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THE ALLIANCE FOR BUSINESS: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
THE ALLIANCE FOR BUSINESS (EIN 26-0847220)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-22
IRS object ID
201841429349300514
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-22T10:26:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042917204PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANSTISS & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11115 WESTFORD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLOWELLCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01851ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN260847220EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ALLIANCE FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174012394PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BEACON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID GASSONPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174012394PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRAYMOND L ANSTISS JRPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00142883PTIN
Phone9784522500PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-09PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerJESSE MERMELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BEACON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$439,719GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ALLIANCEFORBUSINESSLEADERSHIP.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers2TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,500CYOtherRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$30,303TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$312,335ExpenseAmt
Revenue$59,384RevenueAmt
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Employee5EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6176248735PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BOSTON PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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JEFFREY J BUSSGANG
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PHILLIP J EDMUNDSON
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DAVID BELLUCK
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JOSHUA BOGER
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH MONAGHAN
VICE-CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA C SILBERT
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BEVERLY A ARMSTRONG
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DAVID S GASSON
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES F BOYLE
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GEOFF CHASIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELYSE D CHERRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN CURRAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS D DRETLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK MANNING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
QUINCY L MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLETTE AM PHILIPS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ROOSEVELT JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN D SOLOMONT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CA WEBB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY REICHERT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL A WOLF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL BERNON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT GRIFFITH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIP HOLLISTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIETTE KAYYEM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA LEVIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSE MERMELL
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONFERENCES AND WORKSHDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$59,384TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISC INCOMEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,500OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,655TotalAmt
Program Services$87,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$71,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,884FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110TotalAmt
Program Services$66ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$14,551ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,949ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,287FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,144TotalAmt
Program Services$18,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,052TotalAmt
Management And General$14,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,050TotalAmt
Program Services$1,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$205FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,229TotalAmt
Program Services$616ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$512ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$101FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,120TotalAmt
Program Services$21,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$813TotalAmt
Program Services$765ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,748TotalAmt
Program Services$53,748ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56TotalAmt
Management And General$56ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,149TotalAmt
Program Services$308ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$77FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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WEBSITE, DESIGN, & PROD$31,834$31,834
ROOM RENTAL$25,464$25,464
EVENT EXPENSES$15,679$15,679
BANK SERVICE CHARGES$3,764$3,764

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,464TotalAmt
Program Services$1,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$632ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$501,956TotalAmt
Program Services$312,335ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$160,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,100FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,528BOYAmt
EOY$58,546EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,500BOYAmt
EOY$15,500EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,115LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,115LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,260BOYAmt
EOY$2,260EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,344BOYAmt
EOY$76,306EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,104BOYAmt
EOY$30,303EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,104BOYAmt
EOY$30,303EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,240BOYAmt
EOY-$8,997EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,000BOYAmt
EOY$55,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,240BOYAmt
EOY$46,003EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,344BOYAmt
EOY$76,306EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$62,237ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$427,145CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$189,245CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$325,175CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$344,670CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$372,835CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,659,070TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$189,245CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$325,175CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$344,670CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$372,835CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,659,070TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$362,172SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,296,898PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$34,982CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$46,303CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$93,285TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,413CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$920CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$7,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,833TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,763,188TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$104,717GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.73550PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90330PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,808FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,808FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$496,148FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$501,956FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$100,293FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$25,073FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$52,840CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$43,771CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$79,261CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$100,293CurrentYearAmt
Total$276,165TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$414,248LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$5,808CurrentYearAmt
Total$5,808TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$13,210CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$10,943CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$19,815CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$25,073CurrentYearAmt
Total$69,041TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$103,562GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$5,808CurrentYearAmt
Total$5,808TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,115OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,115DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$439,719TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$439,719RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$439,719TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$501,956TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$501,956ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$501,956TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ALLIANCE INCORPORATED UNDER CHAPTER 180 OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS AS A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY, HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AS DEFINED BY SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC. THEREFORE, IT IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ASC 740-10, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES", REQUIRES THE ALLIANCE TO EVALUATE AND DISCLOSE TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE ALLIANCE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ALLIANCE REPORTS ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THESE INFORMATIONAL RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO AUDIT AND REVIEW BY THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ALLIANCE'S INCOME, EXPENDITURES, AND ACTIVITIES RELATE TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, THEREFORE, MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALLIANCE IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES AND WILL CONTINUE TO QUALIFY AS A TAX EXEMPT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJESSE MERMELLPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$149,616BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,463NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$156,079TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BREVIEW AND APPROVAL OF FORM 990 BY RELEVANT OFFICERS INCLUDING PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BOARD APPROVAL FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIR OF BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPROVAL FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST