Paterson Alliance INC

Tax-deductible

Paterson, NJ501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 02-0598570Revenue $424K in FY2024

On file with the IRSpatersonalliance.org470 Chamberlain Ave Ste 12, 07522-1000 · Paterson, NJTax-exempt since Oct 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Uniting nonprofit and community partners to create a vibrant Paterson.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 61% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $190K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$546K
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$424K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$411K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$216K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$424K
FY2024▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$224K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$424K
Expenses
$411K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$411K
Net assets
$216K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$216K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $350K Management & general 7% · $29K Fundraising 8% · $32K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Programs
$62,238Pt VII · Sec A
Retiring Executive Director
$31,205Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$21,713Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shanikwa Lemon’s $62K as Director of Programs is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Inge Spungen—$70,550$70,550$68,913$71,295
Shanikwa Lemon$62,238————
Inge Spunge$31,205————
Lauren Frary$21,713————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects nonprofits and community groups to build a vibrant Paterson.

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3 programs · $345K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Member Services- The Alliance hosts monthly meetings that give members an opportunity to connect and collaborate with each other and learn about issues city and its citizens. We conducted programs that provided collaboration opportunities for our Paterson Kids Count,information about the opiod epidemic, an opportunity to meet the…

$265Kprogram expense
02

Paterson Early Childhood Education Coalition-Paterson Kids Count

$43Kprogram expense
03

Paterson Alliance Apprenticeship Program-We provided an appreticeship program for ten Paterson High School students. Each student was paid for jobs that allowed them to beneifit form real work situations. Students worked with for our members at at no cost to their organization.

$38Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $14K · 2021–2022

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$424K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$416K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$411K
Ln 25
Programscol B$350K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$216K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$676K
Total assetsLn 16$762K
LiabilitiesLn 26$546K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$416K
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$424K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
SavingsLn 2$553K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$676K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$762K
LiabilitiesLn 26$546K
Net assetsLn 32$216K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K$676K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Total assetsLn 16$267K$762K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$546K
Net assetsLn 32$203K$216K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$99K$11K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$75K$1K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$372$631
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$15K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$22K$2K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$17K$1K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$114$324
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$111K
Total functional expensesLn 25$411K$350K$29K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $424K$411K$13K$216K 990 PDF
FY2023 $309K$308K$893$203K 990 PDF
FY2022 $224K$284K−$60K$202K 990 PDF
FY2021 $272K$246K$27K$262K 990 PDF
FY2020 $256K$218K$39K$235K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $424,179 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $316,233$415,802
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1,066
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,685$7,311
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $324,918$424,179
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $204,597$231,184
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,428$179,924
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $324,025$411,108
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $893$13,071
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $424,179 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$27,900
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,500
VIII-1e Government grants$91,309
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$289,093
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$415,802
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,066$1,066
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$3,483
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,828$3,828
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,828 · Excluded from tax $1,066$424,179
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $411,108 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,241 · Management $10,664 · Fundraising $5,251$115,156
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,891 · Management $1,300 · Fundraising $15,084$91,275
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,406 · Management $372 · Fundraising $631$6,409
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,474 · Management $1,063 · Fundraising $1,807$18,344
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,500$12,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,503 · Management $1,676 · Fundraising $4,747$27,926
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,233 · Management $1,379 · Fundraising $4,365$22,977
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,468$3,468
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,466 · Management $114 · Fundraising $324$1,904
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,149$111,149
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $349,831 · Management $29,068 · Fundraising $32,209$411,108
Part X · Balance sheet $762,213 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,005$123,293
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $45,511$552,821
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $66,525$37,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$23,360
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $35,628$25,239
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $266,669$762,213
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,894$16,615
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $20,250$508,691
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,428$20,739
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,572$546,045
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,097$216,168
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,097$216,168
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $266,669$762,213
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $216,168 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$424,179
XI-2 Total expenses$411,108
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,071
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,097
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$216,168

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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