Aligned
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Aligned at a glance
- Total assets
- $656,658
- -11.6% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $893,763
- -12.9% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $3,794
- Expenses (2024)
- $950,942
- +36.7% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Aligned funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $75K (2022). In 2023 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kauffman Scholars Inc Kansas City, MO | — | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $656,658 | $893,763 | $950,942 | — | — | $3,794 |
| 2023 | $743,044 | $1,026,110 | $695,866 | $2,750 | Total only | — |
| 2022 | $396,828 | $1,451,713 | $1,334,864 | $75,000 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $271,812 | $507,971 | $431,013 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $246,480 | $396,695 | $334,957 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $131,356 | $362,703 | $398,165 | $2,918 | Total only | $5 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Aligned
Based on IRS filings
Aligned is a public charity focused on Education, based in Shawnee, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $657K in total assets. Net investment income was $4K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Aligned is led by Torree Pederson, President on every filing since 2019; 2 of 11 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Torree Pederson
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$125K (2019) → $200K (2024)
Kelly Dreyer
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2023
Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Oliver
Director
Director & Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Banks
Director & Treasurer
Director & Vice Chair → Director & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Stradinger
Director & Vice Chair
Director & Treasurer → Director & Chair, 2022
Director & Chair → Director & Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Nottberg
Director & Secretary
Director & Chair → Director & Vice Chair, 2022
Director & Vice Chair → Director & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Sellers
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Guenther
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Goodnight
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Knecht
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Rallo
Vice President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$103K (2019) → $132K (2024)
Former officers (7)
- Former: Brett Leopold (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Patrick Woods (2023) — Director
- Former: John Vandewalle (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: C. Patrick Woods (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Erin Brower (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Neal Sharma (2019) — Director
- Former: Todd Geiman (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $200K, to Torree Pederson (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Aligned
How large is Aligned?
Aligned reported $657K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $894K.
What is Aligned?
Aligned is a public charity focused on Education, based in Shawnee, KS. It holds $657K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Aligned operate?
Aligned has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Aligned's EIN?
Aligned's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3553781. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 4, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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