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We Are Alx Inc

EIN 82-4167948 · Wellesley, MA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceGood78 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE ARE ALX IS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC MOBILITY, LEADERSHIP REPRESENTATION, AND LONG-TERM PROSPERITY ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS BY ADVANCING LATINO ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, CIVIC LEADERSHIP, AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION.

Income
$2.4 million
Spending
$2.1 million
Spent on programs
59%
Reserves
-0.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 61%
Employees
15
Highest pay
$260,220, president/ce

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

Financial health

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 27% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 46% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    59% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.

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

Governance

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 11 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

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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 (1)
  1. $1.2 million spent. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AT THE INTERSECTION OF ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT, WORKING TO ENSURE THAT LATINO INDIVIDUALS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND FAMILIES ARE FULLY POSITIONED TO PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMONWEALTH'S ECONOMIC FUTURE. THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, STRATEGIC COVENINGS, RESEARCH, ECOSYSTEM BUILDING, AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE ALX ADVANCES SOLUTIONS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND BROADER STATEWIDE ECONOMIC VITALITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUILT A NETWORK OF OVER 10K INDIVIDUALS AND THE PROGRAMS AMPLIFY ECONOMIC, LEADERSHIP, AND POLICY OUTCOMES WHILE FORTIFYING COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURAL ECOSYSTEMS. ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IS WHERE LATINO ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES INTERSECT WITH THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY ALX TO BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND POWER ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY. THROUGH CULTURALLY-RELEVANT PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT, WE EMPOWER LATINO-OWNED BUSINESSES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS, ACCESS CAPITAL, AND SCALE SUSTAINABLY. BY CHAMPIONING ECONOMIC GROWTH, WE ARE INVESTING IN A HIGHLY-SKILLED AND INCREASINGLY DIVERSE WORKFORCE- STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR EVERYONE. LEADERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE, WHERE LATINO VOICES CONVERGE WITH VISIBILITY AND INFLUENCE TO SHAPE A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE. BY ELEVATING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED LEADERS AND AMPLIFYING LATINO AMERICAN IMPACT THROUGH PLATFORMS LIKE THE ALX100, ALX TALKS, AND DIGITAL VISIBILITY CAMPAIGNS, WE SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE TALENT AND POWER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP AND VISIBILITY EFFORTS, WE ARE RESHAPING NARRATIVES AND FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE IMPACT LATINO AMERICANS ARE MAKING TODAY. POLICY AND ADVOCACY ARE WHERE LATINO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE MEET, WITH ALX CHAMPIONING POLICIES THAT MAKE MASSACHUSETTS MORE COMPETITIVE AND EQUITABLE. ALX HAS VERY STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNMENT- MAKING US UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO BRIDGE GAPS IN A CULTURALLY-RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH COALITIONS AND PARTNERS, WE TRANSFORM ADVOCACY INTO ACTION, CREATING LASTING IMPACT THAT STRENGTHENS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FABRIC OF MASSACHUSETTS. 2025 ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED EXPANDING ITS STATEWIDE BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP INTIATIVES, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON GATEWAY CITIES AND UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS IN LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. WE ARE ALX SPONSORED HUNDREDS OF PRIMARILY LATINO-OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SUPPORT, ECOSYSTEM NAVIGATION, AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO HELP BUSINESSES STABLILIZE, GROW, AND SCALE. IN 2025: 601 BUSINESSES PARTICIPATED IN THE ALX BUSINESS NETWORK; 393 LATINO-OWNED BUSINESSES RECEIVED DIRECT SUPPORT; 75% OF PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES INTEGRATED INNOVATION AND/OR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES; 72% REPORTED CREATING NEW JOBS; 78% REPORTED RETAINING EXISTING JOBS; THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED MORE THAN 3,900 HOURS OF DIRECT BUSINESS SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED INVESTING IN LEADERSHIP REPRESENTATION INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO INCREASE LATINO PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LEADERSHIP, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND STATEWIDE INFLUENCE NETWORKS. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE ALX CONTINUED ADVANCING ITS FOCUS ON CHILDCARE SUSTAINABILITY AS ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH INTIATIVES SUPPORTING FAMILY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND ENTREPRENEURS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THAT STABLE CHILDCARE ECOSYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY, AND FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. THROUGHOUT 2025, WE ARE ALX ALSO CONTINUED INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION INTO ITS PROGRAMMATIC MODEL, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO EXPAND DIGITAL BUSINESS CAPABILTIES AND EXPLORE THE RESPONSIBLE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA-INFORMED TOOLS TO DEMOCRATIZE ACCESS TO EXPERTISE AND STREGTHEN LONG-TERM SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AT THE INTERSECTION OF ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT, WORKING TO ENSURE THAT LATINO INDIVIDUALS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND FAMILIES ARE FULLY POSITIONED TO PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMONWEALTH'S ECONOMIC FUTURE. THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, STRATEGIC COVENINGS, RESEARCH, ECOSYSTEM BUILDING, AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE ALX ADVANCES SOLUTIONS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND BROADER STATEWIDE ECONOMIC VITALITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUILT A NETWORK OF OVER 10K INDIVIDUALS AND THE PROGRAMS AMPLIFY ECONOMIC, LEADERSHIP, AND POLICY OUTCOMES WHILE FORTIFYING COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURAL ECOSYSTEMS. ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IS WHERE LATINO ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES INTERSECT WITH THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY ALX TO BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND POWER ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY. THROUGH CULTURALLY-RELEVANT PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT, WE EMPOWER LATINO-OWNED BUSINESSES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS, ACCESS CAPITAL, AND SCALE SUSTAINABLY. BY CHAMPIONING ECONOMIC GROWTH, WE ARE INVESTING IN A HIGHLY-SKILLED AND INCREASINGLY DIVERSE WORKFORCE- STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR EVERYONE. LEADERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE, WHERE LATINO VOICES CONVERGE WITH VISIBILITY AND INFLUENCE TO SHAPE A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE. BY ELEVATING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED LEADERS AND AMPLIFYING LATINO AMERICAN IMPACT THROUGH PLATFORMS LIKE THE ALX100, ALX TALKS, AND DIGITAL VISIBILITY CAMPAIGNS, WE SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE TALENT AND POWER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP AND VISIBILITY EFFORTS, WE ARE RESHAPING NARRATIVES AND FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE IMPACT LATINO AMERICANS ARE MAKING TODAY. POLICY AND ADVOCACY ARE WHERE LATINO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE MEET, WITH ALX CHAMPIONING POLICIES THAT MAKE MASSACHU

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 December 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 April 2019.

    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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