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Nonprofit · EIN 85-3049448

BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST

Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, ME 04102

Financials

$298K$307K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$297,541$307,288-$9,747$1,053,396$17,750$1,035,646
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$297,541
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$90,529
Other salaries and wages
$16,671
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$196,462
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$230
Accounting fees
$30,689
Occupancy
$4,986
Travel
$2,271
Depreciation
$7,406
Program services (functional)
$210,553
Management and general (functional)
$85,060
Fundraising (functional)
$11,675

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,053,367
Total assets, end of year
$1,053,396
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,750
Net assets, end of year
$1,035,646
Land, buildings and equipment
$646,377
Net assets without donor restrictions
$874,127
Net assets with donor restrictions
$161,519
Gross receipts
$297,541
Employees
4
Volunteers
155
Year formed
2020
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MALI-AGAT OBOMSAWINCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
20$45,604
MONET LEVALLEY-GARCIACO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
27$44,925
SIKWANI DANAPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LOKOTAH SANBORNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TAGWONGO OBOMSAWINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JUS CREA GIAMMARINOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANN POLLARD-RANCOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
29 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, PORTLAND, ME 04102-2513
In care of
% TAGWONGO OBOMSAWIN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ANDREA FRANCIS, 29 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, PORTLAND, ME 04102
Signed the 990
TAGWONGO OBOMSAWIN, TREASURER
Phone
(201) 491-5160
Return prepared by
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

THE BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST ENABLES DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF THE ABENAKI/WABANAKI PEOPLE TO RENEW AND RESUME THEIR CARETAKING AND STEWARDSHIP ROLES FOR LANDS AND WATERS WITH HISTORICAL, SPIRITUAL, AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE ABENAKI/WABANAKI PEOPLE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE LAND RETURN PROGRAM SERVES THE WABANAKI COMMUNITY BY FACILITATING PROPERTY TRANSFERS BACK TO THE WABANAKI NATIONS AND/OR COMMUNITY, WHICH OCCUR SOMETIMES AS DIRECT TRANSFERS TO BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST, AND OTHER TIMES AS REDIRECTED TRANSFERS TO THE TRIBAL NATIONS THEMSELVES. IN LIEU OF A PROPERTY TRANSFER, BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST OCCASIONALLY FACILITATES LAND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH LANDHOLDERS. SUCCESSFUL TRANSFERS HAVE INCLUDED THREE PROPERTIES IN WABANAKI TERRITORY. SUCCESSFUL LAND USE AGREEMENTS INCLUDE OUR PLANTING GROUNDS WHERE OUR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROGRAM OPERATES ON THE SANDY RIVER.
    Expenses $70,918
  • THE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROGRAM SAW DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY PLANTING DAYS THROUGHOUT THE WARM SEASON. THE PROGRAM PRODUCED ENOUGH CORN TO HAND OUT FREE CORNMEAL TO THE COMMUNITIES AT SEVERAL COMMUNITY GATHERINGS THROUGHOUT 2024 AND INTO THE SPRING. OTHER CROPS WERE DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO NEED.
    Expenses $66,644
  • THE CULTURAL TRANSMISSION PROGRAM BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING TWO OUTDOOR WORKSHOPS, TWO SEASONAL CEREMONIES THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND WABANAKI COMMUNITIES, AND MULTIPLE DIPLOMATIC GATHERINGS AMONG COMMUNITY LEADERS.AS A PART OF OUR CULTURAL TRANSMISSION PROGRAM, WE STARTED THE ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTE (AKI) GUARDIAN PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 2024. THE AKI GUARDIAN PROGRAM INITIATIVE SERVES AND EDUCATES LAND STEWARDS THROUGH INTERGENERATIONAL AND INTERTRIBAL COLLABORATION. ITS STRUCTURE IS A COMBINATION OF PEER-TO-PEER MENTORSHIP, ELDER-YOUTH MENTORSHIP, AND GENERAL WORKSHOPS/EXCURSIONS.
    Expenses $36,136
  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM: EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO THE WABANAKI COMMISSION ON LAND AND STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO THE FIRST LIGHT LEARNING JOURNEY COHORT, ONLINE EDUCATION FOR GRANTORS, PARTICIPATION IN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GREATER PUBLIC AND THE WABANAKI COMMUNITY, TO FACILITATE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WABANAKI HISTORY.
    Expenses $36,855

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
85-3049448
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
2021
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,053,396
Income (IRS master file)
$297,541

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$692,487$174,199$1,053,367IRS
990December 2022$227,278$59,184$528,077IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS

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 BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST

What is the EIN of BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST is 85-3049448.
Is BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
Are donations to BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST 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 BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST 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 BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST 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 BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANDREA FRANCIS.
Who are the officers and directors of BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $45,604 (MALI-AGAT OBOMSAWIN, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER).
How much revenue does BOMAZEEN LAND TRUST have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $297,541, expenses of $307,288 and total assets of $1,053,396 at year end.

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