To provide social assistance to the Alexandria, Virginia community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$10K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$328K
Spent
$248K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$84K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$328K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$328K
FY2021$252K
Expenses
$248K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$285K
Net assets
$84K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$51K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Feb 2017.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $234K Management & general 6% · $14K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$10,260Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Bailey’s $10K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 116 <$100K science & technology 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers social assistance to the Alexandria, Virginia community.

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1 program · $234K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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ATHENA's 2020 program of work included community disaster response and addressed some of the issues which resulted from COVID-19. ATHENA's programs included Desks for Kids, which provided over 400 free desks for local children who had to switch to virtual learning during the pandemic.

$234Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $89K · 2020–2021
Act for AlexandriaVA · FY2020$18,825
Jirehs PlaceVA · FY2020$15,000
Volunteer Alexandria INCVA · FY2020$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$328K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$217K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Money outPt IX
$248K
Ln 25
Programscol B$234K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$84K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Government grantsLn 1e$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$217K
Total revenueLn 12$328K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$84K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$4K$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$4K$84K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$77K$77K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$75K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$75K$963
Total functional expensesLn 25$248K$234K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest $252K$285K−$33K$51K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $328K$248K$79K$84K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $327,725 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$110,721
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$217,004
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$327,725
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$77,250
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$171,058
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$248,308
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$79,417
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $327,725 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$42,383
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$68,338
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,721
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $217,004$217,004
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $217,004 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$327,725
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $248,308 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $77,250$77,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,754 · Management $13,320$88,074
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,078$1,078
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,179$4,179
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,224$2,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,540 · Management $963$75,503
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $234,025 · Management $14,283 · Fundraising $0$248,308
Part X · Balance sheet $85,258 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,236$79,258
X-4 Accounts receivable$6,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,236$85,258
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,605
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,605
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,236$83,653
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,236$83,653
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,236$85,258
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $83,653 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$327,725
XI-2 Total expenses$248,308
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,417
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,236
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$83,653

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