Alternative Living Solutions

Analysis

Alternative Living Solutions is a registered charity in United States, based in Latrobe, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 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 June 2024, Alternative Living Solutions reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.0m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.7m to $2.4m (+38%), an average of +6.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Alternative Living Solutions sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Diakonos Inc ($2.4m), Plateau Outreach Ministries ($2.4m) and Main Street Counseling Service ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $348k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 20 employees.