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THE AMAL ALLIANCE INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 820618872 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE Q30 · International Affairs · Small ($100K-$1M) · amalalliance.org
revenue
$788K
expenses
$670K
net assets
$168K
employees
5
volunteers
20
program ratio
93%
mission · from form 990

THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING DISPLACED AND DISENFRANCHISED CHILDREN THROUGH EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AROUND THE GLOBE IN BOTH INFORMAL AND FORMAL EDUCATION SETTINGS. WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ALL GLOBAL CITIZENS WITH A SOCIAL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO THE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS NEEDED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE SEEK TO ENGAGE SYSTEMS THAT AFFECT DISPLACED AND DISENFRANCHISED CHILDREN BY OFFERING HOLISTIC, EVIDENCED-BASED INTERVENTIONS. OUR WHOLE CHILD APPROACH STIMULATES THE MIND AND BODY THROUGH EDUCATION AND INTEGRATION PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND ADDRESS TRAUMA AT ITS ROOT CAUSE. THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW CHILDREN TO FIND INNER STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE DESPITE THEIR CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Amal Alliance is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering displaced and disenfranchised children globally through education and social development programs. It focuses on holistic, trauma-informed interventions that integrate social emotional learning, early childhood development, and psychosocial support. The organization operates in both formal and informal education settings, serving children affected by displacement and conflict.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

COLORI Playspace Express
Mobile learning initiative providing trauma-informed social and emotional learning and play experiences to under-school-age migrant children living in remote motel shelters in Massachusetts.
Colors of Kindness
Award-winning program that improves children's social and emotional skills and caregiver wellbeing, implemented in six countries and reaching over 286,000 children.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Training and Capacity Building for Trauma-Informed Student Support 2 activities
    • Advocating for education and psychosocial support in crisis settings
      Advocates globally for access to education, early childhood development, and psychosocial support in emergency and protracted crisis contexts, emphasizing social emotional learning and trauma-informed care as critical components of child resilience.
    • Training educators in social-emotional learning curriculum delivery
      Builds local capacity by training teachers and coordinators to implement its SEL programs, ensuring sustainable delivery of trauma-informed and psychosocial support programming in diverse educational settings.
  • Creative Arts Therapy Programs 2 activities
    • Implementing holistic education and social development programs for displaced and disenfranchised children
      Delivers structured education and social development programs in informal and formal settings globally, focusing on trauma-informed care, social emotional learning (SEL), and foundational learning to support displaced and disenfranchised children. Programs have reached over 286,000 children across six countries including Bangladesh, Greece, Lebanon, Turkey, Uganda, and Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps.
    • Operating trauma-informed learning spaces via hub and spoke model
      Runs a hub and spoke model featuring one staffed playspace and two mobile learning buses to deliver trauma-informed SEL and play-based experiences to children in underserved or displaced communities.
  • Student Progress Assessment & Program Evaluation 1 activity
    • Conducting research on early childhood and social-emotional development
      Conducts rigorous research including quasi-experimental pilots and white papers to evaluate the impact of its programs, such as demonstrating a 0.80 effect size in SEL improvement in Greece and co-producing the first White Paper on Early Childhood with Boston University.
  • Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs 1 activity
    • Delivering the Colors of Kindness social-emotional learning program
      Implements the Colors of Kindness program, a structured SEL curriculum delivered weekly with measurable outcomes, including a 10-week version for children ages 3–5 and multi-month curricula for children ages 3–12. Piloted in Bangladesh, Greece, and Uganda, with demonstrated improvements in SEL skills and plans to scale nationally in Greece to reach 800,000 children by 2025.
  • Storytelling and Literacy Resource Development 1 activity
    • Producing and distributing accessible psychosocial support resources
      Develops and distributes no-cost, no-material tools such as the multilingual podcast series and the internet-free Superhero Academy program, reaching an estimated 160,000 beneficiaries and 110,000 global users respectively, to support caregiver and child well-being across age groups.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$788K
Contributions & grants$788K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$670K
Program expenses93%
Admin / overhead7%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$216K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$170K
Cash$170K
Investments$0
Liabilities$1K
Net assets$168K
Liquid reserves3.0 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +253.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DANIELLE DE LA FUENTE FOUNDER/CEO 50 $46K
board members · 3
  • MURIEL DE LA FARGUE — DIRECTOR
  • PAUL OSTLING — DIRECTOR
  • ROBERT JONES III — DIRECTOR
relationships · 36

