ALABAMA FAMILIES FOR GREAT SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ALABAMA FAMILIES FOR GREAT SCHOOLS (EIN 46-5646549)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-06-10
IRS object ID
202521619349300932
Schema version
2024v5.1
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)
Return2025-06-10T15:27:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582487348PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1APRIO ADVISORY GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityVESTAVIA HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35216ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN465646549EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALABAMA FAMILIES FOR GREAT SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALABBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2055778704PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14215 GLENWOOD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBIRMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35116ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEMILY SCHULTZPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2055778704PhoneNum
Signature2025-06-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone4048929651PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerEMILY SCHULTZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBIRMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35116ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonBRADLEY DAVIDSONPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBIRMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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CAROL BUTLER
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY TATE
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH BESHEARS
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EMILY SCHULTZ
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Management And General$1,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$485FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$5,695ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$8,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,383FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAC CONTRIBUTIONSDesc
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Management And General$10,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$153,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$660BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$660BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$216,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$483,980CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,345,730TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$216,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$483,980CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,345,730TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$216,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$483,980CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,345,730TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE THROUGH WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG

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