Aliveness Project
Aliveness Project reported $11.4 million in revenue and $8.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $78.83 went to program services, $12.63 to management and general costs and $8.54 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 79.7% of the total. Government grants made up 66.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $148,769 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 431% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.7MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.6% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 79.7% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 66.1% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 15.4% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $148,769 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.72% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEnsuring people living with HIV have access to food services, basic care, health services, housing, and case management is a critical component of Aliveness Project's work. Our nutrition programs provide daily meals, a food shelf, and medical nutrition therapy while our case management teams provide access to housing assistance and financial benefits to minnesotans living with HIV. Aliveness Project hosts many social support programs that engage long-term HIV survivors and those newly diagnosed, as well as transgender and gender non-binary people, black and african american men who have sex…
Education, counseling, and harm reduction services connect the dots between HIV and substance use. Clients and aliveness members benefit from overdose prevention training and supplies, HIV testing, and hepatitis c. Our outreach team connects clients to outpatient substance use treatment services and mental health services. Syringe access services offers safer injection equipment, safer substance use supplies, overdose prevention resources and medication, drug checking services, low-threshold substance use support, proper disposal services, linkage to drug treatment, and HIV/hcv prevention
Lgtbtq+ individuals and other communities impacted by HIV can receive judgement-free HIV testing, sti screening and treatment, and other sexual health services. We provide targeted outreach to communities disproportionately affected by HIV through education, awareness, and strategies for eliminating stigma. Aliveness Project also provides pre-exposure prophylaxis (prep), and has helped hundreds gain access to this effective HIV prevention tool and enroll in public programs to help pay for medications. Recently, Aliveness Project has been providing diagnosis and treatment of mpox, and…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,911 | $0 | $23,858 | $148,769 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,600 | $0 | $10,823 | $117,423 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Aliveness Project (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $266K (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
2024 · 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–1b14 · 14 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 4Yes
- 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 5117
- Volunteers Part I, line 6309
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP Accounting services | $290,449 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Aliveness Project totaling $70,589 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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Questions people ask
How much of Aliveness Project's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Aliveness Project reported that 78.8% of its $8.7 million in expenses went to program services, 12.6% to management and general and 8.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Aliveness Project pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Aliveness Project reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $148,769, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Aliveness Project get its money?
Of $11.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 79.7% came from contributions and grants (including 66.1% from government grants) and 15.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Aliveness Project a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1593900 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503119349302030 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412889349300221 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343189349313814 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223189349309487 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103069349301350 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043099349300714 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1593900: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.