Alianza Americas

Analysis

Alianza Americas is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Alianza Americas reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.9m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.6m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 330%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Alianza Americas sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healing Waters International Inc ($2.6m), U4i ($2.6m) and Observer Research Foundation America ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $390k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $538k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $280k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 16 employees.