2025-12-23T06:21:29-06:00 2025-06-30 824812448 PGM LLC 319 Main Street Biddeford ME 04005 990 2024-07-01 743136956 The Telling Room TELL 2077746064 225 Commercial Street 201 Portland ME 04101 Kristina Powell Executive Director 2077746064 2025-12-23 1 1 P01200943 2074155714 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Kristina Powell 225 Commercial Street 201 Portland ME 04101 1014984 0 X WWW.TELLINGROOM.ORG X 2005 ME THE TELLING ROOM IS A LITERARY ARTS EDUCATION NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH WRITING AND SHARE THEIR VOICES WITH THE WORLD. 11 11 19 83 0 0 586932 765662 158217 177813 20444 16047 13629 390 779222 959912 24748 29049 0 0 797586 802052 0 0 207453 250652 218430 1072986 1049531 -293764 -89619 657774 567007 31055 29907 626719 537100 X THE TELLING ROOM IS A LITERARY ARTS EDUCATION NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH WRITING AND SHARE THEIR VOICES WITH THE WORLD. FOCUSED ON MAINE YOUTH IN GRADES 2-12, EACH YEAR WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH 1,800 STUDENTS ACROSS OUR 12 AFTERSCHOOL AND SCHOOL-BASED CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAMS, PUBLISHING 300 AUTHORS IN ACCLAIMED TELLING ROOM BOOKS AND REACHING ANOTHER 700 YOUTH THROUGH OUR AUTHOR EVENTS. WE PROVIDE THE TIME, SPACE, KNOWLEDGE, AND GUIDANCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PRACTICE CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND DEVELOP CRUCIAL LITERACY SKILLS SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE ALSO BUILDING COMMUNITY AMONG THEIR PEERS AND CONNECTING TO THE WIDER WORLD. ALL OUR CORE PROGRAMS ARE 100% FREE TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD TRIPS HELPING ENSURE EQUITABLE ARTS EDUCATION ACCESS. OUR EVALUATIONS REGULARLY SHOW THAT AT LEAST 90% OF STUDENTS INCREASE THEIR WRITING ENTHUSIASM, BUILD SKILLS, AND GAIN SELF-CONFIDENCE. 0 0 658071 29049 182494 WE'RE COMMITTED TO CREATING SPACES WHERE ALL STUDENTS CAN IMPROVE THEIR WRITING SKILLS AND INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE IN A SUPPORTIVE, STRUCTURED WAY. WE PROVIDE 12 DIFFERENT SCHOOL-BASED AND AFTERSCHOOL WRITING PROGRAMS YEAR-ROUND AND STATEWIDE, OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, PUBLISH BESTSELLING ANTHOLOGIES OF STUDENT WORK, AND CARRY OUT COMMUNITY-WIDE WRITING PROJECTS AND EVENTS. WE DELIVER THE MAJORITY OF OUR PROGRAMMING WITHIN A 60 MILE RADIUS OF OUR HOME BASE IN PORTLAND, MAINE, INCLUDING THROUGH OUR SUITE OF EIGHT AFTERSCHOOL IN-STUDIO PROGRAMS, AND SERVE YOUTH WHO RESIDE IN MORE RURAL REGIONS OF THE STATE THROUGH FIVE PRIMARY CHANNELS: SCHOOL-BASED RESIDENCIES; SCHOOL-BASED WORKSHOPS; FIELD TRIPS; OUR STATEWIDE WRITING CONTEST; AND OUR VIRTUAL AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. WE EXPAND THE AUDIENCE FOR OUR AUTHORS' WORK TO BE READ AND HEARD BY PEERS AND ADULTS ALIKE WHILE CONNECTING THEM TO EXPERIENCES THAT NOT ONLY BENEFIT THEM AS EMERGING VOICES, BUT ALSO ENRICH AND ENLARGE THE ENTIRE ARTS COMMUNITY. TELLING ROOM'S YOUTH VOICES ALSO REACH THEIR PEERS ACROSS MAINE THROUGH EDUCATORS USING OUR BOOKS AS MENTOR TEXTS IN THEIR WRITING AND LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM. OUR ANTHOLOGIES HAVE BEEN FINALISTS AND WINNERS OF THE MAINE LITERARY AWARD FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY SEVERAL TIMES OVER AND TELLING ROOM STUDENTS GARNER DISTINGUISHED AWARDS EVERY YEAR, INCLUDING TOP HONORS IN THE MAINE LITERARY AWARDS AND THE SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS. WE HEAR OFTEN FROM STUDENTS HOW VITAL AND AFFIRMING IT IS TO HAVE THE TELLING ROOM IN THEIR LIVES AS A PLACE THEY CAN FIND AND BUILD COMMUNITY, CONNECT WITH THEIR INNER SELVES AND WITH OTHERS, PROCESS THE WORLD AROUND THEM, PLAY, HAVE FUN, AND CREATE NEW WORLDS OF THEIR OWN THROUGH WRITING AND SHARING. IN 2024-25, WE DELIVERED 110 PROGRAMS TO 2,493 MAINE YOUTH IN GRADES 2-12, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH 1,774 STUDENTS AND REACHING ANOTHER 719 THROUGH EVENTS TO ACHIEVE OUR PROPOSED GOALS AND OUTCOMES. WE WORKED WITH OVER 60 NONPROFIT AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS, PUBLISHED 384 AUTHORS IN 14 NEW BOOKS, AND PRODUCED AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN 38 EVENTS STATEWIDE TO REACH A TOTAL OF 2,122 AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO CENTER AND ELEVATE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH VOICES. STUDENTS MADE STRONG GAINS ACROSS MULTIPLE IMPACT AREAS AFTER PARTICIPATING IN TELLING ROOM PROGRAMS. