Liabilities / Assets
71st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 71% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.05x
Liabilities / Revenue
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
83rd percentile
Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
86th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$29,957
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$28,537
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$1,420
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$94,250
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$65,713
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$28,537
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Jun 10, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $94,250
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
ADVOCACY
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| IN 2020, MECEP ACTION CONDUCTED A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL COVID-19 FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR STATES. WE PROVIDED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAINE LEGISLATURE WITH INFORMATION ON PROGRESSIVE STATE TAX POLICIES. | - | $61,599 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARRETT MARTIN | Executive Di | - | $0 | - | - |
| LISA PROSIENSKI | Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| LEE WEBB | Vice Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| MICHAEL LAMBERT | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| ALEC MAYBARDUK | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| BARBARA BURT | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| KRISTEN CROWELL | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Political and Lobbying Activity
Reported Spending and Taxes
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Political Expenditures | $9,100 |
| Section 527 Activity Spending | $9,100 |
| Total Exempt Function Spending | $9,100 |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Mecep Action
- EIN
- 85-1999247
- Phone
- 2076227381
- Address
- PO BOX 437, AUGUSTA, ME 04332-0437
Signing Officer
- Name
- Alec Maybarduk
- Title
- Secretary
- Phone
- 2076220851
- Signed
- 2021-06-10
Preparer
- Firm
- Al Aucella Dba the Bottom Line
- Address
- 69 FIELD RD, FALMOUTH, ME 04105-1101
- Preparer
- Al Aucella
- Phone
- 2077813853
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising and promotion 48,214 office 289 telephone 130 subscriptions 359 bank charges 40 total 49,032”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 0 1,420”
Form 990-ez, Part IV
“Executive director compensation: the entire mecep action staff was paid via a common paymaster, an unrelated organization, maine center for economic policy, a 501c3--unrelated per irs definitions, as majority board control of one organization over another does not exist. In this start-up partial year, the ed worked 99.17% time for maine center for economic policy and 0.83% (.0083 time) for mecep action. Mecep action reimbursed 100% for its portion of salaries,taxes, and fringe benefits to the c3. The ed combined payroll paid out of the c3 was 104,127 plus benefits of 36,088.”
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| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt | 0 | 4172 |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 1420 |
| IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION: THE ENTIRE MECEP ACTION STAFF WAS PAID VIA A COMMON PAYMASTER, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, MAINE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY, A 501C3--UNRELATED PER IRS DEFINITIONS, AS MAJORITY BOARD CONTROL OF ONE ORGANIZATION OVER ANOTHER DOES NOT EXIST. IN THIS START-UP PARTIAL YEAR, THE ED WORKED 99.17% TIME FOR MAINE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY AND 0.83% (.0083 TIME) FOR MECEP ACTION. MECEP ACTION REIMBURSED 100% FOR ITS PORTION OF SALARIES,TAXES, AND FRINGE BENEFITS TO THE C3. THE ED COMBINED PAYROLL PAID OUT OF THE C3 WAS 104,127 PLUS BENEFITS OF 36,088. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $29,957
- Liabilities
- $1,420
- Net assets
- $28,537
- Revenue
- $94,250
- Expenses
- $65,713
- Net income
- $28,537