2012-08-28T17:36:45-07:00 2011-12-31 990 2011-01-01 521975211 MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT FOUNDATION MARI 2024625747 PO Box 77492 Capitol Hill Washington DC 20013 Rob Kampia 2024625747 2012-08-28 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MPP Foundation Rob Kampia PO Box 77492 Capitol Hill Washington DC 20013 1733619 0 X www.mpp.org X 1996 DC To end marijuana prohibition in the United States. 6 5 28 5 0 0 1409078 1439031 0 0 19 2 17102 80228 1426199 1519261 18000 6000 0 0 956552 755216 500 0 417112 500688 597470 1475740 1358686 -49541 160575 56665 165693 910791 954022 -854126 -788329 X MPP Foundation works to increase public support for -- and identify and activate supporters of -- non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies. 1 1 131801 0 0 COLORADO BALLOT INITIATIVE: Paid for 90% of the signature drive to qualify MPP's initiative for the Colorado ballot in November 2012. The initiative would regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol so -- if the initiative passes with a simple majority vote in November 2012 -- this would be the most significant victory in the history of the overall movement to end marijuana prohibition in the U.S. 120146 0 0 MONITORING LEGISLATION IN THE 50 STATES AND D.C.: Monitored all marijuana-related bills in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, monitored the news, published information about these bills on MPP's Web site, answered requests from state legislators and governors, provided information to reporters, and authored briefing papers and op-eds. 112371 0 0 ONLINE OUTREACH: 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 a series of national alerts to email subscribers. 105388 0 0 PUBLIC EDUCATION: 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. 74901 0 0 CONFERENCES/COALITIONS: Attended and spoke at conferences, reached out to potential allies (with a concentration in California), and strengthened relationships with existing allies for the purpose of building a stronger nationwide coalition to end marijuana prohibition. Specifically, MPP Foundation participated in conferences hosted by the Cato Institute, Reason Foundation, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, FreedomFest, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and a few smaller organizations. 70931 0 0 COALITION-BUILDING IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO: Held a pair of events -- in Los Angeles in July, and in San Francisco in November -- to build the coalition of opinion leaders who are working to end marijuana prohibition in the U.S. 58547 0 0 MEDIA COVERAGE: Responded to inquiries from hundreds of reporters, as well as pitching stories to reporters on federal-government reports and surveys, litigation developments, foreign developments, new research on the therapeutic uses of marijuana, and so forth. Two examples of national-TV coverage were appearances on the Fox News Channel (www.youtube.com/watch?v=DETmnLhJbaI) and MSNBC (www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEXas-EJWmo). One example of local TV coverage was an appearance on the FOX affiliate in Minneapolis (www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_YG7U7wzuk). One example of newspaper coverage was an MPP op-ed in The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/our-troops-deserve-an-effective-treatment-for-ptsd-marijuana/2011/10/10/gIQAxlEkkL_story.html). And one example of blog coverage that also resulted in newspaper coverage nationwide was with Reason magazine (reason.com/blog/2011/06/22/barney-frank-and-ron-paul-will). 32684 0 0 VERMONT LOBBYING: Lobbied the Vermont legislature to pass a marijuana-decriminalization bill. 24029 0 0 ILLINOIS LOBBYING: Continued to lobby the Illinois legislature to pass legislation to legalize the medical use of marijuana, which would make Illinois the 17th state to legalize medical marijuana. 22000 0 0 RHODE ISLAND LOBBYING: We continued the process of lobbying the state legislature to decriminalize the personal possession of marijuana for recreational use. 16000 0 0 DELAWARE LOBBYING: Continued lobbying the Delaware legislature to pass medical-marijuana legislation, which we succeeded at doing. Our bill was signed by Gov. Jack Markell (D) in the spring of 2011. 12437 0 0 PIONEERS OF REFORM EVENT: This dinner and reception, held at a private home in Los Angeles on July 9, connected major leaders in the marijuana-policy-reform movement to each other. This was not a fundraising event. 12000 0 0 NEW YORK LOBBYING: We continued to lobby the New York legislature to pass a medical-marijuana bill, with the understanding that the Assembly side of the legislature had already passed our bill -- and will continue to pass our bill. All the action is on the Senate side, where MPP is trying to pick up just three or four votes. 6000 6000 0 GRANTS PROGRAM: MPP Foundation gave a $5,000 donation to the Cato Institute, as well as a $1,000 grant to the Reason Foundation, because both organizations are injecting crucial libertarian/conservative arguments into the public discourse as to why marijuana prohibition needs to end in the U.S. 434917 6000 0 799235 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 0 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CA DC X X Rob Kampia 2024625747 PO Box 77492 Capitol Hill Washington DC 20013 Joby Pritzker 0 X X 0 0 0 Aundre Special 0 X X 0 0 0 Rob Kampia 27 X X 104520 51480 8383 Rene Ruiz 1 X X 0 0 0 John Gilmore 1 X 0 0 0 Bill Dunn 0 X 0 0 0 Steve Fox 13 X 33830 68684 6724 138350 120164 15107 1 0 1 0 0 98353 0 0 0 0 1340678 0 1439031 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10000 0 0 10000 0 0 0 0 280529 0 214358 66171 0 66171 4057 0 0 4057 4057 1519261 0 0 80230 6000 6000 0 0 0 0 0 0 110095 33027 38534 38534 0 0 0 0 535715 316788 36096 182831 6235 3853 531 1851 36473 20824 2915 12734 66698 36269 7571 22858 9490 0 8160 1330 875 0 875 0 6000 0 6000 0 102500 102500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6089 3845 766 1478 670 490 180 0 