March on Maryland

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820958114
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Annapolis, MD, USA
Phone
3477617795
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Liberties

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,472,105
Expenses
$4,687,567
Assets
$534,399
Liabilities
$98,902

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHELLE EVE HURWITZ (PRESIDENT)
  • ESTHER PANG (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ESTHER PANG (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $4,880 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

March on foundation fosters impactful social change by amplifying community organizers through fiscal sponsorship. We provide the resources and guidance necessary for movement building in response to community needs.

What it reported doing in 2023

Our fiscal sponsorship program with future coalition, fiscal incubator, has expanded to support 27 projects nationwide, including youth-led and grassroots groups working across civic engagement, social justice, and climate action. We continue to provide these projects with the professional tools, skills, and networks they need to build effective and sustainable organizations.this year, we launched our model c fiscal sponsorship program to empower more autonomous projects, offering them the freedom to operate independently while benefiting from our infrastructure and support. This new model allows us to partner with mission-aligned organizers in a more flexible and impactful way, expanding our ability to support innovative movements across the country.our commitment to storytelling continues to grow, with several new blog posts published this year. Our blog aims to be a resource center for anyone committed to social change, amplifying voices often suppressed by mainstream society. We have also relaunched our social media channels to broaden our reach, share resources, and connect with people working to remove barriers to organizing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.9%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1,073.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -35%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.8% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 45.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $5K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2019 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.