← FEDERATION OF STATE CONSERVATION VOTER LEAGUES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FEDERATION OF STATE CONSERVATION VOTER LEAGUES INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $1,427,988
Total expenses: $1,642,534
Contributions and grants received: $760,864
Grants paid: $200,000
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $7,769
Other revenue: $659,355
Total assets, end of year: $922,532
Total liabilities, end of year: $85,534
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $836,998
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,539,843
Management and general expenses: $48,748
Fundraising expenses: $53,943
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,539,843

Program services were 93.7% 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.

1c · Fundraising events

$50,502
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$710,362
3 · Investment income

total $8,083 · excluded $8,083
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $10,284
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $10,598
7c · Gain or loss

securities -$314
7d · Net gain or loss

total -$314 · excluded -$314
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$15,125
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$50,502
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$15,125
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $0
11a · Other revenue: Reimbursement income

total $659,355 · related or exempt $659,355
11e · Other revenue, total

$659,355

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $200,000 · program services $200,000
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $128,286 · program services $124,510 · management and general $2,566 · fundraising $1,210
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $698,026 · program services $675,163 · management and general $14,018 · fundraising $8,845
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $19,990 · program services $19,384 · management and general $406 · fundraising $200
9 · Other employee benefits

total $91,073 · program services $89,252 · management and general $1,821
10 · Payroll taxes

total $65,026 · program services $63,075 · management and general $1,301 · fundraising $650
11b · Fees: legal

total $11,388 · management and general $11,388
11c · Fees: accounting

total $5,750 · management and general $5,750
11g · Fees: other

total $100,469 · program services $93,238 · management and general $4,097 · fundraising $3,134
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $97,184 · program services $97,029 · management and general $155
13 · Office expenses

total $4,323 · program services $4,008 · management and general $263 · fundraising $52
16 · Occupancy

total $45,443 · program services $43,983 · management and general $912 · fundraising $548
17 · Travel

total $9,878 · program services $9,722 · management and general $17 · fundraising $139
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $270 · management and general $270
23 · Insurance

total $3,426 · program services $3,357 · management and general $69
24a · Other expenses: Telephone and internet

total $50,820 · program services $46,754 · management and general $3,453 · fundraising $613
24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

total $35,204 · program services $28,950 · management and general $267 · fundraising $5,987
24c · Other expenses: Printing & publications

total $26,451 · program services $8,869 · management and general $982 · fundraising $16,600
24d · Other expenses: Postage

total $21,745 · program services $5,257 · management and general $705 · fundraising $15,783
24e · All other expenses

total $27,782 · program services $27,292 · management and general $308 · fundraising $182

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $483,182 · end of year $288,979
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $49,033 · end of year $85,948
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $8,448
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$1,213
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$270
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $0 · end of year $943
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $552,295 · end of year $521,378
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $25,284
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $41,414 · end of year $60,250
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $25,284
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $546,434 · end of year $611,998
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $505,110 · end of year $225,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Maine Conservation Voters plays a critical role in turning public support for conservation into new laws to protect our air, land, water and wildlife. As a result of successful campaign strategies, a focused policy agenda and sharp accountability tools, we are building Maine's environmental movement into a powerful force. MCV programs include an annual environmental scorecard on Maine legislators, a governor's report card, education and advocacy at the state house and community engagement.

Activities or mission (Part I)

See Schedule O

Climate and Environmental Advocacy: In 2022, MCV worked with state lawmakers, allies, and community leaders to advance state and federal environmental policy goals and implement the state's Climate Action Plan. Grounded in science and community and developed through a collaborative, whole-of-government process, Maine Won't Wait positions our state as a climate action leader. At the two-year mark, Maine had already made significant strides, and a recent report shows that the State's goals of reducing carbon pollution by 80% and using 100% renewable energy by 2050 are now well within reach. To name some of the progress: Maine buildings are transitioning to cleaner heating and cooling systems; there is a new fleet of electric buses; and more carbon capturing forests have been permanently protected through the Land for Maine's Future program. Our primary strategies for advocacy work in 2022 included mobilizing key constituencies, implementing earned media and digital campaigns, and organizing high-impact events. Holding Maine's elected officials accountable: Since 1986, MCV's annual Environmental Scorecard has provided Maine people with factual information about the most important environmental legislation considered in Maine's State House. Our Scorecard has become the standard bearer to determine the environmental record of all members of the Maine State Legislature. We score the votes on the most important issues of the year, including energy, climate change, clean water, public health, and land conservation. In 2022, we distributed the Environmental Scorecard in both a print and online format.Educating the public: Our virtual Lunch & Learn series is grounded in our commitment to continuous learning as the foundation for meaningful civic engagement and transformational change. In 2022, our weekly Lunch & Learns featured engaging conversations on a wide range of topics, from environmental and climate priorities to innovative technologies and intersectional movements for change. Democracy for All: The health of Maine's environment and our communities and the health of our democracy are inextricably linked. Those most impacted by the climate crisis are also facing the greatest barriers to voting. Achieving meaningful progress on climate change will be more difficult without an equitable democracy that works for everyone. In 2022, our Democracy for All campaign worked for increased access to the ballot and expanded voting rights for all communities through the implementation of Automatic Voter Registration and Online Voter Registration.

Expenses $1,539,843 · Grants $200,000 · Revenue $659,355

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Penny Asherman

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Michael Boland

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Adam Lee

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Brad Coffey

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jennifer Melville

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Sarah Russell

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Katie Mae Simpson

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lucas St Clair

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Anna Brown

Vice President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tom Kittredge

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Marpheen Chann

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Maureen Drouin

Executive Director

Total calculated

$128,286

From this org

$121,008

From related orgs

$0

Other

$7,278

Hours/week

40

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

MAINE CONVERSATION VOTERS ACTION FUND

$200,000

LOBBYING FOR ELECTION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2022
Filed: 8 November 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202343129349303819

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