VOLCKER ALLIANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: VOLCKER ALLIANCE INC (EIN 45-4585989)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-06-21
IRS object ID: 201931729349300333
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-06-21T13:00:11-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	350921680	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CROWE LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	488 Madison Avenue Floor 3	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100225702	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	454585989	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Volcker Alliance Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VOLC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6463430155	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	560 Lexington Ave 16B	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Thomas W Ross	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2019-06-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Danielle Tewes	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01327423	PTIN
Phone	2125725500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Thomas W Ross	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	560 Lexington Ave 16B	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$12,172,929	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.volckeralliance.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2012	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The Volcker Alliance advances effective management of government to achieve results that matter to citizens.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	22	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	15	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$19,455	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,044,491	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,886,210	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$436	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$28,798	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$828,175	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$850,083	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,873,102	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,765,091	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,307,770	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,493,849	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$272,293	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,161,432	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,286,052	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,469,202	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,779,901	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,596,100	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,014,810	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$15,906,739	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$12,626,480	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$161,564	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$195,208	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$15,745,175	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$12,431,272	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	The mission of the Volcker Alliance is to advance effective management of government to deliver results that matter to citizens. We envision a public sector workforce with the experience, preparation, and commitment to ensure government-local, state, and federal-delivers with excellence.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (true)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,637,380	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$28,798	RevenueAmt
Desc	Public Service Excellence Initiatives. The Volcker Alliance is conducting a number of initiatives focused on building a highly capable corps of public servants and, simultaneously, relevant research. In 2018, the Volcker Alliance continued to pursue Renewing America's Civil Service, a joint initiative with the Partnership for Public Service, to identify tangible legislative and executive branch solutions to overhaul the outdated federal civil service system. We released a report entitled, Preparing Tomorrow's Public Service, focused on spurring educational innovation to meet the challenges of complex governance in the future. The Alliance launched the Government-to-University initiative (G2U) in 2018. G2U is an innovative approach to addressing critical governance challenges by building structured regional networks of governments and universities. (continued in Schedule O)	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,637,380	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	19	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	22	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	Yes (true)	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Emily Bolton	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6463430155	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	560 Lexington Ave Ste 16B	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Thomas W Ross
President	40.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$398,899	$0	$18,936
Anthony Dowd
Treasurer	5.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS M DAVIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHEILA BAIR
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES ARTHUR BOWSHER
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM WARREN BRADLEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM H DONALDSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHIRLEY CLARKE FRANKLIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANCIS FUKUYAMA
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Norman J Ornstein
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$1,500	$0	$0
William R Rhodes
Board Member	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY WALTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD RAVITCH
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anthony Foxx
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Stephanie Miner
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Antonio Weiss
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Amy M Smitherman
Chief Financial Officer	40.0		Yes (X)	$193,824	$0	$11,305
William Glasgall
SENIOR VP AND DIRECTOR, STATE & LOCAL	40.0			$220,323	$0	$13,334	Yes (X)
Gaurav Vasisht
Senior VP and Director, Financial Regulation	40.0			$186,559	$0	$13,742	Yes (X)
EMILY BOLTON
Chief Strategy Officer	40.0			$154,286	$0	$6,201		Yes (X)
Maggie Mello
Associate Director	40.0			$116,057	$0	$6,487		Yes (X)
Melissa Austin
Associate Director	40.0			$112,383	$0	$6,403		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,383,831	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$76,408	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MUNICIPAL MARKET ANALYTICS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	75 MAIN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CONCORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01742	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MARKET RESEARCH	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$300,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,886,210	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,886,210	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCES	611430	$1,008	$1,008
MANAGEMENT FEES	541990	$27,790	$27,790

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$28,798	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$339,025	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$339,025	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$9,918,896	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$9,407,838	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$511,058	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$511,058	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$511,058	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,765,091	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$28,798	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$850,083	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,056,923	TotalAmt
Program Services	$774,267	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$179,797	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$102,859	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,017,119	TotalAmt
Program Services	$745,108	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$173,026	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$98,985	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,211	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,504	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,263	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,444	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$207,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$152,308	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,234	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,686	TotalAmt
Program Services	$106,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,178	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$558	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,762	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,211	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$168	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,549	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,788	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$273	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,271	TotalAmt
Management And General	$43,271	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,281,841	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,259,787	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,855	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,076	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,141	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,186	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,811	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,550	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,420	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$841	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$379,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$243,897	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117,987	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,943	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,836	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,736	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,842	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,258	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,517	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,104	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$253	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,311	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,537	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$538	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,017	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,711	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,221	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$85	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
RECRUITING	$142,154	$20,238	$120,908	$1,008
GRAPHIC DESIGN	$16,400	$2,335	$13,949	$116
COPY EDITING AND FACT CHECKING	$6,862	$977	$5,836	$49
Special Events	$2,136	$304	$1,817	$15

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,594	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,594	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,779,901	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,637,380	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$870,228	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$272,293	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$83,740	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,641,838	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$325,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,790	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,627	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$68,556	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$46,327	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,615	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,229	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,342,824	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,754,929	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$70,327	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,327	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,906,739	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,626,480	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,208	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,208	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,445,175	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,431,272	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$300,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000,000	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,745,175	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,431,272	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,906,739	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,626,480	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,014,810	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,299,093	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,173,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$704,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,072,795	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,044,491	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,886,210	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,881,637	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,173,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$704,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,072,795	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,044,491	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,886,210	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,881,637	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$10,615,619	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,266,018	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$420,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$519,296	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$528,108	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$496,759	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$339,025	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,303,813	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,455	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,455	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$16,205,905	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$268,882	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.2015	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.1746	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 17a FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES TEST EXPLANATION	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WHILE THE ORGANIZATION IS BELOW THE 33 1/3% PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE, THE ORGANIZATION IS IN ITS EARLY YEARS OF EXISTENCE AND IS REVIEWING ITS EFFORTS TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES. The organization has demonstrated a positive trend from 2017 to 2018 with a 2.69% increase in its public charity support percentage .	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,000,000	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$1,000,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$0	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$0	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$0	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$0	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.0	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.0	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$5,000	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,109	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,767	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,342	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$50,447	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$36,560	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$13,887	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$22,229	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Liability	$0	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,422,727	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$1,299,093	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$1,299,093	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,721,820	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$43,271	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$43,271	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,765,091	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,736,630	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,736,630	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$43,271	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$43,271	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,779,901	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds

DURING 2018, THE ALLIANCE WAS AWARDED A $1,000,000 GRANT TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT FOR THE PAUL A. VOLCKER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, WHICH WILL BE USED TO AWARD A DESERVING, LONG-TIME GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVANT AT LEAST $10,000 AND A MEDAL EACH YEAR. THE FUNDS WERE RECEIVED ON DECEMBER 31, 2018. ACCORDINGLY, THE ALLIANCE HAD NOT YET INVESTED THE FUNDS OR ESTABLISHED A FORMAL SPENDING POLICY RELATED TO THE ENDOWMENT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018.

Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote

The Alliance is exempt from income taxes under §501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and is classified as a public charity under §509(a)(1) and §170(b)(1)(A)(vi). The Alliance has adopted accounting guidance related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. This guidance requires the Alliance to recognize a tax benefit only if it is more likely than not the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the more-likely-than-not test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Alliance has examined this issue and has determined there are no material contingent liabilities or questionable tax positions. The Alliance does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next 12 months. The Alliance recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Alliance did not have any amount accrued for interest and penalties at December 31, 2018 or 2017.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Thomas W Ross
President	$397,215	$0	$0	$0	$1,684	$0	$13,962	$0	$4,974	$0	$417,835	$0	$0	$0
Amy M Smitherman
Chief Financial Officer	$193,731	$0	$0	$0	$93	$0	$6,833	$0	$4,472	$0	$205,129	$0	$0	$0
William Glasgall
SENIOR VP AND DIRECTOR, STATE & LOCAL	$219,285	$0	$0	$0	$1,038	$0	$8,524	$0	$4,810	$0	$233,657	$0	$0	$0
Gaurav Vasisht
Senior VP and Director, Financial Regulation	$186,499	$0	$0	$0	$60	$0	$7,000	$0	$6,742	$0	$200,301	$0	$0	$0
EMILY BOLTON
Chief Strategy Officer	$154,248	$0	$0	$0	$38	$0	$5,820	$0	$381	$0	$160,487	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Accomplishment	G2U will convene public servants at all levels of government with leaders from proximate universities to strengthen the talent pipeline into public service and promote productive research exchanges. G2U aims to catalyze a robust local marketplace that can sustainably connect government's hiring and research needs with local university capacity. Financial Regulation Initiatives. Much of the Alliance's efforts in the Financial Regulation area have involved the recent proposed revisions to the Volcker Rule. Over the last few months the Alliance staff has worked diligently to analyze the 400-page proposal to revise the Volcker Rule. We have expended considerable effort to provide support for our arguments against easing the core elements of the Rule. Truth and Integrity in Government Finance. In September 2018, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Alliance co-sponsored a one-day conference, "Preventing the Next State Budget Crisis: Improving Budget Transparency to Bolster Fiscal Sustainability." The event attracted more than one hundred attendees and several hundred online viewers. Attendees participated in a series of actionable discussions on ways state governments may be able to avert future budgetary crises. Our research has been having impact in state legislatures across the country. For example, our research has spurred the unanimous passage of legislation early in the year in Utah to mandate long-term revenue forecasting-one of our recommended best practices-and more recently in June, Vermont included stepped-up contributions for pensions and the rainy day fund in response to our conclusion that the state's revenue volatility posed risks meriting the deposit of additional cash reserves. Additionally, in June, the Alliance posted our new State Budget Laboratory, featuring extensive data visualizations and downloadable sets of budget data compiled by our eight-university research network.
Form 990, Part III, Line 2 New program services	We launched a new national initiative, the Government-to-University Initiative (G2U). G2U is an innovative approach to addressing critical governance challenges by building structured regional networks of government and universities.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 was reviewed by the audit committee and then FORWARDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMENT. EACH DIRECTOR WAS PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THIS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH A QUESTIONNAIRE. THESE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE MONITORED ANNUALLY AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE CURRENT YEAR QUESTIONNAIRES HAVE NOT REVEALED ANY CONFLICTS THAT REQUIRED ACTION BY THE ALLIANCE. IF A CONFLICT DOES ARISE, THE TRUSTEE IS ASKED TO WITHDRAW FROM ANY DISCUSSION OR DECISION-MAKING WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER IN WHICH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	THE ALLIANCE UTILIZED THE SERVICES OF A PROFESSIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM TO LOCATE THE CURRENT PRESIDENT. SALARY BENCHMARKING WAS PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM, BUT THE FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO THE PRESIDENT'S TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE (INCLUSIVE OF SALARY AND BENEFITS) WAS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TERMS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE WERE MEMORIALIZED IN A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT UPON HIRING. THE BOARD APPROVED AN INCREASE TO THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY EFFECTIVE 1/1/18.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	SALARY BENCHMARKING FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS PERFORMED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER USING COMPARABILITY DATA. HOWEVER THE FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO TOTAL COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THIS PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT ORDINARILY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT IF REQUESTED, WILL BE PROVIDED AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	PROGRAM CONSULTANTS - Total Expense: 1187092, Program Service Expense: 1176390, Management and General Expenses: 10688, Fundraising Expenses: 14; PAYROLL FEES - Total Expense: 19670, Program Service Expense: 14410, Management and General Expenses: 3346, Fundraising Expenses: 1914; COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS - Total Expense: 42800, Program Service Expense: 36999, Management and General Expenses: 4874, Fundraising Expenses: 927; OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES - Total Expense: 32279, Program Service Expense: 31988, Management and General Expenses: 291, Fundraising Expenses: 0;