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South Alabama Regional Planning Commission

Mobile, AL · EIN 63-0501382 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

South Alabama Regional Planning Commission reported $27.5 million in revenue and $23.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.71 went to program services, $0.29 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 79.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $208,759 (DIRECTOR AAA). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $24M

For context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $27M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 479 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
99.7%89.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.3%9.2%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
79.3%80.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%14.9%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%11.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$208,759$291,103
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.88%1.49%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
55
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.39.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
27 of 27100.0%

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
$11M expenses · 48.1% of program spending · revenue $14M

Medicaid waiver program providing services to indigent patients in southwest alabama

— expenses · revenue $231K

Mature staffing program provides work training and employment opportunities to senior citizens

$8.3M expenses · 35.0% of program spending · revenue $8.8M

Title iii aging program providing aging services to senior citizens in southwest alabama including meals, home health and other services

$4.0M all other programs (line 4d)

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
DIRECTOR AAA
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$208,759$0$0$208,759
EXECUTIVE DI
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$200,225$0$0$200,225
DIRECTOR OF
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$144,270$0$0$144,270
DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$142,136$0$0$142,136
DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$131,269$0$0$131,269

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from South Alabama Regional Planning Commission (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$27M$24M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$27M$24M99.7%$18M$208,759
FY2024 ⓘ$32M$29M100.0%$15M$167,270
FY2023 ⓘ$23M$21M100.0%$12M$159,305
FY2022 ⓘ$21M$20M100.0%$9.9M$175,920
FY2021 ⓘ$19M$18M100.0%$8.1M$142,882
FY2020 ⓘ$20M$19M100.0%$7.3M$139,826

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–1b27 · 27 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 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • 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 5180

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to South Alabama Regional Planning Commission totaling $1,000 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of South Alabama Regional Planning Commission's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, South Alabama Regional Planning Commission reported that 99.7% of its $23.7 million in expenses went to program services, 0.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does South Alabama Regional Planning Commission pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation South Alabama Regional Planning Commission reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $208,759, for the role of DIRECTOR AAA (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does South Alabama Regional Planning Commission get its money?

Of $27.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 79.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is South Alabama Regional Planning Commission a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 63-0501382 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 September 30, 2025, object 202601829349301680 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202521719349300507 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202431779349300708 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202341599349301149 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202231809349300138 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202111669349300716 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 63-0501382: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.