ALS of Utica
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ALS OF UTICA IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING PALS (PERSON WITH ALS) AND THEIR FAMILIES A GUIDE TO: 1. MANEUVER A DIAGNOSIS OF ALS.2. TO INSPIRE THEM TO BELIEVE THAT THEIR LIFE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE OVER, JUST DIFFERENT THAN PLANNED.3. ASSURANCES THAT TECHNOLOGY AND NUTRITION CAN HELP TO LIVE LONGER, FULFILLING LIVES.4. PROVIDE SKILLS BY WHICH FAMILIES AND FRIENDS CAN RAISE MONEY FOR PALS.5. ALONG WITH KNOWING THAT NO ONE WILL EMBARK ON THIS JOURNEY ALONE,WE ARE ON HAND TO GIVE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT ALL WHILE PRESERVING THE DIGNITY OF EACH PATIENT.
- Income
- $28,700
- Spending
- $29,878
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 74%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- $25,000 spent. OUR SERVICES ARE AS FOLLOWS (AMOUNTS PAID FOR EACH SHOULD BE NOTED ON THE YEAR END REPORTS:)1. WISH GRANTS: UP TO $5,000 PER PATIENT GIVENT TO 5 PATIENTS IN 2025.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 2025.
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 June 2003.
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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