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2004, WE'VE WORKED WITH OVER 35,000 YOUTH AND PUBLISHED OVER 225 BOOKS, COLLABORATING WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 SCHOOLS AND 40 ORGANIZATIONS EVERY YEAR TO PROVIDE OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE AND BUILD ENDURING PARTNERSHIPS. OUR AIM IS TO ENGAGE AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH IN WAYS THAT ARE PROVEN TO EMPOWER AND EQUIP THEM TO REALIZE THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL AND POSITION THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR SUCCESS. IMPACT REPORT: WWW.TELLINGROOM.ORG/IMPACT-REPORT 658071 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X Kristina Powell 2077746064 225 Commercial Street 201 Portland ME 04101 Tanuja Desai Hidier Board President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Libby Lauze Vice President of the Board 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Bob Zager Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Catherine Richards olney Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Conway Board of Directors 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sara Crisp Board of Directors 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sean Findlen Board of Directors 2.00 X 0 0 0 Brita Loppnow Board of Directors 2.00 X 0 0 0 Meredith McCarroll Board of Directors 2.00 X 0 0 0 Matty Oates Board of Directors 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jordene Trueh Board of Directors 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kristina Powell Executive Director 40.00 X 78916 0 6002 78916 0 6002 0 0 0 0 0 27000 20000 718662 765662 SUMMER CAMP FEES 611710 78891 78891 WORKSHOPS 611710 55962 55962 IN-SCHOOL PROJECTS 611710 41000 41000 MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS 611710 1960 1960 177813 16047 16047 37379 27000 41670 -4291 -4291 17413 13402 4011 4011 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 670 670 670 959912 182494 0 11756 29049 29049 84918 54949 10651 19318 601020 390318 74653 136049 8453 5209 1196 2048 50826 31320 7194 12312 56835 36910 7060 12865 27202 8103 18985 114 3084 963 447 1674 22999 5483 8983 8533 3382 3382 45291 45291 9588 9293 295 171 171 5484 5484 PROGRAM EXPENSE 85893 84935 475 483 DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE 15336 1539 35 13762 1049531 658071 184007 207453 593479 387855 45500 165000 4825 7005 7200 3762 3385 3385 3385 657774 567007 31055 29907 31055 29907 X 481719 252100 145000 285000 626719 537100 657774 567007 -89619 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 690819 622412 731145 586932 765662 3396970 92041 128027 281256 158217 195226 854767 782860 750439 1012401 745149 960888 4251737 250000 250000 0 250000 250000 4001737 526 340 5899 20444 16047 43256 526 340 5899 20444 16047 43256 -4291 -4291 107683 115562 13629 670 237544 891069 866341 1018300 779222 973314 4528246 0.88370 0.92460 0.00960 0.00690 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1030793 15809 15809 1014984 -55072 -55072 959912 1120412 15809 55072 70881 1049531 0 1049531 Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Fundraising events Cost of books and merchandise sold Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Fundraising events Cost of books and merchandise sold ANNUAL FUNDRAISER 64379 27000 37379 5000 36670 64379 27000 37379 5000 36670 41670 -4291 1 Writer's stipends, summer camp scholarships. 80 29049 Part I, Line 2: For writer's stipends, the organzation grants the funds on a biannual schedule to writers based on the progress on their book which is monitored by the program leads. Daily programs for students are reimbursed monthly based on their attendence records. For scholarships, families submit an application for summer camps and once awarded they receive a discount code. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b THE BOARD REVIEWS FORM 990 AS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSULTS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION BASED ON AN ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY REPORT OF MAINE NON-PROFITS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.