2018-03-08T09:15:52-08:00 2017-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2016-07-01 331094233 MapLight MAPL 5108680894 2223 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA 94704 Daniel Newman President 2018-03-08 true Adele Kaneda P01664922 5108352727 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Daniel Newman 2223 Shattuck Ave Berkeley CA 94704 1752214 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 32 6 0 2836949 1519544 192098 216788 5180 8686 4515 7196 3038742 1752214 12750 1705 0 1881967 2429418 1178 6138 309051 574924 551462 2470819 2988723 567923 -1236509 2566373 1299127 201611 170874 2364762 1128253 X 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. true false 1519715 212191 MapLight is a nonpartisan nonprofit that reveals the influence of money in politics, informs and empowers voters, and advances reforms that promote a more responsive democracy. Our groundbreaking transparency website combines campaign contribution data with legislative votes, providing citizens and journalists with the transparency tools to hold politicians 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. In the last year alone, our data was central to a number of groundbreaking stories in major news outlets, including exposs on the pharmaceutical and insurance industry money behind an Obamacare replacement bill, efforts by dark money groups to battle environmental regulations, telephone and cable industry money behind attempts to allow internet service providers to sell customer information, and more. In June, we expanded our work to assist democracy reform efforts in cities and states around the country, using MapLights data-driven approach to money in politics research to improve political processes at every level of government. We also continued our partnership with the California Secretary of State to build the user-friendly Quick Guide to Props, helping Californians uncover the money behind the 17 propositions on the November 2016 ballot. 856464 1705 4597 MapLights groundbreaking online voter guide, Voters Edge, provides nonpartisan information about candidates and ballot measures in local, state, and federal elections. Voters 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. For the 2016 elections, MapLight expanded our successful California pilot to Illinois and New York, providing even more Americans with meaningful information on every race on their individual ballots. We also made continuing improvements to the usability and accessibility of the site, including the addition of a professionally translated Spanish-language site and a feature called "My List" that lets users save their ballot choices for later, as well as offering co-branded Voters Edge websites for media outlets and other partners to increase distribution. Voter's Edge was used by over 1.9 million people during the 2016 primary and general elections. 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. 2376179 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 false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 true 32 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 Ann Ravel Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Newman President 40.00 0.00 X 203763 0 19594 Leon Smith II Technical Director 40.00 0.00 X 132247 0 9631 DeAnna Dalton Deputy Director 40.00 0.00 X 109835 0 10507 445845 39732 3 false true false 0 1519544 1519544 Fees 519100 216788 216788 216788 8686 8686 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 900099 7196 7196 7196 1752214 216788 15882 1705 1705 0 0 0 252010 163806 27722 60482 0 1841538 1504289 172578 164671 48546 40304 5475 2767 135860 102694 20823 12343 151464 119423 16951 15090 0 2814 2161 653 8050 8050 0 6138 6138 0 184208 165980 16278 1950 21961 17447 4514 90053 74953 5602 9498 49620 48836 442 342 0 72617 60294 6906 5417 59153 35991 6589 16573 0 9615 7490 2125 0 0 14180 11060 1830 1290 13787 8643 4882 262 Staff development 12806 8949 2738 1119 Dues, licenses, service fees 8362 1011 7351 Publications 3249 1208 417 1624 Miscellaneous 987 946 32 9 0 2988723 2376179 303493 309051 1031520 149980 909014 917649 490478 150369 47505 5179 0 0 0 0 36570 41180 65144 39774 39550 25370 0 0 0 0 11736 9400 2566373 1299127 201611 170874 201611 170874 X 971685 842072 1393077 286181 2364762 1128253 2566373 1299127 -1236509 X false true X true false X 2097705 1638999 1900327 2836949 1519544 9993524 0 0 2097705 1638999 1900327 2836949 1519544 9993524 4899383 5094141 1040 839 4149 5180 8686 19894 0 2071 1628 3478 4515 7196 18888 10032306 828125 0.50780 0.50510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 6716 20233 26949 2961774 2988723 299436 74859 false 236557 243836 273541 299436 1053370 1580055 9480 4240 7481 26949 48150 59139 60959 68385 74859 263342 395013 1670 4240 6716 12626 8729 8729 56415 31045 25370 25370 X 1752214 1752214 1752214 2988723 2988723 2988723 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The 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. X X false false false false false false false false false false Daniel Newman President 203763 11366 8228 223357 Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services We began programmatic work to support money and politics reform policies. 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.