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Alia FY2024 filing

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 81-1185699Revenue $5.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSaliainnovations.org1000 University Ave W Ste 230, 55104-4747 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Dec 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To inspire and drive transformative change for the people and systems entrusted with the welfare and well-being of children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $220K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $130K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$653K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
+79% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2024▲ +79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +212%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$812K
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Dec 2016.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $3.1M Management & general 13% · $509K Fundraising 7% · $261K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Amelia Franck Meyer
Chief Executive Officer
$252,276Pt VII · Sec A
Prem Suppogu
Treasurer, CFO
$186,394Pt VII · Sec A
Isabel Blanco
Managing Director of Transformational Change
$168,664Pt VII · Sec A
Debi Grebenik
Managing Director of Healing and Belonging
$161,696Pt VII · Sec A
Margo Kemp Johnson
Secretary, Chief Operating Officer
$148,748Pt VII · Sec A
Chelsea Heath
Chief Strategy Officer
$141,372Pt VII · Sec A
Tanya Anderson
Senior Director of Learning
$121,651Pt VII · Sec A
Katie Miller
Managing Director of Innovation and Connections
$107,434Pt VII · Sec A

Amelia Franck Meyer’s $244K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amelia Franck Meyer$243,976$252,276$267,843$253,281$228,218
Prem Suppogu$173,825$186,394$179,688$166,988$157,824
Isabel Blanco—$168,664$167,748——
Debi Grebenik—$161,696$156,598——
Margo Kemp Johnson$157,500$148,748$155,031$135,251$115,889
Chelsea Heath$146,250$141,372$112,780——
Debi Grebnik———$143,213$137,155
Katie Miller—$107,434$142,956$121,415$103,918

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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1 program · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Engaged in transforming child welfare, working in public and private systems across the country.

$3.1Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationFY2023$130K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$130K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$509K
Fundraisingcol D$261K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$541K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$653K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$541K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$541K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$967
Other assetsLn 15$432K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$653K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$563K$541K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$967
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$362K$653K
Net assetsLn 32$812K$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$623K$415K$170K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.6M$179K$166K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$68K$67K$307$183
Other employee benefitsLn 9$180K$104K$46K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$185K$143K$26K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$200
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$26K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$533K$479K$53K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$6K$726$726
Office expensesLn 13$63K$60K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$294
OccupancyLn 16$83K$75K$8K
TravelLn 17$146K$124K$16K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$28K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$967$870$97
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$505
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.1M$509K$261K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$3.3M−$864K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $5.6M$3.9M$1.7M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$4.0M−$827K$812K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$3.7M−$625K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.5M$2.8M$1.7M$2.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,622,121 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $808,063$3,073,355
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,335,284$2,538,222
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $619$10,544
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,143,966$5,622,121
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 $3,007,391$2,986,703
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $963,887$915,875
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,971,278$3,902,578
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$827,312$1,719,543
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $5,622,121 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,073,355
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,073,355
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,538,222$2,538,222
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,544$10,544
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,538,222 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,544$5,622,121
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,902,578 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $414,832 · Management $169,560 · Fundraising $38,967$623,359
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,586,130 · Management $178,760 · Fundraising $165,647$1,930,537
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $67,077 · Management $307 · Fundraising $183$67,567
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $103,816 · Management $46,131 · Fundraising $30,302$180,249
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $143,306 · Management $26,126 · Fundraising $15,559$184,991
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,800 · Management $200$2,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,667 · Management $2,852$28,519
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $479,286 · Management $53,253$532,539
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,811 · Management $726 · Fundraising $726$7,263
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59,746 · Management $2,351 · Fundraising $1,338$63,435
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,643 · Management $294$2,937
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,793 · Management $8,310$83,103
IX-17 TravelPrograms $123,757 · Management $16,062 · Fundraising $6,040$145,859
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,836 · Management $1,754 · Fundraising $1,269$30,859
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $870 · Management $97$967
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,429 · Management $1,459 · Fundraising $1,459$12,347
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,542 · Management $505$6,047
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,132,341 · Management $508,747 · Fundraising $261,490$3,902,578
Part X · Balance sheet $3,184,190 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $563,499$540,868
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $74,393$1,705,905
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $434,238$468,502
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,192$36,171
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,933$967
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $62,496$431,777
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,173,751$3,184,190
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,063$70,466
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52,423$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $149,189$148,811
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $63,083$433,377
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $361,758$652,654
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,503$144,803
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $776,490$2,386,733
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $811,993$2,531,536
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,173,751$3,184,190
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,531,536 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,622,121
XI-2 Total expenses$3,902,578
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,719,543
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$811,993
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,531,536

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

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