Nonprofit · EIN 91-1792774
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM
Also known as MOUNTAIN VALLEY CHAPTER
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $938,810 | $917,263 | $21,547 | $961,483 | $308,804 | $652,679 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $828,011 | $741,048 | $86,963 | $960,067 | $359,439 | $600,628 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $271,411
- Membership dues
- $63,665
- Program service revenue
- $687,344
- Investment income
- $6,945
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$28,090
- Other revenue
- -$26,890
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $44,643
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $226,729
- Other salaries and wages
- $104,659
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $385,902
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,228
- Occupancy
- $52,000
- Travel
- $14,735
- Depreciation
- $1,576
- Program services (functional)
- $682,722
- Management and general (functional)
- $162,763
- Fundraising (functional)
- $71,778
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $960,067
- Total assets, end of year
- $961,483
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $308,804
- Net assets, end of year
- $652,679
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,369
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $652,679
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,200
- Gross receipts
- $1,014,686
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONNIE FERREIRA | CEO Officer | 40 | $202,138 | $24,591 |
| MARY FLORES | IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY MERRILL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA NEVES | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL JAVIST | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TWIANA ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY BRODOVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES DUKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEXI BOEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCISCO CASTILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIME LEMUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL HAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE PEREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTI BLACK-DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FAITH WHITMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONNIE FERREIRA | CEO Officer | 40 | $185,582 | $22,721 |
| KATE WRIGHT | IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY FLORES | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BJ SNOWDEN | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL JAVIST | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TWIANA ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY BRODOVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES DUKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OMAR GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY GREENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIME LEMUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY MERRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA NEVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE PEREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM TABUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WEBRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTI BLACK-DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FAITH WHITMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 601 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 127, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825-6738
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BONNIE FERREIRA, 601 UNIVERSITY AVE 127, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
- Signed the 990
- BONNIE FERREIRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (916) 920-5669
- Website
- WWW.ALF-MVC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GILBERT CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 91-1792774 or by the name AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE BOUNDARY-CROSSING LEADERS FROM A DIVERSITY OFSECTORS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION; STRENGTHEN THEIRLEADERSHIP CAPACITY THROUGH DEEPENING RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSFORMATIVEEXPERIENCES; AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TOMAKE SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Program accomplishments
- THE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM INVITES ESTABLISHED LEADERS FROM ALL PROFESSIONAL SECTORS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION TO PARTICIPATE IN A YEARLONG FELLOWS PROGRAM. THE FIRST YEAR FELLOWS PROGRAM IS AN ENGAGING PROCESS OF ACTION AND REFLECTION WITH DIALOGUES MOST RELEVANT TO THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES RESULTING IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY ACTION TEAMS OF PASSIONATE CONCERNED LEADERS. INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP IS TRANSFORMED THROUGH RIGOROUS REFLECTION ON STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES, INTENTIONS AND OUTCOMES. TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING ASSERTS THAT THE MORE IN CONTROL AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERS ARE FOR THEIR OWN LEARNING, THE GREATER THE POTENTIAL FOR TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A DIVERSE AND GROWING NETWORK OF LEADERS TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. TO DATE, WE HAVE LEADERS FROM ACROSS SIX COUNTIES, 19 SECTORS AND REPRESENTING OVER 390 BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THIS YEAR WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL FIRST YEAR'S FELLOWS COHORT.Expenses $606,070 · grants $44,643 · revenue $645,368
- IN 2016, THE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM SPEARHEADED A SERIES OF DIALOGUE AROUND IMPLICIT BIAS. MORE THAN 40 SENIOR FELLOWS, FROM A VARIETY OF SECTORS, PARTICIPATED IN TWO SIX-WEEK SERIES TO LEARN ABOUT COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND UNDERSTAND OUR OWN BIASES. SENIOR FELLOWS LEARNED TECHNIQUES TESTED AND TRUE WHICH MINIMIZE BIAS IN OUR BRAINS AND ALLOW US TO ADDRESS BIAS IN THE WORKPLACE AND INSIDE INSTITUTIONS. IN 2017, THIS DIALOGUE WAS DEVELOPED INTO A TWO-PART TRAINING WORKSHOP DESIGNED FOR NONPROFITS, FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES, PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE BEHIND OUR UNCONSCIOUS BIASES. IN 2018, BEYOND BIAS WAS DEVELOPED AS AN ACCOMPANYING TRAINING THAT INCLUDES A DEEP DIVE INTO INTERVENTIONS ACROSS PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL LEVELS. THESE TRAININGS ARE TAILORED FOR EACH AUDIENCE AND PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE ON RACE AND EQUITY FOR INSTITUTIONS THAT WANT TO TRANSFORM THEIR CULTURES. WE PROVIDED 15 TRAININGS AND HAD OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING AS WELL AS BELONGING.Expenses $49,221 · revenue $29,576
- THE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM OPERATED THE ENCORE FELLOWS PROGRAM IN THE SACRAMENTO AND SIERRA REGIONS. AS WITH ALL THE ENCORE FELLOWS PROGRAMS, THE ENCORE FELLOWS SAC/SIERRA PROGRAM MATCHES HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THEY CAN PERFORM HIGH IMPACT WORK AND HELP THOSE ORGANIZATIONS BUILD CAPACITY AND GROW STRATEGICALLY, ULTIMATELY MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CROSS-SECTOR LEARNING AND DELIVER SUSTAINED ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT TO THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. BY OPERATING AN ENCORE FELLOWS PROGRAM IN THE REGION,THE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM WILL ENABLE NONPROFITS TO GROW AND SUSTAIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH FELLOW'S HIGH-IMPACT SOCIAL-PURPOSE ROLES. THE PROGRAM WILL BE SUNSETTING IN 2025.Expenses $27,431 · revenue $12,400
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 | Not 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
- 91-1792774
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $961,483
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,014,686
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $938,810 | $917,263 | $961,483 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $828,011 | $741,048 | $960,067 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $687,314 | $690,475 | $803,789 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 91-1792774).
Questions about AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM is 91-1792774.
- Is AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM 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 AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BONNIE FERREIRA.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $202,138 (BONNIE FERREIRA, CEO).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $938,810, expenses of $917,263 and total assets of $961,483 at year end.
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