Army Alliance Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 522140990
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2015–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Aberdeen Proving Groun, MD, USA
- Phone
- 4108382769
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Community Coalitions
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $235,664
- Expenses
- $249,361
- Assets
- $75,099
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
19 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MIKE RAY (PRESIDENT)
- PATRICK MULLIN (VICE PRESIDENT)
- ANTHONY LISUZZO (PRESIDENT EMERITUS)
- SUSAN NAPPI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- MIKE RAY (PRESIDENT)
- PATRICK MULLIN (VICE PRESIDENT)
- TERRY GRANT (TREASURER)
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 source of information relative to the activities conducted at the u.s. Army aberdeen proving ground, Maryland; serve as a liaison between the post and the business community; and assist with economic development in the region through lobbying and other efforts.
What it reported doing in 2024
The army alliance is a non-profit civic organization operating under section 501 c(4) of the internal revenue code. Founded in 1998, the army alliance's overarching objective is the well being of programs and organizations at aberdeen proving ground. The work of the army alliance is supported by sponsors from the business community and by grants from state and local governments.objectives of the army alliance:- maintain aberdeen proving ground as an economic asset and resource to the northeastern Maryland region by supporting its organizations, programs and missions.- present a clear, coherent image of the technological assets of the proving ground and its value to the national defense.- inform businesses and citizens of northeastern Maryland of the economic and cultural benefits of a strong military presence in the region. - assist with the attraction of government and industry organizations to increase the economic viability of the proving ground.- act as a coordinating body of various organizations, groups, clubs, and individuals who have similar interest in maintaining a healthy and stable aberdeen proving ground.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 88% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 35
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 96.4%; rating input score 96
- 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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- 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: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -5.8%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 16; 16th 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: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -6.1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $240K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $115K reported
- Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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: 5 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.