Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving the

Arts and culture
Southwest Hbr, Maine
EIN 01-0368574
Tax-exempt since 1980

Firms paid: 3
Fees reported, 2020–2023: $283K
Fees reported in 2023: $50K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $715K

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2023

$49,500 to 1 fundraiser · $49,500 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving the paid in 2023, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
J ELLIS CONSULTINGFull-service fundraisingConsult	Consult	$49,500

All firms paid

Fundraisers Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving the reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
The Compass GroupCapital campaigns	2022	$135,000
J ELLIS CONSULTINGFull-service fundraising	2022–2023 · 2 years	$91,000
Gary Friedman and AssociatesCapital campaigns	2020	$56,500

Form 990 Snapshot

Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving the's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$715K	$651K	$139K	$50K
2022	$535K	$342K	$219K	$177K
2020	$530K	$226K	$162K	$57K
2019	$401K	$84K	$68K	—
2018	$516K	$89K	$31K	—

Fees are what Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving the reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.