Maine Women'S Lobby

“Expenses advertising and promotion 187 office 1,565 information technology 303 travel 1,110 conferences/meetings 1,388 insurance 550 telephone 724 database software 1,518 report dues, lobby fees, 578 bank & merchant charges 1,782 total 9,705”

“Payable to closely allied 501c3 105,466 102,271”

“Line 28 full description: (continued from 990 ez, page 2) lobbying and overall advocacy in the maine legislature to promote access to health care, economic security, domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, and civil rights. Advocacy against budget cuts that would harm women and girls. The mwl signed on in support of federal measures to promote economic security, and opposed several presidential nominations. The mwl also worked to draft an ordinance in the city of portland to allow all workers to earn paid sick days. Line 29 full description: (continued from 990-ez, page 2) publication of newsletters and alerts to 5,000 - 7,000 members and supporters. Grassroots education and mobilization to promote positive policy change benefiting women, including economic security, work/family balance and access to health care.”

“The executive director salary was paid via a common paymaster, an unrelated organization (maine women's policy center)--unrelated per irs 990 regs due to separate board structures with less than 50% overlapping members. Maine women's lobby reimbursed 100% of mwl's portion of salaries, taxes, and fringe bnefits to mwpc. Due to this arrangement, no w2 was filed out of maine women's lobby.”