Environmental Alternatives

Analysis

Environmental Alternatives is a registered charity in United States, based in Quincy, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1981, 45 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 December 2023, Environmental Alternatives reported income of $37.5m and spending of $37.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $31.8m to $37.5m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Environmental Alternatives sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paratransit Services ($37.4m), Pathways Inc ($37.5m) and Lutheran Family Services of Ne Inc ($37.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $448k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.7m. At year end it held assets of $27.3m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $23.2m. It reported 420 employees.