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Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine

aka Children's Museum of Maine   |   Portland, ME   |  http://www.kitetails.org

Mission

At the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine, we set the stage for every child to imagine and learn through play.

Ruling year info

1977

Executive Director

Julie Butcher Pezzino

Deputy Director

Lucia Stancioff

Main address

250 Thompsons Point Rd

Portland, ME 04102-2654 USA

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EIN

01-0352258

NTEE code info

Children's Museums (A52)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Cultural Enrichment

The Museum offers a broad and diverse array of educational and cultural enrichment opportunities for children and the adults who accompany them. Interactive exhibits span four floors and programs with hands-on activities are offered daily. Our core work is in supporting life learning and building educational capacity in the community. We provide free-choice learning settings and innovative programs that seek to enhance educational opportunities and improve educational resources. The Museum's primary focus areas are: science, global culture, and early childhood development. These areas were selected after careful study of community needs and available resources as well as the Museum's capacity to deliver high quality exhibits and programs in these areas. Primarily for children (6 mos-10 yrs) and their families and caregivers; students (Pre-K through 5th grade) and their teachers.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

  • Portland (Maine, United States)

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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How we listen

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Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome

Financials

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Operations

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Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine

Board of directors
as of 7/31/2025
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Allison McLaughlin DIRECTOR

Cameron Peden

Gail Ringel SECRETARY

Harry Hollenberg

Heather Robinson AT LARGE

Jeff Glidden DIRECTOR

Jeff Zachau DIRECTOR

Julia Trujillo DIRECTOR

Julie Ouellette VICE PRESIDE

Keyla Alston-Griffin

Kristin Valdmanis PRESIDENT

Manasse Shingiro DIRECTOR

Matthew Kesselhaut DIRECTOR

Maya Williams

Melissa McKersie DIRECTOR

Patti Butler DIRECTOR

Rosaleen Parsons DIRECTOR

Rose Splint

Tiffanie Winters DIRECTOR

Udai Chopra DIRECTOR

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes

Organizational demographics

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Disability status
Person with a disability

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