The mission of Sustainable Alamance is to identify and mentor members of the community facing employment discrimination that have a strong desire for self-sufficiency. We will provide access to the necessary resources to restore them socially and economically to the community and their families. By doing so, we acknowledge the value of all our citizens in building a stronger and more Sustainable community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 5 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$215K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$229K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$47K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$215K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$215K
Expenses
$229K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$283K
FY2022$236K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$229K
Net assets
$47K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$47K

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 Dec 2008.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $213K Management & general 5% · $11K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Philip Bowers’s $50K as Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Philip Bowers$50,000$50,000$50,000$50,000$50,752

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps community members facing employment discrimination achieve self-sufficiency and economic restoration.

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3 programs · $213K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide assistance for mentored members and obtain the resources to allow access to employment opportunities.

$150Kprogram expense
02

NC capital improvement faces

$51Kprogram expense
03

LRC grant

$13Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$215K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Money outPt IX
$229K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$47K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Government grantsLn 1e$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Total revenueLn 12$215K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$47K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$60K$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$11$6K
Net assetsLn 32$60K$47K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$87K$74K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$425$213
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K$66K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$523$523
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K$420$57
OccupancyLn 16$13K$12K$648$130
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$601$601
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$655
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K$213K$11K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $215K$229K−$13K$47K 990 PDF
FY2023 $145K$213K−$68K$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 $263K$236K$26K$128K 990 PDF
FY2021 $290K$283K$8K$92K 990 PDF
FY2020 $165K$84K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $215,496 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $113,853$177,107
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,093$38,389
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $144,946$215,496
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $94,775$90,921
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $117,913$137,947
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $212,688$228,868
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$67,742−$13,372
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $215,496 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$64,696
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$112,411
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$177,107
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $38,389$38,389
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $38,389$215,496
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $228,868 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,667 · Management $8,667 · Fundraising $4,333$86,667
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,616 · Management $425 · Fundraising $213$4,254
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $66,494$66,494
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $523$523
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,720 · Management $420 · Fundraising $57$11,197
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,184 · Management $648 · Fundraising $130$12,962
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $601$601
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,208$6,208
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,518$7,518
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,052$28,052
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,737 · Management $655$4,392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $212,797 · Management $10,815 · Fundraising $5,256$228,868
Part X · Balance sheet $53,113 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,349$25,577
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,565$8,225
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,519$19,311
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $60,433$53,113
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$11$1,041
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$11$6,041
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $60,444$47,072
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,444$47,072
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $60,433$53,113
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $47,072 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$215,496
XI-2 Total expenses$228,868
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,372
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,444
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$47,072

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

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