Nonprofit · EIN 20-1803650
BIRTH ROOTS INC
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, ME 04103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $334,190 | $317,285 | $16,905 | $421,888 | $115,717 | $306,171 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $370,422 | $304,023 | $66,399 | $424,192 | $134,926 | $289,266 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $169,872
- Program service revenue
- $160,320
- Investment income
- $3,998
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $615
- Other salaries and wages
- $162,497
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $180,912
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $20,882
- Travel
- $2,519
- Depreciation
- $4,237
- Program services (functional)
- $233,149
- Management and general (functional)
- $50,752
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,384
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $424,192
- Total assets, end of year
- $421,888
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $115,717
- Net assets, end of year
- $306,171
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,259
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $306,171
- Gross receipts
- $334,190
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRIDE JEANNOT | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 2 | $615 |
| SCOTT MAZUZAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JULIA EDWARDS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LEE | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ELLY PEPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMANDA HATFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZA GIBERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EVIANA WOODLINN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EMMA RAYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FIONA GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRIDE JEANNOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $1,676 |
| SCOTT MAZUZAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JULIA EDWARDS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LEE | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELLY PEPPER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMANDA HATFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIRIAM MARKOWITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZA GIBERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EVIANA WOODLINN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EMMA RAYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FIONA GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEKS STRUB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 16 VANNAH AVE, PORTLAND, ME 04103-4509
- In care of
- % EMILY L MURRAY
- Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
- 101 State St, Portland ME 04101
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JULIA EDWARDS, 16 VANNAH AVE, PORTLAND, ME 04103
- Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
- Emily Murray, 380 Sligo Rd, Yarmouth ME 04096
- Signed the 990
- JULIA EDWARDS, CO-CHAIR
- Phone
- (207) 772-4784
- Website
- www.ourbirthroots.org
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- PRENATAL, POSTNATAL & TODDLER PARENTING CLASSES - IN 2025, BIRTH ROOTS CONDUCTED 7 WELCOMING PREGNANCY CLASSES; 3 NEWBORN FEEDING CLASSES; 3 NEWBORN CARE CLASSES; 27 CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION SERIES; 9 PREPARING FOR POSTPARTUM SERIES; 1 PREPARING FOR POSTPARTUM CLASS; 24 NEWBORN BUDS SERIES; 5 LITTLE SIBLINGS SERIES; 5 TODDLER PARENTING CLASSES; 8 TODDLER MUSIC CLASSES; AND 20 BABY ROOTS NATURE CAMP SERIES. OUR CLASSES AND SERIES WERE ATTENDED BY 890 UNIQUE FAMILIES, MANY OF WHOM ATTENDED TWO OR MORE CLASSES OR SERIES IN 2025.Expenses $194,554 · revenue $158,353
- SHARED IDENTITIES - THE SHARED IDENTITY PROGRAM AT BIRTH ROOTS PROVIDES MONTHLY FACILITATED PEER SUPPORT FOR PARENTS WHO SHARE KEY EXPERIENCES OR IDENTITIES (LIKE SINGLE PARENTS, NEURODIVERSE FAMILIES, QUEER PARENTS, PARENTS OF MEDICALLY COMPLEX CHILDREN, 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 2025, WE FACILITATED A TOTAL OF 54 GROUPS AND RECEIVED 566 FAMILY REGISTRATIONS.Expenses $38,595 · revenue $1,966
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1803650
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E42)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $421,888
- Income (IRS master file)
- $334,190
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $253,344 | $267,069 | $228,018 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $272,263 | $218,483 | $230,343 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2010 Officer: Emily Murray | December 31, 2010 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about BIRTH ROOTS INC
- What is the EIN of BIRTH ROOTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIRTH ROOTS INC is 20-1803650.
- Is BIRTH ROOTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to BIRTH ROOTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BIRTH ROOTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BIRTH ROOTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BIRTH ROOTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BIRTH ROOTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JULIA EDWARDS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIRTH ROOTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $615 (ASTRIDE JEANNOT, BOARD MEMBER).
- How much revenue does BIRTH ROOTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $334,190, expenses of $317,285 and total assets of $421,888 at year end.
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