Alabama Best Practice Center: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 63-1280001)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$495K
FY2021	$431K
FY2022	$636K
FY2023	$768K
FY2024	$661K
FY2025	$386K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$441K
FY2021	$325K
FY2022	$698K
FY2023	$733K
FY2024	$608K
FY2025	$431K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$557K
FY2021	$663K
FY2022	$602K
FY2023	$637K
FY2024	$690K
FY2025	$644K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2001.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $426K Management & general 1% · $6K

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

24 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

David Perry

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gordon G Martin

Board Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Larson

Board Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave G Borden

Board Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

William T Ratliff

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

William E Smith

Founding Chairman & Bd Mem

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Preston Bolt JR

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carolyn Akers

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Empowers educators to improve student learning through competence, commitment, and courage.

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1 program · $426K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

To identify and promote promising education practices, with an emphasis on staff development for teachers and administrators.

$426Kprogram 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 · FY2024

New Teacher CenterFY2024$211K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$211K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$386K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K

Investment incomeLn 3$17K

Money outPt IX

$431K

Ln 25

Programscol B$426K

Managementcol C$6K

Owns and owesPt X

$644K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$726K

Total assetsLn 16$745K

LiabilitiesLn 26$101K

PeoplePt VI, VII

24

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a18

IndependentVI 1b18

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K

Investment incomeLn 3$17K

Total revenueLn 12$386K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$193K

SavingsLn 2$532K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$726K

Total assetsLn 16$745K

LiabilitiesLn 26$101K

Net assetsLn 32$644K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 618

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$653K	$726K
Total assetsLn 16	$719K	$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$29K	$101K
Net assetsLn 32	$690K	$644K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$294K	$294K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$36K	$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$21K	$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$1K		$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$6K	$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$13K	$11K	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$10K	$808
Information technologyLn 14	$5K	$3K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$21K	$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$25K	$25K	$684
Total functional expensesLn 25	$431K	$426K	$6K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$386K	$431K	−$46K	$644K	990 PDF
FY2024	$661K	$608K	$53K	$690K	990 PDF
FY2023	$768K	$733K	$35K	$637K	990 PDF
FY2022	$636K	$698K	−$61K	$602K	990 PDF
FY2021	$431K	$325K	$106K	$663K	990 PDF
FY2020	$495K	$441K	$54K	$557K	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 $385,648 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,000$20,000

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $635,715$348,982

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,084$16,666

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $800$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $660,599$385,648

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 $254,414$350,428

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $353,218$81,047

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $607,632$431,475

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,967−$45,827

Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18

VI-1b Independent voting members18

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 $385,648 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,000

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $348,982$348,982

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,666$16,666

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $348,982 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,666$385,648

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $431,475 across 10 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $293,537$293,537

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,701$35,701

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,190$21,190

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,310$1,310

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,500$5,500

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,431 · Management $1,270$12,701

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,940 · Management $808$10,748

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,963 · Management $1,600$4,563

IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,748$20,748

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,793 · Management $684$25,477

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $425,803 · Management $5,672 · Fundraising $0$431,475

Part X · Balance sheet $745,210 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,039$193,447

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $516,464$532,463

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $66,746$19,300

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $719,249$745,210

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $29,450$101,238

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,450$101,238

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $689,799$643,972

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $689,799$643,972

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $719,249$745,210

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $643,972 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$385,648

XI-2 Total expenses$431,475

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,827

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$689,799

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$643,972

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

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Alabama Best Practice Center

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Alabama Best Practice Center

Funders

Grants

Related Organizations

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV