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. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 362720602 CHICAGO, IL Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention & Treatment NTEE: F20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.7M
Total Expenses$9.7M
Total Assets$4.6M
Grant Records32
Funding Total$4.2M
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.

Where $100 goes at Alternatives Inc

How Alternatives Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$67 Programs the work itself
$27 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $67 for programs

$39
Clinical services
59% of program spending
$21
Restorative justice
31% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,000 youth
$7
Systems and training
10% of program spending
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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

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$2,000,000 1 grant
Economic Development
$780,000 5 grants
Research & Policy
$412,600 2 grants
General Support
$298,750 10 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$184,321 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.7M $9.7M $4.6M
2024 $11.4M $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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