Alliance for Metropolitan Stability
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ALLIANCE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS WITH A MISSION TO BUILD POWER ACROSS THE INTERSECTIONS OF GEOGRAPHY, RACE, CULTURE, AND ISSUES IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION TO ELIMINATE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION AND ADVANCE OUR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION. WE ENVISION A VIBRANT REGION WHERE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND INVESTMENTS ARE CENTERED IN THE NEEDS AND EXPERTISE OF LOW-WEALTH PEOPLE AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS, IMMIGRANT, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR; HISTORICAL HARMS ARE ADDRESSED; AND OUR HEALING, BELONGING, AND PROSPERITY ARE PRIORITIZED IN DECISIONS ABOUT OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITIES. THE ALLIANCE ENGAGES DOZENS OF OTHER ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS IN ADVANCING OUR SHARED VISION FOR AN EQUITABLE REGION THROUGH: --COALITION ORGANIZING: WE ORGANIZE COALITIONS THAT CROSS THE BOUNDARIES OF RACE, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY AND ISSUES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE. WE USE AN INSIDE/OUTSIDE STRATEGY, BUILDING STRONG AND EFFECTIVE ALLIES WITHIN SYSTEMS AS W
- Income
- $949,507
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 18.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $137,860, executive di
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: 79 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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 92% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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 (4)
- $270,060 spent. TRANSIT EQUITY: THE ALLIANCE IS A MEMBER OF THE COALITION FOR CLEAN TRANSPORTATION, WHICH ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE ALL MINNESOTANS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CLEAN TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND CONNECTION FOR ALL. WE PASSED THROUGH SIGNIFICANT GRANT FUNDS TO PARTNERS IN THE CCT WORK IN 2024 TO ENSURE THE COALITION WAS WELL RESOURCED TO ADVANCE OUR SHARED GOALS. THE CCT WORKS TO ELIMINATE MINNESOTA'S TRANSPORTATION-RELATED CLIMATE EMISSIONS THROUGH THE INCREASED ADOPTION AND AVAILABILITY OF SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE ELECTRIFICATION OPTIONS, CENTERING BIPOC AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WHO DISPROPORTIONATELY BEAR THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AIR POLLUTION, AND EXPERIENCE HIGH RATES OF MOBILITY INJUSTICE. IN 2024, THE CCT LED SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY FOR THE STATE'S ZERO EMISSION BUS TRANSITION PLAN, REQUIRING METRO TRANSIT TO MOVE TOWARD A ZERO-EMISSION FLEET BY 2050. THE NEW LAW EMBEDS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES, ACCELERATES ELECTRIFICATION TIMELINES, AND ENSURES REGULAR REPORTING TO THE LEGISLATURE. CCT'S AMENDMENTS WILL PRIORITIZE CLEAN TRANSIT INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITIES THAT FACE THE HIGHEST POLLUTION ACROSS THE STATE. TRANSIT EQUITY: THE ALLIANCE IS A MEMBER OF THE COALITION FOR CLEAN TRANSPORTATION, WHICH ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE ALL MINNESOTANS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CLEAN TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND CONNECTION FOR ALL. WE PASSED THROUGH SIGNIFICANT GRANT FUNDS TO PARTNERS IN THE CCT WORK IN 2024 TO ENSURE THE COALITION WAS WELL RESOURCED TO ADVANCE OUR SHARED GOALS. THE CCT WORKS TO ELIMINATE MINNESOTA'S TRANSPORTATION-RELATED CLIMATE EMISSIONS THROUGH THE INCREASED ADOPTION AND AVAILABILITY OF SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE ELECTRIFICATION OPTIONS, CENTERING BIPOC AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WHO DISPROPORTIONATELY BEAR THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AIR POLLUTION, AND EXPERIENCE HIGH RATES OF MOBILITY INJUSTICE. IN 2024, THE CCT LED SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY FOR THE STATE'S ZERO EMISSION BUS TRANSITION PLAN, REQUIRING METRO TRANSIT TO MOVE TOWARD A ZERO-EMISSION FLEET BY 2050. THE NEW LAW EMBEDS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES, ACCELERATES ELECTRIFICATION TIMELINES, AND ENSURES REGULAR REPORTING TO THE LEGISLATURE. CCT'S AMENDMENTS WILL PRIORITIZE CLEAN TRANSIT INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITIES THAT FACE THE HIGHEST POLLUTION ACROSS THE STATE.
