Alliance for the Great Lakes

Analysis

Alliance for the Great Lakes is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1971, 55 years ago. 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 December 2023, Alliance for the Great Lakes reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.3m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $3.8m (-3.0%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alliance for the Great Lakes sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westwood Behavioral Health Center Inc ($3.7m), National Consumers League Inc ($3.8m) and Whatcom Center for Early Learning ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $404k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $11.6m against liabilities of $944k, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 32 employees.