Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 349,396 | 430,106 | 223,794 | 298,547 | 294,614 | 1,596,457 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 22,104,136 | 22,166,138 | 22,327,399 | 22,348,853 | 22,426,006 | 111,372,532 |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 22,453,532 | 22,596,244 | 22,551,193 | 22,647,400 | 22,720,620 | 112,968,989 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 112,968,989 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 22,453,532 | 22,596,244 | 22,551,193 | 22,647,400 | 22,720,620 | 112,968,989 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 40,476 | 80,682 | 1,179,994 | 992,240 | 1,270,457 | 3,563,849 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 13,037 | 11,798 | 24,835 | |||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 116,557,673 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| PART I - LINE 5 & PART V - LINE 2A: | THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS ITS EMPLOYEES THROUGH A CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION. |
| PART III - LINE 1 | THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE MANAGES THE DOWNTOWN-LOWER MANHATTAN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID), SERVING AN AREA THAT ROUGHLY COVERS EVERYTHING SOUTH OF CITY HALL AND ALONG THREE WATERFRONTS (EAST RIVER, HUDSON RIVER AND NY HARBOR). |
| PART III - LINE 4A | SANITATION SERVICES: THROUGH THE SANITATION PROGRAM, THE ALLIANCE KEPT THE DISTRICT CLEAN, BEAUTIFUL, AND GRAFFITI-FREE THROUGH DAILY STREET SWEEPING, WASHING, STREETSCAPE MAINTENANCE, AND SNOW REMOVAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM SERVICED 376 PUBLIC TRASH AND RECYCLING RECEPTACLES YEAR-ROUND. ON 885 OCCASIONS, THE SANITATION TEAM POWER-WASHED SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS MANNAHATTA PARK, ALBANY PLAZA, COENTIES SLIP PARK, AND BOWLING GREEN PARK. THE SANITATION TEAM REMOVED 5,071 INSTANCES OF GRAFFITI AND STICKERS, INCLUDING PAINTING OVER STORE GATES, CONSTRUCTION SITE BOARDS, AND BUILDING DOORWAYS. DURING SPRING AND SUMMER, THEY PAINTED OVER 500 PIECES OF STREET FURNITURE, SUCH AS HYDRANTS, BOLLARDS, MAILBOXES, STREET POLES, AND THE BENCHES AT MANNAHATTA PARK. THE TEAM CLEANED, SANITIZED, EMPTIED, AND MAINTAINED ALL BIGBELLY TRASH AND RECYCLING UNITS, REMOVING TRASH FROM STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. IN COORDINATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION (DSNY), 270 INSTANCES OF ILLEGAL DUMPING WERE REMOVED, INCLUDING LARGE ITEMS LIKE REFRIGERATORS, FURNITURE, AIR CONDITIONERS, WASHING MACHINES, AND MORE. IN FY25, WE USED A NIGHT CREW TO ADDRESS THE DISTRICT'S 24-HOUR SANITATION NEEDS. THIS TEAM SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE CLEANLINESS AND APPEARANCE OF HIGH-TRAFFIC LOCATIONS, SUCH AS 75 WALL ST, GREENWICH ST, RECTOR ST, FULTON ST, AND BROADWAY. TO FURTHER IMPROVE STREET CLEANLINESS, SIX CITIBIN LOCATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED, ALLOWING TRASH TO GO DIRECTLY FROM BIGBELLY UNITS TO CITIBINS, THEN TO DSNY COLLECTION. THIS INITIATIVE HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN KEEPING 107,518 TRASH AND RECYCLED BAGS OFF THE STREETS IN FY25. IN TOTAL, THE SANITATION TEAM COLLECTED 1,082 TONS OF TRASH AND 352 TONS OF RECYCLABLES. |
| PART III - LINE 4B | COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND PROMOTION: THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE CONTINUED TO WORK AS A MEGAPHONE FOR ALL THAT HAPPENED IN LOWER MANHATTAN, SHARING WITH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS INFORMATION ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM ONGOING EVENTS TO ART INSTALLATIONS TO THE BEST OUTDOOR DINING SPOTS. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, BLOG, NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION. THE ALLIANCE'S SOCIAL MEDIA REACH CONTINUES TO GROW WITH OVER 150,000 FOLLOWERS ALL TOLD TO BE FOUND ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, LINKEDIN AND OTHER PLATFORMS. THE ALLIANCE ALSO PUBLISHES THE "SHOP DINE GUIDE," OUR HOMEGROWN COMPILATION OF THE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, AND AMENITIES HERE IN LOWER MANHATTAN WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO CLOSE TO 50,000 READERS. THE DINE AROUND DOWNTOWN ANNUAL COMMUNITY FOOD FESTIVAL RETURNS EACH SPRING FOR MORE THAN 10,000 DINERS AND THE ALLIANCE LAUNCHED A NEW FOOD FESTIVAL FOR THE FALL "LUNCH BOX" FEATURING ONLY RESTAURANTS THAT OPENED IN THE LAST YEAR OFFERING A $10 BOXED LUNCH FOR DINERS TO SAMPLE. THE "LM LIVE" BROUGHT TOGETHER THE LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY AROUND EVENTS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S TALENT, INNOVATION, HISTORY AND CULTURE. LM LIVE EVENTS STRIVED TO CREATE IN-PERSON CONNECTIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD. OUR POPULAR NY ON FILM SERIES FEATURING LOWER MANHATTAN RELATED FILMS WITH MEANINGFUL POST SCREENING CONVERSATIONS SOLD OUT REGULARLY. ADDITIONALLY, LM LIVE CONVENED A SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL AND CULTURAL CONVERSATION PANELS THAT DREW AUDIENCES INTERESTED IN EVERYTHING FROM JOURNALISM TO ORGANIZED CRIME. IN COLLABORATION WITH CONFERENCE