Alliance Safety Council

Analysis

Alliance Safety Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Alliance Safety Council reported income of $21.0m and spending of $20.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $22.1m to $21.0m (-4.7%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Alliance Safety Council sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pender Ems and Fire Inc ($20.3m), National Institute of Building Sciences ($21.9m) and Bikers Against Drunk Drivers ($19.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.8m (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. At year end it held assets of $35.1m against liabilities of $9.6m, net assets of $25.5m. It reported 146 employees.