2025-10-23T12:25:24-07:00 2024-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2024-01-01 201803650 BIRTH ROOTS INC BIRT 2077724784 16 VANNAH AVENUE PORTLAND ME 04103 JULIA EDWARDS BOARD CO-CHAIR 2077724784 2025-10-23 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-10-23 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JULIA EDWARDS 16 VANNAH AVENUE PORTLAND ME 04103 370422 0 X www.birthroots.org X 2004 ME SINCE 2004, BIRTH ROOTS HAS ADDRESSED THE HARMFUL REALITY THAT EARLY PARENTING AND CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IN THE US ARE UNDERVALUED AND UNDER-RESOURCED. OUR CLASSES, EVENTS, RESOURCE GUIDES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS SERVE OUR MISSION TO CREATE A CULTURE OF SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES THAT BEGINS IN PREGNANCY AND REMAINS THROUGHOUT THE CRITICAL WINDOW OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (AGES 0-3). STRATEGIES WE EMPLOY INCLUDE: IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY SUPPORTED PARENTING MODEL THAT BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS AND SKILLS IN EARLY PARENTHOOD; PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE CULTURAL, GENERATIONAL, AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT IN WHICH WE PARENT; AND INCREASING MAINE FAMILIES' ACCESS TO PERINATAL RESOURCES. 12 11 5 15 0 0 82592 206819 169918 160616 708 2887 126 100 253344 370422 0 0 0 0 136839 163574 0 0 42148 130230 140449 267069 304023 -13725 66399 228018 424192 5151 134926 222867 289266 SINCE 2004, BIRTH ROOTS HAS ADDRESSED THE HARMFUL REALITY THAT EARLY PARENTING AND CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IN THE US ARE UNDERVALUED AND UNDER-RESOURCED. OUR CLASSES, EVENTS, RESOURCE GUIDES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS SERVE OUR MISSION TO CREATE A CULTURE OF SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES THAT BEGINS IN PREGNANCY AND REMAINS THROUGHOUT THE CRITICAL WINDOW OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (AGES 0-3). STRATEGIES WE EMPLOY INCLUDE: IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY SUPPORTED PARENTING MODEL THAT BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS AND SKILLS IN EARLY PARENTHOOD; PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE CULTURAL, GENERATIONAL, AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT IN WHICH WE PARENT; AND INCREASING MAINE FAMILIES' ACCESS TO PERINATAL RESOURCES. 0 0 179537 0 159040 PRENATAL, POSTNATAL & TODDLER PARENTING CLASSES - IN 2024, BIRTH ROOTS CONDUCTED 9 WELCOMING PREGNANCY CLASSES; 12 NEWBORN FEEDING CLASSES; 16 NEWBORN CARE CLASSES; 26 CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION SERIES; 4 PREPARING FOR POSTPARTUM CLASSES; 22 NEWBORN BUDS SERIES; 5 SPROUTS BABY SERIES; 6 LITTLE SIBLINGS SERIES; 6 TODDLER PARENTING CLASSES; 6 TODDLER MUSIC CLASSES; AND 24 BABY ROOTS NATURE CAMP SERIES. OUR CLASSES AND SERIES WERE ATTENDED BY 672 UNIQUE FAMILIES, MANY OF WHOM ATTENDED TWO OR MORE CLASSES OR SERIES IN 2024. 32332 0 1576 SHARED IDENTITIES - THE SHARED IDENTITY PROGRAM AT BIRTH ROOTS PROVIDES MONTHLY FACILITATED PEER SUPPORT FOR PARENTS WHO SHARE KEY EXPERIENCES OR IDENTITIES (LIKE BLACK MOTHERS, SOLO PARENTS, NEURODIVERGENT FAMILIES, QUEER PARENTS, AND FATHERS), INTENTIONALLY FOSTERING CONNECTION AND BELONGING DURING PERINATAL AND EARLY PARENTHOOD STAGES. LAUNCHED IN LATE 2023, THESE GROUPS ARE TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF PARENTS AND PARENTS-TO-BE IN UNDERREPRESENTED OR UNDER-SUPPORTED IDENTITIES. IN 2024, WE FACILITATED A TOTAL OF 42 GROUPS AND RECEIVED 553 FAMILY REGISTRATIONS. 0 0 0 211869 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 ME X X EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 2082874777 1120 S RACKHAM WAY MERIDIAN ID 83642 ASTRIDE JEANNOT BOARD MEMBER 2 X 1676 0 0 SCOTT MAZUZAN TREASURER 2 X X 0 0 0 JULIA EDWARDS CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM LEE CO-CHAIR 2 X X 0 0 0 ELLY PEPPER SECRETARY 2 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA HATFIELD BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 MIRIAM MARKOWITZ BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 ELIZA GIBERSON BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 EVIANA WOODLINN BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 EMMA RAYNES BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 FIONA GORDON BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 ALEKS STRUB BOARD MEMBER 2 X 0 0 0 1676 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 206819 0 206819 CLASS REGISTRATION 624190 160616 160616 0 0 0 0 0 0 160616 2887 0 0 2887 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 0 100 370422 160716 0 2887 X 1675 1675 149292 100026 29858 19408 1047 702 209 136 11560 7745 2312 1503 1000 783 136 81 7527 5893 1024 610 58345 41601 1917 14827 411 322 56 33 9331 6434 2071 826 4273 3538 461 274 45498 35625 6188 3685 1039 744 232 63 118 92 16 10 4357 4357 2133 1670 290 173 BANK AND MERCHANT FEES 6417 5019 879 519 304023 211869 50006 42148 129123 284110 75840 644 3558 1352 21785 7289 9278 14496 9575 124234 228018 424192 4915 127875 7051 236 5151 134926 X 222867 289266 0 0 222867 289266 228018 424192 66399 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 130647 133717 131220 82592 206819 684995 50766 113501 138567 169918 160616 633368 181413 247218 269787 252510 367435 1318363 8611 11990 7440 3797 2118 33956 8611 11990 7440 3797 2118 33956 1284407 26 40 158 709 2887 3820 26 40 158 709 2887 3820 500 126 100 726 181439 247258 270445 253345 370422 1322909 0.97090 0.95589 0.00289 0.00092 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9575 1915 7660 0 12210 5374 6836 0 0 0 0 14496 ROU ASSET NET 124234 124234 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 BY-LAWS HAVE BEEN AMENDED TO REFLECT MORE COMPREHENSIVE PRONOUNS, FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING TYPE AND VENUE, EDITS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND VALUES LANGUAGE, AND CLARIFICATION OF OFFICER ROLES. 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