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KORA SHRINE CENTER FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2016–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $54K · expenses $45K · assets $282K

EIN
46-0785488
Address
PO BOX 457, LEWISTON, ME 04243-0457
Website
KORASHRINERS.ORG
NTEE code
A80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
Cross-check
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Mission

THE MISSION OF THE KORA SHRINE CENTER FOUNDATION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND MAINTAIN THE HISTORIC KORA SHRINE CENTER AND ITS SIGNIFICANT ARTWORK.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Barry Gates PRESIDENT2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
David Lidstone MEMBER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
George Downing MEMBER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Frank Hilton MEMBER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Booker TREASURER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Arthur Chapman MEMBER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chip Morrison MEMBER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Linda Johnston MEMBER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kathy Becvar MEMBER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Diane Champoux SECRETARY2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Christos Gianopoulos MEMBER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Richard B Olfene Jr VICE PRESIDENT2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARRY GATES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID LIDSTONE MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DOWNING MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
FRANK HILTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT BOOKER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ARTHUR CHAPMAN MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CHIP MORRISON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
LINDA JOHNSTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY BECVAR MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DIANE CHAMPOUX SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOS GIANOPOULOS MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B OLFENE JR VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARRY GATES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID LIDSTONE MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DOWNING MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
FRANK HILTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT BOOKER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ARTHUR CHAPMAN MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CHIP MORRISON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
LINDA JOHNSTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY BECVAR MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DIANE CHAMPOUX SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOS GIANOPOULOS MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B OLFENE JR VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARRY GATES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID LIDSTONE MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DOWNING MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
FRANK HILTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT BOOKER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ARTHUR CHAPMAN MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CHIP MORRISON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
LINDA JOHNSTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY BECVAR MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DIANE CHAMPOUX SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOS GIANOPOULOS MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B OLFENE JR VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARRY GATES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID LIDSTONE MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DOWNING MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
FRANK HILTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT BOOKER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ARTHUR CHAPMAN MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CHIP MORRISON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
LINDA JOHNSTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY BECVAR MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DIANE CHAMPOUX SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOS GIANOPOULOS MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B OLFENE JR VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARRY GATES PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DAVID LIDSTONE MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
GEORGE DOWNING MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
FRANK HILTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT BOOKER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ARTHUR CHAPMAN MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CHIP MORRISON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
LINDA JOHNSTON MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
KATHY BECVAR MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DIANE CHAMPOUX SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOS GIANOPOULOS MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD B OLFENE JR VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,616$44,690 $282,440$282,440 $38,070- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,495$48,077 $262,065$262,065 $21,797- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,892$59,033 $255,775$255,775 $41,456- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,365$8,864 $303,234$303,234 $65,507- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,858$104,533 $67,581$25,281 $104,858- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $26 in all, tax years 2020 to 2020. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “KORA SHRINE CENTER FOUNDATION” 2020 1$26 2020$26
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $44,690 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $40,863 91.4%
Fees to independent contractors $2,390 5.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,382 3.1%
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2023 · Form 990EZ · $48,077 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $41,424 86.2%
Printing, publications, postage $4,575 9.5%
Fees to independent contractors $2,078 4.3%
Total$48,077100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $59,033 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Printing, publications, postage $4,143 7.0%
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $8,864 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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