# Portland Widows Wood Society

Falmouth, Maine. EIN 01-6001384.
Exempt, a return not yet on file.

Source: IRS public records as of October 13, 2026, as shown by the Alleviate Index. https://index.alleviate.org/org/portland-widows-wood-society-016001384

## At a glance

Figures come from the organization’s Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 2024, as recorded by the IRS.

- Revenue: $277,623 (FY2024)
- Assets: $2,560,617 (Year end)
- Required return: Form 990 (Full return required from $200K of receipts)
- Fiscal year: December to November (Ends in November)
- Focus: Emergency assistance (NTEE P60, human services)
- Charity type: Publicly supported (509(a)(2))

## What is due, and when

Computed from the fiscal year end and the return type. Federal dates are fixed by law. The state line is the general charitable solicitation rule of Maine, read from the regulator’s own guidance; exemptions vary, and the regulator’s page is the authority.

- Apr 15, 2025: Form 990 for FY2024. Not yet on the IRS file. The October 2026 IRS file shows FY2024 as the latest return.
- Oct 15, 2025: Extended deadline for FY2024. Not yet on the IRS file. Six month automatic extension (Form 8868). The October 2026 IRS file does not show the return. A return can take weeks to reach the file.
- Apr 15, 2026: Form 990 for FY2025. Not yet on the IRS file. The October 2026 IRS file shows FY2024 as the latest return.
- Oct 15, 2026: Extended deadline for FY2025. Not yet on the IRS file. Six month automatic extension (Form 8868). The October 2026 IRS file does not show the return. A return can take weeks to reach the file.
- Apr 15, 2027: Form 990 for FY2026. Fifteenth day of the fifth month after year end.
- Annual: Maine charitable solicitation registration. Charities that solicit in Maine register with the state and renew each year, unless exempt. It is due by November 30 each year. Regulator: Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/charitable-solicitations-act).
- Watch: Automatic revocation rule. One return not yet on the file. Exempt status is revoked after three consecutive years without a return. The latest return on file is FY2024.

## When each return reached the IRS

From IRS records of electronically filed returns. The IRS record date is the date in the IRS’s own record of each return. It is not a legal filing date, and extensions are not public.

| Fiscal year | Form | IRS record date | Due date | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FY2024 | Form 990 | September 16, 2025 | March 17, 2025 |  |
| FY2023 | Form 990 | September 16, 2024 | March 15, 2024 |  |
| FY2022 | Form 990 | September 18, 2023 | March 15, 2023 |  |
| FY2021 | Form 990 | May 9, 2023 | March 15, 2022 |  |

Returns for fiscal years before 2021, and returns the IRS record cannot date, are not listed.

## What the IRS lists say

Three IRS lists, read each month. This is a display of what they show, not a determination of status.

- Exempt status: Listed as exempt. The IRS list of exempt organizations. As of October 13, 2026.
- Deductible donations: Listed. The IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax deductible contributions. Listed with code PC (public charity). As of October 13, 2026.
- Automatic revocation: On the list, reinstated. Revoked March 15, 2015. Posted August 10, 2015. The list shows the exemption reinstated on March 15, 2015.

## Against Maine human services organizations of similar size

112 public charities share this focus and state with revenue between $50K and $500K on a recent return. The shaded band is the middle half of the group.

Revenue scale from $50K to $500K. Portland Widows Wood Society at $278K, peer median at $159K.

- Revenue rank: 74th percentile (Among the 112 peers)
- Assets held: About 9.2 years (Of annual revenue, from public figures)
- Age: About the typical age (Approved 2017; the median peer, 2012)

## What public data cannot tell you

A 990 shows money in and money out. It cannot show whether programs, outcomes, funding and compliance live in one place, or how long a funder report takes to produce. The five pillars below are scored only by the organization itself.

- Mission & Strategic Clarity: Unscored
- Stakeholders & Positioning: Unscored
- Programs & Program Design: Unscored
- Evidence, Data & Storytelling: Unscored
- Systems, Governance & Readiness: Unscored

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