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Project Alianza INC FY2020 filing

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 2013Food & AgricultureEIN 46-4178616Revenue $451K in FY2020

On file with the IRSprojectalianza.com50 Milk St FL 15, 02109-5002 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Dec 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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All children deserve access to safe and quality schooling regardless of where they are born. By challenging the systems that prevent resources from reaching remote areas, Project Alianza builds schools and provides educational opportunities to give kids the tools they need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$451K
Spent
$309K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$414K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$451K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$407K
FY2022$728K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$505K
Expenses
$309K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$304K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$421K
FY2024$490K
FY2025$565K
Net assets
$414K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$520K
FY2022$948K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$379K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $225K Management & general 26% · $80K Fundraising 1% · $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

8 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kristin R Van Busum
Executive Director
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew Meer
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Schnyer
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Peyser
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stacy Robinson
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Van Busum’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristin Van Busum$80,000$76,000———
Kristin R Van Busum——$75,000$73,000$30,000

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

Builds schools and provides educational opportunities to children in remote areas, breaking poverty cycles.

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3 programs · $225K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

School Development and Construction

Construction materials were purchased for use in the building of schools, which will help us to expand our reach in the community.

$150Kprogram expense
02

Primary school, including technology, nutrition programs and summer school: programs taught by six local teachers. 650 children directly impacted. 1000 cumulative hours spent using laptops and tablet computers. One of the schools had 100% of students graduate to their next grade.

$61Kprogram expense
03

Teacher, Parent, and Community Outreach

800 lives impacted.

$14Kprogram 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 · FY2025
The Justin and Michelle Hughes FoundationFY2025$250
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$451K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$451K
Investment incomeLn 3$30
Money outPt IX
$309K
Ln 25
Programscol B$225K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$414K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$409K
Total assetsLn 16$414K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$451K
Investment incomeLn 3$30
Total revenueLn 12$451K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$409K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$409K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$414K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$414K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$264K$409K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$271K$414K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$271K$414K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$821$821
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$82K$71K$11K$751
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$3K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$17K$4K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$111K
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K$225K$80K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $505K$565K−$60K$379K 990 PDF
FY2024 $221K$490K−$270K$439K 990 PDF
FY2023 $182K$421K−$238K$709K 990 PDF
FY2022 $728K$300K$428K$948K 990 PDF
FY2021 $407K$304K$103K$520K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $451K$309K$143K$414K 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 $451,343 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $260,982$451,313
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$30
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $260,990$451,343
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,429$69,728
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,554$239,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $133,983$308,757
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $127,007$142,586
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $451,343 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$451,313
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$451,313
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30$30
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30$451,343
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $308,757 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,000 · Management $32,000$64,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,864 · Management $2,864$5,728
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $821$821
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,150$5,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $70,952 · Management $10,742 · Fundraising $751$82,445
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,964$2,964
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,981 · Management $10,826$13,807
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,274$4,274
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,357 · Management $13,025$17,382
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,686$110,686
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $225,340 · Management $79,702 · Fundraising $3,715$308,757
Part X · Balance sheet $414,286 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $263,702$408,786
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,000$5,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $270,702$414,286
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $294,311$437,895
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year −$23,609−$23,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $270,702$414,286
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $270,702$414,286
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $414,286 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$451,343
XI-2 Total expenses$308,757
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$142,586
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$270,702
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$998
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$414,286

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

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