2015-08-14T16:08:08-07:00 2014-12-31 990 2014-01-01 521975211 MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT FOUNDATION MARI 2024625747 PO Box 77492 Capitol Hill Washington DC 20013 Rob Kampia Executive Director 2024625747 2015-08-14 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z MPP Foundation Rob Kampia PO Box 77492 Capitol Hill Washington DC 20013 1658903 0 X www.mpp.org X 1996 DC To regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol in the United States. 12 11 44 1 0 0 1570228 1627863 0 0 29000 16049 22961 14991 1622189 1658903 43700 37800 0 0 901122 1140349 20250 0 492520 1080729 843012 2045801 2021161 -423612 -362258 1629679 1291086 669666 667765 960013 623321 X MPP Foundation works to increase public support for -- and identify and activate supporters of -- non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies. The goal is to regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol in the United States. 1 0 233809 0 0 MONITORING LEGISLATION IN THE 50 STATES AND D.C.: MPP Foundation monitored all marijuana-related bills in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, monitored the news, published information about these bills on the organization's Web site, answered requests from state legislators and governors, provided information to reporters, and authored briefing papers and op-eds. 172913 170000 0 NEVADA BALLOT INITIATIVE: MPP Foundation funded a goodly portion of the signature drive to place a marijuana-legalization initiative on the November 2016 ballot. The signature drive succeeded in November 2014. 141688 0 0 CONFERENCES AND COALITIONS: MPP Foundation's staffers attended and spoke at conferences, reached out to potential allies outside of conference settings, and strengthened relationships with existing allies for the purpose of building a stronger national coalition to end marijuana prohibition. Specifically, MPP Foundation participated in conferences hosted by the Cato Institute, Reason Foundation, FreedomFest, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and a few smaller organizations. 139720 0 0 ONLINE OUTREACH: MPP Foundation conducted a series of tactics via the Web to further MPP Foundation's mission, including (1) producing a series of videos that were distributed via the organization's Web site (www.mpp.org) and YouTube (www.youtube. com/MPPstaff), (2) maintaining a blog (blog.mpp.org), (3) updating Facebook "friends" and Twitter "followers" on news and policy developments, and (4) issuing e-newsletters to email subscribers. 130684 0 0 PUBLIC EDUCATION: MPP Foundation engaged in a range of activities to build support for MPP Foundation's mission among the public, including (1) updating the Web site (www.mpp.org), (2) producing brochures and briefing papers, (3) responding to email inquiries from the public, (4) giving speeches, and (5) tabling at events. In addition, MPP Foundation launched a new project, called the "Consume Responsibly" campaign, which was an outgrowth of the big win in Colorado in November 2012. 99778 0 0 NEWS COVERAGE: MPP Foundation's staffers responded to reporters' inquiries -- and MPP Foundation's staffers pitched stories to reporters -- on the federal government's reports and surveys, private institutions' reports, litigation developments, foreign developments, new research on the therapeutic uses of marijuana, and so forth. 50887 0 0 MINNESOTA IMPLEMENTATION: MPP Foundation worked on implementing the medical-marijuana law that MPP enacted in the summer of 2014. 50880 15000 0 TEXAS ORGANIZING: In 2014, MPP Foundation launched a new project to accomplish three goals in Texas. First, the goal was to decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana. Second, the goal was to legalize medical marijuana. Third, the goal was to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol. Because the Texas Legislature doesn't convene in even-numbered years, the plan for 2014 was to build a statewide team for all three goals. 38139 0 0 MAINE ORGANIZING: MPP Foundation maintained a full-time presence in Maine (with an office outside of Portland), for the purpose of building a statewide coalition in support of regulating marijuana like alcohol in Maine. 36407 0 0 NEVADA ORGANIZING: MPP Foundation worked on organizing a statewide coalition in support of the ultimate goal of regulating marijuana like alcohol in Nevada. 35006 0 0 EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY: MPP Foundation held an educational event in NYC in May 2014 with opinion leaders and potential donors from the NYC area. 30391 0 0 RHODE ISLAND ORGANIZING: MPP Foundation worked to build a statewide coalition in favor of regulating marijuana like alcohol in Rhode Island, which can be seen in part via <www.regulateRI.com>. 25727 0 0 ARIZONA ORGANIZING: MPP Foundation worked to build the coalition in Arizona that supports legalizing marijuana, for the purpose of placing an initiative on the November 2016 ballot. 24016 0 0 MAINE BALLOT INITIATIVE: MPP Foundation supported MPP's effort to place a marijuana-legalization initiative on the November 2016 ballot. 23585 12000 0 ILLINOIS IMPLEMENTATION AND ORGANIZING: After the enactment of the medical-marijuana law in June 2013, MPP Foundation began the process of working with the Illinois executive branch to implement the new law. In addition, MPP Foundation began building a statewide coalition to decriminalize marijuana possession. 23227 0 0 DEPRECIATION: This was simply the annual depreciation of computer equipment ($9,121) and the D.C. office purchase ($14,106). 22967 0 0 MARYLAND ORGANIZING: Building upon the legislative progress in Maryland between 2000 and 2013, MPP Foundation began working with in-state allies (such as the ACLU and the NAACP) to build support for marijuana-policy reform in Maryland. Please see <www.marijuanapolicyinmd.org>. 21607 0 0 VERMONT ORGANIZING: MPP Foundation continued to work on organizing a statewide coalition to support the ultimate goal of regulating marijuana like alcohol in Vermont. <www.regulatevermont.org> 21069 0 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE ORGANIZING: After the enactment of a medical-marijuana law in the summer of 2013, MPP Foundation shifted its focus to working to decriminalize the possession of marijuana. 12081 0 0 ALASKA ORGANIZING: MPP Foundation organized a statewide coalition to support the ultimate goal of regulating marijuana like alcohol in Alaska. This succeeded in November 2014. And then, of course, money needed to be spent after Election Day on implementation of the new law. 11000 11000 0 GRANTS PROGRAM: MPP Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to the Cato Institute, a $5,000 grant to the Our America Initiative, and a $1,000 grant to Reason Foundation, because these organizations are injecting crucial libertarian/conservative arguments into the public discourse as to why marijuana prohibition needs to end. 9406 0 0 CALIFORNIA ORGANIZING: MPP Foundation assisted a large coalition with building support for the state licensing of medical-marijuana businesses in California. Simultaneously, MPP Foundation continued the never-ending process of organizing a statewide coalition to regulate marijuana like alcohol in California, which everyone expects to culminate in November 2016. 9349 0 0 DELAWARE IMPLEMENTATION: MPP Foundation continued working with the executive branch of Delaware to fully implement the state's medical marijuana law, which was enacted in 2011. 6263 0 0 ORGANIZING IN A FEW STATES: With the ultimate goal of regulating marijuana like alcohol in the United States, MPP Foundation spent a small amount of money in a few states -- Hawaii, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. 4012 0 0 MASSACHUSETTS ORGANIZING: MPP Foundation began organizing a statewide coalition to support the ultimate goal of regulating marijuana like alcohol in Massachusetts. 3565 0 0 D.C. IMPLEMENTATION: MPP Foundation continued to work with the executive branch of the D.C. city government to implement the medical-marijuana law which D.C. voters originally passed in November 1998, and which was unfortunately narrowed by the D.C. city government in 2010. 2670 0 0 ILLINOIS LOBBYING: After legalizing medical marijuana in Illinois in 2013, MPP Foundation spent a small amount of money on lobbying the Illinois Legislature to decriminalize marijuana possession. 1231 0 0 COLORADO IMPLEMENTATION: In the wake of MPP's 2012 campaign that succeeded at regulating marijuana like alcohol in Colorado, MPP Foundation spent a small amount of money in 2014 to implement fairly the initiative that 55% of Colorado voters had passed. 411 -200 0 WEST VIRGINIA ORGANIZING: MPP Foundation launched the beginning of a multi-year coalition-building effort, for the purpose of legalizing medical marijuana through the West Virginia Legislature sometime between 2015 and 2017. 834078 37800 0 1382488 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 14 0 1 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X X Rob Kampia 2024625747 PO Box 77492 Capitol Hill Washington DC 20013 Joseph Pritzker Chair of Board 0.5 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Frayda Levy Vice Chair of Board 0.5 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Robert D Kampia Secretary of Board 25 25 X X X 123347 60753 9504 Rene Ruiz Treasurer of Board 1 1 X X 0 0 0 John Gilmore Director of Board 0.5 0.5 X 0 0 0 William Dunn Director of Board 0 0 X 0 0 0 Justin Hartfield Director of Board 0 0 X 0 0 0 Adam Wiggins Director of Board 0 0 X 0 0 0 Vincent Tripp Keber Director of Board 0 0 X 0 0 0 Jeff Moe Director of Board 0 0 X 0 0 0 Jon Beach Director of Board 0 0 X 0 0 0 James Slatic Director of Board 0.5 0.5 X 0 0 0 123347 60753 9504 1 0 1 0 78390 0 0 23000 0 1526473 17900 1627863 0 16049 16049 0 0 0 0 0 0 1128 1128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13863 13400 0 463 13863 1658903 30577 0 463 37800 37800 0 0 0 0 0 0 129725 49295 40215 40215 0 0 0 0 867885 599901 33479 234505 11189 8363 729 2097 43542 29070 1914 12558 88008 57424 6368 24216 4000 0 4000 0 36 36 0 0 4425 0 4425 0 22229 22229 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65556 47157 9642 8757 22107 19237 555 2315 77702 32392 9960 35350 1800 1800 0 0 0 0 0 0 97716 64042 7011 26663 76399 64061 2500 9838 0 0 0 0 18984 18227 0 757 0 0 0 0 170000 170000 0 0 33959 23227 2458 8274 18509 0 18509 0 online services 146726 94981 1226 50519 postage 19322 2854 464 16004 computers and equipment 19011 12405 1375 5231 printing 18700 6192 88 12420 25831 21795 1235 2801 2021161 1382488 146153 492520 393394 273793 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400000 200000 0 0 0 0 881503 64210 836285 817293 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1629679 1291086 5707 14405 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 663959 653360 0 0 0 669666 667765 X 0 0 0 0 960013 623321 960013 623321 1629679 1291086 X -362258 0 0 20623 0 4943 X 0 0 0 X 1409278 1439031 2508513 1264239 1604865 8225926 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1409278 1439031 2508513 1264239 1604865 8225926 2646206 5579720 10898 10002 27258 41251 53575 142984 0 0 0 0 0 0 6023 4057 1306 2497 463 14346 8383256 0 0.66558 0.69421 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 The "other income" category on line 10 is composed of merchandise receipts ($463). