The Organizing Alliance
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 822756297
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Phone
- 7029821224
- Rating
- 43
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alliance/Advocacy
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $45,849
- Expenses
- $64,397
- Assets
- $163,266
- Liabilities
- $82,500
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RALPH E WILLIAMSON (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- RALPH E WILLIAMSON (PRESIDENT)
- LEONARD B JACKSON (TREASURER)
- BEVERLY A DABNEY (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission/purpose of the organizing alliance (toa) is to educate and train based/civic leaders from the african american community, while embracing other historically marginalized communities (inclusive of diverse racial, ethnic, gender, and religious backgrounds) on civic engagement and public policy advocacy as it pertains to social, economic, and environmental justice. Through teams of volunteers from individual partnerships, toa solicits the concerns of the people through town hall meetings, workshops, and community forums in the african american community to determine the agenda for policy issues. Through faith and community partnerships, toa will build upon an already strong contingency for successful voter registration, civic engagement, clean energy and advancing public policies.
What it reported doing in 2025
The organizing alliance (toa) activities were and are consistent with social welfare purposesunder section 501 (c)(4) of the internal revenue code. If the organizing alliance conductedany political activity (whether discussed in this report or not), the organizing alliance compliedwith the applicable limits of internal revenue code section 501(c)(4).the organizing alliance (toa) has demonstrated a commendable commitment to social welfare and political compliance in 2023. Their efforts in voter registration, particularly focusing on the african american community in clark county, have yielded significant results, with 4,840 individuals registered, including 959 high school students. This initiative not only empowered the community but also played a crucial role in the democratic process. Toa's proactive approach to challenges, such as adjusting work schedules during extreme heat, reflects their dedication to staff welfare and operational adaptability. Moreover, their educational outreach through zoom meetings on clean energy issues has been instrumental in raising awareness within the african american community. The successful collaboration with grassroots organizations and the support for ab465 to expand solar access indicates toa's strong influence in advocating for sustainable energy solutions and social betterment. Overall, toa's strategic planning and execution of their goals has had a positive impact on community engagement and environmental advocacy.a. Completed outcome tablein 2023 the organizing alliance (toa's) primary goals was to prepare for a voterregistration effort with a specific focus on the african american vote in clarkcounty, along with informing the community on clean energy efforts for the upcominglegislation sessions in 2023. The chart below outlined toa's goals and actual during thegrant period.activity goal actualdoor canvass lobby visits advocacy program registered people texting program qr codesnone none none 4,840 of that amounts 959 were from high schools. None noneb. Challenges encountered/lessons learnedthe organizing alliance didn't face any challenges in 2023. Lessons learned: given the critical role of canvassers, toa allowed some staff to leave work early due to extreme heat during the month of july. It was important for toa to recalibrate our information strategies to help the canvassers to deal with the heat. Toa helped with other communities organizations to engage the african americacommunity on voter information. One major aspect of informing the public was hostingevents to help them learn about clean energy and voter information.accomplishments: toa hosted six (6) zoom meetings with the public, informing them about cleanenergy issues in the african american community.toa has worked with a coalition of grass root organizations from january 1, 2023, through december 31, 2023. Toa's accomplishments included the following: ab465 expanded solar access (allows more nevadans to use clean energy fortheir homes, reducing rates for some low-income customers. Expands jobtraining and placement opportunities in the solar industry). Working with Nevada energy on getting low-income customers to have their electric bills reduced, we worked with another non-profit company called chr. They also help low -income customers.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 35
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -40.5%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.54; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.51; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -43.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -13.5% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2025
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.