Alabama Arise

Analysis

Alabama Arise is a registered charity in United States, based in Montgomery, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Alabama Arise reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.5m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alabama Arise sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interfaith Housing Assistance Corp ($2.5m), Foundation for the Homeless Inc ($2.5m) and Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $994k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $281k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 23 employees.