Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR TEAM OF RESEARCHERS UNCOVERS THE FACTS; OUR STAFF BRING OUR FINDINGS TO THE PUBLIC, THROUGH MEDIA AS WELL AS ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTIONS; AND OUR ADVOCATES BRING THE VOICE OF THE PUBLIC TO THE HALLS OF POWER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS.
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, RESULT-ORIENTED PUBLIC INTEREST ACTIVISM THAT PROTECTS CONSUMERS, ENCOURAGES A FAIR, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY, AND FOSTERS RESPONSIVE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.
THIS PROJECT INVOLVES GENERAL RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND LOBBYING ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:CONSUMER PROTECTIONTOXICS AND TOXIC USE REDUCTIONENERGY POLICY LEGISLATIONUTILITY REFORMSTUDENT RIGHTS LEGISLATIONGOOD GOVERNMENT/DEMOCRACYRECYCLING AND ZERO WASTECLEAN WATER.
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.
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES:THIS PROJECT INVOLVES TALKING AND MEETING WITH CITIZENS OF OVER 300 MASSACHUSETTS CITIES AND TOWNS ON A DOOR-TO-DOOR BASIS AS WELL AS BY TELEPHONE. DISCUSSION CENTERS AROUND ENERGY, CONSUMER, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF CONCERN TO CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH. EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE IS DISTRIBUTED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Deirdre Cummings Campbell | TREASURER/CLERK/DIRECTOR | 12 | $36,179 |
| Janet Domenitz | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 24 | $32,954 |
| Douglas Phelps | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Surf Del Mar | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrew Macdonald | V.P./DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard Hannigan | CHAIRPERSON/DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
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