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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MASSACHUSETTS STUDENT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$968,392
Total expenses
$683,400
Contributions and grants received
$731,749
Grants paid
$82,864
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$236,643
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$6,284,580
Total liabilities, end of year
$542,903
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,741,677
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$536,809
Management and general expenses
$125,119
Fundraising expenses
$21,472
Program service expenses (Part III)
$536,809

Program services were 78.5% 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

    $731,749

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $209,702 · excluded $209,702

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,000,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $973,059

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $26,941

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $26,941 · excluded $26,941

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $82,864 · program services $82,864

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $59,051 · program services $53,146 · fundraising $5,905

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21 · program services $19 · fundraising $2

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $46 · program services $41 · fundraising $5

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,461 · program services $4,915 · fundraising $546

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,671 · management and general $16,671

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $210,161 · program services $108,987 · management and general $92,479 · fundraising $8,695

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,667 · program services $20,400 · fundraising $2,267

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,757 · program services $1,580 · fundraising $177

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,377 · program services $17,439 · fundraising $1,938

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,371 · program services $17,434 · fundraising $1,937

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $200 · program services $200

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,257 · management and general $5,257

  • 24a · Other expenses: COALITION DUES EXPENSE

    total $229,777 · program services $229,777

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $8,968 · management and general $8,968

  • 24c · Other expenses: FILING FEES

    total $1,744 · management and general $1,744

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $7 · program services $7

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,494,624 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,095,485 · end of year $4,383,509

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $17,000 · end of year $41,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $430,134 · end of year $385,212

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,298 · end of year $5,396

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,414,300 · end of year $1,465,370

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,093

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $626,401 · end of year $542,903

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $405,330

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,425,110 · end of year $5,741,677

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ON SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE WELFARE OF CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND TO ORGANIZE COLLEGE STUDENT CHAPTERS IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE AND PURSUE SOLUTIONS TO THESE ISSUES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION IS AN INDEPENDENT STATEWIDE STUDENT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS ON ISSUES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS. WE MOBILIZE STUDENTS TO INVESTIGATE BIG SOCIAL PROBLEMS, COME UP WITH PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, CONVINCE THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC TO PAY ATTENTION, AND GET DECISION-MAKERS TO ACT.

  • CAMPUS PROGRAM - THIS PROJECT IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ON OVER 20 COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN MASSACHUSETTS. STUDENTS ENGAGE IN VARIOUS RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS RELATED TO CONSUMER, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ENERGY ISSUES. STAFF MEMBERS ON THE VARIOUS CAMPUSES HELP TRAIN STUDENTS AND FACILITATE THE STUDENT PROJECTS. THESE PROJECTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 100,000 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $375,766

  • GENERAL PROGRAM ACTIVITY - THIS PROJECT INVOLVES GENERAL RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND STUDENT LOBBYING ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: CONSUMER PROTECTION, TOXICS AND TOXIC USE REDUCTION, CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, SOLID WASTE, RECYCLING AND PACKAGING, HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION.

    Expenses $161,043 · Grants $82,864

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Janet Domenitz

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $759
    From this org
    $730
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ashley Agostinelli

    CHAIR/DIRECTOR (THROUGH 8/21/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Caitlyn Egan

    VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR (THROUGH 7/7/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jake Hinchey

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 6/18/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sierra Dearns

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 7/24/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Gent Haviari

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 11/27/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Isabel Rojas

    CHAIR/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sean Simonini

    VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Julia Olszewinski

    TREASURER/DIRECTOR (THROUGH 10/17/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chitra Siddharthan

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 11/21/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Joni Jay George

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 6/17/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Serene Omran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lauren Norman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Suhani Karki

    DIRECTOR (THROUGH 6/3/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Andrew Alswanger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ashanti McLean

    DIRECTOR (11/28/23-5/2/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dorah Pierre Louis

    DIRECTOR (11/28/23-6/1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Cassia Picardy

    DIRECTOR (11/28/23 ONWARD)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Elliot Reali

    DIRECTOR (11/28/23 ONWARD)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Eli Hochkeppel

    DIRECTOR (11/28/23 ONWARD)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lily Pendergast

    DIRECTOR (11/28/23 ONWARD)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Vuong Tran

    DIRECTOR (6/18/24 ONWARD)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Daniel Hochberger

    DIRECTOR (6/18/24 ONWARD)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert Lee

    DIRECTOR (6/18/24 ONWARD)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Abhyuday Rathore

    DIRECTOR (6/18/24 ONWARD)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Daniel Shapiro

    DIRECTOR (6/18/24 ONWARD)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Miro Leeb

    DIRECTOR (6/18/24 ONWARD)

    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511299349302696

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