2025-08-05T12:15:32-04:00 2024-12-31 010540055 FELCH & COMPANY LLC PO BOX 906 CARIBOU ME 047360906 990 2024-01-01 223093407 MAINE WOMEN'S LOBBY EDUCATION FUND MAIN 2076220851 1 WESTON COURT STE 203A AUGUSTA ME 04330 DESTIE HOHMAN SPRAGUE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2076220851 2025-07-10 false GISELE MACDONALD P00102937 2074983176 2025-07-10 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DESTIE HOHMAN SPRAGUE 455467 false X MAINEWOMEN.ORG/MWLEF X 1990 ME THE MWL EDUCATION FUND WORKS TO BUILD GENDER JUSTICE IN MAINE BY ENSURING OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE TO ENGAGE IN GENDER-EQUITABLE PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY AND CIVIC LIFE. 9 9 5 50 0 350653 397368 5750 30000 4271 8680 16713 19419 377387 455467 6500 6500 0 239536 303093 0 39490 110730 200439 356766 510032 20621 -54565 708647 657976 32033 3289 676614 654687 X THE MWL EDUCATION FUND WORKS TO BUILD GENDER JUSTICE IN MAINE BY ENSURING OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE TO ENGAGE IN GENDER-EQUITABLE PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY AND CIVIC LIFE. false false 420819 6500 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION: THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PUBLIC BILL TRACKING, ACTION ALERTS AND ACTION HOURS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVISM, WE DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO HELP MAINERS UNDERSTAND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, UNDERSTAND SPECIFIC PIECES OF LEGISLATION, AND GIVE THEM TOOLS AND ACCESS TO ENGAGE AS CITIZEN ADVOCATES ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM. 5843 CIVIC LEADERSHIP: WE OFFER MAINERS TRAINING AND SKILL-BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE CONFIDENCE TO ENGAGE AS CHANGE MAKERS IN CIVIC LIFE. OUR KEY PROGRAM IS THE ANNUAL GIRLS DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE, WHICH HAS BEEN HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1996. IN 2024, NEARLY 100 EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS AND GENDER EXPANSIVE YOUTH REPRESENTING EVERY COUNTY IN MAINE PARTICIPATED IN BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON PROGRAMMING AT THE STATE HOUSE. OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE INVESTED IN GENDER-EQUITABLE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE ON A LOCAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOUTH TO MAKE THE POLICY PROCESS MORE TRANSPARENT, CONNECT THEM WITH EACH OTHER AS VALUABLE RESOURCES, AND EQUIP OUR PARTICIPANTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE TO TAKE ON CHANGE IN THEIR CORNERS OF MAINE. 426662 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 false 5 true false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X THE ORGANIZATION 2076220851 1 WESTON COURT STE 203A AUGUSTA ME 04330 X MARINA CHAKMAKCHI BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 MEGAN GARDNER CHAIR X X 0 0 0 RENEE GODDESS VICE CHAIR X X 0 0 0 QUINN GORMLEY BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 REBECCA PETRIE TREASURER X X 0 0 0 JOSIE PHILIPS BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 SALLY STRUEVER BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 SHAWNA TRAUGH BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 false false false 6843 390525 397368 OUTREACH & AWARENESS 541900 30000 30000 30000 5674 5674 18919 18919 18919 18919 829 2177 829 2177 3006 3006 OTHER REVENUE 541900 500 500 500 455467 58099 6500 6500 263018 213044 26302 23672 5775 4677 578 520 13001 10531 1300 1170 21299 17252 2130 1917 2909 2356 291 262 4693 3802 469 422 44870 44834 19 17 9059 7338 906 815 4390 3556 439 395 24297 19680 2430 2187 1102 893 110 99 827 670 83 74 4228 3425 423 380 DEBT FORGIVEN - MWL 76870 62265 7687 6918 PRINT & DESIGN 6424 6424 GIRLS DAY EXPENSES 5843 5843 OUTREACH & AWARENESS 5131 5131 9796 8441 713 642 510032 426662 43880 39490 240498 101637 78175 236895 116460 33149 273514 286295 708647 657976 32033 3289 32033 3289 X 380656 358729 295958 295958 676614 654687 708647 657976 -54565 32638 X false false X 149976 454891 331288 350653 397368 1684176 149976 454891 331288 350653 397368 1684176 1684176 3520 1151 14161 16764 21736 57332 1611 2979 500 5090 1746598 80586 0.96430 0.97410 X PART II, LINE 10 5,090 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 273514 23974 6500 4693 286295 249127 35720 6500 4833 273514 304906 -46980 6500 2299 249127 262222 51085 6000 2401 304906 235210 34943 6000 1931 262222 false false SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 LINDA SMITH DYER WAS A MODEL FOR MAINE GIRLS AND WOMEN IN HER DEVOTION TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE MAINE WOMEN'S LOBBY EDUCATION FUND, IN CONCERT WITH LINDA'S FAMILY, FOUNDED THE LINDA SMITH DYER FELLOWSHIP IN 2002. THE FELLOWSHIP FUNDS A 6,500 STIPEND FOR A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW TO CONTINUE LINDA'S STRONG EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC INTEREST WORK. false INTERN STIPENDS 1 6500 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B CIVIC LEADERSHIP: WE OFFER MAINERS TRAINING AND SKILL-BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE CONFIDENCE TO ENGAGE AS CHANGE MAKERS IN CIVIC LIFE. OUR KEY PROGRAM IS THE ANNUAL GIRLS DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE, WHICH HAS BEEN HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1996. IN 2024, NEARLY 100 EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS AND GENDER EXPANSIVE YOUTH REPRESENTING EVERY COUNTY IN MAINE PARTICIPATED IN BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON PROGRAMMING AT THE STATE HOUSE. OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE INVESTED IN GENDER-EQUITABLE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE ON A LOCAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOUTH TO MAKE THE POLICY PROCESS MORE TRANSPARENT, CONNECT THEM WITH EACH OTHER AS VALUABLE RESOURCES, AND EQUIP OUR PARTICIPANTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE TO TAKE ON CHANGE IN THEIR CORNERS OF MAINE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ANNUALLY SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ON OCCASION AND AS NECESSITY ARISES, REVIEWS SALARY LEVELS BY REVIEWING COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, USING THE MAINE ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFITS' WAGE AND BENEFITS SURVEY. BEYOND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THERE ARE NO OTHER PAID OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES PER 990 DEFINITIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.