Alternativesyes

Analysis

Alternativesyes is a registered charity in United States, based in Dunbar, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 years ago. 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 2023, Alternativesyes reported income of $342k and spending of $248k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $141k to $342k (+143%), an average of +143% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Alternativesyes sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kshatriyas Association of North America ($342k), Transforming Lives Community Development Corporation ($342k) and Maps Charities ($342k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $126k. At year end it held assets of $213k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $213k. It reported 7 employees.