Nonprofit · EIN 47-3131741
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · LEWISTON, ME 04240
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $163,534 | $248,534 | -$85,000 | $61,862 | $0 | $61,862 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $260,136 | $153,911 | $106,225 | $124,862 | $0 | $124,862 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $147,297
- of which government grants
- $125,197
- Program service revenue
- $16,237
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $966
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $14,750
- Other salaries and wages
- $135,024
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $176,205
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,738
- Occupancy
- $5,151
- Travel
- $2,775
- Program services (functional)
- $242,463
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,071
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $124,862
- Total assets, end of year
- $61,862
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $61,862
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $61,862
- Gross receipts
- $163,534
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 2015
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMA MOHAMED | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $14,750 |
| ABDISALAN ABDI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| OMAR HASSAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARYAMO HUSSEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOHAMED IBRAHIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FATUMA SANAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMA MOHAMED | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $2,338 |
| ABDISALAN ABDI | BOARD PRESID Officer | 5 | $0 |
| FATUMA SANEY | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| OMAR HASSAN | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MOHAMED IBRAHM | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARYAMO HUSSEIN | BOARD MEMBER Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 256 BARTLETT ST SUITE 101, LEWISTON, ME 04240-6501
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- PO BOX 7255, LEWISTON ME 04243
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAMA MOHAMED, PO BOX 3312, LEWISTON, ME 04243
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- MOHAMED DEKOW, 77 RIDEOUT AVE 12-3, LEWISTON ME 04240
- Signed the 990
- JAMA MOHAMED, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (207) 344-7882
- Website
- www.slromaine.org
- Return prepared by
- BRYTEBRIDGE CONSULTING LLC
Mission
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION (SLRO) IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING NEW MAINERS TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE FUTURES BY PROVIDING HOLISTIC SUPPORT, FOSTERING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, PROVIDING RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITY AND PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE. WE RECOGNIZE THAT SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS ARE BUILT ON MORE THAN JUST FINANCIAL STABILITY OR ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES; IT REQUIRES A FOUNDATION OF SUPPORT THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH. OUR PROGRAMS, FROM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ACCESSIBLE FOOD INITIATIVES, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, MENTORSHIP, COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS, ARE DESIGNED TO UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, HELPING THEM TO FEEL A STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING WHILE CREATING PATHWAYS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE AND OPPORTUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- FOOD EDUCATION AND NUTRITION PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT FOOD SECURITY THROUGH FARM VISITS AND COOKING CLASSES. IT TEACHES COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE'S EFFECT ON AGRICULTURE, AND HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS WHILE HONORING THEIR CULTURAL TRADITIONS. IN 2024, 200 PARTICIPANTS HAVE RECEIVED COMPLETION CERTIFICATES, ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR DEDICATION TO THE PROGRAMS OBJECTIVES. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, WE HAVE PROVIDED OVER 600 MEALS TO THE COMMUNITY, ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY AND CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSE CULINARY TRADITIONS.Expenses $63,685 · grants $966
- YOUTH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE: THIS INITIATIVE HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE BECOME COMMUNITY LEADERS BY PROVIDING MENTORSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL-BUILDING. A KEY PART OF THIS IS THE "PATHWAY TO DREAMS" AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS YOUTH WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS IN VARIOUS FIELDS. ANOTHER TESTAMENT TO OUR SUCCESS IS OUR SUPPORT FOR ISUKEN, A SOMALI BANTU FARM-TO-TABLE WORKER-COOPERATIVE FOOD TRUCK. ISUKEN EMBODIES OUR COMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE INTEGRATION. THIS WOMEN-OWNED COOPERATIVE SHARES THE CULINARY AND AGRICULTURAL TALENTS OF SOMALI BANTU FARMERS AND COOKS WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY. ISUKEN HAS BECOME A BELOVED FOOD TRUCK AT EVENTS, FARMS, FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT MAINE, PROVIDING FRESH, LOCALLY GROWN FOOD PREPARED LOVINGLY BY ITS COOPERATIVE MEMBERS.Expenses $110,838
- ADULT INTEGRATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (AIEP): AIEP SUPPORTS ADULT IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. THEY OFFER RESOURCES AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING NEW PEER SUPPORT, REFLECTION & HEALING SESSIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR IMMIGRANT WOMEN. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO HELP THEM INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY AND FEEL EMPOWERED. THE COOPERATIVE STRUCTURE OF ISUKEN, BASED ON THE TRADITIONAL SOMALI BANTU CONCEPT OF ISKASHITO, WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FARMED AND WORKED TOGETHER. THESE STORIES HIGHLIGHT THE TANGIBLE AND PROFOUND IMPACTS OF SLROS WORK, DEMONSTRATING HOW WE ADVANCE IMMIGRANT FLOURISHING THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.Expenses $67,940
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 | Not 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
- 47-3131741
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $61,862
- Income (IRS master file)
- $163,534
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2018
- Posted by the IRS
- August 13, 2018
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2018
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $163,534 | $248,534 | $61,862 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $260,136 | $153,911 | $124,862 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: MOHAMED DEKOW | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 47-3131741).
Questions about SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION
- What is the EIN of SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION is 47-3131741.
- Is SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2018 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2018.
- Are donations to SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION 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 SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JAMA MOHAMED.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $14,750 (JAMA MOHAMED, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $163,534, expenses of $248,534 and total assets of $61,862 at year end.
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