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Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Alliance for Greater Works (AGW) helps leaders and organizations build relationships, capacity, and trust in marginalized communities where they desire to serve. Alliance specializes in earning stakeholders' trust, bridging relationships, promoting responsible nonprofit/ministry practices, and building collaborative initiatives.
- Income
- $140,383
- Spending
- $321,749
- Spent on programs
- 62%
- Reserves
- 8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $95,794, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 129% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 56% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1562% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 29 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 96% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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.
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, 2024, 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)
- $168,761 spent. Leadership Development/Resilient Church Collective - Alliance builds the capacity of leaders in the areas of board governance, fundraising, human resources, financial and legal, and trauma-informed care. Resilient Church Collective provided Leadership Development in trauma-informed care to 20 pastors throughout the state of Texas.
- $24,163 spent. Culturally Responsive Research and Evaluation - providing needs assessment survey, service area analysis, focus groups, and more; provided a needs assessment, service area analysis, and focus groups for Harmony CDC for their new Family Wholeness initiative.
- $7,500 spent. Leadership Development and Consulting/Technical Assistance - Consulting and Technical Assistance provides strategic clarity with coalition building, project/collaboration management, nonprofit mergers, restorative philanthropy, strategic planning, systems change and more; partnered with the Hope Center of Louisiana to provide trauma and suicide prevention leadership training to pastors in Louisiana. Alliance provided consulting and technical assistance to Hope Center in developing the three-year Heal Coalition initiative in partnership with the Veterans Administration.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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