Nonprofit · EIN 63-0972435
PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA
Tax-exempt · BIRMINGHAM, AL 35229
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,901,124 | $1,621,531 | $279,593 | $783,868 | $10,777 | $773,091 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,147,236 | $1,148,082 | -$846 | $531,958 | $38,460 | $493,498 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,137,200 | $1,174,954 | -$37,754 | $502,828 | $8,484 | $494,344 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $700,364
- Program service revenue
- $1,197,443
- Investment income
- $3,317
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $163,150
- Other salaries and wages
- $774,967
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,183,691
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,396
- Travel
- $4,457
- Program services (functional)
- $1,170,458
- Management and general (functional)
- $218,591
- Fundraising (functional)
- $232,482
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $531,958
- Total assets, end of year
- $783,868
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,777
- Net assets, end of year
- $773,091
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $773,091
- Gross receipts
- $1,901,124
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 41
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- AL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN HANKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $183,150 | $13,242 |
| KIM LEWIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES NAILEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDD HARWOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE TALBOT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JT PRICE | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BLACKWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN BONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BOULTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BRINKLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG BUTRUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG CANFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JW CARPENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINTON CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
27 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN COBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WATSON DONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DONALDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK DREW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TYRONE FENDERSON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABE HARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HOBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HORACE HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED HOSP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNY JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHY SLOSS JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH J LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARKIN MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MACKE MAULDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT MCLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRYSTAL MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILSON NASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STRATTON ORR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA PAYNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUDLEY REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON STUDSTILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BECK TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEAL WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLEO WASHINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 45 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN HANKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $142,311 | $12,433 |
| JT PRICE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE ALLEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES NAILEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYRONE FENDERSON JR | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BLACKWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRESTON BOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN BONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BOULTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BRINKLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG BUTRUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JW CARPENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINTON CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN COBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WATSON DONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DONALDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DREW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HAMPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABE HARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDD HARWOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HOBBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY HOLLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED HOSP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNY JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY SLOSS JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH J LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARKIN MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MACKE MAULDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MCLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRYSTAL MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MUHLENDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILSON NASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STRATTON ORR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA PAYNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUDLEY REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE TALBOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECK TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLEO WASHINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN HANKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $140,348 | $9,941 |
| MARCI SMITH | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $64,746 | $7,688 |
| TYRONE FENDERSON JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JT PRICE | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE ALLEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM LEWIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MACKE MAULDIN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BLACKWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRESTON BOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BRINKLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG BUTRUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JW CARPENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINTON CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL COLEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WATSON DONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DONALDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DREW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HAMPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABE HARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDD HARWOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY HOLLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED HOSP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CWAYNE HUTCHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNY JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY SLOSS JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH J LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARKIN MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MCLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRYSTAL MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MUHLENDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES NAILEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STRATTON ORR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN ROBICHAUX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUDLEY REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY SINOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYSON STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE TALBOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECK TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 800 LAKESHORE DRIVE BH 219, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35229-3931
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KIM LEWIS, 800 LAKESHORE DRIVE BH 219, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352293931
- Signed the 990
- KIM LEWIS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (205) 726-2482
- Website
- WWW.PARCALABAMA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BORLAND BENEFIELD PC
Mission
PARCA'S MISSION IS TO HELP ALABAMA'S GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES FUNCTION WELL AND MAKE SOUND DECISIONS THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE. IT PURSUES THIS MISSION THROUGH TRUSTED, HONEST, OBJECTIVE, AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH- INFORMING LEADERS AND CITIZENS RATHER THAN ADVOCATING FOR ANY POSITION OR INTEREST.
Program accomplishments
- POLICY AND DATA:PARCA CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN, NON-IDEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND TRANSFORMS COMPLEX PUBLIC DATA INTO ACCESSIBLE, USABLE INFORMATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND THE PUBLIC. THIS WORK INCLUDES LONG-FORM COMPARATIVE POLICY RESEARCH, DATA JOURNALISM, AND INTERACTIVE DATA TOOLS AND DASHBOARDS. A CENTRAL FOCUS IS PUBLIC EDUCATION, FOR WHICH PARCA PRODUCES HIGH-LEVEL ANALYSES OF STATEWIDE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DATA AND DETAILED ANALYSES OF INDIVIDUAL LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS. OTHER WORK DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED ANALYSIS OF ALABAMA TAXES AND PUBLIC FINANCES, AS WELL AS RESEARCH ON THE STATE CONSTITUTION. PARCA'S PUBLIC-FINANCE RESEARCH SUPPORTS INFORMED BUDGETING AND FISCAL STABILITY AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS, AND ITS INDEPENDENT FISCAL ANALYSIS IS RELIED UPON TO PROVIDE POLICYMAKERS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM WITH A SHARED, FACTUAL BASELINE.Expenses $468,183 · revenue $239,489
- PROGRAM EVALUATION:PARCA CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR GOVERNMENTS, AGENCIES, AND NONPROFITS, PROVIDING END-TO-END SUPPORT FROM RESEARCH DESIGN AND INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DATA COLLECTION, QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING. DURING THE YEAR, THIS WORK INCLUDED EVALUATION OF ALABAMA'S 2019 LITERACY ACT, EVALUATION OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE A+ EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP, AND EVALUATION OF INTENSIVE TUTORING PROGRAMS IN BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS PROVIDED BY THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.Expenses $526,706 · revenue $359,232
- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:PARCA PROVIDES HANDS-ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT HELPS GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS MAKE AND CARRY OUT DECISIONS, INCLUDING CUSTOM DASHBOARDS AND DATA TOOLS, DATABASE DESIGN, SURVEY DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATION, PROGRAM DESIGN, AND STAFF TRAINING IN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION METHODS.Expenses $175,569 · revenue $598,722
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 63-0972435
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $783,868
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,901,124
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,901,124 | $1,621,531 | $783,868 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,147,236 | $1,148,082 | $531,958 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,137,200 | $1,174,954 | $502,828 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,144,897 | $1,035,414 | $605,775 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 63-0972435).
Questions about PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA
- What is the EIN of PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA is 63-0972435.
- Is PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KIM LEWIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 42 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $183,150 (RYAN HANKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALABAMA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,901,124, expenses of $1,621,531 and total assets of $783,868 at year end.
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