Who they work with

  • Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center Partner — Advisory collaboration with Amal Alliance leadership.
  • Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies Partner — Collaborated on the production of Amal Alliance’s first White Paper on Early Childhood
  • EASEL Lab of Harvard Graduate School of Education Partner — Collaborated on a quasi-experimental study of the Colors of Kindness program in Greece
  • ECW Partner — Collaborated with ECW on the HEA COVID-19 Challenge to respond to education disruptions during the pandemic.
  • EdTech Hub Partner — Partnered with EdTech Hub on the HEA COVID-19 Challenge for education in emergencies.
  • Education Above All Partner — Collaborated to design and launch the Superhero Academy, an internet-free social-emotional learning program.
  • Education Above All Partner — Partner organization through which Amal Alliance's content has been downloaded in 175 countries.
  • Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Government — Supporting state agency partner in the COLORI Express initiative, involved in shelter system coordination and service delivery.
  • Friendship NGO Partner — Implemented the Colors of Kindness program with Amal Alliance in four locations in Bangladesh, including the Rohingya camp
  • G20Y Coalition — Danielle De La Fuente serves on a committee advancing youth and development issues.
  • Global Innovation Exchange Partner — Partnered with Global Innovation Exchange on the HEA COVID-19 Challenge.
  • Global Refugee Forum (GRF) Education Alliance Coalition — Member of the GRF Education Alliance, participating in global efforts to advance education for refugees.
  • Horizons for Homeless Children Partner — Joint initiative partner in the COLORI Express mobile learning program for migrant and displaced children in Massachusetts.
  • Humanity for All Foundation (HAF Uganda) Partner — Co-implemented the Colors of Kindness program in the Nakivale Settlement, Uganda
  • HundrED Network — Recognized by HundrED as one of the most innovative and scalable social and emotional learning methodologies.
  • Karanga Partner — Member of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Consortium that co-produced the “We Are in This Together” podcast series.
  • LEGO Foundation Network — Recognized by the LEGO Foundation as one of the most innovative and scalable social and emotional learning methodologies.
  • Learning in Times of Crisis Partner — Member of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Consortium that co-produced the “We Are in This Together” podcast series.
  • MIT Solve Partner — Collaborated on a case study related to re-engaging learners through the LEAP initiative
  • Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care Government — Supporting partner in the COLORI Express initiative, providing oversight and collaboration on early childhood education programming.
  • Ministry of Education (Greece) Partner — Partnered with Amal Alliance to pilot the Colors of Kindness program in Greece
  • Neighborhood Villages Partner — Joint initiative partner in the COLORI Express mobile learning program for migrant and displaced children in Massachusetts.
  • Porticus Funder — Copresented the Harvard EASEL Summary Report on the Colors of Kindness program
  • Qatar Foundation International Partner — Member of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Consortium that co-produced the “We Are in This Together” podcast series.
  • Rotaract Club of Nakivale Partner — Co-implemented the Colors of Kindness program in the Nakivale Settlement, Uganda
  • Salzburg Global Seminar Partner — Member of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Consortium that co-produced the “We Are in This Together” podcast series.
  • UNHCR Government — Hosted the initial pilot of the Colors of Kindness program through its Humanitarian Education Accelerator COVID-19 Challenge
  • UNHCR Government — Recipient of Amal Alliance programming recognition through the Humanitarian Education Accelerator COVID-19 Challenge.
  • UNHCR Partner — Co-sponsored Education at UNHCR's Inaugural Global Refugee Forum and collaborates on global refugee education initiatives.
  • UNHCR Partner — Collaborated with UNHCR on the HEA COVID-19 Challenge to design an education-in-emergencies prototype.
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strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Adaptive, Culturally Responsive Programming
    methodology: culturally_responsive_education
    By designing programs to be culturally responsive and locally adaptable, the organization increases engagement and effectiveness because communities are more likely to adopt and sustain interventions that reflect their values and contexts.
  • Evidence-Generating, Consortium-Based Innovation
    methodology: consortium_based_evidence_generation
    By forming multi-organizational consortia to co-develop and pilot psychosocial interventions, the organization generates evidence-based, scalable solutions because collaborative design in crisis contexts improves practicality, reach, and adoption.
  • Systems-Engaged, Community-Led Implementation
    methodology: community_led_sustainability
    By training local teachers and coordinators and engaging multiple system levels through partnerships, the organization ensures program sustainability and cultural relevance because local ownership and multi-level support increase adoption and long-term impact.
  • Whole-Child, Trauma-Informed Approach
    methodology: whole_child_trauma_informed
    By integrating education, psychosocial support, and social-emotional learning within a holistic, trauma-informed framework, the organization improves child development and resilience because this approach addresses the root impacts of displacement and trauma on learning and behavior.