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 199599 199599 1159662 1359261 210926 52732 0 0 210869 226153 252290 210926 900238 1350357 238514 207162 206372 199599 851647 52717 56538 63073 52732 225060 337590 0 37894 26183 0 64077 0 0 0 0 824900 23201 801699 0 0 0 0 0 56603 41009 15594 0 0 0 0 817293 0 Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition 6103 South Braeswood Blvd Houston TX 77096 473901679 15000 To legalize marijuana in Texas. Community Renewal Society 111 West Jackson Blvd Suite 820 Chicago IL 60604 362000728 501(c)(3) 12000 0 0 0 To build a statewide coalition to decriminalize marijuana possession in Illinois. 3 2 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 MPP Foundation's staff was in sufficient contact with all five grantees in 2014. The allocations were as follows: (1) $15,000 to Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition in Texas, (2) $12,000 to the Community Renewal Society in Illinois, (3) $5,000 to the Cato Institute in the District of Columbia, (4) $5,000 to the Our America Initiative in Utah, and (5) $1,000 to the Reason Foundation in California. (And MPP Foundation received a grant reimbursement from West Virginia for $200.) X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert D Kampia Secretary of Board 123347 60753 0 0 0 0 3695 1848 2683 1278 129725 63879 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 NEVADA BALLOT INITIATIVE: MPP Foundation paid for a significant portion of the signature drive in Nevada, for the purpose of placing a marijuana-legalization initiative on the ballot in November 2016. The Nevada government certified this signature drive in December 2014. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b This Form 990 was meticulously reviewed by MPP Foundation's board treasurer -- as well as submitted to the entire board -- before this document was submitted to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 MPP Foundation's documents are maintained in the organization's headquarters in the District of Columbia. The MPP Foundation staff mails the documents to interested persons -- upon request -- via the U.S. Postal Service. In addition, MPP Foundation posts its Form 990 on the organization's Web site, as well as third-party Web sites. Finally, MPP Foundation also posts its annual report on the organization's Web site. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 The $4,943 figure is just a "fudge factor" so that the figures in Part XI add up correctly. This is probably due to a one-time revision in the internal depreciation / capital equipment accounting. Marijuana Policy Project PO Box 77492 Washington DC 20013 521911644 lobbying and ballot initiatives DC 501(c)(4) N/A 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Marijuana Policy Project a-i 16049 Over the course of 2014, MPP repaid part of its debt to MPP Foundation, reducing MPP's debt from $400,000 to $200,000. In so doing, MPP also paid MPP Foundation $16,049 in interest (which is a 4.0% interest rate, computed monthly). Marijuana Policy Project d 200000 Over the course of 2014, MPP repaid part of its debt to MPP Foundation, reducing MPP's debt from $400,000 to $200,000. In so doing, MPP also paid MPP Foundation $16,049 in interest (which is a 4.0% interest rate, computed monthly). Looking to the future, the goal is for MPP to repay the final $200,000 (plus interest) by the end of 2015. Marijuana Policy Project n 75000 MPP and MPP Foundation shared office space and therefore a photocopier, fax machine, printers, phones, and other equipment. Regardless, each organization paid its own share of the rent/mortgage, the purchase of equipment, and the rental of equipment. So the $75,000 figure that's reported here is really just an estimate of the value of resources that were shared; there was no transfer of $75,000 from one organization to the other. Marijuana Policy Project o 500000 MPP and MPP Foundation shared numerous employees. Regardless, each organization paid its own share of the salaries, taxes, and benefits for each organization's "partial employees." So the $500,000 figure that's reported here is really just an estimate of the value of resources that were shared; there was no transfer of $500,000 from one organization to the other. Marijuana Policy Project s 13000 MPP rented MPP Foundation's dues-paying membership list for $13,000, for the purpose of mailing a handful of fundraising mailings to MPP Foundation's donors. (The going rate for such rentals of other organizations' mailing lists is 10 cents/member, so MPP was entitled to rent 130,000 of MPP Foundation's members over the course of all MPP mailings in 2014; instead, MPP mailed to only 50,000 or so.)