Organizations Filed Purposes:
The purpose of the corporation is to promote social welfare within the meaning of Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. The corporation's activities may include public education, research, litigation, and advocacy on issues affecting the public interest. The corporation is not organized for gain or individual profit and it shall be operated exclusively for social welfare purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
When consumers are cheated or the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned out by special interest lobbyists, WISPIRG speaks up and takes action. We uncover threats to public health and wellbeing and fight to end them, using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposs, grassroots organizing, advocacy, and litigation.
Public education and outreach: recruiting volunteers, distributing educational literature, conducting surveys and discussing issues with the public to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, working to improve public transportation, promote consumer protection by strengthening regulations and passing legislation around product safety and predatory financial practices, and protect public health by addressing lead in drinking water.
Researching and influencing public policy: staff engage in legislative activities including research, education, and policy development to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, working to improve public transportation, promote consumer protection by strengthening regulations and passing legislation around product safety and predatory financial practices, and protect public health by addressing lead in drinking water.
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 |
|---|
| Peter Skopec | State Director | 20 | $42,394 |
| Samantha Gibb | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Megan Fitzgerald | President | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ellen Montgomery - 102119 | Sec/Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bruce Speight - To 92019 | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joe Ready | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Danny Katz - To 102119 | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202111319349302441_public.xml