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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $153k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Journalist Highest Compensated Employee 25th percentile to median | $153k | — | — | — | $153k $163k |
President 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $87k $92k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 4 unpaid individuals.
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Up 27%
from 2023
From $120k in 2023 to $153k in 2024.
Estimated with Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 27% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 57%.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Revenue and expenses over time
ALPHA NEWS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
Common questions about ALPHA NEWS
What does the Highest Compensated Employee of ALPHA NEWS earn?
In 2024, the Highest Compensated Employee of ALPHA NEWS received $152,646 in total compensation. This pay is below the median (the midpoint) for Highest Compensated Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, but above the bottom quarter of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at ALPHA NEWS compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at ALPHA NEWS falls between the 25th percentile and the median.
What are ALPHA NEWS's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, ALPHA NEWS reported $1.3M in total revenue and $1.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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