ALIVENTERTAINMENT FOUNDATION

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2015 · Form 990EZ · revenue $3K · expenses $2K · assets $2K

EIN
46-4205233
Address
135 HUMBER AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14215-3116
Website
WWW.ALIVENTERTAINMENT.COM
NTEE code
Z99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Stephanie A Suggs Ware (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

ALIVENTERTAINMENT FOUNDATION INC., IS ORGANIZED FOR THE CHARITALE PUPOSE OF PROVIDING AN AVENUE FOR AT-RISK YOUTH IN THE INNER CITY OF BUFFALO, NY, WERE VIOLENCE IS PREVALENT EVERYDAY, TO EXPRESS THEIR CREATIVITY THROUGH POSITIVE ART AND MEDIA PRODUCTION WHILE TEACHING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE TOLERANCE AND RESPECT WITH A GOAL OF ENSURING A FUTURE SUCCESS FOR THE TARGET POPULATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Eric O Campbell OFFICER/SECRETARY2015 6 $0 reported 1
Sherita Anderson OFFICER/TREASURER2015 6 $0 reported 1
Stephanie A Suggs Ware CEO2015 20 $0 reported 1
Michael Ware Jr DIRECTOR2015 6 $0 reported 1

People by year

2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERIC O CAMPBELL OFFICER/SECRETARY6 $0-- $01
SHERITA ANDERSON OFFICER/TREASURER6 $0-- $01
STEPHANIE A SUGGS WARE CEO20 $0-- $01
MICHAEL WARE JR DIRECTOR6 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,270$1,868 $1,544$1,544 -$2,450 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2015 · Form 990EZ · $1,868 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,082 57.9%
Printing, publications, postage $496 26.6%
Fees to independent contractors $290 15.5%
Total$1,868100%

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