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Donate to Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Your gift means we can ensure that more Mainers receive fair access to civil legal protections.Together we can instill more fairness in our society so there will be less poverty. Thank you for your support.

Give Monthly

Monthly giving allows Pine Tree Legal Assistance to be a reliable resource in our community. Sign up to be an Enduring Advocate by becoming a monthly donor today.

Give Once

Your donation ensures more Mainers receive fair access to civil legal protections. You can securely make a donation online or donate by mail with a check. Please mail your donations to Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Attn: Helen Meyer, P.O. Box 547, Portland, ME 04112.

Planned Giving

Bequests and other planned gifts help grow our endowment so we can support future generations. Join the Brewster Society today by letting us know about your planned gift intention.

Stock and Charitable Asset Gifts

Lean how you can donate stock to support families in need by contacting Helen Meyer at (207) 774-4753 or by email.

IRA Charitable Rollover

If you are age 70 ½ or older, use your traditional IRA as a simple way to reduce your tax liability and make your charitable gifts.

Donor Advised Funds

You can have a big impact with a donor advised fund. Recommend a gift to Pine Tree Legal Assistance through your existing DAF.

Calling all Lawyers

The Campaign for Justice is a unified effort to support legal aid in Maine by Maine law firms and attorneys.  We ask all members of the Maine bar to support our work through annual gifts to the Campaign for Justice.

Important information

Pine Tree Legal Assistance is a non-profit organization incorporated on June 14, 1966. Our tax ID number is 01-02 79387. Our legal name is "Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc." Our administrative office is located at 88 Federal Street, Portland, ME 04101. You can contact our Executive Director, Tom Fritzsche and our Development Director, Helen Meyer at (207) 774-4753.

PTLA is a 501(c)(3) organization and is funded in part by the Legal Services Corporation (“LSC”). As a condition of the funding received from LSC, PTLA is restricted in certain activities in all of its legal work, including work supported by other funding sources. PTLA may not expend any funds for any activity prohibited by the Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 U.S.C §2996 et. seq. or by Public Law 104-134. Public Law 104—234 §504(d) required that notice of these restrictions be given to all funders or programs funded by the Legal Services Corporation. For a copy of these laws or any further information, please contact: Executive Director, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, PO Box 547, Portland, Maine 04112; Tel. 207-774-4753.

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