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Keypoint Alliance

EIN 46-5226209 · Atlanta, GA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong93 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

KEYPOINT ALLIANCE, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT EDUCATE, ENGAGE AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF UNDER-SERVED STUDENTS. KEYPOINT ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY SECURING GRANTS THAT ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO HIRE STAFF TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDE SERVICES THAT CORELATE TO AND ALIGN WITH KEYPOINT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. ALSO,ENGAGING IN THE SPECIFIC AND GENERAL COORDINATION OF EFFORTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS HAVING A SIMILAR MISSION.

Income
$1.2 million
Spending
$740,144
Spent on programs
99%
Reserves
14.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 80%
Employees
5
Volunteers
4
Highest pay
$159,228, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 14.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 41% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 47% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    99% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 (3)
  1. $241,720 spent. UPWARD BOUND I SERVED 60 STUDENTS. OVER 67% WERE LOW-INCOME AND POTENTIAL FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. ALL THE PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED A COMPELLING ACADEMIC NEED FOR KPA'S SERVICES. STUDENTS RECEIVED IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDED (BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO): TUTORING; FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING; FAFSA AND COLLEGE APPLICATION COMPLETION ASSISTANCE; SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH; ACADEMIC COACHING; LIFE SKILLS AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; CAREER EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE; FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING; CULTURAL EXPOSURE FIELD TRIPS; COLLEGE TOURS. SPECIFICALLY, THERE WERE 22 WORKSHOPS, 6 COLLEGE TOURS, 21 EDUCATIONAL/CAREER/CULTURAL/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND A 6-WEEK PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM CONDUCTED. THE 6-WEEK ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WAS MAINLY CONDUCTED IN PERSON ON THE CAMPUS OF A PROMINENT UNIVERSITY IN GEORGIA. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AS IT RELATES TO MATH, SCIENCE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, COLLEGE PREPARATION AND DEVELOPING CAREER/PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL LIFE SKILLS. ALSO, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION ASSISTANCE DURING THE YEAR. FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A STIPEND IN THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER SEMESTERS. COMBINING THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER STIPEND DISBURSEMENTS, KEYPOINT ALLIANCE, INC. DISBURSED OVER 3,700 IN STIPEND FUNDS TO TRIO UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR VIA STIPEND AWARDS. UPWARD BOUND I SERVED 60 STUDENTS. OVER 67% WERE LOW-INCOME AND POTENTIAL FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. ALL THE PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED A COMPELLING ACADEMIC NEED FOR KPA'S SERVICES. STUDENTS RECEIVED IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDED (BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO): TUTORING; FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING; FAFSA AND COLLEGE APPLICATION COMPLETION ASSISTANCE; SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH; ACADEMIC COACHING; LIFE SKILLS AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; CAREER EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE; FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING; CULTURAL EXPOSURE FIELD TRIPS; COLLEGE TOURS. SPECIFICALLY, THERE WERE 22 WORKSHOPS, 6 COLLEGE TOURS, 21 EDUCATIONAL/CAREER/CULTURAL/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND A 6-WEEK PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM CONDUCTED. THE 6-WEEK ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WAS MAINLY CONDUCTED IN PERSON ON THE CAMPUS OF A PROMINENT UNIVERSITY IN GEORGIA. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AS IT RELATES TO MATH, SCIENCE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, COLLEGE PREPARATION AND DEVELOPING CAREER/PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL LIFE SKILLS. ALSO, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION ASSISTANCE DURING THE YEAR. FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A STIPEND IN THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER SEMESTERS. COMBINING THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER STIPEND DISBURSEMENTS, KEYPOINT ALLIANCE, INC. DISBURSED OVER 3,700 IN STIPEND FUNDS TO TRIO UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR VIA STIPEND AWARDS.
  2. $249,754 spent. UPWARD BOUND II SERVED 60 STUDENTS. OVER 67% WERE LOW-INCOME AND POTENTIAL FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. ALL THE PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED A COMPELLING ACADEMIC NEED FOR KPA'S SERVICES. STUDENTS RECEIVED IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDED (BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO): TUTORING; FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING; FAFSA AND COLLEGE APPLICATION COMPLETION ASSISTANCE; SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH; ACADEMIC COACHING; LIFE SKILLS AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; CAREER EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE; FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING; CULTURAL EXPOSURE FIELD TRIPS; COLLEGE TOURS. SPECIFICALLY, THERE WERE 20 WORKSHOPS, 6 COLLEGE TOURS, 20 EDUCATIONAL/CAREER/CULTURAL/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND A 6-WEEK PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM CONDUCTED. THE 6-WEEK ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WAS MAINLY CONDUCTED IN PERSON ON THE CAMPUS OF A PROMINENT UNIVERSITY IN GEORGIA. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AS IT RELATES TO MATH, SCIENCE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, COLLEGE PREPARATION AND DEVELOPING CAREER/PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL LIFE SKILLS. ALSO, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION ASSISTANCE DURING THE YEAR. FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A STIPEND IN THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER SEMESTERS. COMBINING THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER STIPEND DISBURSEMENTS, KEYPOINT ALLIANCE, INC. DISBURSED OVER 5600 IN STIPEND FUNDS TO TRIO UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR VIA STIPEND AWARDS. UPWARD BOUND II SERVED 60 STUDENTS. OVER 67% WERE LOW-INCOME AND POTENTIAL FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. ALL THE PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED A COMPELLING ACADEMIC NEED FOR KPA'S SERVICES. STUDENTS RECEIVED IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDED (BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO): TUTORING; FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING; FAFSA AND COLLEGE APPLICATION COMPLETION ASSISTANCE; SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH; ACADEMIC COACHING; LIFE SKILLS AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; CAREER EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE; FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING; CULTURAL EXPOSURE FIELD TRIPS; COLLEGE TOURS. SPECIFICALLY, THERE WERE 20 WORKSHOPS, 6 COLLEGE TOURS, 20 EDUCATIONAL/CAREER/CULTURAL/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND A 6-WEEK PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM CONDUCTED. THE 6-WEEK ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WAS MAINLY CONDUCTED IN PERSON ON THE CAMPUS OF A PROMINENT UNIVERSITY IN GEORGIA. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AS IT RELATES TO MATH, SCIENCE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, COLLEGE PREPARATION AND DEVELOPING CAREER/PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL LIFE SKILLS. ALSO, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION ASSISTANCE DURING THE YEAR. FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A STIPEND IN THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER SEMESTERS. COMBINING THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER STIPEND DISBURSEMENTS, KEYPOINT ALLIANCE, INC. DISBURSED OVER 5600 IN STIPEND FUNDS TO TRIO UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR VIA STIPEND AWARDS.
  3. $239,329 spent. UPWARD BOUND III SERVED 60 STUDENTS. OVER 67% WERE LOW-INCOME AND POTENTIAL FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. ALL THE PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED A COMPELLING ACADEMIC NEED FOR KPA'S SERVICES. STUDENTS RECEIVED IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDED (BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO): TUTORING; FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING; FAFSA AND COLLEGE APPLICATION COMPLETION ASSISTANCE; SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH; ACADEMIC COACHING; LIFE SKILLS AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; CAREER EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE; FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING; CULTURAL EXPOSURE FIELD TRIPS; COLLEGE TOURS. SPECIFICALLY, THERE WERE 22 WORKSHOPS, 6 COLLEGE TOURS, 23 EDUCATIONAL/CAREER/CULTURAL/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND A 6-WEEK PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM CONDUCTED. THE 6-WEEK ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WAS MAINLY CONDUCTED IN PERSON ON THE CAMPUS OF A PROMINENT UNIVERSITY IN GEORGIA. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AS IT RELATES TO MATH, SCIENCE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, COLLEGE PREPARATION AND DEVELOPING CAREER/PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL LIFE SKILLS. ALSO, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION ASSISTANCE DURING THE YEAR. FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A STIPEND IN THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER SEMESTERS. COMBINING THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER STIPEND DISBURSEMENTS, KEYPOINT ALLIANCE, INC. DISBURSED OVER 4300 IN STIPEND FUNDS TO TRIO UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR VIA STIPEND AWARDS. UPWARD BOUND III SERVED 60 STUDENTS. OVER 67% WERE LOW-INCOME AND POTENTIAL FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. ALL THE PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED A COMPELLING ACADEMIC NEED FOR KPA'S SERVICES. STUDENTS RECEIVED IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDED (BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO): TUTORING; FINANCIAL AID COUNSELING; FAFSA AND COLLEGE APPLICATION COMPLETION ASSISTANCE; SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH; ACADEMIC COACHING; LIFE SKILLS AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; CAREER EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE; FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING; CULTURAL EXPOSURE FIELD TRIPS; COLLEGE TOURS. SPECIFICALLY, THERE WERE 22 WORKSHOPS, 6 COLLEGE TOURS, 23 EDUCATIONAL/CAREER/CULTURAL/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND A 6-WEEK PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM CONDUCTED. THE 6-WEEK ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WAS MAINLY CONDUCTED IN PERSON ON THE CAMPUS OF A PROMINENT UNIVERSITY IN GEORGIA. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AS IT RELATES TO MATH, SCIENCE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, COLLEGE PREPARATION AND DEVELOPING CAREER/PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL LIFE SKILLS. ALSO, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION ASSISTANCE DURING THE YEAR. FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A STIPEND IN THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER SEMESTERS. COMBINING THE FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER STIPEND DISBURSEMENTS, KEYPOINT ALLIANCE, INC. DISBURSED OVER 4300 IN STIPEND FUNDS TO TRIO UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR VIA STIPEND AWARDS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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