Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc

Analysis

Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Forest Hills, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.1m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope for Opelousas Inc ($2.1m), Hands on Tzedakah Inc ($2.1m) and Tennessee Chapter of Childrens Advocacy Centers ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 8.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $590k. It reported 64 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.