2026-01-15T11:09:10-08:00 2025-05-31 832501626 FLAHERTY'S FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC 285 US ROUTE 1 STE 3 SCARBOROUGH ME 04074 990 2024-06-01 844756513 Through The Trees Corporation THRO 2077124625 2 Griffin Road Freeport ME 04032 Marcia Griffin Executive Director 2077124625 2026-01-15 true true Christine Flaherty P01263614 2078832889 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Marcia Griffin 611 Meadow Road Topsham ME 04086 671617 false X www.throughthetrees.org X 2020 ME To bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature; more freedom by providing experiences that awaken self-awareness, confidence, and love; and a sense of belonging through building thriving communities. 5 5 28 6 0 0 22173 37735 225911 627957 145 159 -1223 -894 247006 664957 0 0 218300 506421 0 11572 49574 128759 267874 635180 -20868 29777 313898 297344 308940 262609 4958 34735 To bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature; more freedom by providing experiences that awaken self-awareness, confidence, and love; and a sense of belonging through building thriving communities. false false 519106 0 583271 Through the Trees currently offers Homeschool Programs running from September - May, Youth Day Programs throughout the summer, Teen Outing Clubs and Wildnerness Trips. Our goal is to bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature. To bring more freedom by providing transformational experiences that awaken self-awareness, confidence, and love. To bring a sense of belonging and deep connection with others through building thriving communities. We serve over 200 children in our youth programs. 40161 0 35636 From June 2024 to May 2025, Through the Trees served approximately 40 preteens/teens in Wilderness Trips and Outing Club programs where our goal, just like with our youth, is to bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature. To bring more freedom by providing transformational experiences that awaken self-awareness, confidence and love. To bring a sense of belonging and deep connection with others through building thriving communities. Our offerings for preteens and teens included: weekly outings exploring the local wonders of nature and multi-day and overnight wilderness expeditions where we completely turn off from the electronic world and traverse over lands and waters. 1763 0 6338 From June 2024 to May 2025, Through the Trees served approximately 200 families in Community programming where our goal, just like with our youth and teens, is to bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature. To bring more freedom by providing more transformational experiences that awaken self-awareness, confidence and love. To bring a sense of belonging and deep connection with others through building thriving communities. Our offerings for Communities included: Family Ski & Boarding club, Solstice Walk, Nature Story Time, Foraging Classes and more. 561030 true true false false false false true false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 28 true false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X Marcia Griffin 2072153435 2 Griffin Road Freeport ME 04032 Marcia Griffin Executive Director & Board Chair 40.00 X X X 72800 0 0 Kristi Sanfasin Secretary 3.00 X 0 0 0 Amanda Cote Treasurer 3.00 X 0 0 0 Ceiba Crow Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Lee Catalado Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 72800 0 0 false false false 37735 37735 Tuition 900099 627957 0 0 627957 159 0 0 5766 6660 -894 -894 664957 627222 0 0 72800 47320 21840 3640 388047 377939 6945 3163 45574 29624 13671 2279 7257 0 7257 0 492 0 142 350 8555 882 7241 432 39705 39705 0 0 18374 18274 0 100 3772 0 3772 0 10366 10366 0 0 6045 5094 951 0 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 13081 11631 0 1450 STAFF DEVELOPMENT & CULTURE 6813 6556 239 18 BANK CHARGES 276 188 0 88 DUES, LICENSES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 817 297 520 0 13206 13154 0 52 635180 561030 62578 11572 210255 206049 95695 63618 7948 5649 32394 10366 22028 313898 297344 4396 174 218806 165989 85738 82072 14374 308940 262609 X 4958 34735 4958 34735 313898 297344 29777 X false false false X 0 0 2500 15771 7472 56614 37736 120093 96081 342253 585012 588601 627062 2239009 2250 0 2250 0 98581 360274 592484 645215 664798 2361352 0 0 0 2361352 79 148 434 159 820 79 148 434 159 820 2362172 X 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X true 0 0 32394 32394 32394 Funds held for sponsored organization under fiscal sponsorship agreement 14374 14374 Pt II, Line 9 The Agencys conservation easement is not reflected in the Agencys internal financial statements. Pt II, Line 5 The Agency incorporates monitoring and enforcement of the Agencys easement as part of its daily practices with the Agencys participants and staff. The Freeport Land Trust oversees the conservation easement and does annual site visits to