Totals
- Total revenue
- $525,958
- Total expenses
- $388,394
- Contributions and grants received
- $467,455
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $8,802
- Investment income
- $25,131
- Other revenue
- $24,570
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,518,025
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $101,016
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,417,009
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $250,435
- Management and general expenses
- $126,642
- Fundraising expenses
- $11,317
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $250,435
Program services were 64.5% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$132,943
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$334,512
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2a · Program service revenue: Program Service
total $8,802 · related or exempt $8,802
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3 · Investment income
total $25,131 · excluded $25,131
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$4,223
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$132,943
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$4,223
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$93,049
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$69,874
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $23,175 · related or exempt $23,175
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11a · Other revenue: Other Revenue
total $895 · related or exempt $895
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11b · Other revenue: Rental Income
total $500 · related or exempt $500
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,395
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $83,578 · program services $66,862 · management and general $12,537 · fundraising $4,179
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $76,654 · management and general $76,654
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $6,667 · management and general $6,667
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $713 · management and general $713
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $9,183 · management and general $9,183
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,985 · management and general $1,985
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11g · Fees: other
total $4,735 · program services $4,735
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $16,882 · program services $16,882
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,368 · program services $1,094 · management and general $205 · fundraising $69
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16 · Occupancy
total $32,168 · program services $25,735 · management and general $4,825 · fundraising $1,608
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,608 · program services $1,287 · management and general $241 · fundraising $80
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $34,333 · program services $30,899 · management and general $1,717 · fundraising $1,717
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23 · Insurance
total $12,592 · program services $10,073 · management and general $1,889 · fundraising $630
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24a · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expense
total $27,513 · program services $22,010 · management and general $4,127 · fundraising $1,376
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24b · Other expenses: Repairs & Maintenance
total $27,436 · program services $26,064 · management and general $1,372
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24c · Other expenses: Program Expenses
total $24,778 · program services $23,539 · management and general $743 · fundraising $496
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24d · Other expenses: Security
total $16,958 · program services $13,566 · management and general $2,544 · fundraising $848
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24e · All other expenses
total $9,243 · program services $7,689 · management and general $1,240 · fundraising $314
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $32,469 · end of year $136,894
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,265,195
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$394,528
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $904,999 · end of year $870,667
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $443,227 · end of year $510,464
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $718 · end of year $718
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $125,000 · end of year $100,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $169 · end of year $298
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,202,412 · end of year $1,338,400
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $52,396 · end of year $78,609
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The Tree of Life Foundation was established to restore Etz Chaim Synagogue, a turn-of-the-century immigrant era house of worship, and transform it into the Maine Jewish Museum. The restored building stands as a testament to the Jewish families of Maine who, from humble beginnings, began life anew and made lasting contributions to their new community. The Maine Jewish Museum tells their stories.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND DIVERSITY OF MAINE'S JEWISH IMMIGRANTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. THROUGH EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMMING, THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO BUILD BRIDGES OF APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING WITH PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUM, PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH FOR THE COMMUNITY.
Expenses $250,435 · Revenue $33,372
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Steven BrinnSTEVEN BRINN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
-
Katie GetchellKATIE GETCHELL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andy BrennerANDY BRENNER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Janet RaffelJANET RAFFEL
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Gary BerensonGARY BERENSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amy TinkleAMY TINKLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy ZieglerNANCY ZIEGLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Harris GleckmanHARRIS GLECKMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy BlumbergNANCY BLUMBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Nathan Aranson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ben Bornstein
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert Hirshon Esq
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Nikki Jacobson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marcel Polak
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica Lantos
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Miriam Markowitz
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Warren Esq
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dawn LaRochelle
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $83,578
- From this org
- $83,578
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 24 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202531779349301223
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