Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
67th percentile
Higher net margin than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
79th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 5.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
98th percentile
Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
43rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$24,188
Up $19,892 (+463%) from 2015
Net Assets
$24,188
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2015
Revenue
Down$164,221
Down $5,779 (-3.4%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$144,329
Down $21,375 (-13%) from 2015
Net Income
Up$19,892
Up $15,596 (+363%) from 2015
Alpha News reports on issues relating to local, state, and federal government, as well as the people and personalities involved. Unlike traditional media, our programming goes beyond the headlines and focuses on issues of local interest that consistently go unreported.
Alpha news uses advanced social media and online technology platforms to deliver important news programming to audiences everywhere in minnesota. Alpha reports on issues relating to local, state and federal government, as well as, the people and personalities involved. Unlike traditional media, our programing goes beyond the headlines and focuses on issues of local interest that consistently go unreported.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHA NEWS USES ADVANCED SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS TO DELIVER IMPORTANT NEWS PROGRAMMING TO AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE IN MINNESOTA. ALPHA NEWS REPORTS ON ISSUES RELATING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS, THE PEOPLE AND PERSONALITIES INVOLVED. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL MEDIA, OUR PROGRAMING GOES BEYOND THE HEADLINES AND FOCUSES ON ISSUES OF LOCAL INTEREST THAT CONSISTENTLY GO UNREPORTED. OUR NEWS IS FUELED BY CITIZENS AND THEIR INTERESTS. ALPHA NEWS REACHES OVER 30,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH WEEK BRINGING THEM PERTINENT COMMUNITY NEWS. ALPHA NEWS ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN THE CIVIC PROCESS BY EDUCATING THEM ON WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON LOCAL ISSUES THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY MAJOR PAPERS.FOR A LISTING OF ARTICLES AND CURRENT CONTENT PUBLISHED BY ALPHA NEWS, SEE HTTP://ALPHANEWSMN.COM | $0 | $121,146 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE MATHISEN | Treasurer | PT | $8,736 | - | $8,736 |
| ALEX KHARAM | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| CHRIS KAUFMANN | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Description: refunds/allowances. Amount: 212.”
“Description: office expenses. Amount: 1,924. Description: advertising. Amount: 16,026. Description: insurance. Amount: 3,358. Description: job materials. Amount: 1,034. Description: travel. Amount: 270. Description: other. Amount: 2,394. Description: taxes. Amount: 25. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 25,031.”
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