Maine · Nonprofit
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION (Maine) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $479,360 to it, the largest being MAINE INITIATIVESINC ($97,860). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $164k
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $479k
- Net assets
- $62k
What Sustainable Livelihoods Relief Organization does
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.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
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.
$63,685 spentof which $966 as grants26% of program spendingYouth 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.
$110,838 spent46% of program spendingAdult 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.
$67,940 spent28% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $242,463.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $19k to $125k (+570%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 85% · 2024 77%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
90% of SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $8k → $20k.
3 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 54% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
77% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 40% · 2019 40% · 2020 25% · 2021 23% · 2022 46% · 2023 50% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
67% of SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 88% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
54% of SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $221k that is directly attributable, 77% of it comes from Maine funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $258k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $479k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maine
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
98% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION?
- SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION (Maine) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $479,360 to it, the largest being MAINE INITIATIVESINC ($97,860). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $479,360 in grants to SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION?
- MAINE INITIATIVESINC is the largest funder on record, with $97,860 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS RELIEF ORGANIZATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maine. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 8 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing