Mission
THROUGH A CONTINUUM OF FAMILY AND STRENGTH BASED SERVICES, POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES STRIVES TO EQUIP AT-RISK YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND DEVELOPMENT SKILLS NEEDED TO FLOURISH.
Public Charity
POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES INC, of MENOMONIE, WI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.5M in revenue, $5.4M in expenses, $3.1M in total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $149K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 391297249
MENOMONIE, WI
Children & Youth Services
NTEE: P30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.5M
Total Expenses$5.4M
Total Assets$3.1M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$149K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Positive Alternatives Inc
How Positive Alternatives Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$88
Programs
the work itself
$12
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 $88 for programs
$81
Group homes:the organization operates six group homes that are certified as qualified residential treatment programs (qrtp); Positive Alternatives-amery, Positive Alternatives-Menomonie, Positive Alternatives-river falls, Positive Alternatives-wisconsin rapids, Positive Alternatives-wausau…
$7
Community based services works with youth and families to improve family, community, and school relationships and to prevent out of home placement
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.
Sample Grants Received
SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY SERVICES
$10,788
GREEN SPACE ADDITION
$10,000
HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY SERVICES
$43,148
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING THE HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN DUNN COUNTY.
$11,390
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Allyson Moore
CHAIR
Chris King
DIRECTOR
Christie Pitzer
DIRECTOR
Cynthia Govin Welch
VICE PRESIDENT, CFO
Denise Horstman
DIRECTOR
Gretchen Niedbalski
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.5M | $5.4M | $3.1M |
| 2024 | $4.6M | $4.6M | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $4.4M | $4.1M | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $3.7M | $3.6M | $2.2M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.7M to $5.5M (+51%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.