Public Charity

ALTERNATIVES INC

ALTERNATIVES INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $8.7M revenue, $9.7M expenses, $4.6M total assets. 29 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 362720602 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.7M
Total Expenses$9.7M
Total Assets$4.6M
Grant Records29
Funding Total$3.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ALTERNATIVES, INC.'S MISSION IS TO FACILITATE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT,STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S WELL BEING. SERVING OVER 3,000 YOUTH AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A RANGE OF COUNSELING AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

Sample Grants Received

2024
SYSTEMIC EVALUATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING (SEEIT) PROGRAM AND MATCHING GIFTS
$225,100
2024
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$150,000
2024
GENERAL OPERATING
$40,000
2023
HUMAN SERVICES
$2,000,000
2023
SYSTEMIC EVALUATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING (SEEIT) PROGRAM
$187,500

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ananda Badili
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bessie L Alcantara
DIRECTOR Dhyia Thompson-Phillips
DIRECTOR Erin Killingsworth-Walker
DIRECTOR Grace Taylor
OPERATIONS & STRATEGY DIRECTOR Jessica Newsome

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Top Grant Purposes

HUMAN SERVICES
$2,000,000 1 grant
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$630,000 4 grants
SYSTEMIC EVALUATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING (SEEIT) PROGRAM AND MATCHING GIFTS
$225,100 1 grant
Unspecified
$190,000 4 grants
SYSTEMIC EVALUATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING (SEEIT) PROGRAM
$187,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.7M $9.7M $4.6M
2024 $11.3M $8.8M $5.7M
2023 $6.9M $6.0M $3.1M
2022 $4.5M $4.4M $2.9M
2021 $4.1M $3.7M $2.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $8.7M (+113%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.6M.

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