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Educates the public about drug and alcohol dangers and moral issues. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $191K in revenue, $91K in expenses, and $824K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2009
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Birmingham, AL
Website
wwww.alcap.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$191KFY2025
Expenses
$91K
Net assets
$824K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  63-0321633 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Birmingham, AL Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates the public about drug and alcohol dangers and moral issues.
Leadership
Timothy Vines · Board Member
Money in and out
$191K revenue, $91K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$191K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$91K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$824K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $100K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
108.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +29% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+52%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +93% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$191K
FY2025▲ +34%
Expenses
$91K
FY2025▼ -12%
Total assets
$824K
FY2025▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$191K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$91K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$824K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$100K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$824K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $91K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Public education on the dangers of using drugs and alcohol and insttructions on moral issues

$91Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAmerican Character Builders
EINHdr · item D63-0321633
Principal addressHdr · item CBirmingham, AL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwwww.alcap.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1953

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$122K · 64%
Investment income$69K · 36%
Contributions & grants64%$122K
Investment income36%$69K
Total revenueLn 12$191K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$91K
Total functional expensesLn 25$91K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$821K
Total assetsLn 16$824K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$824K
Months of cash on handcomputed108.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $821K · Operating expenses/yr $91K
108.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $91K · Total expenses $91K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $91K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $91K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $97K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $122K · Total revenue $191K
64%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $191K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $191K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $69K · Total revenue $191K
+36%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $91K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $191K · Prior year $142K
+34%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $107K · FY2025 $191K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $824K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $191K · Expenses $91K
+52%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $824K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $824K · Total assets $824K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $824K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Timothy Vines · Reported title BOARD MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $91K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $54K · Total expenses $91K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Revenue growth 34%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$191K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$142K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$86K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$627K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$111K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$107K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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