CARE Alliance
CARE Alliance reported $13.5 million in revenue and $13.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.30 went to program services, $21.53 to management and general costs and $1.17 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 44.0% of the total. Government grants made up 42.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $159,751 (DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES). 15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 6% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor 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 October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.3% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 21.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 44.0% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 42.5% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 37.8% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $159,751 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.21% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 15 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
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 expenseHealth care for the homeless: Care Alliance health center was established in 1985 as one of the original robert wood johnson foundation health care for the homeless projects in the nation and in 1993 became an independent nonprofit organization. Today, Care Alliance continues its focus on providing health care to those experiencing homelessness in the city of cleveland as a federally qualified health center receiving funding through the U.S. Department of health resources and services administration (hrsa). After more than forty years of providing health care to the homeless population, Care…
Public housing primary care: recognizing the need to provide high quality and accessible care to a population vulnerable to health disparities, and in an effort to maintain our care relationships as our patients were housed, in 1998, Care Alliance applied for and received funding from hrsa to provide medical and dental care specifically to those living in and around public housing. Since that time, Care Alliance has operated one clinic within the cuyahoga metropolitan housing authority (cmha) developments. This space has enabled the organization to provide its services in easily accessible…
Hiv/AIDS: Care Alliance is committed to providing quality health care to underserved populations at risk for health disparities. As such, Care Alliance provides care to people living with HIV/AIDS (plwha) through community-based and in-house HIV testing, counseling, linkage to care, and referrals to supportive services. In an effort to provide medical, dental and supportive services to plwha, our team works to maintain and develop strong relationships with HIV service providers in the cleveland area to ensure a continuum of care and non-duplication of services. Hiv testing, education, and…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $136,375 | $0 | $23,376 | $159,751 |
| CHIEF DENTAL OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,918 | $0 | $9,716 | $156,634 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,286 | $0 | $16,111 | $143,397 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,500 | $0 | $17,886 | $142,386 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,824 | $0 | $9,339 | $142,163 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $29,046 | $0 | $0 | $29,046 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $8,517 | $0 | $0 | $8,517 |
15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from CARE Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $530K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- 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 2No
- 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 5108
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MEDIC MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC Consulting services | $682,374 |
| INTEGR8 HEALTH LTD Medical consulting services | $469,456 |
| SILVERBACC PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC Security services | $300,030 |
| JSI JANITORIAL LLC Janitorial services | $195,086 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to CARE Alliance totaling $128 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.
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Every number above is copied from CARE Alliance's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for CARE Alliance, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 CARE Alliance spent in FY2025, $77.30 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of CARE Alliance's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, CARE Alliance reported that 77.3% of its $13.2 million in expenses went to program services, 21.5% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does CARE Alliance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation CARE Alliance reported for one person in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 was $159,751, for the role of DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does CARE Alliance get its money?
Of $13.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, 44.0% came from contributions and grants (including 42.5% from government grants) and 37.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is CARE Alliance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 34-1748776 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 2019, 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 October 31, 2025, object 202632549349300103 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, object 202542559349300309 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, object 202422609349302092 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, object 202332589349302273 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021, object 202222589349300002 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, object 202142579349301314 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 34-1748776: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.