Alliance for Empowerment Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 882405193
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Elmira, NY, USA
- Phone
- 6077347107
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Management & Technical Assistance
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,786,705
- Expenses
- $1,781,190
- Assets
- $230,764
- Liabilities
- $177,828
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
13 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- LEISA ALGER (CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $164,818 total reported compensation
- DONALD HILFIGER (CHEIF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $112,335 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 provide executive management, governance and administration services to not-for-profit entities in New York state. The purpose of the alliance is to consolidate and coordinate the non-clinical and non-programmatic operations of each participating organization. Alliance aims to create administrative efficiencies, thereby building capacity for participating organizations to focus on program growth to fulfill their respective missions, with the highest quality of service to the community.
What it reported doing in 2024
Alliance aims to: (1) support the unique infra-structure needs of participating organizations through effective governance and the delivery of efficient core administrative functions; (2) provide collective expertise and talent that single or smaller agencies could not provide on their own; (3) help improve the capacity, effectiveness and financial health of non-profits in New York state; and (4) strengthen our regional network of non-profit organizations through collaboration and the pooling of resources.alliance is the sole corporate member of able2 enhancing potential, inc. And capabilities, inc. These not-for-profit organizations provide services to disabled individuals within the southern tier of New York state.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 80
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 23
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 97.8%; rating input score 98
- Program expense ratio: 98.1%; rating input score 98
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
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: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0.3%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.77; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 15.6%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 59.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 58.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 32% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 97.8% of revenue deployed · 98.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.7M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $165K · 13 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 2 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.