Alternative Pathways

Analysis

Alternative Pathways is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Alternative Pathways reported income of $511k and spending of $464k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $522k to $511k (-2.3%), an average of -0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Alternative Pathways sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fresh Air Family Inc ($510k), Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main Line ($511k) and Capstone ($510k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $333k. At year end it held assets of $161k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $141k. It reported 15 employees.