Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
57th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
43rd percentile
Higher net margin than 43% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
52nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
23rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$24,051
Up $592 (+2.5%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$24,015
Up $592 (+2.5%) from 2017
Liabilities
Flat$36
Flat from 2017
Revenue
Down$156,417
Down $41,843 (-21%) from 2017
Expenses
Down$155,825
Down $43,200 (-22%) from 2017
Net Income
Up$592
Up $1,357 (+177%) from 2017
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 | $134,968 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
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| ALEX KHARAM | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| CHRIS KAUFFMAN | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| COLE MATHISEN | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Description: office expenses. Amount: 3,203. Description: advertising. Amount: 26,502. Description: insurance. Amount: 3,782. Description: travel. Amount: 427. Description: other. Amount: 202. Description: taxes. Amount: 696. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 34,812.”
“Description: accounts receivable. Beg. Of year amount: 8,000. End of year amount: 8,000.”
“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 36. End of year amount: 36.”
“Return was amended to add an additional board member that served during the year.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 36. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 36. |
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