MapLight

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2006

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Daniel Newman

Phone

5108680894

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

MapLight, founded in 2006, is a community nonprofit in the Public & Societal Benefit sector that reported $2.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 66% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.

Mission

We are a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that reveals the influence of money in politics, informs and empowers voters, and advances reforms that promote a more responsive democracy.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,456,390 Revenue: $2,200,129

Civic Tech: MapLight designs, builds, and operates software to improve political transparency and democracy. We specialize in campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics disclosure solutions for state and...

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $617,109

Program Service Revenue $2,200,129

Investment Income $13,296

Other Revenue $200

TOTAL REVENUE $2,830,734

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,985,045

Fundraising Expenses $154,157

Program Expenses $2,456,390

Other Expenses $1,097,778

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,082,823

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$2,830,734	$1,703,153	+0.7%
Expenses	$3,082,823	$2,485,590	+0.2%
Net Income	$-252,089	$-782,437	-0.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$255,300

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Daniel G Newman	President	40.00	Officer	$234,134	$21,166	$255,300
Laura Curlin	Dir. of Product	40.00		$187,293	$18,392	$205,685
Don Morrison	Dir of Engineering	40.00		$201,440	$640	$202,080
Phil Cohen	Principal Engineer	40.00		$172,912	$12,013	$184,925
Nhu Tien Lu	Operations Dir.	40.00		$127,317	$11,704	$139,021
Samuel Erickson	Product Manager	40.00		$100,742	$11,803	$112,545
Doug Edwards	Co-Chair/Sectry	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Melanie Sloan	Co-Chair/Treas.	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Heerwagen	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Gilbert	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brandi Collins-Dexter	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Hamsini Sridharan	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Shel Kaphan	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mark Stodder	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$2,830,734	$3,082,823	$1,842,136	$-252,089
2024	$1,703,153	$2,485,590	$920,511	$-782,437
2023	$1,824,220	$1,699,705	$1,635,318	$124,515
2022	$1,795,058	$1,880,443	$910,087	$-85,385
2021	$1,668,587	$1,946,400	$827,291	$-277,813
2020	$1,820,705	$1,703,253	$1,064,735	$117,452
2019	$1,837,371	$1,915,550	$725,301	$-78,179
2018	$1,801,159	$2,315,883	$821,930	$-514,724