North Carolina · Nonprofit
ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC
ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $585,485 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC ($148,390). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $585k
- Net assets
- $3.6M
What Alliance Center for Education Inc does
Mission
Our mission is to provide high-quality education and support for children in need through partnership with their families. Our vision is to positively affect the future of children at risk by improving economic mobility through education. We firmly believe that education is a powerful catalyst for breaking the cycle of poverty. By investing in family engagement and offering holistic support, we are paving the way for a brighter future, where every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Together, we are building a bridge to success, one family at a time. Our programs are a beacon of hope, offered to eligible children and families at no cost. To ensure targeted impact, we employ a meticulous recruitment,selection, and enrollment process, reaching the populations in greatest need of our services. Upon enrollment, each family receives personalized support from our dedicated team members. Together, they set ambitious student and family goals, and we leave no stone unturned
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The alliance center for education, ac4ed, is driven by a vision-ensure that a family's income does not dictate a child's future. Our mission is to provide high-quiality education and support children in need through partnership with their families. Our early childhood program, modeled after the highly effective head start approach, provides a comprehensive range of services, from education to home visitation for expectant mothers and children aged birth to 5. Our holistic approach fosters early learning and development, health, and family well-being, paving the the way for a brighter future. Through strategic partnerships and commitment, we have witnessed transformative outcomes in the lives of countless children and families. The early childhood education programs are funded by federal grants from head start, early head start and municipal grants from meck pre-k and nc pre-k.
$7,700,617 spentof which $8,881,040 as grants84% of program spendingAt the alliance center for education, we offer a dynamic continuum of services to support children's transition from pre-kndergarten to their k- 12 school years. Our out of school time (ost) program is available throughout the academic year and summer camp, providing engaging and enriching experiences beyond regular school hours. Our kindergarten-5th grade ost program fosters a love for learning in children by exploring various subjects, including math, art, science, music, and nutrition, through fun learn-at-play activities in the afternoon. Our dedicated ost educational professionals also provide homework help and tutoring to keep schoolwork on track. We ensure students have opportunities for physical fitness activities, special events, arts and crafts, and field trips, encouraging their continued participation year after year. Additionally, our 6th grade-12th ost- ac4ed teen leadership cooperative program is designed as a social learning environment to equip students entering their teens with critical thinking skills that will serve them for a lifetime. Apart from tutoring and homework assistance, our ost educational professionals mentor ac4ed students in personal development,…
$300,155 spentof which $300,155 as grants3% of program spendingWith an unwavering commitment spanning over 80 years, ac4ed has been an intergal part of charlotte's most under-resourced communities. As charlotte's landscape has evolved, so has ac4ed, adapting through strategic growth and collaborations to continue our vital mission of serving the children and families who need us most.
$1,120,125 spentof which $1,047,866 as grants12% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,120,897.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $4.8M to $5.0M (+5%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 89% · 2021 82% · 2022 97% · 2023 96% · 2024 97% · 2025 97%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jared Keaton
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 7 funders, grant income rose $3k → $59k.
6 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 20% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 18 of 19 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
69% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 67% · 2019 97% · 2020 44% · 2021 65% · 2022 56% · 2023 34% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
33% of ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
57% of ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $120k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 7 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,758 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $74.7M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$74.7M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC?
- ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $585,485 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC ($148,390). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $585,485 in grants to ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC?
- UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC is the largest funder on record, with $148,390 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ALLIANCE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 19 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing