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Alm Charities INC FY2020 filing

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Onalaska, WI501(c)(3)Since 2001Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 39-2031449Revenue $15K in FY2020

On file with the IRSalmcharities.comPo Box 189, 54650-0189 · Onalaska, WITax-exempt since Oct 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Alm Charities, INC. (a.l.m) was incorporated on june 29, 2001 as a wisconsin nonstock non-profit corporation. A.l.m is organized and operated for the purpose of raising funds and distributing such funds to organizations recognized by the internal revenue service as exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended (the code), and as a non-profit foundation under section 509(a) of the code. A.l.m directors and officers are all volunteers who receive no compensation from a.l.m, and a.l.m has no employees or facilities. A.l.m intends to raise funds for qualifying charitable organizations chosen by a.l.m in its sole discretion by soliciting charitable contributions from corporations and individuals in connection with their sponsorship of events planned and organized by a.l.m

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $47K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $340
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15K
Spent
$161K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$268K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$49K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$598K
FY2025$507K
Expenses
$161K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$263K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$781K
FY2025$552K
Net assets
$268K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$211K
FY2025$165K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2002.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $143K Management & general 8% · $13K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Taylor Mathy
President/Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Jones
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marvin J Hohl
Controller/VP Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
June R Gale
Event Supervisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Roberta Swinghamer
Event Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Raises funds for community-based nonprofits.

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3 programs · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Alm charities' strives to make an impact within its community. Grants of excess unrestricted contributions are periodically given to organizations within the community. These grants are not attributable to any specific event & are generally minor in amount.

$103Kprogram expense
02

"digging In"

"digging in" is comprised of a number of local community projects that benefit the general population within that community. Collectively, this program provides the means for local volunteers to buy materials & provide improvements to local community organizations.

$40Kprogram expense
03

A.l.m. Charities Golf Classic

At this event, attendees' pay a fee to participate in a golf tournament which includes golf, lunch, dinner, and a live and silent auction. This tournament is held each september at a golf course in the la crosse area. Due to COBID-19, the golf event was cancelled in 2020.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2022
Bachmann Strauss Family Fund INCFY2022$170
U M R Foundation INCFY2022$170
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$340
Grants paid · 104 grants · $1.8M · 2020–2025
St Clare Health Mission INCWI · FY2025$40,000
Monroe County Sheriff Pba INCNY · FY2025$39,000
Casa for Kids INCPA · FY2025$30,000
La Crosse Area Family Young Men's Christian Association INCWI · FY2025$26,000
Nodine Fire Relief Association INCMN · FY2025$25,000
Holmen Education Foundation INCWI · FY2025$25,000
Village of PlainFY2025$20,000
Outdoor Recreation Alliance of the Seven Rivers Region INCWI · FY2025$20,000
Outdoors Forever INCWI · FY2025$15,500
Tomah Police DepartmentFY2025$15,000
The Parenting Place INCWI · FY2025$15,000
Aptiv IncorporatedWI · FY2025$15,000
Hunger Task Force INCWI · FY2025$15,000
Lukes ClosetWI · FY2025$14,000
Onalaska Firefighters Association INCWI · FY2025$13,000
Mayo ClinicMN · FY2025$10,000
Greater Mauston Area Chamber of Commerce INCWI · FY2025$10,000
La Crosse City Vision Foundation INCWI · FY2025$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Money outPt IX
$161K
Ln 25
Programscol B$143K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$268K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$301K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Total revenueLn 12$15K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$301K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$301K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$268K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$434K$301K
Total assetsLn 16$438K$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$413K$268K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$143K$143K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$749$6K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$161K$143K$13K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $507K$552K−$46K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024 $598K$781K−$183K$211K 990 PDF
FY2023 $350K$297K$53K$394K 990 PDF
FY2022 $348K$263K$85K$341K 990 PDF
FY2021 $49K$257K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $15K$161K−$145K$268K 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
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Part I · Summary $15,499 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $223,075$15,499
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,045$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $222,030$15,499
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $227,630$142,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,700$8,240
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,271$9,631
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $249,601$160,571
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,571−$145,072
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,499 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,499
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,499
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15,499
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $160,571 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $142,700$142,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $749 · Management $5,996 · Fundraising $1,495$8,240
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,300$6,300
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $2,212$2,212
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,119$1,119
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $143,449 · Management $13,415 · Fundraising $3,707$160,571
Part X · Balance sheet $304,366 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $434,382$300,857
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,364$3,509
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $437,746$304,366
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,607$6,299
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $5,000$30,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,607$36,299
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $413,139$268,067
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $413,139$268,067
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $437,746$304,366
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $268,067 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,499
XI-2 Total expenses$160,571
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$145,072
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$413,139
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$268,067

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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