Alternative Directions

Analysis

Alternative Directions is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 September 2023, Alternative Directions reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.7m (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Alternative Directions sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom FWD ($1.7m), Redwood City Police Activities League Inc ($1.7m) and Family Visitor Program of Garfield County Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 38 employees.