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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 04-2536325

Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group Inc

BOSTON, MAFounded 1974Website

mission statement

Masspirg is an advocate for the public interest. When consumers are cheated or the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned out by special interest lobbyists, masspirg speaks up and takes action. We uncover threats to public health and well-being and fight to end them using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. Masspirg's mission is to deliver persistent, results-oriented public interest activism that protects consumers, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters a responsive, democratic government.

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Total Revenue

$2.3M

FY 2023

Program Spending

66.5%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2020–2023 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$25.3M

Total Assets

$24.7M net

168.18 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

+14%

Revenue Growth

YoY

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 4 Institutional Funders

$520K raised across 7 grants (2020–2023 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 2 states (2020–2023 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Massachusetts Student Public Interest Research Group Inc	Boston, MA	$491,432
Student Organizing Inc	Boston, MA	$17,000
The Naduse Foundation	ROCKPORT, MA	$9,000
Paul and Edith Babson Foundation	WILMINGTON, DE	$2,500

Total tracked: $519,932 across 7 grants (2020–2023 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$438K in expenses

General program: this project involves general research, advocacy, educational activities, and lobbying on the following issues: consumer protection, toxics and toxic use reduction, energy policy legislation; utility reform, student rights legislation, good government/democracy, recycling and zero waste, and clean water.

$736K in expenses

Membership education and services: this program entails distributing the masspirg newsletter three times a year and other publications to members of masspirg to keep them informed on consumer, environmental, energy, and other public interest issues.

Financial History

Revenue Over Time

Revenue Mix

Contributions & Grants

66%

Program Revenue

31%

Investment Income

Governance (FY 2023)

Leadership

Janet Domenitz

Executive Director

Deirdre Cummings

Treasurer/clerk

Richard Hannigan

Board Chair

Andrew Macdonald

Vice President

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