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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEW BEGINNINGS INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 6 May 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$4,107,162 changed to $1,919,920
Total expenses
$3,837,759 changed to $2,015,126
Contributions and grants received
$3,855,709 changed to $1,800,119
Program service revenue
$201,091 changed to $104,724
Investment income
$8,621 changed to $10,537
Other revenue
$41,741 changed to $4,540
Total assets, end of year
$6,264,114 changed to $5,939,462
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,154,623 changed to $1,084,255
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,109,491 changed to $4,855,207
Program services expenses
$2,874,508 changed to $1,484,482
Management and general expenses
$930,518 changed to $513,819
Fundraising expenses
$32,733 changed to $16,825
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,874,508 changed to $1,484,482

Totals

Total revenue
$4,107,162
Total expenses
$3,837,759
Contributions and grants received
$3,855,709
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$201,091
Investment income
$8,621
Other revenue
$41,741
Total assets, end of year
$6,264,114
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,154,623
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,109,491
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,874,508
Management and general expenses
$930,518
Fundraising expenses
$32,733
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,874,508

Program services were 74.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $47,200

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $64,361

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,464,005

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $280,143

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MAINECARE FEES

    total $168,113 · related or exempt $168,113

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS FEES

    total $32,978 · related or exempt $32,978

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,621 · excluded $8,621

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $53,259

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $30,148

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $23,111

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $23,111 · related or exempt $23,111

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $24,795

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $64,361

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $6,165

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $18,630 · excluded $18,630

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $189,995 · program services $151,996 · management and general $36,099 · fundraising $1,900

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,010,037 · program services $1,608,030 · management and general $381,907 · fundraising $20,100

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,872 · program services $13,497 · management and general $3,206 · fundraising $169

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $339,430 · program services $271,545 · management and general $64,491 · fundraising $3,394

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $173,984 · program services $139,187 · management and general $33,057 · fundraising $1,740

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $77,333 · management and general $77,333

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $140,501 · program services $35,125 · management and general $105,376

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $28,007 · program services $6,719 · management and general $21,288

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $76,388 · program services $61,111 · management and general $14,514 · fundraising $763

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $87,977 · program services $70,381 · management and general $16,716 · fundraising $880

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $99,308 · program services $79,448 · management and general $18,868 · fundraising $992

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,134 · program services $24,907 · management and general $6,227

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,896 · management and general $2,896

  • 20 · Interest

    total $93 · management and general $93

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $139,620 · program services $62,829 · management and general $76,791

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $88,320 · program services $70,656 · management and general $17,328 · fundraising $336

  • 24a · Other expenses: BUILDING REPAIRS AND MA

    total $139,367 · program services $111,493 · management and general $26,480 · fundraising $1,394

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND M

    total $49,603 · program services $39,682 · management and general $9,424 · fundraising $497

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $45,344 · program services $36,276 · management and general $8,615 · fundraising $453

  • 24d · Other expenses: CLIENT ASSISTANCE

    total $45,058 · program services $45,058

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $56,492 · program services $46,568 · management and general $9,809 · fundraising $115

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,928,459 · end of year $1,010,850

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $191,384

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,278,113 · end of year $2,588,326

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $49,078 · end of year $26,199

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,422,283

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,251,712

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,530,868 · end of year $2,170,571

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $436,279 · end of year $276,784

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $428,178 · end of year $203,233

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,171,813 · end of year $946,305

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,431 · end of year $5,085

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,614,375 · end of year $4,267,188

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $842,303

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SHELTER, HOUSING, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH. MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH YOUTH TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE SO ALL YOUTH HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW. OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE ALL YOUTH ARE SAFE AND VALUED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WHETHER A YOUNG PERSON IS FACING A NIGHT ON THE STREETS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME OR HAS BEEN ON THEIR OWN FOR YEARS, NEW BEGINNINGS CAN HELP. EACH YEAR WE PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SAFETY, CONNECTIONS, AND GROWTH THAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE.

  • MARIAN'S PLACE SHELTER PROGRAM- PROVIDES SHORT-TERM, EMERGENCY SERVICES TO YOUTH AGES 12 THROUGH 19 WHO ARE IN CRISIS AND IN NEED OF TEMPORARY HOUSING. SERVICES INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF ROOM AND BOARD; INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING; FAMILY MEDIATION; RECREATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION; CASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT; REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT.

    Expenses $859,018 · Revenue $32,978

  • YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 18-20, AND EMANCIPATED MINORS. YOUTH MAY REMAIN IN EITHER OF THESE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 18 MONTHS.TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM- PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HELP OLDER ADOLESCENTS (AGES 16-21) DEVELOP THE ATTITUDES AND SKILLS NECESSARY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, SERVICES ARE DESIGNED FOR YOUTH WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM CONSISTS OF TWO PROGRAMS: THE SUPERVISED APARTMENT PROGRAM AND THE COMMUNITY LIVING PROGRAM. THE SUPERVISED APARTMENT PROGRAM IS LOCATED IN LEWISTON AND HAS 24-HOUR ON-SITE STAFF SUPERVISION, THIS PROGRAM ACCEPTS REFERRALS FOR YOUTH AGES 16-20. THE COMMUNITY LIVING PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN LEWISTON, AUGUSTA, AND THE FARMINGTON AREA. THIS PROGRAM ACCEPTS REFERRALS FOR FOLLOW-UP COUNSELING IS AVAILABLE FOR UP TO ONE YEAR AFTER A YOUTH IS DISCHARGED FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS. SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS INSTRUCTION, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION, PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING, REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT AND COUNSELING.

    Expenses $975,538 · Revenue $168,113

  • OUTREACH PROGRAM- CONNECTS YOUTH WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR YOUTH WHO ARE HOMELESS AND WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH INDEPENDENT LIVING; REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES; A DROP-IN CENTER PROVIDING MEALS, RECREATION, AND SURVIVAL ASSISTANCE; AND STREET OUTREACH. THE PROGRAM HAS OFFICES IN AUGUSTA, LEWISTON AND FARMINGTON.

    Expenses $1,039,952 · Revenue $23,111

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Steven McDermott

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nancy Grenier

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Molly Watson Shukie

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Farinas

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chelsea Amaio

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beverly Hubbard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • T Melissa Hue

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peggy McRae

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Bicknell

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $127,377
    From this org
    $91,605
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,772
    Hours/week
    40

  • Karen Caldwell Murphy

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $17,531
    From this org
    $11,933
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,598
    Hours/week
    40

  • Stephanie Saltzman

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $66,187
    From this org
    $60,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,576
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442849349301654

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