NonprofitsMaplight

Public & Societal Benefit

Maplight

BERKELEY, CA

Total revenue

$1.7M

Total expenses

$2.5M

Net assets

Grants received

$5.6M

49 grants

EIN

331094233

Tax year

2023

Mission

MapLight creates technology to improve democracy. We specialize in campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics disclosure solutions for state and local governments. We support transparency and believe that everyone deserves an equal voice in our democracy.

Programs

1 program

Voter's Edge: Voter's Edge serves 2 million users in California each election cycle, providing nonpartisan, unbiased information about every race and ballot measure in the state, right down to the local level. 86% of Voters Edge users said that our guide made them feel more confident about making the right choices on Election Day. 87% found the site very or extremely useful. 94% said visiting Voter's Edge made them feel more or much more knowledgeable about candidates and issues.

Expenses: $186K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$948K
Program service revenue$712K
Investment income$39K
Other revenue$4K
Total revenue$1.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.4M
Fundraising$169K
Other expenses$1.1M
Total expenses$2.5M
Total assets$921K
Net assets

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Daniel G Newman

President

Board

$232K

40 hrs/wk

Doug Edwards

Co-Chair/Sectry

Board

2 hrs/wk

Melanie Sloan

Co-Chair/Treas.

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jim Heerwagen

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Lisa Gilbert

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Brandi Collins-Dexter

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Hamsini Sridharan

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Shel Kaphan

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Laura Curlin

Product Director

Staff

$165K

40 hrs/wk

Don Morrison

Engineering Dir.

Staff

$115K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

NTSprint LLC

Engineering

$403K

Grants received

Showing 49 of 49

FromAmountPurposeYear
$254K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$85K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$206K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$85K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$60K
SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
2023
$50K
TO PRODUCE A REPORT ON SAN DIEGO POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
2023
$50K
Campaign reform work in California
2023
$25K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$10K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2023
$200
CIVIL RIGHTS
2023
$1.0M
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$387K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$167K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$60K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
For campaign finance work in California
2022
$50K
General Support
2022
$50K
TO STUDY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS IN SAN JOSE.
2022
$40K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$15K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$15K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$8K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, AS RECOMMENDED BY MARY FORD
2022
$161K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$161K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$101K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$60K
SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
2021
$20K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$7K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AT MAPLIGHTS DISCRETION
2021
$408K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$192K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$112K
Civil Participation
2020
$100K
Support of its Digital Deception Solutions project
2020
$60K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
DIGITAL DECEPTION SOLUTIONS
2020
$50K
General Support
2020
$20K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$5K
SOCIAL IMPACT
2020
$3K
General Support
2020
$209K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$108K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$25K
SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
2019
$368K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$50K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$509K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$60K
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
2017

Funded by

$5.6M from 20 funders · 49 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.8M · 7 grants · 2017–2022

Kaphan Foundation

$1.3M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$1.1M · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$319K · 4 grants · 2017–2021

Fthree Foundation

$290K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Gerbode Foundation

$150K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Gaia Fund

$150K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund

$145K · 3 grants · 2019–2023

Details

EIN331094233
NTEE codeW22
Subsection03
Ruling date2005-04
Formed2006
Employees11
Volunteers7
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