Alliancechicago
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ALLIANCECHICAGO IS THE CONTINUATION OF AN EXISTING EFFORT TO BRING TOGETHER CHARITABLE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) TO COLLABORATIVELY PURSUE THEIR CHARITABLE MISSIONS BY BETTER SERVING THEIR DISADVANTAGED PATIENTS WITH IMPROVED HEALTH CARE, BETTER INFORMATION, COORDINATION, DIVISION OF LABOR, AND EFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION TO INCUBATING NEW STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, ALLIANCECHICAGO PROVIDES A GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE TO ASSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ALIGNMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH CLOSE CONNECTIONS TO THE OVERARCHING NOT FOR PROFIT MISSION OF ALLIANCECHICAGO.
- Income
- $12.3 million
- Spending
- $10.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- -2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 48%
- Employees
- 95
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $304,166, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 49% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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)
- $2.3 million spent. RESEARCH/ACADEMIC GRANT PROJECTS FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 INCLUDED STATE, FEDERAL AND PRIVATE NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AWARDS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CITY TO PREVENT DESTABILIZATION AND UNPLANNED HOSPITATLIZATIONS OF ADULTS WITH MULTIPLE CHRONICE DISEASES; DISAPEAR: INTERVENTIONS TO DE-IMPLEMENT UNNECESSARY ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING FOR EAR INFECTIONS; ENGAGEMENT FOR RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE SHARING TO AUGMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH (E-REACH); HSII CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT; INTENSIVE LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION FOR WEIGHT LOSS; PROMOTING EQUITABLE ACCESS THROUGH PRIMARY CARE; FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH VACCINATION UPTAKE IN DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WHO RECEIVE PRIMARY CARE AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS: ARETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY; IMPROVING HPV VACCINATION RATES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; ADVANCING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN OPTIMIZATION FOR EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION IN PEDIATRIC LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS: MENTAL HEALTH, EARLIER ALACRITY RESEARCH CENTER; REDUCING DISPARITIES IN LUNG CANCE: A QR-BASED APPROACH TO IMPROVE SELF-REPORTING AMONG BLACK PATIENTS; INTERVENTION TO REDUCE EARLY (PEANUT) ALLERGY IN CHILDREN (IREACH); INTERPREGNANCY AS A CRITICAL PERIOD FOR MATERNAL-CHILD CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH IN PEDIATRIC CLINICS: ANCILLARY TO YOUNG HEARTS; UNDERSTANDING THE MULTILEVEL IMPACT OF RACISM ON SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS AMONG BLACK CHILDREN WITH ADHD: INTERSECTIONALITY, RISK, AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS; IMPLEMENTING A SECURE FIREARM STORAGE PROGRAM IN ILLINOIS HEALTH CENTERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLIANCECHICAGO AND THE ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION; NIH CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH TRAJECTORIES FROM BIRTH THROUGH ADOLESCENCE IN A DIVERSER COHORT OF CHILDREN; SUPPORTING TRANSITIONS TO PRIMARY CARE AMONG UNDER-RESOURCED, POSTPARTUM WOMEN: THE STEP-UP; NIH "OPTIMIZE" STUDY OPTIMIZING PATIENT NAVIGATION FOR PERINATAL CARE; NIH ACCELERATING HEALTH EQUITY AND ELIMINATING DIABETES DISPARATIES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (AHEAD-CHC); PROMOTING PRECONCEPTION CARE AND DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGED WOMEN WITH DIABETES: THE PREPARED TRIAL; NIH HEALTH BRAIN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL CONSORTIUM; CHICAGO CENTER FOR DIABETES TRANSLATION RESEARCH; UIC MATERNAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE; PATIENT, PARTNER, AND PROVIDER DETERMINANTS OF POSTPARTUM CONTRACEPTION AND INTER-PREGNANCY INTERVALS; CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ADULT CESSATION SERVICES; UNDERSTANDING T1D AND INSULIN-REQUIRING DIABETES IN FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHC): A NATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT; YOUNG AND A SURVIVOR (YAAS!) NETWORK FOR HEALTH EQUITY AMONG YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER; ILLINOIS MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION PROGRAM; TRANSFORMING HEALTH AT THE INTERSECTION OF IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND GENOMICS AT NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE; ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE (MMRC) PROCESSES; ADDRESSING HEALTH INEQUITIES RELATED TO FOOD INSECURITY & OBESITY IN CHICAGO; SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS, VISUALIZATION, AND REPORTING OF SURVEY; EVALUATION OF THE STABILITY FOR SURVIVORS; NIH IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE PREP CARE CONTINUUM OUTCOMES AMONG WOMEN IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS; IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH THROUGH AN ADAPTATION OF A TWO-GENERATION POSTPARTUM CARE MODEL IN DIVERSE SETTINGS, AND NIH LINCC TRIAL: LINKING INTER-SPECIALTY NEWBORN AND CONTRACEPTION CARE.
