Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,325,672
- Total expenses
- $1,030,060
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,320,766
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $26
- Other revenue
- $4,880
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,084,583
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $432,327
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $652,256
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $447,538
- Management and general expenses
- $388,748
- Fundraising expenses
- $193,774
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $447,538
Program services were 43.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,320,766
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3 · Investment income
total $26 · excluded $26
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6a · Gross rents
real property $4,880
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $4,880
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $4,880 · excluded $4,880
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $355,377 · program services $191,239 · management and general $85,539 · fundraising $78,599
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $328,707 · program services $181,448 · management and general $73,447 · fundraising $73,812
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $10,789 · program services $5,448 · management and general $2,595 · fundraising $2,746
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $53,945 · program services $27,780 · management and general $15,075 · fundraising $11,090
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $54,076 · program services $28,423 · management and general $13,261 · fundraising $12,392
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,204 · program services $3,204
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $29,729 · management and general $29,729
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $2,500 · program services $2,500
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $1,746 · fundraising $1,746
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,625 · program services $2,625
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $718 · management and general $718
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13 · Office expenses
total $19,524 · program services $174 · management and general $14,779 · fundraising $4,571
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14 · Information technology
total $84,370 · program services $66 · management and general $82,140 · fundraising $2,164
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16 · Occupancy
total $17,002 · management and general $17,002
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17 · Travel
total $8,607 · program services $3,680 · fundraising $4,927
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,210 · program services $612 · management and general $1,312 · fundraising $286
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20 · Interest
total $10,448 · management and general $10,448
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $23,990 · management and general $23,990
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23 · Insurance
total $11,689 · management and general $11,689
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24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $8,804 · program services $339 · management and general $7,024 · fundraising $1,441
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $9,786 · end of year $1,596
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $4,659 · end of year $14,067
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $2,057
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$907,897
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$273,077
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $658,810 · end of year $634,820
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $83,063 · end of year $432,043
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $55,636 · end of year $96,166
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $344,037 · end of year $336,161
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $194,683 · end of year $604,115
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $161,962 · end of year $48,141
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT MARIJUANA BY INCREASING, INDENTIFYING, AND ACTIVATING SUPPORTERS OF NON-PUNITIVE, NON-COERCIVE MARIJUANA POLICIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
MPP FOUNDATION ENVISIONS A NATION WHERE: 1) MARIJUANA IS LEGALLY REGULATED SIMILARLY TO ALCOHOL, 2) MARIJUANA EDUCATION IS HONEST AND REALISTIC, AND 3) TREATMENT FOR PROBLEM MARIJUANA USERS IS NON-COERCIVE AND GEARED TOWARD REDUCING HARM.
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COALITION ENGAGEMENT & PUBLIC EDUCATION: MPPF WORKED IN VARIOUS STATES TO INCREASE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR NON-PUNITIVE, NON-COERCIVE MARIJUANA POLICIES, INCLUDING MT, SD, AL, CT, DE, HI, LA, MD, SC, VA AND OTHERS. MPP FOUNDATION ALSO ENGAGED IN A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR MPPF'S MISSION AMONG THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING PRESENCE AT EVENTS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ONLINE THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OTHER ONLINE ENGAGEMENT CHANNELS, AND PRODUCING COLLATERAL.
Expenses $447,538
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Sal PaceSAL PACE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jeffrey ZuckerJEFFREY ZUCKER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Betty AldworthBETTY ALDWORTH
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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John GilmoreJOHN GILMORE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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David AbernathyDAVID ABERNATHY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Bridget HennesseyBRIDGET HENNESSEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Kim NapoliKIM NAPOLI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Tom RothTOM ROTH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Barrington RutherfordBARRINGTON RUTHERFORD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Brian VicenteBRIAN VICENTE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Toi HutchinsonTOI HUTCHINSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $131,416
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $126,362
- Other
- $5,054
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
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Natasha OlingerNATASHA OLINGER
CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $68,199
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $68,199
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
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Matthew SchweichMATTHEW SCHWEICH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $155,762
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $144,715
- Other
- $11,047
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $144,715 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $5,832 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $5,215 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $155,762 related
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Karen OkeefeKAREN OKEEFE
DIRECTOR OF ST POLICIES
- Total calculated
- $122,604
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $115,342
- Other
- $7,262
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS ARE PAID BY MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION WHEN THEY APPROVE THE BUDGET EACH YEAR. THE OTHER OFFICER'S SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EACH YEAR.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(4) · LOBBYING AND BALLOT INITIATIVES · DC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 23 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202640829349300949
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