2024-11-12T09:50:53-05:00 2023-12-31 010511973 NICHOLSON MICHAUD & NADEAU CPAS 76 SILVER ST WATERVILLE ME 049016528 990 2023-01-01 222546643 MAINE CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE MAIN 2076231868 331 STATE STREET AUGUSTA ME 043307037 ASHLEIGH BARKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2076231868 2024-10-21 true false ERIK NADEAU CPA P00959193 2078727077 2024-10-21 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ASHLEIGH BARKER 331 STATE STREET AUGUSTA ME 04330 703795 false X WWW.MEKIDS.ORG X 1979 ME THE MAINE CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE ADVOCATES FOR SOUND PUBLIC POLICIES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL MAINE'S CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES. 13 13 5 13 0 619937 696163 0 1227 2915 1413 143 622577 699221 23334 0 424082 399531 0 12223 206748 238453 630830 661318 -8253 37903 407054 448665 10216 13924 396838 434741 X THE MAINE CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE ADVOCATES FOR SOUND PUBLIC POLICIES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL MAINE'S CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES. false false 255986 23334 EARLY CARE & EDUCATION PROJECTS- MCA WORKS TO ENSURE THAT MAINE'S EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IS STRUCTURED WITH POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT BEST SERVE MAINE'S VULNERABLE INFANTS AND TODDLERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. POLICY PRIORITIES FOCUSED ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION, IMPROVING WAGES AND SUPPORTS FOR EARLY CARE PROVIDERS, AND IMPROVING MAINE'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SYSTEM FOR EARLY INTERVENTION AND EARLY SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. MCA IS ENGAGED IN BUILDING COALITIONS OF PARENT ADVOCATES FOR HEAD START AND EARLY INTERVENTION. MCA IS A LEADER OF THE RIGHT FROM THE START COALITION. 110287 KIDS COUNT - MAINE KIDS COUNT IS PART OF THE NATIONAL KIDS COUNT NETWORK, FUNDED BY THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION TO TRACK THE STATUS OF CHILDREN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN 2022, MCA UPDATED KIDS COUNT INDICATORS, STARTED WORK ON THE 2023 MAINE DATA BOOK, AND UPDATED 16 COUNTY PROFILES ABOUT CHILD WELL-BEING. MCA PRODUCED ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR LEGISLATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT KEY ISSUES RELATED TO CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING. 163985 CHILD HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS: MCA WORKED TO ADVANCE EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE HEALTH POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, CHILD WELFARE REFORMS, MATERNAL HEALTH, AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH. IN 2022, MCA TOOK ON LEADERSHIP OF THE CHILD WELFARE ACTION NETWORK, WHICH PRODUCED A FRAMEWORK OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. MCA IS ACTIVE IN THE HEALTH CARE FOR ME COALITION. 42238 GENERAL ADVOCACY & LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT - MCA PROVIDES DATA AND POLICY ANALYSIS TO STATE POLICYMAKERS ON ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN, SUCH AS: HEALTH (PHYSICAL, ORAL, MENTAL), THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, HEAD START, HOME VISITATION, CHILDCARE, HUNGER, FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND CHILD SAFETY. 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MAINE AEYC PROMOTES HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING FOR EACH AND EVERY CHILD, BIRTH THROUGH AGE 8, BY CONNECTING PRACTICE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH. ME AEYC ADVANCE A DIVERSE, DYNAMIC EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSION AND SUPPORT ALL WHO CARE FOR, EDUCATE, AND WORK ON BEHALF OF YOUNG CHILDREN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D GENERAL ADVOCACY & LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT - MCA PROVIDES DATA AND POLICY ANALYSIS TO STATE POLICYMAKERS ON ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN, SUCH AS: HEALTH (PHYSICAL, ORAL, MENTAL), THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, HEAD START, HOME VISITATION, CHILDCARE, HUNGER, FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND CHILD SAFETY. MCA PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS ON ISSUES THROUGH BLOGS, NEWSLETTERS, AND ACTION ALERTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ANNUAL PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION IS AS FOLLOWS: MCA SHALL, THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WITH PREVIOUS INPUT FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS, ANNUALLY EVALUATE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON HIS/HER PERFOMANCE, AND ASK FOR HIS/HER INPUT ON MATTERS OF PERFOMANCE AND COMPENSAION INCLUDING A WRITTEN SELF EVALUATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED EVALUATION MEETING. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (INCLUDING SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES CONSULTANTS)BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE,THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 2. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; 3. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION. TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS) THE BOARD DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED, IN MINUTES OF THE MEETING DURING WHICH THE COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED. DOCUMENTATION WILL INCLUDE: A)A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED; B) THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, AND THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE; C)A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON AND HOW THE DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND D)ANY ACTIONS TAKEN (SUCH AS ABSTAINING FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTE)WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD BUT WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION ON THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. INDEPENDENCE IN SETTING COMPENSATION: THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO IS A VOLUNTEER AND NOT COMPENSATED BY MCA, WILL OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT UNDUE INFLUENCE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. NO MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE A STAFF MEMBER, THE RELATIVE OF A STAFF MEMBER, OR HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFF THAT COULD PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SAME PROCESS AS DESCRIBED FOR PT VI, LINE 15A FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FORM 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND COMPILED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.