Aligned EIN 27-3553781

Aligned FY2023 filing

EIN  27-3553781 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Shawnee, KS
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects businesses with schools to boost student success and prepare them for jobs.
Leadership
Torree Pederson · President · $179K
Money in and out
$1.0M revenue, $696K expenses
Bottom line
60% program efficiency

Connects businesses with schools to boost student success and prepare them for jobs. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $1.0M in revenue, $696K in expenses, and $709K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$696K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$709K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $330K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.22
Program efficiency
60%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+32%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▼ -29%
Expenses
$696K
FY2023▼ -48%
Total assets
$743K
FY2023▲ +87%
Total liabilities
$34K
FY2023▲ +89%
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$696K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$709K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$330K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$743K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B60%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $417K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Today for Tomorrow Road Show

Completed three stops across kansas and missouri (some virtually) to engage business leaders in education efforts that promote workforce readiness in an increasingly competitive and globalized world.

$417Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAligned
EINHdr · item D27-3553781
Principal addressHdr · item CShawnee, KS
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wearealigned.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MKS
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$179,167Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$125,634Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/ Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Torree Pederson$200,000$179,167$159,755$137,500$125,000
Linda Rallo$132,178$125,634$120,170$113,904$103,370

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$979K · 95%
Other revenue$30K · 3%
Program service revenue$17K · 2%
Contributions & grants95%$979K
Other revenue3%$30K
Program service revenue2%$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.22
Program services60%$417K
Management & general18%$128K
Fundraising22%$151K
Total functional expensesLn 25$696K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$178K
Total assetsLn 16$743K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$34K
Total net assetsLn 32$709K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $178K · Operating expenses/yr $696K
3.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $417K · Total expenses $696K
60%
Management & General
Management & general $128K · Total expenses $696K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $151K · Total expenses $696K
22%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $95K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $932K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $979K · Total revenue $1.0M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $17K · Total revenue $1.0M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $17K · Total expenses $696K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $1.5M
-29%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $709K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $696K
+32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $743K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $709K · Total assets $743K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $743K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Torree Pederson · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $179K · Total expenses $696K
26%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $413K · Total expenses $696K
59%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 60%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth -29%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$80K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $516K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$441,350
Kauffman Scholars INCMO · FY2022$75,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$894K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$508K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$397K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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