Alliance for a Better Vermont

Montpelier, VTUnknown exempt organizationEIN 83-0571921Revenue $133K in FY2022

On file with the IRSPo Box 504 · Montpelier, VT

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Conducts and coordinates research of critical issues affecting vermonters. Also conducts public opinion research.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 9% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 49% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 49% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$133K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$146K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$52K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$133K
FY2022▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$155K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$133K
Expenses
$146K
FY2022▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$146K
Net assets
$52K
FY2022▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$66K
FY2022$52K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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% · $146K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Prior Executive Director
$70,769Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Moore$70,769$91,747$38,891

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

Researches and coordinates critical issues affecting Vermonters, including public opinion.

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1 program · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Conducts and coordinates research of critical issues affecting vermonters. Also conducts public opinion polling & research.

$146Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$133K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Money outPt IX
$146K
Ln 25
Programscol B$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$52K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Total revenueLn 12$133K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$52K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$55K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$4K
Net assetsLn 32$66K$52K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$71K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$32K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K$146K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $133K$146K−$13K$52K 990 PDF
FY2021 $178K$112K$66K$66K 990 PDF
FY2020 $155K$163K−$8K$0 990 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 $132,693 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $177,539$132,693
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $177,539$132,693
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $98,243$85,552
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,770$60,348
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $112,013$145,900
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,526−$13,207
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $132,693 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$132,693
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$132,693
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$132,693
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,900 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,769 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$70,769
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,245 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,245
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,538 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,538
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,909 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,909
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,133 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,133
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,306 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,306
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $145,900 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$145,900
Part X · Balance sheet $55,179 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,526$55,179
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,526$55,179
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,576
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,576
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,526$51,603
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,526$51,603
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,526$55,179
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $51,603 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$132,693
XI-2 Total expenses$145,900
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,207
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,526
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$716
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$51,603

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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