Proof Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411904618
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Saint Paul, MN, US
Phone
651-917-2370
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,387,601
Expenses
$4,266,348
Assets
$1,753,862
Liabilities
$660,875

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HUMPHREY OTITA (PRESIDENT)
  • JON HUNT (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MOLLIE O'BRIEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MOLLIE O'BRIEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $182,033 total reported compensation
  • GREG GILES (DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT): $132,524 total reported compensation
  • JULIA CONKEL ZIEBELL (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST): $116,582 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To prevent prenatal alcohol exposure and support individuals and families impacted by FASD.

What it reported doing in 2025

Supporting people at risk of prenatal alcohol exposure (pae): proof alliance recognizes we cannot prevent prenatal alcohol exposure alone, so we partner with community-based organizations who are uniquely positioned to raise awareness and provide support to prevent alcohol exposed pregnancies. In 2025, proof alliance provided grants to organizations to empower communities around the prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure, and provided oversight, technical support, training, and assistance for grant recipients. Proof alliance administered the fasd prevention grant program, which provides grants to chemical health organizations in Minnesota to support pregnant and parenting people in recovery from alcohol and substance-use disorders through long-term wraparound care to support alcohol-free pregnancies and prevent prenatal alcohol exposure. Proof alliance provided native american community grants to support the creation of two fasd tribal champions in Minnesota. In addition to grants, proof alliance provides a wide range of education and training on fasd and the prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure. Proof alliance certifies volunteer community educators through our proof alliance certified trainers (pact) program to train a wide range of individuals and organizations. Through the utilization of certified trainers and our e-campus of on-demand courses, proof alliance trained 4,606 people across the nation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 87% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 64% for direct work, and 36% for grants.

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: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.6%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 85.9%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.2%; rating input score 98; 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: 2.8%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 83.6% of revenue deployed · 85.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $182K · 21 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $146K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 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 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.