Alive & Free

Analysis

Alive & Free is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Alive & Free reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.2m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.5m (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Alive & Free 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 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pivot Inc ($2.5m), Houston Revision ($2.5m) and Skin of Color Society Foundation ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $166k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $394k. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 8 employees.