Public Charity

ALPHA PROJECT FOR THE HOMELESS

ALPHA PROJECT FOR THE HOMELESS, of SAN DIEGO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $41.6M in revenue, $40.6M in expenses, $35.5M in total assets. 96 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 330215585 SAN DIEGO, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$41.6M
Total Expenses$40.6M
Total Assets$35.5M
Grant Records96
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Alpha Project for the Homeless (Alpha Project) was organized in February 1987 under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for public and charitable purposes. The mission of Alpha Project is to empower individuals, families, and communities by providing work, recovery and support services to people who are motivated to change their lives and achieve self-sufficiency. Alpha Projects many programs are available to all persons in need regardless of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.Alpha Project strives not to manage homelessness, but rather to end it for its clients. The agencys programs do not aim at making homelessness easier, or less costly, or more tolerable. Alpha Project breaks the cycle of homelessness and provides an alternate direction for its clients out of hopelessness and despair, and into a life of responsibility and dignity.Each program offered by the Alpha Project focuses on assisting participants to attain their

Where $100 goes at Alpha Project for the Homeless

How Alpha Project for the Homeless divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$4 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 $96 for programs

$48
Shelter Programs and ServicesTemporary Bridge Shelters:Alpha Project operates two Temporary Bridge Shelters for single adults in downtown San Diego on behalf of the City of San Diego
50% of program spending
$18
Permanent Housing Programs & ServicesRapid Re-Housing:The Rapid Re-Housing Program provides housing navigation and location, case management, and financial assistance to permanently house individuals and families
19% of program spending
$17
Rehabilitation Program ServicesCasa Raphael Residential Substance Use Disorder Program:Casa Raphael, located at 993 and 975 Postal Way in Vista, CA is a state-licensed and certified residential treatment program…
17% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PROGRAM DIR Allison Just
Sec & Treasurer Cindy Lehman
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Elizabeth Kolbe
Director Jacqueline L Greulich
CBDO Janice Williams
CFO Jan Norby

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,684,388 59 grants
Health & Medicine
$729,675 8 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$217,264 7 grants
Human & Social Services
$208,361 6 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $41.6M $40.6M $35.5M
2024 $46.1M $38.5M $34.2M
2023 $41.4M $35.7M $25.5M
2022 $27.9M $27.4M $18.3M
2021 $25.3M $23.3M $18.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $25.3M to $41.6M (+65%), with total assets most recently reported at $35.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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