Aligned

Analysis

Aligned is a registered charity in United States, based in Shawnee, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Aligned reported income of $1.0m and spending of $696k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $363k to $1.0m (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Aligned sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Elizabeth School Foundation Inc ($1.0m), American Council of the Asian Christian Academy of India Inc ($1.0m) and Odyssey School ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $305k (44% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $80k. It paid $40k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $743k against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $709k. It reported 3 employees.