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Alight reported $76.5 million in revenue and $79.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.18 went to program services, $6.44 to management and general costs and $3.38 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.7% of the total. Government grants made up 77.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $407,673 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 43 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 48% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $79MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $76MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.2% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.4% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.7% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 77.6% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $407,673 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.51% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 43 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
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 expenseA. Alight is one of the largest health care providers in sudan. In response to the mass displacement and humanitarian crisis due to the war, alight has expanded its services and now serves nearly 2 million people. B. In the horn of africa, alight provides water and sanitation, nutrition services, livelihoods support, and lifesaving healthcare to hundreds of thousands of people in dozens of communities and displaced persons settlements. C. Alight is doing the doable and has delivered lifesaving food, medicine, and other critical relief supplies to more than 1 million ukrainians impacted by…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $365,982 | $0 | $41,691 | $407,673 |
| CHIEF OPERATING & EO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $310,241 | $0 | $40,460 | $350,701 |
| CHIEF MKTNG & EO, (UNTIL 1/2025) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $266,670 | $0 | $26,087 | $292,757 |
| CFO, (UNTIL 3/2025) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $250,478 | $0 | $37,335 | $287,813 |
| HORN OF AFRICA DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,556 | $0 | $33,543 | $250,099 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER, (UNTIL 04/24) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $192,922 | $0 | $9,899 | $202,821 |
| DIR OF GLOBAL ENTERPRISES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,505 | $0 | $25,301 | $192,806 |
| DIRECTOR OF MKTNG & COMM Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $170,450 | $0 | $20,703 | $191,153 |
43 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Alight (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b15 · 15 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5100
- Volunteers Part I, line 6102
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CARE INC Program | $1,310,885 |
| ATOMIC DATA It support | $406,287 |
| AIRBNB Lodging | $393,884 |
| ELDOUMA GENERAL TRADING CO LTD Program operations | $361,831 |
| WORLD VISION SUDAN Program | $328,650 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 27 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
29 private foundations reported grants to Alight totaling $748K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Alight's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Alight, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Alight's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Alight reported that 90.2% of its $79.4 million in expenses went to program services, 6.4% to management and general and 3.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Alight pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Alight reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $407,673, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Alight get its money?
Of $76.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 98.7% came from contributions and grants (including 77.6% from government grants) and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Alight a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3241033 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 March 31, 2025, object 202640439349301614 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202500459349301220 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202343339349300404 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202330309349300343 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202113569349300941 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202043229349301424 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3241033: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.