Mission
CREATIVE ALTERNATIVES, INC. IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION. THE AGENCY IS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
Public Charity
CREATIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
Based in TURLOCK, CA, CREATIVE ALTERNATIVES INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $17.5M in revenue, $16.9M in expenses, $17.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025.
EIN: 942378380
TURLOCK, CA
Child Day Care
NTEE: P33
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$17.5M
Total Expenses$16.9M
Total Assets$17.9M
Grant Records1
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Creative Alternatives Inc
How Creative Alternatives Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 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
$44
Creative Alternatives operates fourteen short term residential therapeutic program (strtp) homes in stanislaus and merced counties.Our strtp home environment is designed to prepare emotionally fragile youth for the…
$28
Reyn franca school (stanislaus county), reyn franca annex (stanislaus county), grace bishop school (merced county) and Creative Alternatives school (fresno county) are nonpublic schools designed to meet the…
$16
Creative Alternatives foster family agency's mission is to deliver comprehensive therapeutic services in a nurturing environment to youth and young adults
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
STRTP DIRECTOR
Brandi Boehme
THP-NMD DIRECTOR
Bruce Cresswell
HUMAN RESOURCE/COMPLIANCE
Darren Borrelli
VICE PRESIDENT (THROUGH NOV 2024)
David Fossum
SECRETARY
Eileen Hamilton
MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR
Joni Green
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17.5M | $16.9M | $17.9M |
| 2024 | $16.6M | $18.1M | $19.3M |
| 2023 | $20.0M | $16.4M | $20.3M |
| 2022 | $14.9M | $17.0M | $14.8M |
| 2021 | $17.2M | $18.4M | $16.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $17.5M, with total assets most recently reported at $17.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.