educating youth, supporting families and promoting good health.

Service locations

Maine’s unbridged islands and Washington County.