Alabama Humanities Alliance

Analysis

Alabama Humanities Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1980, 46 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, Alabama Humanities Alliance reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $1.7m (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alabama Humanities Alliance 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 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bay School ($1.7m), The Heritage Foundation Inc ($1.7m) and Catholic Education Scholarship TR ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $176k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $397k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $194k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 7 employees.