Alabama Capital Network INC

Tax-deductible

Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 87-4355000

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To assist start-up companies and early stage entrepreneurs within Alabama gain access to education, capital and technical assistance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$166K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 14% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$375K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$350K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$206K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$375K
FY2024▼ -13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$430K
FY2024$375K
Expenses
$350K
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$345K
FY2024$350K
Net assets
$206K
FY2024▲ +42%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$144K
FY2024$206K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2022.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $288K Management & general 18% · $62K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Officer
$165,584Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Benzamin Choi’s $166K as Executive Officer is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Benzamin Choi$165,584$114,000

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

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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

Programs and updates

Helps Alabama startups and entrepreneurs access education, capital, and technical help.

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3 program services account for $288K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Alabama Capital Network (ACN) works with business incubators, accelerators, and university tech transfer offices to coordinate resources related to coaching and supporting startup companies. This includes coaching around business plan development, fundraising, finding early customers, tweaking sales & marketing strategies, and more.

$288Kprogram expense
02

ACN evaluates over 350 startup pitch presentations each year. These come from pitch competitions, university programs, incubator residents, conferences, university programs, and unsolicited pitches being submitted on the ACN website.

Pt IX · col B
03

ACN works with the best startups it identifies to make connections to corporations that may become customers, investors, or supply chain partners. This has already resulted in numerous contracts being achieved by the startups, which furthers their growth as a company.

Pt IX · col B

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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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$375K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Money outPt IX
$350K
Ln 25
Programscol B$288K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$206K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Total revenueLn 12$375K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$219K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$219K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$206K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$148K$219K
Total assetsLn 16$149K$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$144K$206K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$124K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$79K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$10K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$16K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$18K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$10K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$179
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$959
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$237
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$118
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$15K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$460
Total functional expensesLn 25$350K$288K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $375K$350K$25K$206K 990 PDF
FY2023 $430K$345K$85K$144K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $374,507 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$343,792
VIII-1c Fundraising events$58,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$401,792
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17$17
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$27,302−$27,302
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$27,285$374,507
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $349,999 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $124,188 · Management $41,396$165,584
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,200 · Management $8,800$88,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,718 · Management $2,133$11,851
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,906 · Management $3,491$19,397
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,685 · Management $1,965$19,650
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,892 · Management $1,099$10,991
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,608 · Management $179$1,787
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,630 · Management $959$9,589
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,132 · Management $237$2,369
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,061 · Management $118$1,179
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,078 · Management $1,454$16,532
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,610 · Management $460$3,070
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $287,708 · Management $62,291 · Fundraising $0$349,999
Part X · Balance sheet $219,158 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,575$219,158
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,050$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $148,625$219,158
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,199$3,819
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$9,756
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,199$13,575
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $144,426$205,583
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $144,426$205,583
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $148,625$219,158
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,583 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$374,507
XI-2 Total expenses$349,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,508
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$144,426
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$36,649
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,583

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

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