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Alternative Services - Northeast

Auburn, ME · EIN 31-1446324 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Alternative Services - Northeast reported $10.2 million in revenue and $10.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.10 went to program services, $11.90 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $845,266 (President). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 15% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.1%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.9%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.5%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.6%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$845,266$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
8.21%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.86.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 9100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$8.6M expenses · 95.0% of program spending · revenue $9.6M

Operation of 15 residential programs providing housing, clinical services, transportation, community activities under 24-hour supervision of adults with developmental disabilities and physical handicaps

$457K expenses · 5.0% of program spending · revenue $507K

Operation of approximately 90 case management program to individuals in their home or apartment setting, in the community and in other various locations. Programs are designed to assist individuals with managing their disabilities while continuing to live in the community

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
President
Director/trustee, officer, 0.80 hrs/week
$0$781,730$63,536$845,266
Executive Director
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$145,619$0$7,872$153,491
Sectretary / Treasurer
Director/trustee, officer, 0.50 hrs/week
$0$79,238$0$79,238
Director
Director/trustee, 0.20 hrs/week
$800$4,800$0$5,600
Vice President
Director/trustee, officer, 0.20 hrs/week
$800$4,800$0$5,600
Director
Director/trustee, 0.20 hrs/week
$600$4,000$0$4,600
Director
Director/trustee, 0.20 hrs/week
$800$3,600$0$4,400
Director
Director/trustee, 0.20 hrs/week
$600$3,600$0$4,200

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Alternative Services - Northeast (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $132K (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$10M$10M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$10M$10M88.1%$6.7M$845,266
FY2024 ⓘ$11M$11M89.9%$6.5M$668,562
FY2023 ⓘ$11M$10M90.1%$6.1M$630,231
FY2022 ⓘ$13M$12M89.8%$5.6M$576,960
FY2021 ⓘ$12M$11M89.1%$5.1M$621,490

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 7 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5195

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Community Living Concepts Inc
Mgmt & Clinical
$346,503
Financial One Accounting
Accounting/Financial Services
$235,450
EJ Drywall Inc
Maintenance and Construction
$140,319

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Alternative Services - Northeast totaling $162 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Alternative Services - Northeast's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Alternative Services - Northeast, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Alternative Services - Northeast's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Alternative Services - Northeast reported that 88.1% of its $10.3 million in expenses went to program services, 11.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Alternative Services - Northeast pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Alternative Services - Northeast reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $845,266, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Alternative Services - Northeast get its money?

Of $10.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.5% came from contributions and grants and 98.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Alternative Services - Northeast a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 31-1446324 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621359349301332 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501359349309115 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349307118 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349313723 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349300826 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 31-1446324: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.