- $199,539 spent. REGIONAL EQUTIY PROJECT: THROUGH THE REGIONAL EQUITY PROJECT, THE ALLIANCE BUILDS AND CONVENES COALITIONS THAT ADVANCE EQUITY IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION. OUR REGIONAL EQUITY WORK IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE BODIES OF WORK, INCLUDING THE BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD. ADDITIONALLY, IT INCLUDES OUR INTERNAL CULTURE-BUILDING WORK TO INTERNALLY LIVE THE VALUES WE ESPOUSE FOR OUR OUTWARD-FACING WORK, AND EXPLORATORY WORK FOR NEW INITIATIVES - WHICH IN 2024 INCLUDED AN EXPLORATION INTO NARRATIVE. BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE (BRC): THE BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND WEALTH-BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENVISIONS A MINNESOTA WHERE THRIVING BIPOC-OWNED BUSINESSES BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE CULTURE, WEALTH, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, THE BRC WORKED WITH DEED TO ASSESS AND MAP THE SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS AND GAPS OF THE ECOSYSTEM AND RECOMMEND STRATEGIES TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF BIPOC SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD: THE ALLIANCE CONVENES AN EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD PRACTITIONERS TABLE FORMED OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN USING THIS TOOL TO HELP RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL REPAIR PAST HARMS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE, AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. THIS TOOL PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO RECLAIM POWER AND ENSURE THAT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ISOLATED PROJECTS BUT RATHER BECOMES AN INTEGRAL PIECE OF A COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO CREATE WEALTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND LIVABILITY FOR HISTORICALLY AND SYSTEMICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, WE HELD TWO CONVENINGS - SPRING CONVENING FOCUSED ON MINNEAPOLIS PARK & RECREATION BOARD INDIGENOUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE TRUTH, RECONCILIATION, AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS LAND, PEOPLE, AND NATIONS INTO OUR WORK, POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND SPACES. THEN A FALL CONVENING FOCUSED ON THIRDSPACE ACTION LAB'S RESEARCH INTO AN ANTI-RACIST PARADIGM IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND DOMINANT NARRATIVES WHERE RACISM SHOWS UP THAT PERPETUATE INEQUITABLE SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES, AND PRACTICES IN THE FIELD.. NARRATIVE PROJECT: WITH ALLIANCE PARTNER ORGANIZATION, ALLIANCE EXPLORED WHAT A NEW NARRATIVE FOR THE REGION MAY LOOK LIKE FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS VISIONARY AND THAT COMMUNITIES CAN COLLECTIVELY BUILD TOWARDS. THE EXPLORATION OF NARRATIVE BY THIS ADVISORY IS INFORMING THE WORK OF ALLIANCE AS IT ADAPTS TO THE EVERCHANGING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN 2025. INTERNAL CULTURE BUILDING: ALLIANCE LOOKS TO BE A REGIONAL EQUITY LEADER AND CAN ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IF WE LIVE THE VALUES THAT WE PUT INTO OUR WORK. THEREFORE, SINCE COVID'S IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES - SHIFTING EXPECTATIONS, SHIFTING DAILY STRESSORS, AND HOW RELATIONSHIPS GET BUILT, ALLIANCE HAS PUT SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AND INTENTIONALITY INTO ADAPTING AND BUILDING A NEW CULTURE TO THE NEW TIMES. CULTURE BUILDING HAS INCLUDED STAFF RETREATS, USE OF CONSULTANTS, AND INVESTING IN THE TIME WE SPEND AS A TEAM. THIS EFFORT HAS PAID OFF WITH RETENTION REMAINING STEADY THROUGH THESE EFFORTS. REGIONAL EQUTIY PROJECT: THROUGH THE REGIONAL EQUITY PROJECT, THE ALLIANCE BUILDS AND CONVENES COALITIONS THAT ADVANCE EQUITY IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION. OUR REGIONAL EQUITY WORK IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE BODIES OF WORK, INCLUDING THE BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD. ADDITIONALLY, IT INCLUDES OUR INTERNAL CULTURE-BUILDING WORK TO INTERNALLY LIVE THE VALUES WE ESPOUSE FOR OUR OUTWARD-FACING WORK, AND EXPLORATORY WORK FOR NEW INITIATIVES - WHICH IN 2024 INCLUDED AN EXPLORATION INTO NARRATIVE. BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE (BRC): THE BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLECTIVE IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND WEALTH-BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENVISIONS A MINNESOTA WHERE THRIVING BIPOC-OWNED BUSINESSES BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE CULTURE, WEALTH, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, THE BRC WORKED WITH DEED TO ASSESS AND MAP THE SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS AND GAPS OF THE ECOSYSTEM AND RECOMMEND STRATEGIES TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF BIPOC SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD: THE ALLIANCE CONVENES AN EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES & SCORECARD PRACTITIONERS TABLE FORMED OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN USING THIS TOOL TO HELP RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL REPAIR PAST HARMS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE, AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. THIS TOOL PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO RECLAIM POWER AND ENSURE THAT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ISOLATED PROJECTS BUT RATHER BECOMES AN INTEGRAL PIECE OF A COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO CREATE WEALTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND LIVABILITY FOR HISTORICALLY AND SYSTEMICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, WE HELD TWO CONVENINGS - SPRING CONVENING FOCUSED ON MINNEAPOLIS PARK & RECREATION BOARD INDIGENOUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE TRUTH, RECONCILIATION, AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS LAND, PEOPLE, AND NATIONS INTO OUR WORK, POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND SPACES. THEN A FALL CONVENING FOCUSED ON THIRDSPACE ACTION LAB'S RESEARCH INTO AN ANTI-RACIST PARADIGM IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND DOMINANT NARRATIVES WHERE RACISM SHOWS UP THAT PERPETUATE INEQUITABLE SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES, AND PRACTICES IN THE FIELD.. NARRATIVE PROJECT: WITH ALLIANCE PARTNER ORGANIZATION, ALLIANCE EXPLORED WHAT A NEW NARRATIVE FOR THE REGION MAY LOOK LIKE FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS VISIONARY AND THAT COMMUNITIES CAN COLLECTIVELY BUILD TOWARDS. THE EXPLORATION OF NARRATIVE BY THIS ADVISORY IS INFORMING THE WORK OF ALLIANCE AS IT ADAPTS TO THE EVERCHANGING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN 2025. INTERNAL CULTURE BUILDING: ALLIANCE LOOKS TO BE A REGIONAL EQUITY LEADER AND CAN ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IF WE LIVE THE VALUES THAT WE PUT INTO OUR WORK. THEREFORE, SINCE COVID'
- $164,585 spent. BLUE LINE COALITION: THE ALLIANCE CONVENES AND PROVIDES THE LEAD STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE BLUE LINE COALITION (BLC), WHICH REPRESENTS BIPOC, IMMIGRANT, AND LOW-WEALTH COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE, EQUITABLE TRANSIT ACCESS, HOUSING STABILITY, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS ALONG THE METRO BLUE LINE LRT EXTENSION ROUTE, INCLUDING THE BIPOC-MAJORITY COMMUNITIES OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, ROBBINSDALE, BROOKLYN CENTER, AND BROOKLYN PARK. THE ALLIANCE IS BUILDING THE BLC'S COLLECTIVE CAPACITY TO ORGANIZE OUR COMMUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE USE OF THE BLUE LINE LRT EXTENSION ONCE BUILT BY ENSURING IT IS CREATED WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PRIORITIES AT THE CENTER. WE HAVE SECURED THE RESOURCES TO DO THIS BY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING FOR AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PROSPERITY PROGRAM BOARD FUND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION. LAST YEAR, WE PASSED LEGISLATION AND SECURED 10 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING TO ESTABLISH THE FUND. THE ALLIANCE CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE THAT WILL DISTRIBUTE THESE FUNDS AND HAS SUPPORTED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INITIAL RFP FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS THAT WILL PROTECT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITIES' CLIMATE, HEALTH, HOUSING, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND JOB CREATION/ACCESS GOALS. THE BLC ALSO STRENGTHENED OUR CAPACITY TO DO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THE LRT IS COMING, WHAT THE FUND IS, AND HOW WE CAN BUILD POWER AND SOLIDARITY TO PREVENT HARM AND SECURE BENEFITS FROM THIS MAJOR PUBLIC INVESTMENT. OUR PREVAILING MESSAGE IS THAT BY BEING ORGANIZED WE CAN NOT ONLY SURVIVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT-WE CAN THRIVE AS A RESULT OF IT. TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION, REDUCTION OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, AND REDUCED AIR POLLUTION IN BIPOC COMMUNITIES IS A MAJOR GOAL OF THIS SHARED WORK. BLUE LINE COALITION: THE ALLIANCE CONVENES AND PROVIDES THE LEAD STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE BLUE LINE COALITION (BLC), WHICH REPRESENTS BIPOC, IMMIGRANT, AND LOW-WEALTH COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE, EQUITABLE TRANSIT ACCESS, HOUSING STABILITY, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS ALONG THE METRO BLUE LINE LRT EXTENSION ROUTE, INCLUDING THE BIPOC-MAJORITY COMMUNITIES OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, ROBBINSDALE, BROOKLYN CENTER, AND BROOKLYN PARK. THE ALLIANCE IS BUILDING THE BLC'S COLLECTIVE CAPACITY TO ORGANIZE OUR COMMUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE USE OF THE BLUE LINE LRT EXTENSION ONCE BUILT BY ENSURING IT IS CREATED WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PRIORITIES AT THE CENTER. WE HAVE SECURED THE RESOURCES TO DO THIS BY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING FOR AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PROSPERITY PROGRAM BOARD FUND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION. LAST YEAR, WE PASSED LEGISLATION AND SECURED 10 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING TO ESTABLISH THE FUND. THE ALLIANCE CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE THAT WILL DISTRIBUTE THESE FUNDS AND HAS SUPPORTED DEVELOPMENT OF THE INITIAL RFP FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS THAT WILL PROTECT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITIES' CLIMATE, HEALTH, HOUSING, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND JOB CREATION/ACCESS GOALS. THE BLC ALSO STRENGTHENED OUR CAPACITY TO DO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THE LRT IS COMING, WHAT THE FUND IS, AND HOW WE CAN BUILD POWER AND SOLIDARITY TO PREVENT HARM AND SECURE BENEFITS FROM THIS MAJOR PUBLIC INVESTMENT. OUR PREVAILING MESSAGE IS THAT BY BEING ORGANIZED WE CAN NOT ONLY SURVIVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT-WE CAN THRIVE AS A RESULT OF IT. TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION, REDUCTION OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, AND REDUCED AIR POLLUTION IN BIPOC COMMUNITIES IS A MAJOR GOAL OF THIS SHARED WORK.
- $251,636 spent. ALL OTHER PROGRAMS.
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 May 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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