Alpha International
Alpha International reported $26.6 million in revenue and $23.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.60 went to program services, $8.07 to management and general costs and $6.33 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $211,829 (Chief Digital Officer). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $24MFor context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 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 $27MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.6% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.3% | 1.9% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.6% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.5% | 2.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $211,829 | $276,040 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.90% | 1.40% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.9 | 12.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 12 | 90.9% |
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 expenseDigital, Media, Product, and Publications: In collaboration with Alpha International USA IP, LLC. ('AIUSA'), we launched a new Alpha product: The Alpha Youth Series ('AYS 3.0') in November 2024. - We invested in product globalization and contextualization, which enabled a coordinated global release of AYS 3.0 with eight subtitled languages, and more translations due to be released in 2025 and beyond. - Pre-production for the next Alpha Film Series ('AFS 2.0') re-commenced. - 2024 was the first full year of the newly branded 'Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel' ('BNAP'); there has been…
International Development: - Over the past year, Alpha International has completed two months of prayer globally, where the global organization (i.e., Alpha International and the network of NAOs) has joined together in corporate prayer under the banner of 'fan the flame'. - In 2024, 2,166,715 participants attended an Alpha Course. 81,629 courses were run from 43,117 churches, organizations, and individuals, across 146 countries. - In 2024, we concluded the pilot stage of our long-term initiative to measure the effectiveness of the Alpha course, receiving responses from over 1,500 guests…
Strategic Leadership and Enablement: Within the context of our overall vision, we launched Alpha's 2033 vision to our staff team, donors, and churches. Alpha International's vision is for everyone, everywhere to have the opportunity to explore faith through Alpha by 2033. As we look forward to the 2000th anniversary of the resurrection, we hope to make exploring faith in Jesus as accessible as possible, so that millions more might encounter the love of God. The CEF team continue to support and share learnings with regions and national offices, so they are equipped and innovating in their…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Digital Officer Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $176,331 | $0 | $35,498 | $211,829 |
| President Officer, 28.0 hrs/week | $165,725 | $0 | $21,266 | $186,991 |
| Chief Executive Officer (part year) Officer, 35.0 hrs/week | $136,582 | $0 | $28,673 | $165,255 |
| Director of Finance Officer, 35.0 hrs/week | $113,434 | $0 | $32,374 | $145,808 |
| Global General Counsel Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $106,064 | $0 | $22,361 | $128,425 |
| Global Youth Director Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $107,533 | $0 | $18,575 | $126,108 |
| EMENA Executive Director Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $100,370 | $0 | $24,291 | $124,661 |
| Co-Director of Product Development Highest compensated employee, 28.0 hrs/week | $100,633 | $0 | $22,347 | $122,980 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Alpha International (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $510K (Part IX, line 5).
3 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–1b12 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 26Yes
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 628
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Royal Albert Hall Developments Event space services | $466,874 |
| AAP Publishing PTE Contract services | $327,651 |
| Windsor Media Ltd Publishing services | $321,506 |
| D&B Solutions UK Limited Events Production services | $260,147 |
| Key Travel Travel Agency services | $223,880 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Questions people ask
How much of Alpha International's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Alpha International reported that 85.6% of its $23.5 million in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 6.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Alpha International pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Alpha International reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $211,829, for the role of Chief Digital Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Alpha International get its money?
Of $26.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.6% came from contributions and grants and 4.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Alpha International a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 98-1430259 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))). Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202543179349304964 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443109349303279 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343189349311914 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 98-1430259: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.