Applied Research Center of Alabama
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What it says it does
TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEREFORE IMPROVE THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
- Income
- $210,957
- Spending
- $239,481
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $180,000, 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)
- $33,400 spent. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING:THE CENTER CONTINUED ITS ONGOING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS FOR JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES WITH ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVING ON THE TRANSPORTATION CITIZENS COMMITTEE OF THE BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. THE CENTER ALSO SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE BIRMINGHAM NORTHERN BELTLINE, A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
- $179,027 spent. ALTERNATIVE FUELS:THE CENTER PROVIDED OFFICE SPACE TO AND REMAINED ACTIVE IN THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE ALABAMA CLEAN FUELS COALITION, INC. (ACFC), A PARTICIPANT IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S CLEAN CITIES PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS (AF) AND ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLES (AFV) TO EXPAND THE MARKET, CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES, IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, AND TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE OF FOREIGN SOURCES OF ENERGY. ACFC WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 AS AN ALABAMA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. ACFC AND ITS MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WORKED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES WITH INFORMATION ON THE BENEFITS OF AFVS AND TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT AFV USES AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. ACFC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND INCREASED THE AVAILABILITY OF CLEANER BURNING FUELS TO THE PUBLIC IN ALABAMA DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024 AND BEYOND. INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF THESE FUELS WILL IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND PROVIDE FOR AND SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION. IN ADDITION, OTHER POTENTIAL PROJECTS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR FUTURE FUNDING AND/OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. ACFC ALSO LED AN EFFORT TO ASSIST THE STATE IN DEVELOPING A STATEWIDE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. THIS PLAN WAS USED BY THE STATE TO DETERMINE PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA NEEDED TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE GRANT PROGRAM TO INSTALL EV CHARGERS AROUND THE STATE. THESE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES SERVE TO LESSEN THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT AND ALSO FURTHER A CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH PROMOTES SOCIAL WELFARE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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