Positive Alternatives Inc

Analysis

Positive Alternatives Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Menomonie, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 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 Inc reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.4m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Positive Alternatives Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Korean-American Family Service Center Inc ($4.4m), R E a P Inc ($4.4m) and Community Services of Broomfield Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.7% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $279k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 135 employees.