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Alabama Higher Education Association D/B/A Higher Education Partnership

Not tax-deductible

Montgomery, AL501(c)(6)Since 1997EIN 63-1182088Revenue $1.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRShigheredpartners.org2 N Jackson St, 36104-3803 · Montgomery, ALTax-exempt since Jan 1998

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To advocate the importance of Higher Education in bettering the lives of people in Alabama.

$159K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$159K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $52K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$135K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
84
of 85 voting members
Looks good: 84 of 85 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$848K
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$629K
FY2022$746K
FY2023$860K
FY2024$990K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$848K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$561K
FY2022$673K
FY2023$758K
FY2024$871K
FY2025$848K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$632K
FY2021$699K
FY2022$772K
FY2023$855K
FY2024$975K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1998.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

85 people listed on the 990; $159K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Gordon Stone
Executive Director
$159,373Pt VII · Sec A
Mr Muhammed Ali
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mr Eddie Baker
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mr Porter Banister
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Stuart Bell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mr Greg Berry
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Jo Bonner
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mr Matthew Brannan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gordon Stone$159,373$150,488$149,926$149,926$144,500$143,000

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

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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

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Promotes higher education's power to improve lives across Alabama.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Communication, education, and research for members and the general public, related to higher education in alabama.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Uab Educational FoundationFY2024$52K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$52K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$730K
Other incomeLn 4–11$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$848K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$844K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K
PeoplePt VI, VII
85
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a85
IndependentVI 1b84
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$730K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$254K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$812K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$844K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$529
Other assetsLn 15$114K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$696K$844K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$119K$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$882$529
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$299K$135K
Net assetsLn 32$975K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$177K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$192K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$79K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12
Office expensesLn 13$32K
Information technologyLn 14$1K
OccupancyLn 16$33K
TravelLn 17$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$149K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$353
InsuranceLn 23$981
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K
Total functional expensesLn 25$848K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.0M$848K$167K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $990K$871K$119K$975K 990 PDF
FY2023 $860K$758K$102K$855K 990 PDF
FY2022 $746K$673K$73K$772K 990 PDF
FY2021 $629K$561K$68K$699K 990 PDF
FY2020 $542K$451K$91K$632K 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 $1,014,601 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $737,506$730,404
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,375$30,337
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $235,923$253,860
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $989,804$1,014,601
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 $468,494$433,936
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $402,505$413,800
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $870,999$847,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $118,805$166,865
Part VI · Governance 84 of 85 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body85
VI-1b Independent voting members84
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,014,601 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $730,404$730,404
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,337$30,337
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $253,860$253,860
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $984,264 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,337$1,014,601
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $847,736 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$176,597
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$191,700
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$24,590
IX-9 Other employee benefits$13,702
IX-10 Payroll taxes$27,347
IX-11c Accounting fees$79,209
IX-11f Investment management fees$12
IX-13 Office expenses$32,224
IX-14 Information technology$1,453
IX-16 Occupancy$32,624
IX-17 Travel$13,999
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$149,076
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$353
IX-23 Insurance$981
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$103,869
IX-25 Total functional expenses$847,736
Part X · Balance sheet $1,277,100 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $122,014$31,275
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $573,692$812,470
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $347,269$194,573
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $882$529
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $118,683$124,388
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $111,616$113,865
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,274,156$1,277,100
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $299,421$135,494
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $299,421$135,494
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $974,735$1,141,606
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $974,735$1,141,606
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,274,156$1,277,100
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,141,606 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,014,601
XI-2 Total expenses$847,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$166,865
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$974,735
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,141,606

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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