Program areas at Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance
Direct mail educationthrough the direct mail program, Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance seeks to educate and inform residents of Massachusetts on the positions and actions of their state legislators on key issues relating to Fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability in state government and increasing economic opportunity for the people of our commonwealth. This information includes roll call votes on specific pieces of legislation, sponsorship status of key bills and amendments relating to our mission, and other information and resources to assist residents in increasing their level of civic engagement. Over the course of the past year, our direct mail program has delivered thousands of pieces of mail to residents across the commonwealth educating them on their state government officials and encouraging civic engagement. Digital media engagementmassachusetts Fiscal Alliance regularly maintains, updates, and provides educational content for its own website (massfiscal.org), email list with thousands of subscribers, facebook page, twitter account, instagram account, youtube channel, and linkedin group. Content for these platforms is generally geared towards educating residents about the positions and actions of state legislators and government officials with concern to our mission of promoting responsibility, transparency, and accountability in state government and increasing economic opportunity for the people of our commonwealth. The maintenance, moderation, and content generation require significant commitments of time and effort from staff. This program also includes advertising expenditures aimed at furthering our reach to state residents on each platform. Over the past year, our digital media efforts have generated millions of unique impressions with residents of Massachusetts aimed at educating and engaging people with their state government, as well as increasing civic participation. Legislative scorecardmassachusetts Fiscal Alliance maintains a separate website for our legislative scorecard (massfiscalscorecard.org). The scorecard provides rankings of legislators based on their votes on issues pertinent to our mission of advocating for Fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability in state government and increasing economic opportunity for the people of Massachusetts. It does this in a neutral, unbiased manner and provides information on how constituents can best contact their state legislators. All back-up information is made available and links to individual roll-call votes are provided in an easy to use, accessible manner. This scorecard is updated in real-time by staff.
Who funds Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
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Fiscal Partners | 2022-12 | General Suppport for Non-Advocacy Expenses $96,000advocacy Grants $180,500 | $276,500 |
Americans for Tax Reform | 2022-12 | General Support | $11,000 |
Personnel at Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Carl Copeland | Interim Executive Director | $21,420 | 2023-11-06 |
Mike Kane | Director and Clerk | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
Ann Sullivan | Treasurer / Director | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
Mark Cohen | Chairman and Past Treasurer | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
Jim Curtis | Former Treasurer / Former Treasurer / Director and Treasurer | $0 | 2021-12-31 |
...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance
Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $460,640 | $356,442 | 29.2% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $460,640 | $356,442 | 29.2% |
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Conservation Minnesota Voter Center | 501(c)(4) | Minneapolis, MN | $1,015,502 |
Freedom Club | 501(c)(4) | Minnetonka, MN | $666,272 |
Democracy Found Action | 501(c)(4) | Middleton, WI | $260,937 |
Alliance for Balanced Government | 501(c)(4) | Raleigh, NC | $225,961 |
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition | 501(c)(4) | West Des Moines, IA | $287,588 |
Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group | 501(c)(4) | Philadelphia, PA | $215,456 |
Progress North Carolina Action | 501(c)(4) | Raleigh, NC | $1,648,039 |
Data update history
December 31, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 30, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $276,500 from Fiscal Partners July 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 7, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofits
Issues
EducationPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyState / local level
General information
- Address
- 18 Tremont St 404
- Boston, MA 02108
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- County
- Suffolk County, MA
- Website URL
- massfiscal.org/mfaleadershipÂ
- Phone
- (617) 553-4115
IRS details
- EIN
- 27-3119044
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2010
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- W20: Government and Public Administration
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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