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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MAINE PEOPLES ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,458,381
Total expenses
$1,804,131
Contributions and grants received
$4,399,462
Grants paid
$1,275
Program service revenue
$17,748
Investment income
$64,430
Other revenue
-$23,259
Total assets, end of year
$5,394,327
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,382
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,373,945
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,660,507
Management and general expenses
$78,016
Fundraising expenses
$65,608
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,660,507

Program services were 92.0% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $9,760

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $25,335

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,364,367

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICES

    total $17,210 · related or exempt $17,210

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CANVASS CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $538 · related or exempt $538

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $64,430 · excluded $64,430

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $25,335

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $23,259

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$23,259 · excluded -$23,259

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,275 · program services $1,275

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $86,011 · program services $56,772 · management and general $4,300 · fundraising $24,939

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $793,830 · program services $743,036 · management and general $31,753 · fundraising $19,041

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,971 · program services $11,205 · management and general $479 · fundraising $287

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $98,828 · program services $92,503 · management and general $3,953 · fundraising $2,372

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $70,453 · program services $64,324 · management and general $2,889 · fundraising $3,240

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $53,012 · program services $53,012

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,062 · management and general $18,062

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $213,561 · program services $213,561

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $82,512 · program services $82,512

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $64,884 · program services $59,239 · management and general $2,660 · fundraising $2,985

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $51,480 · program services $47,001 · management and general $2,111 · fundraising $2,368

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $80,075 · program services $73,109 · management and general $3,283 · fundraising $3,683

  • 17 · Travel

    total $40,263 · program services $36,760 · management and general $1,651 · fundraising $1,852

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $32,099 · program services $29,306 · management and general $1,316 · fundraising $1,477

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,507 · program services $16,897 · management and general $759 · fundraising $851

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,344 · program services $25,878 · management and general $1,162 · fundraising $1,304

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $36,273 · program services $33,987 · management and general $1,077 · fundraising $1,209

  • 24b · Other expenses: SCORECARD PUBLICATION

    total $20,130 · program services $20,130

  • 24c · Other expenses: FORM 1120-POL TAX

    total $2,561 · management and general $2,561

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $265,166 · end of year $167,827

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,321,542 · end of year $4,178,472

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $400

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $920,591

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $54,673

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $18,002 · end of year $865,918

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $136,183 · end of year $182,110

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $156 · end of year $156

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $21,442 · end of year $20,226

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,243,415 · end of year $5,095,297

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $476,280 · end of year $278,648

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PART III, LINE 1: THE MISSION OF MAINE PEOPLES ALLIANCE IS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAS WHAT THEY NEED, CONTRIBUTES WHAT THEY CAN, AND NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IN 2023, MPA WORKED TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY REFORM, CLIMATE POLICY, DRUG POLICY, WORKER RIGHTS, HEALTHCARE AND CAREGIVING, RACIAL JUSTICE, AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

  • STATEWIDE & LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZING - WORKED TO ADVANCE GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS TO: ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS; WORK TOWARDS FAIR TAXES; AFFORDABLE HOUSING; EXPANDED HEALTHCARE AND POLICIES THAT ALLOW MAINE SENIORS TO AGE WITH DIGNITY IN THEIR HOMES; ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC; BUILD SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY REFORM AND DEMONSTRATE THE BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PROTECTION OF PROGRAMS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, AMONG OTHERS. ALSO WORKED TO SUPPORT PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. WE ARE KNOWN FOR OUR ABILITY TO DO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING AND EDUCATION THAT REACHES MORE THAN 100,000 MAINERS EACH YEAR WITH DIRECT PERSONAL CONTACT AND QUALITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORK.

    Expenses $829,145 · Grants $1,275 · Revenue $17,210

  • DOOR CANVASS - PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: CANVASS STAFF CONTACTS HOUSEHOLDS IN MAINE BY VISITING HOMES IN THE PORTLAND, BANGOR, AND LEWISTON AREAS TO DISTRIBUTE ISSUE-ORIENTED INFORMATION, RECRUIT MEMBERS, AND SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS. SOME OUTREACH WAS DONE VIA PHONE, TEXT, SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIDEO.

    Expenses $174,823 · Revenue $538

  • PROGRESSIVE COALITION SERVICES: AS PART OF ITS OVERALL ORGANIZING AND EDUCATIONAL MISSION, MPA OFFERS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SERVICE FOR APPROPRIATE PARTNERS AND COALITIONS WITH SHARED MISSIONS AND GOALS. IN 2023 THIS INCLUDED MAINE VOTES, A STATE-BASED COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL ACTIVITY TABLE BUILT TO ESTABLISH COLLECTIVE ACTION AROUND A COMMON AGENDA--BY IMPROVING LONG-TERM COORDINATION VIA DATA, TARGETING, AND RELATED ACTIVITY. ANOTHER SUCH PARTNER IN 2023 WAS THE MAINE LABOR CLIMATE COUNCIL, A COALITION OF UNIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.

    Expenses $656,539

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jesse Graham

    CO-EXEC DIR

    Total calculated
    $45,887
    From this org
    $38,868
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,019
    Hours/week
    9.4
  • Amy Halsted

    CO-EXEC DIR

    Total calculated
    $40,124
    From this org
    $39,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $868
    Hours/week
    9.4
  • Heidi Brooks

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Brandy Staples

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jenny Rottmann

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Patty Kidder

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Brendan Akers

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Davida Ammerman

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carlyssa Baker

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sean Donnelly

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rafael Macias

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gina Morin

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 June 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411699349301276

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