Allies for Allies

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
932679945
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Phone
9174888641
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$148,837
Expenses
$133,877
Assets
$34,468
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALISON PINCUS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHAIR)

People named in this filing

  • ALISON PINCUS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHAIR)
  • LYNN PERKINS (TREASURER)
  • TAYLOR ROBINSON (SECRETARY)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To be a resource for parents/guardians, and caregivers who support neurodivergent individuals or those with intellectual disabilities (some may say unique intellectual abilities). By focusing on care, community and empowerment, we are committed allies supporting down syndrome, intellectual and developmental disability (idd), autism spectrum disorder (asd) and rare disease communities. Throughout our site and on our product you will see the words remarkable human because that's how we refer to our communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Allies for allies created and will launch an online care platform called care connect in late february 2026. This re-build with a new development team occurred because an earlier version was taken down in june 2025 due to data and safety concerns. Care connect is an innovative platform that connects families/guardians and qualified caregivers who support individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities; autism; rare diseases; and complex needs across all ages. The platform facilitates access to respite, short-term, and long-term care. Allies for allies covers the cost of caregiver background checks. (continued on schedule o) while care connect was being rebuilt, our team served families without interruption. Families and screened caregivers were matched through manual coordination. Families filled-out detailed 'care request forms,' which already set us apart from other care marketplaces. Our rigorous caregiver screening process remains central as we expand our network of qualified providers changing how individuals receive care. The organization is currently focused on expanding care connect, increasing access to qualified caregivers, and launching financial assistance for families/guardians.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.4%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 79.6%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • 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: 10.1%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -32.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -14.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 55.4% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.4% of revenue deployed · 79.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $107K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.