- $2.2 million spent. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND CONTRACT AGREEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 INCLUDED PROJECTS FOR DISCOVERING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MISCONCEPTIONS (DISARM); EHR USE METRICS RESEARCH: INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROBLEM LIST ACCURACY AND ATTESTATION OF REVIEW (REAL-LIST); LEVERAGING VACCINE UPTAKE; ASTHMA ASSISTANCE TO HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD USE; BUILDING CAPACITY TO INCREASE COMMERCIAL TOBACCO CESSATION; CHRONIC DISEASE SURVEILLANCE (MENDS), IIS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND MODERNIZATION; PREPARATORY-TO-RESEARCH, TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE, CAPACITY-BUILDING, AND ENGAGEMENT; ADDRESSING BARRIERS IN CANCER SCREENING; INNOVATIONS IN INTEROPERABILITY TO SUPPORT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS & COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (IO CD); COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATIONS IN HEALTH CARE INTEROPERABILITY (IO CAPACITY); MILLION HEARTS: PREVENTING HEARTS ATTACKS AND STROKES WITH IMPROVED BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL, CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE ROUTING SCREENING; EVALUATION READINESS & IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION OF HHCS'S ACCELERATING RAPID REHOUSING OUTCOMES (ARRO) PROGRAM; SUPPORT CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS FOR ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS, POSTPARTUM CARE, IDENTIFYING ESSENTIAL AND FRONTLINE WORKERS, MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND PERINATAL QUALITY, PEDIATRIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, CANCER PREVENTION AND SCREENING INTERVENTIONS, CHRONIC DISEASE SDOH PROTOTYPE, HEALTHY BRAIN; PERINATAL DEPRESSION; COMPREHENSIVE CANCER PREVENTION COLORECTAL CANCER (CRC) EMR REMINDER, RECALL AND REFERRAL; ADVANCE POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE METRICS IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS.
- $1.9 million spent. THREE YEAR HCCN GRANT AWARD FOR PERIOD OF AUGUST 1, 2022 THROUGH JULY 31, 2025 TO SUPPORT NETWORK OF 38 HEALTH CENTERS WORKING TOGETHER TO USE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HIT) TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND CLINICAL PRACTICES. HCCNS HELP HEALTH CENTERS LEVERAGE HIT TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN VALUE-BASED CARE BY (I) ENHANCING THE PATIENT AND PROVIDER EXPERIENCE; (II) ADVANCING INTEROPERABILITY; (III) USING DATA TO ENHANCE VALUE; TWO YEAR AHRQ GRANT FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2023, EXTENDED TO AUGUST 31, 2024 TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF OKQ IMPLEMENTATION ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH METRICS IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH, PRIMARY CARE SETTING; TWO YEAR ONC GRANT FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 TO LEVERAGE FHIR-BASED RESOURCES AND THE EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES OF A STRONG PARTNERSHIP TO ENABLE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION OF SERVICES IN ORDER TO BETTER ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; (VI) FOUR YEAR CDC GRANT AWARD FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29, 2027 TO SUPPORT PREGNANT PEOPLE - INFANT SURVEILLANCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH INTEROPERABILITY IN CHICAGO.
- $1.3 million spent. FOUNDATION & CORPORATE GRANTS RELATE LARGELY TO ILLINOIS CONTRACEPTION ACCESS NOW (ICAN!) PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF AND ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVE CARE REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY. ICAN! IS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EQUITY AND TO CLOSE THE CONTRACEPTIVE CARE GAP; EMPLOYING PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH TO STUDY THROUGH A RACIAL EQUITY LENS THE IMPACT OF COVID-19-RELATED CONTINUOUS MEDICAID COVERAGE; STABILITY FOR SURVIVORS PROGRAM EVALUATION; FOOD AS MEDICINE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
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 August 2017.
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 October 21, 2026.
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