Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$699,221

Total expenses

$661,318

Contributions and grants received

$696,163

Grants paid

$23,334

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$2,915

Other revenue

$143

Total assets, end of year

$448,665

Total liabilities, end of year

$13,924

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$434,741

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$572,496

Management and general expenses

$76,599

Fundraising expenses

$12,223

Program service expenses (Part III)

$572,496

Program services were 86.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• EARLY CARE & EDUCATION PROJECTS- MCA WORKS TO ENSURE THAT MAINE'S EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IS STRUCTURED WITH POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT BEST SERVE MAINE'S VULNERABLE INFANTS AND TODDLERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. POLICY PRIORITIES FOCUSED ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION, IMPROVING WAGES AND SUPPORTS FOR EARLY CARE PROVIDERS, AND IMPROVING MAINE'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SYSTEM FOR EARLY INTERVENTION AND EARLY SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. MCA IS ENGAGED IN BUILDING COALITIONS OF PARENT ADVOCATES FOR HEAD START AND EARLY INTERVENTION. MCA IS A LEADER OF THE RIGHT FROM THE START COALITION.

  Expenses $255,986 · Grants $23,334

• KIDS COUNT - MAINE KIDS COUNT IS PART OF THE NATIONAL KIDS COUNT NETWORK, FUNDED BY THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION TO TRACK THE STATUS OF CHILDREN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN 2022, MCA UPDATED KIDS COUNT INDICATORS, STARTED WORK ON THE 2023 MAINE DATA BOOK, AND UPDATED 16 COUNTY PROFILES ABOUT CHILD WELL-BEING. MCA PRODUCED ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR LEGISLATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT KEY ISSUES RELATED TO CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING.

  Expenses $110,287

• CHILD HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS: MCA WORKED TO ADVANCE EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE HEALTH POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, CHILD WELFARE REFORMS, MATERNAL HEALTH, AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH. IN 2022, MCA TOOK ON LEADERSHIP OF THE CHILD WELFARE ACTION NETWORK, WHICH PRODUCED A FRAMEWORK OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. MCA IS ACTIVE IN THE HEALTH CARE FOR ME COALITION.

  Expenses $163,985

• GENERAL ADVOCACY & LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT - MCA PROVIDES DATA AND POLICY ANALYSIS TO STATE POLICYMAKERS ON ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN, SUCH AS: HEALTH (PHYSICAL, ORAL, MENTAL), THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, HEAD START, HOME VISITATION, CHILDCARE, HUNGER, FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND CHILD SAFETY. MCA PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS ON ISSUES THROUGH BLOGS, NEWSLETTERS, AND ACTION ALERTS.

  Expenses $42,238

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

• COUNCIL FOR STRONG AMERICA

  $11,667

  SEE PART IV

• MAINE AEYC

  $11,667

  SEE PART IV

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

21 October 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202443179349302059

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