Mobilize volunteers and connect people, information and services to meet local needs and build a strong, caring community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7,456 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $152K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$110K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.0M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$524K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +12%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$500K
FY2021$576K
FY2022$899K
FY2023$922K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$522K
FY2022$811K
FY2023$893K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$524K
FY2024▲ +24%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$424K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$578K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$524K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1975.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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 (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$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
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Tasha Cooper$71,260$58,401$53,833

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Mobilizes volunteers to connect people and resources, meeting local needs and building a strong community.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Mobilize volunteers and connect people, information and services to meet local need. S and build a strong, caring community.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$152K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $273K · 2019–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$26,325
Unitemized GrantFY2020$235,250
Unitemized GrantFY2019$11,874

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Sep 2024 · $984K federal money spent
Covid-19- Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.323 · Through United Ways of Alabama$338K
Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-Facilitated ExchangesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.332 · Through United Ways of Alabama$236K
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct and through Montgomery Area Coalition for the Homeless, INC.$172K
Covid-19- Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through United Ways of Alabama$164K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Montgomery Area Coalition for the Homeless, INC. and 1 more$62K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Sep 2023 · $765K federal money spent
Covid-19- Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc)Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.323 · Through United Ways of Alabama$253K
Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-Facilitated ExchangesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.332 · Through United Ways of Alabama$201K
Covid-19- Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through United Ways of Alabama$120K
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct and through Montgomery Area Coalition for the Homeless, INC.$102K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Montgomery Area Coalition for the Homeless, INC. and 1 more$66K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$524K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$528K
Total assetsLn 16$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$528K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$528K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
Net assetsLn 32$524K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 67,456
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K$528K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$681K$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K$110K
Net assetsLn 32$422K$524K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$37K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$661K$661K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$51K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$870$870
Advertising and promotionLn 12$78K$78K
Office expensesLn 13$101K$101K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.1M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 15, 2025 $1.0M$1.1M−$91K$524K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2024 $922K$893K$29K$422K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2023 $899K$811K$88K$578K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2022 $576K$522K$54K$479K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2021 $500K$455K$45K$424K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,034,776 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $921,952$1,019,001
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$15,775
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $196$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $922,148$1,034,776
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,408$36,879
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $669,215$790,423
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $207,852$298,120
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $893,475$1,125,422
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,673−$90,646
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,034,776 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,019,001
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,019,001
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,775$15,775
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,775$1,034,776
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,125,422 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,879$36,879
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $660,767$660,767
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,774$17,774
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,247$61,247
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,635$50,635
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,124$13,124
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $870$870
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $78,156$78,156
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $100,603$100,603
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,104$14,104
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,681$33,681
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,505$7,505
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,659$4,659
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,482$2,482
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,936$42,936
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,125,422 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,125,422
Part X · Balance sheet $634,517 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $336,194$527,602
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,000$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $312,775$66,652
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$16,099
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,610$12,316
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,354$11,848
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $680,933$634,517
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $259,324$110,148
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $259,324$110,148
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $421,609$524,369
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $421,609$524,369
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $680,933$634,517
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $524,369 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,034,776
XI-2 Total expenses$1,125,422
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$90,646
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$421,609
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$193,406
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$524,369

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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