Alliance for Children

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
562052395
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Monroe, NC, USA
Phone
7042261407
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,102,874
Expenses
$4,134,570
Assets
$331,721
Liabilities
$90,341

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LINDA SMITH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FORMER))
  • TRINISHA K DEAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • LINDA SMITH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FORMER)): $95,691 total reported compensation
  • TRINISHA K DEAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $67,269 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support vital programs and policies that have a positive impact on the quality of life of children birth to age 5 and their families, by advocating, collaborating and being fiscally responsible.

What it reported doing in 2024

Family support service activities include- 1) best start - worked with teen parents on parenting skills, parent-child relations, and crisis intervention and referrals. 42 mothers and fathers served, 34 received at least 1 incentive. 94% remained in school or graduated from high school; 71% untilization of referrals for additional resources. 2) parenting support & nurturing parenting - 13 week evidence based parenting education program. 74 parents registered; 83 children impacted. 722 individual nurturing parenting program sessions completed; 11 group sessions completed. 3) community education - worked to increase public awareness of early childhood issues and activities of alliance for children and the smart start and nc pre-k programs. Engaged 15,600 individuals via social media; 12 partnership newsletters/e-news blasts; 100 volunteers contributed volunteer hours to the partnership; conducted 3 community presentations to strengthen relationships within the community; organized 13 outreach events to support children and families in union county.4) circle of parents - program where parents and trained professionals can openly discuss the successes and challenges of raising children with special needs. Child care is provided at the meetings. 11 parents/guardians attending sessions, 20 sessions held. 5) dolly parton imagination library promoted emergent literacy skills through a partnership with the dollywood foundation. This activity mailed monthly age-appropriate books to registered children from birth to five years of age.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 99% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 86% 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. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.7%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $171.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

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: 99.6%; rating input score 100; 40th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.8%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.7% of revenue deployed · 88% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $96K · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 28 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 15 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.