DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE (EIN 99-4920535)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202621319349303072
Schema version
2025v4.1
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 ReturnHeader

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Return2026-05-11T11:11:42-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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EIN994920535EIN

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2Members of the board of the Developers Alliance are employees at RXN LLC.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The completed form 990 is provided to all board of directors for approval prior to fiing.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Bylaws, articles of incorporation and other governing documentats are available upon request.

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceExplanation of information on Schedule RFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSubcontractor payments were made to the RXN LLC and Catalyst The directors ofDevelopers Alliance are RXN LLC employeesExplanationTxt

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