ensure the Agency is honoring the easement intentions. William Griffin father-in-law to ED capacity building X 100000 82072 false true true 82072 WILLIAM GRIFFIN FATHER IN LAW TO EXEC DIR 7591 LOAN TO AGENCY & REPAYMENT OF LOAN false BRYCE GRIFFIN SON TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9915 PROVIDED SERVICES AS YOUTH PROGRAM MENTOR false TRENT GRIFFIN HUSBAND TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 58240 Director, Youth Program Guide false Other Through The Trees (TTT) started their journey in January 2018 under the fiscal sponsorship of Servants of the Cross where they piloted our Nature Immersion programs and grew their community to the point where they were ready to incorporate as their own separate entity. TTT was incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit on January 6, 2020. TTTs vision is to bring more peace, freedom, and a sense of belonging into the world by connecting people to nature, themselves, and the community. They do this by following their mission: To bring more peace by gently guiding people to connect with the wonders of nature. To bring more freedom by providing transformational experiences that awaken self awareness, confidence, and love. Finally, TTT provides a sense of belonging and deep connection with others through building thriving communities. Through the Trees offers youth and community programs allowing participants to learn from nature through immersion, engagement, and stewardship. TTT currently offers Homeschool Programs running September-May, Youth Day Programs throughout the summer, Outing Clubs and Teen Wilderness Expeditions. TTT offers several Community nature events including Family gatherings and Nature Wilderness skill building workshops. TTT follows a three-pronged approach to all their offerings: Immersion in Nature. Engaging with the world through nature is a fundamentally different experience than engaging through technology. Learning is enhanced when students are given the opportunity to operate outside of their own perceived comfort zones. Technology dominates society; education and work now depend on it. Individuals may be connected to one another digitally but remain disconnected from nature. According to Michael Gass, Professor of Outdoor Education and Director of the University of New Hampshires Outdoor Behavior Healthcare Research Center, outdoor education works on bringing back the basics of life, I would say: good food, good sleep, good exercise and screen-less beauty. Likewise, recent years have seen the burgeoning of indoor and virtual recreation options. The 1950s saw the rapid rise of television as the most popular medium of entertainment. Video games first appeared in the 1970s and have since been a popular pastime, while the Internet has been claiming more and more leisure time since the late 1990s. It stands to reason that these technologies partially substituted for nature as a source of recreation and entertainment. Developing the students resilience and confidence. In outdoor experiential learning, the student is also the teacher. Students make connections between what they learn and the natural world, see relationships in complex systems and find a way to work within them. Students reflect on their own learning and gain insight into themselves and their interactions with the world. Experiential learning can also be defined by the qualities it imparts on its learners. Successful experiential learners have a willingness to reorder or alter their conception of a topic. They can reason for themselves and are able to successfully explain their position. They have clarity of purpose with tasks they undertake and the self-management skills necessary to work successfully both alone and in a group. Providing opportunities for action. TTT offers opportunities to engage in nature stewardship and service both during and after participation, consistent with the first principle of outdoor education set forth above. All of TTT programs are conducted at 2 Griffin Rd, Freeport ME. TTTs is grateful to have access to and be stewards of this beautiful property where they get to explore and experience 58 acres of forests, a pond, Frost Gully Brook, a field and farm land. The entire 58 acre parcel is under a Conservation Easement to protect its beauty, wonder and naturalness for years to come. Pt VI, Line 2 The Executive Director/Board Chair is married to the Director of Facilities and Grounds/Program Guide. Pt VI, Line 11b The Agency provides a copy of the Form 990 to each Board Member via email circulation prior to submission of the tax return. Pt VI, Line 15a The Agency approves the Executive Directors salary costs as part of the annual budget approval process. The Executive Directors salary is determined by the Board using comparable salary data for similar positions. Pt VI, Line 12c The Agency annually reviews the Agencys conflict of interest policy with Board members and staff.