Alabama Grocers Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
631025911
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Birmingham, AL, USA
Phone
2058235498
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$719,399
Expenses
$743,694
Assets
$390,099
Liabilities
$17,213

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALISON STEINEKER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CHRIS CROSBY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ELLIE TAYLOR (PRESIDENT)
  • GREG RAINS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JAY MITCHELL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LUCY GREER CHERIOGOTIS (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ALISON STEINEKER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANTHONY BICE (DIRECTOR)
  • AUSTIN VIRCIGLIO (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Promote and support the growth and success of the food industry in the state of Alabama through advocacy, education, public relations and networking.

What it reported doing in 2025

Increase public awareness of Alabama food products and increase sales of those products. The association hosts a website www.eatathomeaalabama.com to educate the public of the benefits of eating at home. In addition, they assist with the buy Alabama's best campaign to promote Alabama products. The campaign runs annually in the months of march and september in partnership with the Alabama department of agriculture and industries and the Alabama food manufacturers and producers to inform and educate consumers on products made, produced, manaufactured and/or headquartered in the state of Alabama. Retailers are encouraged to participate in the campaign with product displays, ads, signage, and special promotions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 75% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 96.9%; rating input score 97; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.4%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 31 of 32 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 32 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.