Allies Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 14% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
ALLIES EMPOWERS SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $338,111
- Spending
- $305,622
- Spent on programs
- 14%
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $61,639, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1514% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 (3)
- $124,464 spent. IN OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IN 2025, 11 NEW MENTEES WERE MATCHED WITH A MENTOR, AND 40 TOTAL MENTEES WERE SERVED IN PROGRAMMING. ELEVEN NEW MENTORS WERE TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT THEIR MENTEE. WE INCREASED OUR CAPACITY TO WALK ALONGSIDE MENTEES LONG-TERM BY FURTHER DEVELOPING AN ALUMNI PROGRAM FOR OUR MENTOR/MENTEE PAIRS WHO HAVE BEEN MATCHED LONGER THAN ONE YEAR AND NO LONGER REQUIRE INTENSIVE OVERSIGHT. FOUR MATCHES GRADUATED AND SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED TO ALUMNI STATUS. WE HOSTED A GRADUATION PARTY FOR THE GIRLS THAT COULD ATTEND AND HAVE KEPT IN CONTACT WITH THOSE ON THE ACTIVE ROSTER. WE CONTINUED REAL TALK, REAL SUPPORT INTERPERSONAL PROCESSING GROUPS & ELEVATE MENTOR SUPPORT GROUPS TO ENHANCE MENTOR SUPPORT YEAR-ROUND.
- $5,975 spent. IN 2025, WE HOSTED QUARTERLY SELF-CARE EVENTS FOR THE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN OUR THRIVE PROGRAM.
- $28,017 spent. IN 2025, OVER 1840 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE EDUCATED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING. OUR TEAM SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME IN 2025 INVESTING IN IMPROVING OUR DATA COLLECTION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION METHODS, AND UTILIZING THOSE TO REFINE THE TRAININGS WE OFFER.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Allies Inc (Hamilton, NJ), EIN 22-3677684. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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