Alternative Rehabilitation Communities Inc

Analysis

Alternative Rehabilitation Communities Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2025. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2019, Alternative Rehabilitation Communities Inc reported income of $6.6m and spending of $6.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2019, income fell from $7.7m to $6.6m (-15%), an average of -15% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Alternative Rehabilitation Communities Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holly Ridge Center Inc ($6.6m), Soaring Eagle ($6.6m) and Minnies Food Pantry Inc ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2019, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $384k. It reported 145 employees.