alt_ is a contagious, artist-led engine(501c3) that undertakes tangible acts ofservice, using art and faith as tools thatgalvanize impassioned, self-sufficientcommunities to join in, at a time whenpast and present injustices spur us tocollectively imagine our best future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
3¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 21% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
3%
of spending
Concern: 3% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
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
$485K
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$444K
+157% vs prior year
Spent
$420K
To programs
3%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$444K
FY2025▲ +157%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$197K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$649K
FY2024$173K
FY2025$444K
Expenses
$420K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$47K
FY2023$363K
FY2024$363K
FY2025$420K
Net assets
$301K
FY2025▼ -41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$47K
FY2022$240K
FY2023$526K
FY2024$510K
FY2025$301K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2023-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2024.

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

Where the money goes

3 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 3% · $12K Management & general 97% · $408K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$46,074Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jordan Campbell’s $46K as President is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021
Jordan Campbell$46,074$20,000

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

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 15aNo

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1 program · $12K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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alt_ is a contagious, artist-led engine(501c3) that undertakes tangible acts ofservice, using art and faith as tools thatgalvanize impassioned, self-sufficientcommunities to join in, at a time whenpast and present injustices spur us tocollectively imagine our best future.

$12Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
IffFY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $17K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$444K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Money outPt IX
$420K
Ln 25
Programscol B$12K
Managementcol C$408K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$786K
LiabilitiesLn 26$485K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$444K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$774K
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$786K
LiabilitiesLn 26$485K
Net assetsLn 32$301K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$789K$774K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$786K
LiabilitiesLn 26$588K$485K
Net assetsLn 32$510K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$46K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$46K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$231K$231K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$11K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$420K$12K$408K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $444K$420K$24K$301K 990 PDF
FY2024 $173K$363K−$190K$510K 990 PDF
FY2023 $649K$363K$285K$526K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$47K$203K$240K 990 PDF
FY2021 $197K$47K 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 $443,814 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $146,750$443,814
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,077$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $172,827$443,814
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,174$1,087
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,223$49,599
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $289,725$369,612
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $363,122$420,298
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$190,295$23,516
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $443,814 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$443,814
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$443,814
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$443,814
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $420,298 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,087$1,087
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $46,074$46,074
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,525$3,525
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,056$13,056
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,802$3,802
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,044$1,044
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,099$4,099
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $45,920$45,920
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $12,627$12,627
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $21,987$21,987
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $231,448$231,448
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,792 · Management $24,837$35,629
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,879 · Management $408,419 · Fundraising $0$420,298
Part X · Balance sheet $786,242 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,208$11,962
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $244,000$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $788,889$774,279
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $25,000$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,098,097$786,242
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $587,759$485,130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $587,759$485,130
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $510,338$301,112
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $510,338$301,112
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,098,097$786,242
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $301,112 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$443,814
XI-2 Total expenses$420,298
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,516
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$510,338
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$232,742
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$301,112

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