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Resilence Alliance Inc

EIN 04-3491218 · Dedham, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceFair61 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

COMPOSED OF PEOPLE FROM MANY DISCIPLINES COLLABORATING TO EXPLORE DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. THE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPED ENCOMPASSES KEY CONCEPTS OF RESLIENCE, ADAPTABILITY, AND TRANSFORMABILITY AND PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE.

Income
$444,474
Spending
$432,636
Spent on programs
83%
Reserves
3.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 71%
Employees
2
Volunteers
8
Highest pay
$64,542, executive director/clerk

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 41% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 18% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    83% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $359,340 spent. JOURNALS PUBLISHED BY THE RESILIENCE ALLIANCE INCLUDE: 1) ECOLOGY & SOCIETY WWW.ECOLOGYANDSOCIETY.ORG 2) AVIAN CONSERVATION & ECOLOGY HTTPS://ACE-ECO.ORG 3) JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY HTTPS://JOURNAL.AFONET.ORG. COMMUNICATING RESILIENCE RESEARCH VIA NEWS STORY UPDATES ON RA WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA (LINKEDIN). CONTRIBUTING RESEARCH AND AUTHOR TO GLOBAL ECOVILLAGE NETWORK (GEN) RESILIENCE +2.5 PROJECT, FINAL REPORT ECOVILLAGE RESILIENCE: COLLABORATIVE PATHWAYS FOR NAVIGATING THE POLYCRISIS, A REPORT ON THE RESILIENCE OF 20 ECOVILLAGES TO A 2.5+ DEGREE GLOBAL WARMING SCENARIO. HTTPS://WWW.ECOVILLAGE.ORG/RESILIENCE. CONTRIBUTING RESEARCH AND PROJECT DESIGN TO GEN PROJECT KEYSTONE COMMUNITIES. DESIGNED, ORGANIZED, FACILITATED INTERNATIONAL SUMMER COURSE FOR 15 EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS AUGUST 5-9, 2024, A SIDE EVENT OF THE PES-3 CONFERENCE IN MONTREAL, CANADA.ORGANIZE A LEAD MONTHLY RA PUBLISHING COMMITTEE MEETINGS.PLANNING AND LAUNCH OF SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (SOCSES) WWW.SOCSES.ORG MARCH 27, 2025, INCLUDES SETTING UP WEBSITE, MEMBERSHIP PAYMENT SYSTEM, AND WORKING GROUPS.
  2. AN RA SCIENCE MEETING FOR ALL MEMBERS WAS ORGANIZED AND HELD MAY 6-10, 2024 IN BERGEN, NORWAY WITH 30 PARTICIPANTS. THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING WAS TO PRESENT PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE WORKING-GROUP PROJECTS AND TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE SYNTHESIS AND TOOLKIT. A VISITING SCHOLAR VISIT TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE WAS ORGANIZED FOR JUNE 29- JULY 12, 2024 AS PART OF THE PROJECT "STRENGTHENING THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF RESILIENCE IN PRACTICE, AND "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN RESILIENCE ASSESSMENTS AND SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS" TO SUPPORT WORKING GROUPS LED BY RESILIENCE ALLIANCE YOUNG SCHOLARS. A FINAL REPORT FOR THE PROJECT "STRENGTHENING THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF RESILIENCE IN PRACTICE" WAS SUBMITTED TO THE VKRF V. KANN RASMUSSEN FOUNDATION ON JULY 28, 2024. ALL WORKING GROUPS PRESENTED THEIR WORK AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN MONTREAL AUGUST 2024 (PECS-3: PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABILITY). FINAL WORKING GROUP OUTPUTS INCLUDE:WORKING GROUP #1 ON MODELLING AND MEASURING RESILIENCE INVOLVED A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF QUANTITATIVE RESILIENCE METRICS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN SIMULATION MODELS. FIRST PAPER SUBMITTED TO ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY: "SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE METRICS NEED TO BETTER INCORPORATE DIVERSITY AND AGENCY".WORKING GROUP #2 REVIEWED RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT GUIDES AND DRAFTED A MANUSCRIPT "ASSESSING ASSESSMENTS: HOW RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT TOOLS MAP ONTO THE 7 PRINCIPLES OF RESILIENCE".WORKING GROUP #3 DEVELOPED A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS THAT HELD MONTHLY ONLINE MEETINGS AND LAUNCHED A PODCAST WITH 4 PILOT EPISODES AND 15 SCHEDULED.WORKING GROUP #4 CONDUCTED A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN RESILIENCE STUDIES AND HAS ONE MANUSCRIPT IN PREPARATION "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN RESILIENCE: A COMPREHENSIVE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STUDY WITH A FOCUS ON SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS".WORKING GROUP #5 DEVELOPED A CASE STUDY TO TEST A PATHWAY DIVERSITY APPROACH TO RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING FOR LARGE DISASTERS IMPACTING FOOD SYSTEMS. PAPER IN PREPARATION "PATHWAY DIVERSITY OF EVOLVED PRODUCT SPACES: A NOVEL APPROACH TO MODELING RESILIENCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAJECTORIES".A SYNTHESIS TEAM DEVELOPED A FIRST DRAFT ONLINE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL TO ASSIST RESEARCHERS IN IDENTIFYING THE MOST APPROPRIATE APPROACH TO MEASURING/ASSESSING RESILIENCE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2000.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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