South Carolina · Nonprofit
NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (South Carolina) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,204,692 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,157,745). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $548k
- Funders on record
- 24
- Grants received
- $4.2M
- Net assets
- $-650
What New Alpha Community Development Corporation does
Mission
Our mission is to build environmental economic justice and improve health in low income communities by organizing, educating, changing policies and building just and equitable programs.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
New Alpha CDC continued advancing development of the 305-acre property formerly known as Woodbury Plantation, now renamed Freedom Land. To guide this effort, the organization convened an interdisciplinary design team that includes scientists and experts from the Union of Concerned Scientists, Francis Marion University, South Carolina State University, and Clemson University, along with specialists in forestry, landscaping, and urban and rural planning. Through this collaborative effort, the organization completed a land use plan for the property, designating 20.3 acres for infrastructure development. Plans include the construction of an eco-lodge designed to accommodate up to 32 individuals, featuring a commercial kitchen, dining facility, and supportive program space. Progress to date includes clearing roadways, installing signage, repairing the property gate, and initiating plats and construction blueprints for the development area. The organization also sustained its environmental education programming at the EJ Training Center, while building strategic partnerships with the South Carolina Wildlife Federation and the National Wildlife Federation to expand long-term funding…
$250,000 spentof which $250,000 as grants$250,000 earned by the program56% of program spendingIn parallel with site development, New Alpha CDC expanded its food access and agricultural support initiatives across Marlboro, Darlington, Florence, Marion, and Beaufort counties. The organization continued its farm-to-table distribution efforts, providing fresh produce to residents while strengthening local food systems. Support for farmers included assistance with market development and the installation of solar-powered electric fencing to protect livestock. We also continued advancing our work around EV charging infrastructure and made the strategic decision to move forward with strengthening our partnerships with farmers. This includes the continued development of the Imani Market-our online produce marketplace that allows individuals to order fresh food crops directly from local farmers, increasing access to healthy food while supporting local agriculture. In addition, we launched a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week podcast radio station called 3BC Radio. The station features a mix of old-school music, R&B, gospel, and Christian programming. It also broadcasts worship services from Kingdom Living Temple, along with talk shows, advertisements from local businesses, and announcements…
$140,000 spentof which $140,000 as grants$140,000 earned by the program31% of program spendingWhile we initially explored a workforce and business development initiative focused on EV installation, we shifted that effort toward financial empowerment. We partnered with Optus Bank to implement a series of financial literacy sessions scheduled for 2026. These sessions will serve multiple age groups: elementary students in March, middle school students in June, high school students in September, and college students and adults in November. We also participated in Climate Week NYC, where six representatives from South Carolina engaged in national and global climate discussions. During that time, we hosted and participated in several events, including gatherings at the Church Center for the United Nations, 475 Riverside Drive, a Buddhist temple in Manhattan, and a community event with churches in St. Albans, Queens. On the environmental health front, we provided PurpleAir quality monitors and air purifiers to 10 childcare facilities in Florence County, South Carolina. Along with the equipment, we delivered training on improving indoor air quality and supported these centers in becoming certified as eco-friendly childcare facilities. This included guidance on safer air fresheners…
$59,929 spentof which $59,929 as grants$59,929 earned by the program13% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $449,929.
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 $191k to $-19656 (−110%).
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.
100% of NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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
Leo Woodberry
Executive Director
Board chair
Donna Faye Dickey
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $5k → $692k.
6 of 24 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 41% 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 NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% 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
90% 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 NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 43% · 2019 31% · 2020 37% · 2021 44% · 2022 33% · 2023 29% — 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
38% of NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% 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
NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside South Carolina, across 8 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION has grown faster than half of the 7,668 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,668 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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 South Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% 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 NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
- NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (South Carolina) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,204,692 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,157,745). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION have?
- IRS filings report 24 organizations giving $4,204,692 in grants to NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $1,157,745 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NEW ALPHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in South 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 24 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing