2024-08-12T14:57:59-05:00 2023-12-31 824812448 PGM LLC 319 Main Street Biddeford ME 04005 990 2023-01-01 043346273 Maine Equal Justice Partners MAIN 2076267058 126 Sewall Street Augusta ME 04330 Ben Grant Treasurer 2076267058 2024-08-12 1 1 P01200943 2074155714 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Matt Scease 126 Sewall Street Augusta ME 04330 2714077 0 X www.maineequaljustice.org X 1996 ME Maine Equal Justice is a Nonprofit legal aid and economic justice organization working to increase economic security, opportunity, and equity for people in Maine. 15 15 33 140 0 0 2172083 2580805 450 0 75550 129414 0 3858 2248083 2714077 68745 1011018 0 0 1693399 2246050 0 0 170162 912664 488641 2674808 3745709 -426725 -1031632 5528593 4775624 139894 184302 5388699 4591322 X Maine Equal Justice is a nonprofit legal aid and economic justice organization working to increase economic security, opportunity and equity for people in Maine. 0 0 558513 Litigation & Other Advocacy: MEJ represents clients (individuals below 200% of the federal poverty level) before administrative agencies, the state legislature and state & federal courts primarily to ensure that they can meet basic needs, including food, housing, utilities, health care, and to protect and advance their rights as consumers. MEJ handled 644 individual cases in 2023, as well as 40 systemic cases and rulemakings affecting programs that serve over 345,000 people, and our 15 trainings reached 773 people. Individual and systemic cases focused on health care (primarily Medicaid related), food assistance and income supports, employment issues, housing and utility matters, consumer protections, and education or family issues. 207859 Health Care: MEJ performs legal research, public policy analysis, and develops strategies to improve access to health care for people with low income at the state level. Specific state activities included providing education on the benefits of Medicaid and how to access health coverage as pandemic-era benefits end, and advocating to preserve and increase access to Medicaid to close gaps in health care coverage for people with low income. 1276882 988321 Increasing Opportunity/Income Support: MEJ performs legal research and public policy analysis, and develops strategies to improve Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other anti-poverty programs that provide income support to low-income families. Activities include improving administrative processes, increasing access to economic support programs and providing support to qualifying households through our Build HOPE program and Next Step projects. MEJ is also a partner in the Peer Workforce Navigator pilot program. 1184979 22697 3858 Accomplishments in 2023 include policy changes: to increase TANF monthly benefit by 20% and to increase the asset limit for participants; to create a rent relief pilot program funded by $18 million in state funds; to eliminate application fees for rental housing and to provide other protections for renters; and to prohibit debt collectors from suing low-income consumers for medical debt. 1184979 22697 3858 3228233 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X Matt Scease 2076267058 126 Sewall Street Augusta ME 04330 Lauren Wille President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisa Black Vice President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Ben Grant Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Charlie Dingman Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Shanna Cox Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Sara Gideon Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Belinda Kande Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Bruce King Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Susan Kiralis Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Maggie Lavoie Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Tina Nadeau Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Shelice Rhule Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Richardson Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Erica Schair-Cardona Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Rachel Wertheimer Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Robyn Merrill Executive Director 35.00 X 97569 0 20689 Mathew Scease Development and Finance Director 35.00 X 81444 0 14820 179013 0 35509 0 0 0 0 0 77362 2503443 5338 2580805 129414 129414 Miscellaneous 900099 3858 3858 3858 2714077 3858 0 129414 92940 92940 918078 918078 214522 174192 26579 13751 1629263 1322962 201865 104436 36157 29359 4480 2318 222411 180598 27557 14256 143697 118532 15808 9357 1566 1566 25323 20563 3137 1623 21723 21723 18403 18403 73627 61719 7848 4060 7022 5702 870 450 60112 48811 7448 3853 97366 79061 12064 6241 24543 19929 3041 1573 6821 5539 845 437 84613 73981 7007 3625 14070 11425 1743 902 16304 11389 4016 899 Dues and subscriptions 17535 14238 2173 1124 Continuing professional 13061 10606 1618 837 Miscellaneous 6552 5320 812 420 3745709 3228233 347314 170162 833800 562376 384684 391142 233635 440902 1966 458 366696 188006 192760 178690 3881748 3202056 5528593 4775624 139894 184302 139894 184302 X 2231473 2134543 3157226 2456779 5388699 4591322 5528593 4775624 -1031632 234255 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 1195672 1839653 1776109 2172083 2580804 9564321 1195672 1839653 1776109 2172083 2580804 9564321 583206 8981115 35288 23183 21593 58249 129414 267727 3858 3858 9835906 0.91310 0.94000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 21723 21723 3702262 3723985 336199 84050 0 0 221881 234853 283740 336199 1076673 1615010 2807 43124 14732 21723 82386 55470 58713 70935 84050 269168 403752 13878 4829 18707 61262 61262 270329 152901 117428 35105 35105 0 178690 1 Maine People's Resource Center 565 Congress St Suite 200 Portland ME 04101 222586108 501 (C) 3 33333 0 Subgrant from Economic Security Project Grant for income solutions Maine Center for Economic Policy One Weston Court Suite 103 Augusta ME 04330 223317572 501 (C) 3 40000 0 Subgrant from Economic Security Project Grant for income solutions Maine AFL - CIO 21 Gabriel Dr Augusta ME 04330 010113840 501 (C) 5 12697 0 Subgrant from Families and Workers Fund grant for PeerWorkforce Navigators Build HOPE project 323 882391 Next Step Project 17 35687 Part I, Line 2: MEJP monitors the use of grant funds through periodic meetings with its grantees and review of required deliverables, spelled out in the Memoranda of Understanding signed by both parties; and by reporting back to the original grantor at the end of the grant period. Jennifer Richardson Board Member 2141 Cash Support Part III Line (1) Director Jennifer Richardson recevied the grant as a beneficiary of the Next Step project, which supports Maine residents who are civically engaged and financially eligible. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The entire board does not receive a copy of the form 990 before its filing. Rather, the form 990 is sent to all members of the finance committee for their review for approval to e-file. Once the 990 has been filed, the staff provides the board with notice of the filing and emails an electronic copy to any interested board member. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The conflict of interest policy is in the By-Laws on an annual basis. Each board member and the executive director fill out a conflict of interest and disclosure form. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The board approves the executive director salary after consulting the Maine Association of nonprofit annual salary survey and other factors. There are no other paid officers and key employees per the IRS definition. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Upon request. Form 990 and the organization's financial statements are available on the Organization's website. Maine Equal Justice Project 126 Sewall Street Augusta ME 04330 010503454 Advocacy ME 501(c)(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0