About This Cause
At the Alliance Foundation, we are passionate about helping individuals Build a Path to Prosperity by offering them a Helping Hand Up through our programs focused on food, shelter, and emotional support. Our vision is to see every individual in our community reach their full potential and lead prosperous lives. We will achieve this by providing access to resources and support that meet basic needs and promote wellness and self-sufficiency. We are committed to being a catalyst for positive change in our community, one life at a time.
We believe if people have food, shelter & emotional support, they will have a strong foundation for which they can be prosperous in life.
Our Mission
To help people propser in life through the provision of shelter, food, and emotional support.
Our Vision
To see every individual in our community reach their full potential and lead prosperous lives.
The Gift of Giving Interview Featuring the Alliance Foundation
Our President, Bradley Barrie recently joined Stephen Murray on The Gift of Giving to share the story behind AFNP — why it was founded during the pandemic, how our three Pillars of Prosperity (food, shelter, and emotional support) guide everything we do, and what "prosperity" really means.
Our Team
Prior to founding The Alliance Foundation, he owned and operated a boutique financial services firm, from 1998 to 2017. After transitioning his financial services practice to his partners, Brad focused on consulting with other financial advisors, guiding them in all aspects of wealth management. Brad has received numerous awards and designations, including the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations as well as numerous Five Start Wealth Manager awards. Brad has consistently been active philanthropically, receiving the Philanthropist of the Year award in 2017 from Amita Health Foundation, and serving on a number of non-profit boards. Brad took his experience and created The Alliance Foundation in 2020 as a way to give back and help people struggling. Brad founded the organization based on the old adage of “giving a person a fish they eat for a day, teach someone to fish, they eat for a lifetime.” Based on this, our goal is to help people build a path to prosperity by helping to provide a strong foundation for with they can prosper. We believe that strong foundation is based on having food, shelter, & emotional support
Joseph is an Information Technology (IT) professional with more than 25 years industry experience including eight years as a technical support analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency, supporting U.S. troops and other end users worldwide in various areas of IT, including networking, hardware, software, and mobile phone support.
Joseph believes technology should make people more productive and simplify life. He holds a degree in Management and Information Systems from Rockford University in Rockford, IL along with certifications in computer hardware support, network security, and Microsoft Windows.
Joining the Alliance Foundation was important to Joseph because he believes everyone deserves an opportunity to be prosperous in their lives. Through hard work and focus, anyone can be successful and happy.
Joseph currently lives in Lansing, MI, with his wife, Julia, and their furry friends Ducky Dog (Labrador) and Bones (Cat).
About Our Logo
Our logo symbolizes the four essential elements of our mission and our approach:
- The foundation of the house represents our belief that having a solid foundation is essential for people to be able to prosper in life.
- The apple represents the need for food everyone has as a basic necessity of life.
- The house represents the universal need for shelter.
- The dog represents our belief that animals can help provide emotional support, which we believe is one of the unique characteristics of our organization.
Financials
2024 Alliance Foundation Form 990
2023 Alliance Foundation Form 990
