Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
35 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
13 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.
Melanie Thornton’s $38K as Former Exec Director is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Thornton | $38,430 | $49,410 | $29,533 | — |
| Elizabeth Brinton | — | — | $14,267 | $41,300 |
| Christina Hearne | $9,167 | — | — | — |
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.
See Madison Visionary Partners INC executive salaries →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 caring people with important causes to improve life in Madison, AL.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $288K | $1.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $288K | $1.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2K | $2K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $286K | $1.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $48K | $48K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $16K | $16K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $545 | $545 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $12K | $12K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $10K | $4K | $6K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $885 | $1K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $738 | $75 | $663 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $66 | $2K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $2K | $2K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $32K | $29K | $3K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | −$267 | $5K | −$6K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $142K | $50K | $92K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 9, 2025 | $917K | $142K | $775K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 | $340K | $642K | −$302K | $286K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2023 | $323K | $92K | $231K | $588K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $413K | $99K | $314K | $356K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $121K | $42K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $916,558 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $916,558 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $141,640 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,062,189 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,060,492 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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