Public Charity

NATIONAL CENTER ON INSTITUTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES INC

NATIONAL CENTER ON INSTITUTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BALTIMORE, MD. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $46.6M revenue, $40.1M expenses, $46.5M total assets. 26 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521094078 BALTIMORE, MD Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$46.6M
Total Expenses$40.1M
Total Assets$46.5M
Grant Records26
Funding Total$2.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

NCIA IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING PEOPLE WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHALLENGES. WITH A COMMITMENT TO UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY, NCIA SERVES A DIVERSE POPULATION, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL, DEVELOPMENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES, PEOPLE RE-ENTERING SOCIETY AFTER INCARCERATION, AT-RISK YOUTH, AND ADULTS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS.

Where $100 goes at National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Inc

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

$86 Programs the work itself
$14 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 $86 for programs

$49
Ncia's community living homes provides housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, helping them lead full and active lives in their community
57% of program spending
$18
Ncia's business service department focuses on obtaining commercial, state and federal contracts to employ people with disabilities
20% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 62 people
$11
Ncia's youth in transition school (yit) is a nonpublic, full-day special education program for students ages 11-21 with significant barriers such as autism, emotional disabilities, and intellectual disabilities
13% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. 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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
$232,893
2024
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO DIRECT SUPPORT WORKERS
$90,272
2023
IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION
$300,000
2023
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO DIRECT SUPPORT WORKERS
$91,052
2023
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$73,000

Showing up to 5 of 26 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Aaron Bukowitz
SECRETARY Alice Keepers
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Carole Argo
DIRECTOR Christine Pahigian
DIRECTOR Deborah Kakaris
CFO AFTER 6/20/24 Donald Vail

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,389,476 16 grants
Youth Development
$848,147 5 grants
Economic Development
$300,000 1 grant
Housing & Homelessness
$18,000 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $46.6M $40.1M $46.5M
2024 $40.6M $37.8M $41.5M
2023 $35.6M $34.8M $34.7M
2022 $35.3M $39.2M $26.4M
2021 $38.4M $32.2M $28.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $38.4M to $46.6M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $46.5M.

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

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