Alliance for Sustainability: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 41-1451709)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Dec 1983.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

93%

Program services 93% · $513K Management & general 3% · $19K Fundraising 3% · $17K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Terry Gips

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Collie Graddick

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine McLaughlin

Vice Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Zakem

Scretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brady Johnson

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori Myrenmanbeck

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melanie Izrael

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sooji Minmiranda

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Promotes sustainability through education, campaigns, and policy initiatives for individuals, businesses, and schools.

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3 programs · $513K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

The Anishinaabe Agricultural Institute AAI works for agro-diversity by restoring local food systems hemp production and usage and growing traditional heritage plant varieties. Machinery needed for hemp decortification and processing was acquired.

$472Kprogram expense

02

There were two related core Alliance programs that were busy but were spun off or concluded this fiscal year. Resilient Cities and Communities which worked to enhance resilience in 60 metro communities was spun off in the fall of 2020 as a new separate non-profit so as to enhance the voice participation and leadership of cities.

$33Kprogram expense

03

The SHE Kindness Campaign was created to bring about personal and organizational transformation impactful campaigns and public policies addressing key tipping points for fundamental system change.

$8Kprogram 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 · FY2021

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2021$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $205K · 2020–2020

Akiing Community Development CorporationMN · FY2020$204,645

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$501K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$494K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Money outPt IX

$549K

Ln 25

Programscol B$513K

Managementcol C$19K

Fundraisingcol D$17K

Owns and owesPt X

$14K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K

Total assetsLn 16$39K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$494K

Government grantsLn 1e$30K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$123K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$501K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$6K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$39K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

Net assetsLn 32$14K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 61,000

Fiscal year endsHeaderApril

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$416	$6K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$162K	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$214K	$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$151K	$25K
Net assetsLn 32	$63K	$14K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$205K	$205K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$0	$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0	$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$0	$0	$0	$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$53K	$40K	$5K	$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$300	$225	$30	$45
Payroll taxesLn 10	$5K	$3K	$462	$692
Management feesLn 11a	$4K	$3K	$810	$540
Legal feesLn 11b	$4K	$0	$4K	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$500	$0	$500	$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$0	$0	$0	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$0			$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$144K	$134K	$4K	$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$180	$0	$0	$180
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$4K	$280	$624
Information technologyLn 14	$2K	$2K	$74	$264
RoyaltiesLn 15	$0	$0	$0	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$700	$524	$0	$0
TravelLn 17	$12K	$12K	$42	$134
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18	$0	$0	$0	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$0	$0	$0	$0
InterestLn 20	$200	$0	$200	$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$0	$0	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$0	$0	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$2K	$2K	$108	$83
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$110K	$108K	$1K	$926
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$0	$2K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$549K	$513K	$19K	$17K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2021 Latest Viewing	$501K	$549K	−$48K	$14K	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

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Part I · Summary $500,697 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $383,216$494,177

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,094$6,520

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $231$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $395,541$500,697

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$204,645

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $62,518$57,862

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $286,619$286,619

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $349,137$549,126

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,404−$48,429

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

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 $500,697 across 16 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$6,633

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$30,145

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$457,399

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$123,205

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$494,177

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,520 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,520

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,520 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$500,697

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $549,126 across 31 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $204,645$204,645

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,710 · Management $5,245 · Fundraising $7,991$52,946

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $225 · Management $30 · Fundraising $45$300

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,462 · Management $462 · Fundraising $692$4,616

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,150 · Management $810 · Fundraising $540$4,500

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $0$3,500

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $500 · Fundraising $0$500

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $133,812 · Management $4,316 · Fundraising $5,755$143,883

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $180$180

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,562 · Management $280 · Fundraising $624$4,466

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,516 · Management $74 · Fundraising $264$1,854

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $524 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$700

IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,370 · Management $42 · Fundraising $134$12,370

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $200 · Fundraising $0$200

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,820 · Management $108 · Fundraising $83$2,011

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,117 · Management $1,078 · Fundraising $926$110,121

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,334 · Fundraising $0$2,334

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $512,913 · Management $18,979 · Fundraising $17,234$549,126

Part X · Balance sheet $39,172 assets, 24 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $416$6,174

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,585$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $32,998$32,998

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,490$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $162,239$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $213,728$39,172

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $148,205$25,000

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,950$28

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $151,155$25,028

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$125,733$14,144

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $188,306$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,573$14,144

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $213,728$39,172

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,144 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$500,697

XI-2 Total expenses$549,126

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$48,429

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,573

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,144

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Alliance for Sustainability

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV