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Alabama Line Location Center Inc

EIN 63-1120905 · Fultondale, AL

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

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Income
$4.3 million
Spending
$4.5 million
Employees
40
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$226,460, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (2)
  1. $4.3 million spent. DURING 2024, THE ORGANIZATION PROCESSED 603,976 LOCATE REQUESTS WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY A 1% INCREASE OVER THE 2023 LOCATE REQUEST VOLUME. THIS VOLUME OF INBOUND LOCATE REQUESTS RESULTED IN ALMOST 4.5 MILLION TRANSMISSIONS OUT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S VARIOUS MEMBER FACILITY COMPANIES AND AUTHORIZED RECEIVERS WHICH WAS A 6% INCREASE OVER 2023. THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP AS OF THE END OF 2024 WAS 672. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 30 NEW MEMBERS JOINING ALABAMA 811 IN 2024. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTRONIC PLATFORM CONTINUED TO BRING YEAR-END AVERAGE FOR ELECTRONIC TICKETING TO APPROXIMATELY 63%, WHICH WAS PRETTY STABLE FROM 2022 AND 2023. THE ORGANIZATION BUILT OUT MULTIPLE EDUCATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND MARKETING STRATEGIES TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE PROFESSIONAL EXCAVATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE USE OF 811 BOTH VIA VOICE AND ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO ANNUALLY REPORT OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL REPORT DATA TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED TO IMPROVE ON FUNCTIONALITY OF ITS CLOUD-BASED TELEPHONY SWITCH TO IMPROVE CALL ROUTING, REPORTING, BUSINESS CONTINUITY, AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AS WELL AS SOFTWARE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE LOCATE REQUEST PROCESSING SOFTWARE.
  2. $201,559 spent. THIS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED FOR MEMBERS WHO MUST COMPLY WITH THE FEDERALLY MANDATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM RELATED TO PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE GAS AND PIPELINE INDUSTRY. THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM TO MEMBER FACILITY COMPANIES INCLUDE GENERAL DAMAGE PREVENTION, SAFETY, AND PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICES TO THE EXCAVATING COMMUNITY, FIRST RESPONDERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED MAKING PROGRAM STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO THE APACT (ALABAMA PUBLIC AWARENESS COOPERATIVE TRAINING) TO ACCOMMODATE THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON GAS DISTRIBUTION AND PIPELINE COMPANIES AS OUTLINED BY THE PIPELINE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (PHMSA). THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTED ITS 11TH ALABAMA DAMAGE PREVENTION SUMMIT AS PART OF ITS CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.

    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? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 December 2024.

    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 June 1995.

    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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