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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP EDUCATION FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$405,783
Total expenses
$388,286
Contributions and grants received
$405,783
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,404,248
Total liabilities, end of year
$281,866
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,122,382
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$265,720
Management and general expenses
$85,640
Fundraising expenses
$36,926
Program service expenses (Part III)
$265,720

Program services were 68.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $405,783

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $83,502 · program services $71,616 · management and general $3,536 · fundraising $8,350

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $133,427 · program services $114,433 · management and general $5,651 · fundraising $13,343

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,166 · program services $3,573 · management and general $176 · fundraising $417

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,047 · program services $2,614 · management and general $129 · fundraising $304

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,483 · program services $14,137 · management and general $698 · fundraising $1,648

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $604 · management and general $604

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $104,103 · program services $33,814 · management and general $60,365 · fundraising $9,924

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,800 · program services $5,832 · management and general $288 · fundraising $680

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $342 · program services $294 · management and general $14 · fundraising $34

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,081 · program services $16,365 · management and general $808 · fundraising $1,908

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,148 · program services $984 · management and general $49 · fundraising $115

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $145 · program services $145

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $232 · program services $199 · management and general $10 · fundraising $23

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,751 · management and general $3,751

  • 24a · Other expenses: FILING FEES

    total $8,966 · management and general $8,966

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $1,794 · program services $1,539 · management and general $75 · fundraising $180

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $520 · management and general $520

  • 24d · Other expenses: COALITION DUES

    total $175 · program services $175

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $581,144 · end of year $333,433

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $38,591 · end of year $65,291

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,476 · end of year $3,683

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $824,081 · end of year $1,001,841

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $420,167 · end of year $281,866

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,027,125 · end of year $1,096,418

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $25,964

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PROTECT CONSUMERS AND PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNMENT. WE INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS, CRAFT SOLUTIONS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, AND OFFER BAY STATERS MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC PARTICIPATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON PUBLIC INTEREST ISSUES AFFECTING THE CITIZENS OF MASSACHUSETTS, AS THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO PROMOTE CONSUMER PROTECTION, PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND GOOD GOVERNMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS.

  • RESEARCHING AND INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY - STAFF ENGAGE IN NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE ISSUES OF: CONSUMER PROTECTION, TOXICS & TOXIC USE REDUCTION, CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, PUBLIC TRANSIT, SOLID WASTE RECYCLING & PACKAGING, HEALTH CARE REFORM, ENERGY POLICY, UTILITY REFORM, STUDENT RIGHTS, HIGHER EDUCATION, GOOD GOVERNMENT, AND DEMOCRACY.

    Expenses $186,004

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES - THE EDUCATION PROGRAM CONSISTS OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ON ISSUES THAT INCLUDE CONSUMER PROTECTION, TOXICS AND TOXIC USE REDUCTION, CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, PUBLIC TRANSIT, SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND PACKAGING, HEALTH CARE REFORM, ENERGY POLICY, UTILITY REFORM, STUDENT RIGHTS, HIGHER EDUCATION, GOOD GOVERNMENT, AND DEMOCRACY.

    Expenses $79,716

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Janet Domenitz

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $40,470
    From this org
    $34,822
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,648
    Hours/week
    20

  • Matthew Wilson

    PRESIDENT (UNTIL JUNE 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lori Catallozzi

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sanford Pooler

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Hyam Kramer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511299349303461

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