The Aliveness Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ALIVENESS PROJECT BOLDLY ADVANCES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TRANSFORMATIVE HIV CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES.
- Income
- $11.4 million
- Spending
- $8.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 66%
- Employees
- 117
- Volunteers
- 309
- Highest pay
- $148,769, executive director
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
Good: 85 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 96% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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.
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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, 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)
- $6.8 million spent. ENSURING PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD SERVICES, BASIC CARE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF ALIVENESS PROJECT'S WORK. OUR NUTRITION PROGRAMS PROVIDE DAILY MEALS, A FOOD SHELF, AND MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY WHILE OUR CASE MANAGEMENT TEAMS PROVIDE ACCESS TO HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO MINNESOTANS LIVING WITH HIV. ALIVENESS PROJECT HOSTS MANY SOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE LONG-TERM HIV SURVIVORS AND THOSE NEWLY DIAGNOSED, AS WELL AS TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-BINARY PEOPLE, BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN.
- EDUCATION, COUNSELING, AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES CONNECT THE DOTS BETWEEN HIV AND SUBSTANCE USE. CLIENTS AND ALIVENESS MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING AND SUPPLIES, HIV TESTING, AND HEPATITIS C. OUR OUTREACH TEAM CONNECTS CLIENTS TO OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SYRINGE ACCESS SERVICES OFFERS SAFER INJECTION EQUIPMENT, SAFER SUBSTANCE USE SUPPLIES, OVERDOSE PREVENTION RESOURCES AND MEDICATION, DRUG CHECKING SERVICES, LOW-THRESHOLD SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORT, PROPER DISPOSAL SERVICES, LINKAGE TO DRUG TREATMENT, AND HIV/HCV PREVENTION.
- LGTBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY HIV CAN RECEIVE JUDGEMENT-FREE HIV TESTING, STI SCREENING AND TREATMENT, AND OTHER SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE PROVIDE TARGETED OUTREACH TO COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV THROUGH EDUCATION, AWARENESS, AND STRATEGIES FOR ELIMINATING STIGMA. ALIVENESS PROJECT ALSO PROVIDES PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP), AND HAS HELPED HUNDREDS GAIN ACCESS TO THIS EFFECTIVE HIV PREVENTION TOOL AND ENROLL IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS TO HELP PAY FOR MEDICATIONS. RECENTLY, ALIVENESS PROJECT HAS BEEN PROVIDING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MPOX, AND PRESCRIBING DOXY PEP FOR PREVENTION OF STIS.
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 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 2024.
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 November 1988.
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.
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