ORGANIZER WANDERFUL, WE HELD THE 2025 WITS TRAVEL CREATOR SUMMIT IN LOWER MANHATTAN IN MAY OF 2025. THE EVENT BROUGHT 600 TOURISM PROFESSIONALS, ENTREPRENEURS AND INFLUENCERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE DOWNTOWN TO PUBLICIZE AND EXTOLL THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF LOWER MANHATTAN AS A DESTINATION. IN BUILDING THE CONFERENCE, WE PARTNERED WITH DOZENS OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO SHOW OFF THEIR INSTITUTIONS OR BUSINESSES. THE ROI, BOTH IN TERMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS, WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM MAINTAINS FREE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS IN SEVERAL PUBLIC SPACES ALL ALONG WATER STREET, FRONT STREET, THE HUDSON RIVER, MUCH OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER CAMPUS AND THE EAST RIVER ESPLANADE SOUTH OF FULTON STREET AND MANY OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT LOWER MANHATTAN. |
| PART III - LINE 4C | PUBLIC SAFETY: THE ALLIANCE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM PROVIDED SAFETY AND SECURITY TO LOWER MANHATTAN BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS. UNIFORMED GUARDS WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT (NYPD) AND OTHER CITY AGENCIES TO ADDRESS QUALITY-OF-LIFE CONDITIONS IN THE AREA. IN FY25, THE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM RECORDED 260,909 INTERACTIONS WITH BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, AND VISITORS. THROUGH A JOINT EFFORT WITH MULTIPLE CITY AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE NYPD, DSNY'S VENDOR ENFORCEMENT UNIT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM ADDRESSED 7,450 VENDOR COMPLAINTS, FOCUSING ON ILLEGAL VENDOR LOCATIONS IN HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS LIKE THE BROADWAY CORRIDOR AND BATTERY PARK. THESE JOINT OPERATIONS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS COURT SUMMONSES, ARRESTS, AND ONGOING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. THE ALLIANCE'S PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES AND THE BOWERY RESIDENTS' COMMITTEE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM TO CONDUCT JOINT OPERATIONS AT HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS SUCH AS PETER MINUIT PARK. IN FY25, THEY IDENTIFIED 4,683 INCIDENTS OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS NEEDING ASSISTANCE, ULTIMATELY PLACING 210 INDIVIDUALS IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED OUR SAFE SCHOOL CORRIDOR INITIATIVE. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS WERE ASSIGNED TO MONITOR STUDENT TRAVEL TO AND FROM SCHOOL, OVERSEEING SCHOOL DISMISSAL AND LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES WITH FOOT POSTS AND MOBILE PATROLS TO ENSURE STUDENT SAFETY IN THE DISTRICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK, INC. WAS INCORPORATED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | REGISTERED MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ALLIANCE'S ANNUAL MEETING BY CLASS. TERMS ARE FOR 3 YEARS AND ARE STAGGERED, ROUGHLY ONE-THIRD OF THE DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED EACH YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | INFORMATION NEEDED TO PREPARE THE 990 IS PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) & SVP OF ADMINISTRATION TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT FIRM WHO PREPARES AN INITIAL DRAFT OF THE 990. THE DRAFT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE CFO & SVP OF ADMINISTRATION AND THE PRESIDENT. IF THERE ARE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES, THEY ARE MADE AND THE DRAFT IS UPDATED. THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND ADDITIONALLY EMAILED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER REVIEW BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ALLIANCE ENFORCES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY MONITORING KNOWN RELATIONSHIPS, REQUIRING BOARD MEMBERS TO SIGN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES, AND NOTING ANY CHANGES IN DISCLOSED INFORMATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO COLLECTS DATA ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE PRESIDENT'S AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION. DATA IS GATHERED THROUGH COMPENSATION TREND RESEARCH, EXAMINING 990S OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND REVIEWING THE ANNUAL PNP SALARY GUIDE. THE DATA IS COMPLIED INTO A MEMO AND PRESENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, WHO REVIEW THE MEMO AND DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. PERIODICALLY THE ORGANIZATION HIRES AN INDEPENDENT 3RD PARTY CONSULTANT TO EVALUATE EXECUTIVE SALARIES. THIS EVALUATION IS PERFORMED THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS' COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ALLIANCE'S WEBSITE, OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | FEES FOR SERVICES - OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,475,847. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 42,012. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,517,859. |
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