NonprofitsTelling Room

Youth Development

Telling Room

PORTLAND, ME

Total revenue

$960K

Total expenses

$1.0M

Net assets

$537K

Grants received

$1.8M

157 grants

EIN

743136956

Tax year

2024

Mission

The telling room is a literary arts education nonprofit whose mission is to empower youth through writing and share their voices with the world.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$766K
Program service revenue$178K
Investment income$16K
Other revenue$390
Total revenue$960K

Expenses

Grants paid$29K
Salaries & benefits$802K
Fundraising$207K
Other expenses$218K
Total expenses$1.0M
Total assets$567K
Net assets$537K

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Kristina Powell

Executive Director

Board

$79K

40 hrs/wk

Libby Lauze

Vice President of the Board

Board

2 hrs/wk

Bob Zager

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Catherine Richards olney

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Joe Conway

Board of Directors

Board

2 hrs/wk

Sara Crisp

Board of Directors

Board

2 hrs/wk

Tanuja Desai Hidier

Board President

Board

2 hrs/wk

Brita Loppnow

Board of Directors

Board

2 hrs/wk

Meredith McCarroll

Board of Directors

Board

2 hrs/wk

Matty Oates

Board of Directors

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jordene Trueh

Board of Directors

Board

2 hrs/wk

Sean Findlen

Board of Directors

Board

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 157 of 157

FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
YOUNG WRITERS AND LEADERS NEA GAP
2024
$32K
Arts Education
2024
$27K
GENERAL SUPPORT, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP GRANT FROM GREGG LIPTON FURNITURE
2024
$20K
To provide general support
2024
$15K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
Arts Education
2024
$8K
ARTS AND EDUCATION
2024
$5K
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
2024
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$500
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
2024
$50K
YOUNG WRITERS AND LEADERS
2023
$36K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$23K
Arts Education
2023
$20K
To provide general support
2023
$20K
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2023
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$12K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2023
$10K
Providing support for afterschool writing enrichment programs.
2023
$10K
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2023
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$8K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2023
$8K
SUPPORT OPERATIONS
2023
$6K
Build Capacity of Literary Arts Education Programs
2023
$5K
General operating support
2023
$5K
GEN'L PURPOSE FUND
2023
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$2K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2023
$1K
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
2023
$1K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$500
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
2023
$500
TO EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH WRITING AND SHARING THEIR VOICES WITH THE WORLD
2023
$500
general operating funds
2023
$100K
YOUNG WRITERS AND LEADERS
2022
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$20K
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2022
$20K
General Operations
2022
$20K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2022
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2022-23
2022
$15K
ARTS & CULTURE
2022
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$12K
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2022
$12K
INVESTING IN WI-FI & UPDATING TECH
2022
$12K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$12K
Arts Education
2022
$11K
General Operating Support
2022
$9K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2022
$8K
Arts Education
2022
$8K
SUPPORT OPERATIONS
2022
$6K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2022
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$5K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
General operating support
2022
$5K
GEN'L PURPOSE FUND
2022
$3K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
2022
$500
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2021
$25K
FOR OPERATIONS
2021
$20K
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2021
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2021
$10K
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2021
$8K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2021
$8K
SUPPORT OPERATIONS
2021
$5K
General operating support
2021
$4K
GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION
2021
$3K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2021
$2K
Literacy Arts Programs for Youth
2021
$1K
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
2021
$500
Fund operating expenses 74-3136956
2021
$500
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2021
$154
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2021
$50K
YOUNG WRITERS AND LEADERS
2020
$40K
FOR OPERATIONS
2020
$27K
Arts Education
2020
$25K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$20K
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2020
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$17K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2020
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2020-21
2020
$15K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2020
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND GRANT
2020
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$8K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$8K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$5K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2020
$5K
General Purpose
2020
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2020
$5K
General operating support
2020
$3K
writing progamsfor 6-18 to improveliteracy
2020
$3K
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
2020
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$1K
CHARITABLE
2020
$1K
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
2020
$600
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$500
General Operating Support
2020
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$500
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
$400
MATCHING GIFTS
2020
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$20K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2019
$10K
unrestricted
2019
$1K
MAINE RESILIENCE BUILDING NETWORKS VIRTUAL EQUITY WORKSHOP SERIES
2019
$200
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
2019
$40K
EDUCATIONAL - STRENGTHENING LITERACY SKILLS
2018
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$15K
UNRESTRICTED
2018
$8K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2018
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FOR EDUCATION
2018
$4K
Young Writers and Leaders Program
2018
$3K
SUPPORT TO IMPROVE CHILDREN SKILLS
2018
$2K
FOR OPERATIONS
2018
$1K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2018
$700
UNRESTRICTED
2018
$250
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$16K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$3K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2017

Funded by

$1.8M from 64 funders · 157 grants · 2017–2024

Roaring Brook Family Foundation

$250K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$172K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Rona Jaffe Foundation

$125K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Maine Community Foundation Inc

$94K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$87K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Thomas H And Nancy A Conway Charitable Trust

$80K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The Old Bug Light Charitable

$79K · 4 grants · 2018–2022

St Louis Community Foundation Inc

$72K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN743136956
NTEE codeO50
Subsection03
Ruling date2006-09
Formed2005
Employees19
Volunteers83
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