AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP HEADQUARTERS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP HEADQUARTERS INC

EIN 13-5636290 · Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (F220)

What they do

IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION and ITS STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE 2025 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA; PARTICIPATED IN THE EUROPEAN ZONAL MEETING and REUNION IBEROAMERICAN DE SERVICIOS AL-ANON MEETINGS; VISITED AL-ANON STRUCTURES IN GUATEMALA, ECUADOR, and COSTA RICA, OFFERING SUPPORT and MAKING LIFELONG CONNECTIONS; 4.68 MILLION SEARCHES WERE CONDUCTED HELPING NEWCOMERS and MEMBERS STRUGGLING WITH A LOVED ONES ALCOHOLISM FIND A MEETING THROUGH THE AL-ANON.ORG MEETING SEARCHES; PROVIDED PROGRAM RESOURCES to A RECORD 268,000 REGISTERED USERS ON AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS MOBILE APP CELEBRATING ITS 5TH ANNIVERSARY; ANSWERED 5,960 CALLS for MEETING REQUESTS; REGISTERED TRADEMARKS for BOLIVIA and INITIATED REGISTRATION for CHINA; APPROVED 43 REQUESTS for REPRINTS IN 16 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES; REPLACED THE ORGANIZATIONS CURRENT ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE and SOLICITED BIDS to REPLACE THE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE IN 2026;

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Money made simple

68.26%of revenue went to mission work72.9% of expenses · Program services

0.49%of revenue went to fundraising0.5% of expenses

$93.60spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

24.85%of revenue went to management and office costs26.5% of expenses

$2.74in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

54.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$6,605,744

Mission workProgram services$4,508,85468.26% of revenue72.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,641,45424.85% of revenue26.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$32,5880.49% of revenue0.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$422,8486.40% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$6,182,89693.60% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 72.9% mission · 26.5% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.60% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 73.1% mission · 26.3% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.76% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 72.5% mission · 26.9% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.46% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 76.5% mission · 22.7% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.59% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.3% mission · 28.1% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.33% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 71.2% mission · 28.1% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.31% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 70.0% mission · 29.5% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.74% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 66.5% mission · 32.9% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.54% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,605,744

Expenses$6,182,896

Annual surplus $422,848 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,508,854 · 72.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,641,454 · 26.5% of expenses

Fundraising$32,588 · 0.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$6,605,744

Expenses$6,182,896

Assets$16,953,494

Income$7,376,214

Contributions$3,571,021

Mission work (program services)$4,508,854

Fundraising$32,588

Management and general$1,641,454

Executive compensation (total)$183,268

Stocks and bonds$10,023,670

Accounting fees$34,050

Investing fees$84,735

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

VALI FAYENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $211,124Base $195,678 · Other $15,446

NIKETA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER · 40 hrs/week $177,227Base $164,012 · Other $13,215

SARAH SMITHDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $123,382Base $114,560 · Other $8,822

KAREN WOLFFSOFTWARE ENGINEER · 40 hrs/week $121,312Base $112,556 · Other $8,756

SCOT POWERSDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $118,839Base $110,428 · Other $8,411

SUZETTE MCKINNEYPUBLICATIONS MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $109,214Base $101,387 · Other $7,827

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (19)

VALI FAYENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

NIKETA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER

SARAH SMITHDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

KAREN WOLFFSOFTWARE ENGINEER

SCOT POWERSDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

SUZETTE MCKINNEYPUBLICATIONS MANAGER

DEBBIE PANGBORNBOARD MEMBER

DIANE BASSBOARD MEMBER

JAYMI CRISAFIBOARD MEMBER

JEAN HAMMERLIDLBOARD MEMBER

JERI WESNERBOARD MEMBER

ANN MARIE ZIFFERBOARD MEMBER

KATHI MAGGIOCHAIRPERSON

MAGDALENA ESCOBARBOARD MEMBER

MARCO RUIZBOARD MEMBER

DAVID BRUCETREASURER

RACHELLE CHASEBOARD MEMBER

CYNTHIA HAMILTONBOARD MEMBER

CINDY MEDFORDVICE-CHAIRPERSON

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1956
Location: 1600 CORPORATE LANDING PKWY, VIRGINIA BCH, VA 23454-5617
County: Virginia Beach (city)
In care of: VALI FAYEN
Primary officer: VALI FAYEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailwso@al-anon.org Phone(757) 563-1634

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BROWN EDWARDS & COMPANY LLP
NTEE classification: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (F220)
IRS tax category: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers