Positive Alternatives

Analysis

Positive Alternatives is a registered charity in United States, based in Caro, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 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, Positive Alternatives reported income of $142k and spending of $150k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $182k to $142k (-22%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Positive Alternatives sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lantern Ministries ($142k), Monroe County Bar Foundation ($142k) and Education Equal Opportunity Group Inc ($142k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $235k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $235k.