Mission
TO PROMOTE REINTEGRATIVE JUSTICE AND A REDUCED RELIANCE ON INCARCERATION THROUGH ADVOCACY, SERVICES AND PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN PURSUIT OF CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
Public Charity
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES INC
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES INC, of SYRACUSE, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $18.7M in revenue, $19.0M in expenses, $14.6M in total assets. 73 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 161395992
SYRACUSE, NY
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$18.7M
Total Expenses$19.0M
Total Assets$14.6M
Grant Records73
Funding Total$3.5M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Center for Community Alternatives Inc
How Center for Community Alternatives Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $83 for programs
$34
Youth services
$20
Other program services include mitigation services (130 individuals), advocacy & organizing (100 individuals), housing services (60 individuals), and alternatives to incarceration/alternatives to detention (100 individuals)
$19
Recovery & treatment services
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$260,000
THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO STATE-BASED COALITIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.
$160,000
SEE VISION AREA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SCHEDULE O
$133,600
HUMAN SERVICES
$65,000
$58,902
Showing up to 5 of 73 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Alan Charlie Wittenberg Md
DIRECTOR
Alejandro Cruz
DIRECTOR
Alex Blau
DIRECTOR
Alex Duran
DIRECTOR
Aliya Nelson
DIRECTOR
Betsy Gotbaum
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18.7M | $19.0M | $14.6M |
| 2023 | $18.9M | $18.2M | $14.6M |
| 2022 | $16.1M | $15.8M | $12.1M |
| 2020 | $11.8M | $12.1M | $5.8M |
| 2019 | $9.9M | $9.2M | $3.8M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $9.9M to $18.7M (+90%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.