MAPLIGHT: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MAPLIGHT (EIN 33-1094233)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-03-08
IRS object ID
201800679349300420
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,097,705CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,638,999CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,900,327CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,836,949CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,519,544CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,993,524TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,097,705CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,638,999CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,900,327CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,836,949CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,519,544CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,993,524TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,899,383SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,094,141PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,040CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$839CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,149CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,180CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,686CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,894TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,071CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,628CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,478CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,515CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,196CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,888TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,032,306TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$828,125GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.50780PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.50510PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,716FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$20,233FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$26,949FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,961,774FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,988,723FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$299,436FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$74,859FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$236,557CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$243,836CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$273,541CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$299,436CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,053,370TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,580,055LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$9,480CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$4,240CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$7,481CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$26,949CurrentYearAmt
Total$48,150TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$59,139CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$60,959CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$68,385CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$74,859CurrentYearAmt
Total$263,342TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$395,013GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,670CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$4,240CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year$6,716CurrentYearAmt
Total$12,626TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,729OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,729DepreciationAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,415OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,045DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,370BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$25,370TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,752,214TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,752,214RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,752,214TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,988,723TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,988,723ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,988,723TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of June 30, 2017 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDaniel NewmanPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$203,763BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$11,366DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$8,228NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$223,357TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New ServicesWe began programmatic work to support money and politics reform policies.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe 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 ConflictsEmployees 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 ManagementThe 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 EmployeesCompensation 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 AvailableForm 990 on the website, other docs available upon request.

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