52908 21622 9109 22177 504 100 0 404 0 0 0 0 58119 31604 6597 19918 36617 24340 2938 9339 0 0 0 0 13016 13016 0 0 3500 0 3500 0 110280 110280 0 0 0 0 0 0 15999 0 15999 0 online services 95360 54029 617 40714 postage 23829 163 407 23259 printing and photocopies 19189 1474 262 17453 mailing house fees 10346 0 0 10346 32179 19011 1282 11886 1358686 799235 142339 417112 45986 152858 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45118 32283 10679 12835 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56665 165693 9791 7022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 901000 947000 0 910791 954022 X 0 0 0 0 -854126 -788329 -854126 -788329 56665 165693 X 160575 -94778 X 0 1 1 0 X 1203564 2508150 1991998 1409278 1439031 8552021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1203564 2508150 1991998 1409278 1439031 8552021 3583371 4968650 7863 4564 753 10898 10002 34080 0 0 0 0 0 0 42205 4519 43993 6023 4057 100797 8686898 0.57197 0.6084 X The "other income" category is composed of the gross sales of merchandise ($2,997), plus the net profit from the sale of two car donations from two MPP Foundation supporters ($1,060). The organization received one "unusual grant" between 2007 and 2011 -- a bequest of $323,299 in 2007. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 238514 238514 1120172 1358686 210869 52717 0 27645 0 277486 296745 222574 210869 1007674 1511511 224641 85758 127165 238514 676078 69372 74186 55644 52717 251919 377879 0 11211 0 0 11211 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45118 0 32283 12835 0 0 0 0 12835 Bootleggers Ball 28699 0 28699 0 0 9827 31 560 3798 Playboy Mansion 251830 0 251830 0 0 144500 264 23729 31649 0 280529 0 280529 0 0 154327 295 24289 35447 214358 66171 1 X SchI_P01_S00_L02 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The dollar amounts of MPP Foundation's grants to outside organizations can be easily discerned by reviewing MPP Foundation's QuickBooks records and related bank statements. As for the grantees' eligibility, the MPP Foundation staff determined in advance whether the organizations currently possessed 501(c)(3) tax status. As for the selection criteria, MPP Foundation's executive director is now handpicking the organizations that receive grants, based on his personal knowledge of the various organizations that are working to end marijuana prohibition in the U.S., i.e., there are no formal grant guidelines, nor is there a grant application process. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rob Kampia 104520 51480 0 0 0 0 0 0 5575 2808 110095 54288 0 0 F990_P03_S00_L02 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 MPP Foundation launched a ballot-initiative campaign in Colorado, for the purpose of regulating marijuana like alcohol in Colorado in November 2012. In addition, MPP Foundation conducted an increased amount of legislative analysis and reporting on marijuana-related legislation in the 50 states and D.C., all of which is easily categorized as 501(c)(3) in nature. F990_P03_S00_L03 Form 990, Part III, Line 3 MPP Foundation ceased its ballot-initiative activities in Arizona (where we passed our medical-marijuana initiative in November 2010) and Nevada (where we failed to qualify our initiative for the ballot in November 2010). In addition, MPP Foundation essentially ceased its outreach program to celebrities. F990_P06_S0B_L11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of this Form 990 was meticulously reviewed by the board's treasurer -- as well as submitted to the entire board -- before it was filed. F990_P06_S0B_L12c Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c MPP Foundation's executive director asks every member of the MPP staff and board to sign the conflict-of-interest policy; the intent is to have each person sign the policy once annually. This is preferable to conducting "Romanian-style" investigations of each MPP staffer and board member to determine if anyone is violating the conflict-of-interest policy. F990_P06_S0C_L19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 MPP Foundation's documents are maintained in the organization's main office in the District of Columbia. The MPP Foundation staff mails the documents to interested persons -- upon request -- via the U.S. Postal Service. F990_P11_S00_L05 Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 MPP Foundation repaid a $100,000 loan to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), and the remaining $5,222 of the discrepancy in this line item is just because of minor changes to the 2010 accounting that weren't rectified until 2011. Marijuana Policy Project PO Box 77492 Washington DC 20013 521911644 lobbying and ballot initiatives DC 501(c)(4) N/A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Marijuana Policy Project e 46000 MPP Foundation's debt to MPP increased from $901,000 to $947,000 over the course of 2011. Marijuana Policy Project m 70000 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, the purchase of equipment, and the rental of equipment. So the $70,000 figure that's reported here is really just an estimate of the value of resources that were shared; there was no transfer of $70,000 from one organization to the other. Marijuana Policy Project n 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 r 10000 MPP rented MPP Foundation's dues-paying membership list for $10,000, 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 100,000 of MPP Foundation's members over the course of all MPP mailings in 2011; instead, MPP mailed to only 50,000 or so.) The Urban Institute's online form was malfunctioning, with regard to requiring me to ensure that the figure in Part X, column B, line 33 matches the figure in Part XI, line 6. These figures (each of which are negative $788,329) actually did match each other, so I had to do some massaging of another figure to finally "convince" the online form that my original figures were correct. Everything now matches perfectly, but now this form is 13 days late. I respectfully request forgiveness.