EIN 27-3119044

Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(4)
Num. employees
6
City
Year formed
2010
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance advocates for fiscal responsibility and government transparency to improve the quality of life in Massachusetts. Through a direct mail program, the organization educates and informs residents on their state legislators' positions and actions related to these key issues.
Total revenues
$460,640
2022
Total expenses
$447,788
2022
Total assets
$80,741
2022
Num. employees
6
2022

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
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fiscal PartnersGeneral Suppport for Non-Advocacy Expenses $96,000advocacy Grants $180,500$276,500
Americans for Tax ReformGeneral Support$11,000

Personnel at Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

NameTitleCompensation
Carl CopelandInterim Executive Director$21,420
Mike KaneDirector and Clerk$0
Ann SullivanTreasurer / Director$0
Mark CohenChairman and Past Treasurer$0
Jim CurtisFormer Treasurer / Former Treasurer / Director and Treasurer$0
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$460,640
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$460,640

Form 990s for Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-06990View PDF
2021-122022-11-09990View PDF
2020-122021-11-11990View PDF
2019-122021-06-08990View PDF
2018-122019-12-26990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s
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/mfaleadership 
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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