2019-04-04T13:38:26-07:00 2018-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2017-07-01 331094233 MapLight MAPL 5108680894 2223 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 94704 Daniel G Newman President 2019-04-04 true August Zajonc CPA P01218603 5108352727 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Daniel Newman 1801159 false false X www.maplight.org X 2006 CA MapLights online tools and research bring transparency to government data and put a spotlight on the outsize influence of money in politics so that journalists and advocacy groups can hold lawmakers accountable. 6 6 31 8 0 1519544 1534300 216788 257000 8686 4300 7196 5559 1752214 1801159 1705 25645 0 2429418 1918058 6138 0 361575 551462 372180 2988723 2315883 -1236509 -514724 1299127 821930 170874 208401 1128253 613529 We are a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that reveals the influence of money in politics, informs and empowers voters, and advances reforms that promote a more responsive democracy. false false 1407723 228300 Money and Influence: MapLight is a nonpartisan nonprofit that strives to create a government that (actually) works for the people. By connecting the influence of special interest groups to the issues people care about, we empower journalists, citizens, and advocacy groups to hold government accountable. Since 2009, our findings illustrating the impact of political money on the issues affecting citizens everyday lives have reached over 350 million people through TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, blogs, and other websites. From our expos that led the governor of New Mexico to change statewide policy on investment decisions, to our investigation that led major corporations to halt their contributions to a racist dark money organization and many other investigations like this our work has invigorated the national debate, empowered accountability advocates, and changed public policy. In the past year, we've expanded our work to begin shining a light on "digital deception" (the manipulation of public opinion and political processes via social media and other digital technologies) and develop meaningful policy and technological solutions. In October, we also launched a powerful new Campaign Contribution Search tool, making it easy for journalists, researchers, and citizens to explore patterns of influence on our government. 308851 25645 28700 Voter's Edge: MapLights groundbreaking online voter guide, Voter's Edge, provides nonpartisan information about candidates and ballot measures in local, state, and federal elections in California. Voter's Edge has been proven to increase voter confidence and voter participation in the electoral process by effectively equipping voters with the information they need to vote in ways that reflect their own interests. In 2016, nearly three out of four users who responded to our survey (74%) reported that they would vote for more offices and leave fewer choices blank because of information they found on the site. With the 2018 election season heating up, we built on our success from 2016 with refinements and improvements to the site interface and increased accessibility for under-served groups, ensuring that midterm election voters have access to meaningful information about their ballots. 1716574 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 true 31 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X Irene Litherland 5108680894 2223 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 94704 Doug Edwards Co-Chair/Sect'y 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Melanie Sloan Co-Chair/Treas. 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jim Heerwagen Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shel Kaphan Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John O'Farrell Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Perry Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Ravel Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel G Newman President 40.00 0.00 X 208589 0 20939 Leon Smith II Technical Director 40.00 0.00 X 154812 0 9615 DeAnna Dalton Deputy Director 40.00 0.00 X 104648 0 10676 468049 41230 3 false true false 0 1534300 1534300 Voter guides & licensing 519100 257000 257000 257000 4300 4300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 5559 5559 5559 1801159 257000 9859 25645 25645 0 0 0 437079 313372 17672 106035 0 1197937 886148 135402 176387 32035 24180 4993 2862 101783 75512 14946 11325 149224 105420 18894 24910 0 18741 16773 1968 8550 8550 0 0 0 90509 82676 5573 2260 907 192 715 62674 47074 4463 11137 38559 37494 480 585 0 54461 38494 6868 9099 26965 23426 1825 1714 0 18768 10022 6084 2662 0 0 9668 6821 1238 1609 14940 9145 5243 552 Staff development 15652 12719 1459 1474 Dues, licenses, service fees 11786 1461 1361 8964 0 2315883 1716574 237734 361575 149980 358841 917649 361886 150369 17118 5179 23342 0 0 0 0 41180 33616 65144 49442 25370 15702 0 0 0 0 9400 11425 1299127 821930 170874 173401 35000 170874 208401 X 842072 598529 286181 15000 1128253 613529 1299127 821930 -514724 X false true X true false X 1638999 1900327 2836949 1519544 1534300 9430119 0 0 1638999 1900327 2836949 1519544 1534300 9430119 4111827 5318292 839 4149 5180 8686 4300 23154 0 1628 3478 4515 7196 5559 22376 9475649 1085125 0.56130 0.50780 X false false 31213 1293 32506 2283377 2315883 265794 66449 false 243836 273541 299436 265794 1082607 1623911 4240 7481 26949 32506 71176 60959 68385 74859 66449 270652 405978 4240 6716 31213 42169 8729 8729 56415 40713 15702 15702 X 1801159 1801159 1801159 2315883 2315883 2315883 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of June 30, 2018 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. true League of Women Voters of CA 1107 Ninth St Ste 300 Sacramento CA 95814 680061260 501c3 25645 0 Voter's Edge project support 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used MapLight does not typically give grants. Our only grantee is the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, with whom we work closely on a joint project, Voter's Edge California. Our grant to them supported expenses they incurred taking on a more significant portion of the outreach to under-served communities aspect of that joint work. We are able to closely and continuously monitor that work because it is part of our joint project. X X false false false false false false false false false false Daniel G Newman President 208589 11576 9363 229528 Leon Smith II Technical Director 154812 2492 7123 164427 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The 990 is prepared by the president, accounting firm, and bookkeeper, and is provided to each board member for review, prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Employees must disclose any actual, potential, or apparent conflict of interest to the President. Where appropriate, the President may require suitable remedial action, such as divestiture of adverse interests, recusal from certain decisions, or other action to avoid an appearance or existence of a conflict. As used herein, employee includes all those individuals working full or part-time for MapLight, whether in a paid or voluntary capacity, including board members, as well as all outside contractors who perform work for MapLight in a paid capacity. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The President's compensation is determined by the board and deliberations include comparability data. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Compensation of employees other than the President is determined by the President and deliberations include comparability data. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Form 990 on the website, other docs available upon request.