Transparency

Objective
This page contains organization and financial information for donors, volunteers and the public at large and is provided as part of MPP’s policy of transparency. 

Legal Organization
Movement for a People’s Party, PeoplesParty.org, are initiatives of People for a Working Democracy (PFWD) — a non-profit corporation organized in Michigan and operating under Section 527 of the US Internal Revenue Code. 

Organization Name – People for a Working Democracy

• • • Date of Filing of Original Articles of Incorporation: 2/7/2017
    • Michigan number Assigned by the Bureau: 802003528
  • Organization Documents 
    • Articles of Incorporation
    • Restated Articles-Resident Agent
    • Form 8871-Notice of 527 Status
    • Restated Articles-527
    • Certificate of Good Standing VA
    • Registered Agent: REGISTERED AGENTS INC, 2222 W. GRAND RIVER AVE STE A, OKEMOS, MI 48864
  • Public Reports

• Reports on contributions and expenditures can be found in IRS public records. Search: People for a Working Democracy  online

• • Other MPP Information Found on the Web 
    • People for a Working Democracy / Movement for a People’s Party / PeoplesParty.org  
    • PeoplesParty.org (MPP’s official website)  
    • Open Secrets (some publicly filed information found)

• References: State of Michigan – Non-profit corporation

• • Domestic Non-Profit Corporations formed under the Non-Profit Corporation Act 
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MPP’s Policies

• MPP Platform – What we stand for
• Donor Policy
  • MPP is founded on the principle of a fair and equitable country for all Americans and adheres to a donor policy consistent with this principle. 
  • MPP’s goal is to advance an independent party free of billionaire and corporate influence. For this reason, PFWD/MPP will not accept billionaire and lobbyist money, nor contributions from industries which harm the people and the planet with their agenda of extraction and exploitation. 
  • The following is a sampling of industries from which MPP will not accept donations: fossil fuels, gun/war industry, Wall Street, industrial animal farms, big pharmaceutical industry. 
  • For inquiries about unique situations, non-monetary contributions, or donations other than through the MPP website donation page, or check, please contact Tiffany@PeoplesParty.org. 

The corporations have two parties already, 

MPP is building a party for the people.

MPP Contribution Statistics (rev. 8/9/2020 – updated periodically)

• Average contribution amount $19.90 
• 90% of donors donate $50 or less
• Number of donors/donations vary each month, last full month there were approximately 400 donations.