Michigan · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD
FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD (Michigan) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $29,150 to it, the largest being CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION ($14,150). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $80k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $29k
- Net assets
- $34k
What Friends of the Alley Ltd does
Mission
Friends of the Alley is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to beautify and activate the alleyways in Downtown Flint. We work to ensure that they are inviting, inclusive, and exciting pedestrian-friendly spaces that enhance adjacent businesses, connect the Flint community, and bring neighbors together.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Events and Clean-Ups within the Alleyways of Downtown Flint (Impact of 800 People through Events and 365 Days of Lighting provided to the Alleyways of Downtown Flint)
$65,744 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $65,744.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $15k → $6k.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 3 of 4 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
FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 66% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
Where its funders are
100% of FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD's grant income comes from Michigan funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 4,748 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,748 philanthropy nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
25%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD?
- FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD (Michigan) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $29,150 to it, the largest being CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION ($14,150). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $29,150 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD?
- CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $14,150 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE ALLEY LTD find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. 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 2025–2025), and the filings of 4 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