ALABAMA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ALABAMA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION

EIN 51-0196130 · Single Organization Support (A11)

What they do

THE FOUNDATIONS PURPOSE is to SPONSOR and ENCOURAGE THE EFFORTS of THE ALABAMA SCHOOL of FINE ARTS. THE SCHOOL is THE BENEFICIARY of ALL GIFTS and CHARITABLE DISBURSEMENTS, and QUALIFIES for SUCH DUE to ITS NOT for PROFIT CORPORATE STATUS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $73.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders23 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

90.72%of revenue went to mission work73.6% of expenses · Program services

23.38%of revenue went to fundraising19.0% of expenses

$123.25spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

9.16%of revenue went to management and office costs7.4% of expenses

$9.66in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

47.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$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$938,182

Mission workProgram services$851,07690.72% of revenue73.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$85,8989.16% of revenue7.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$219,32323.38% of revenue19.0% of expenses

Total expenses$1,156,297123.25% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 73.6% mission · 7.4% management · 19.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.25% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 71.7% mission · 8.8% management · 19.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.56% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 84.9% mission · 0.0% management · 15.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 173.26% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 97.8% mission · 0.0% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 127.43% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 98.1% mission · 1.1% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 162.95% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 95.9% mission · 0.7% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.58% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 95.3% mission · 2.5% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.95% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 98.6% mission · 1.1% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.10% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$938,182

Expenses$1,156,297

Annual shortfall $218,115 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$851,076 · 73.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$85,898 · 7.4% of expenses

Fundraising$219,323 · 19.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$938,182

Expenses$1,156,297

Assets$11,175,461

Income$1,193,844

Contributions$446,080

Mission work (program services)$851,076

Fundraising$219,323

Management and general$85,898

Stocks and bonds$2,535,857

Accounting fees$30,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (23)

MARK ROBERTSONPRESIDENT

WARREN WHATLEYFINANCE CHAIR

TOMMY BICEDIRECTOR

TIM MITCHELLDIRECTOR

SONYA GARDNERDIRECTOR

SHARON BLACKBURNDIRECTOR

SHAHAR ABRAMSDIRECTOR

SELENA ROGERS DICKERSONDIRECTOR

RYAN POOLEBOOKKEEPER

ROBERT RAIFORDDIRECTOR

RANDY SULLIVANDIRECTOR

PAT TAYLORDIRECTOR

BRIAN EDWARDSSECRETARY

MARGARET LACEYDIRECTOR

KIM SAVAGEDIRECTOR

KELLY ALLISONDIRECTOR

JONATHAN PHILLIPSPRESIDENT ELECT

JEFF DAVISPAST-PRESIDENT

JEAN SHANKSDIRECTOR

HUNTER WILLIAMSDIRECTOR

GIANNA MANDICHDIRECTOR

DAVID FINNDIRECTOR

DAN FREDERICKDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1978
Location: 1800 8TH AVENUE NORTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203-2203
County: Jefferson
In care of: TOMMY BICE
Primary officer: TOMMY BICE, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailkcrafton@asfa.k12.al.us Phone(205) 252-6617

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BORLAND BENEFIELD PC
NTEE classification: Single Organization Support (A11)
IRS tax category: Single Organization Support