Assistance League of Albuquerque Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Assistance League members/volunteers transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $894,854
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 14.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 231
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 14 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
7 of 7Has a 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.
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 May 31, 2024, 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 (22)
- $484,581 spent. Operation School Bell provides clothing, hygiene, and shoes to elementary and middle school students. During the fiscal year ending May 31,2024, 2,325 students were served with OSB shoe vouchers and 3,894 students received new athletic shoes through the KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids program. Hygiene and essential products were distributed to students and families in 33 Title 1 schools.
- $175,459 spent. Assistance League of Albuquerque operates a thrift store with 100% volunteers. Item are sold and also given to local nonprofits for their clients. A total of 125 vouchers were distributed to local non-profit organizations totaling $6,042.
- $49,737 spent. Blue Portal provides an outlet for senior artists to sell crafts in a retail environment. 100% of the entire purchase price is returned to senior artists. During the fiscal year, 323 artists participated in the program generating $164,604 in sales
- $125,870 spent. Other Program Services
- Expenses: $125870.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $0.00
- Kids are Pretty Special (KAPS) program provides food, clothing,
- paper goods, and school supplies through the Children, Youth and
- Families Department (CYFD) for the State of New Mexico for
- children identified as being at risk. During the fiscal year,
- Hungry & Homeless program provides Health Care for the homeless
- with 200 pairs men's and women's underwear per month along with
- 100 pairs of socks. Four times a year 150 bags of toiletries are
- Assault Survivors Assistance (ASA)formerly known as Assault
- Survivors Kits (ASK)provides hygiene kits, snacks, clothing, and
- phones for assault victims. A new refrigerator, computer and
- health monitoring machine were also purchased. There were 450
- victims treated at SANE for the fiscal year.
- Buddy Bear Patrol Program provides stuffed teddy bears to the
- police, fire, sheriff's departments and to the UNMH Pediatric
- Dept, SANE and Family Advocacy Centers to give to children
- suffering from severe traumatic situations. During the fiscal
- year 1400 bears were distributed to 34 agencies.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2024, 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 May 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 April 1968.
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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