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The Advocacy Alliance

Scranton, PA · EIN 24-0829843 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Advocacy Alliance reported $14.1 million in revenue and $15.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.06 went to program services, $4.94 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $221,246 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 29% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16M

For context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 864 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
95.1%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
4.9%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.0%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.9%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.8%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$221,246$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.42%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
38
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.56.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
16 of 16100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$9.6M expenses · 65.0% of program spending

All other programs are designed to promote mental well being, support for adults who have mental illness, resiliency in children and adolescents who have emotional disorders and everyday lives for persons who have developmental disabilities and provide them advocacy and culturally competent services

$2.7M expenses · 18.4% of program spending

Representative payee program is a system of financial and budgetary management for persons who have a mental illness, persons who have developmental disabilities, older adults who are unable to manage their monthly social security benefits, other benefits and financial affairs

$2.5M expenses · 16.6% of program spending

Health care quality units work to support and improve the developmental disabilities community service systems by building capacity and competency to meet the physical and behavioral health needs of persons who have developmental disabilities

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Listed in Part VII, 24.00 hrs/week
$221,246$0$0$221,246
VP/CHIEF FIN. & FID. OFFICER
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$175,461$0$0$175,461
EX. DIRECTOR OF ADMIN SERVICES
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$108,608$0$0$108,608

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Advocacy Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $505K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$14M$16M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$14M$16M95.1%$9.7M$221,246
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$13M92.4%$11M$206,044
FY2023 ⓘ$11M$10M92.8%$11M$188,228
FY2022 ⓘ$9.9M$9.4M93.0%$10M$174,600
FY2021 ⓘ$11M$9.0M93.2%$10M$185,295
FY2020 ⓘ$11M$9.3M92.3%$8.2M$159,689

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 16 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5254

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
BEDROCK TECHNOLOGY
Comp. Software/hdwr
$226,815
IMS INC
Check printing
$113,415
SORDONI CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC
Construction
$108,420

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from The Advocacy Alliance's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Advocacy Alliance, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The Advocacy Alliance's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Advocacy Alliance reported that 95.1% of its $15.6 million in expenses went to program services, 4.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Advocacy Alliance pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Advocacy Alliance reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $221,246, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Advocacy Alliance get its money?

Of $14.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.9% from government grants) and 96.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Advocacy Alliance a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 24-0829843 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202503079349302475 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403169349302350 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440729349300004 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340309349300309 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200329349300815 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110569349302006 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 24-0829843: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.