Inspiration Alcona Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We build cultural opportunities in Alcona County to make our county a destination and home for creative people of all kinds.
- Income
- $110,105
- Spending
- $117,676
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 75%
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 (4)
- $83,040 spent. Michigan Department of Education: Out-of-school-time activities After-school tutoring and enrichment sessions for K-12 students of Alcona Community Schools. During the school year Inspiration Alcona offered 80 days of programming two hours a day four days a week with an average attendance of about 30 students per day. In summer IA offered four hours four days a week for six weeks of programs with similar goals and attendance. Examples include grade-appropriate tutoring forestry gardening art lessons special interest clubs and more.
- $20,189 spent. Sunrise Side Wine Brew & Food Festival The one-day mid-summer event draws about 800 people annually to sample Michigan products. This brings the second-largest annual tourist crowd to Alcona County and the largest one sponsored by IA.
- $11,821 spent. Harbor Nights summer concert series Sixteen Fridays from June to September bring professional singer-songwriters and other musicians to play at the outdoor pavilion above Harrisville harbor on the shore of Lake Huron. Attendance in 2024 ranged between 50 and 200 with an average of about 100 listeners.This free event is supported largely by local business and individual sponsors.
- Alcona Arts Retreat $11,596; Huron Artist Residency $3,750; Alcona GospelFest $1,313; Local music events $1,000; Alcona Public Schools ceramic mural $500; Saturday Art lessons $432; Alcona Authors $162
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 May 2014.
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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