Alternatives
Alternatives reported $19.8 million in revenue and $19.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.83 went to program services, $0.17 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 80.3% of the total. Government grants made up 79.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $240,905 (CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 39% between FY2020 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 $19MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 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 $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 80.3% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 79.0% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 19.0% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $240,905 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.24% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 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 expenseThe alpha house: a men's pre-release center (prc) located in billings, mt, serves as an intermediate step between prisons and the community. Offenders live in this prc under twenty-four hour a day supervision for approximately six months. The residents are required to obtain employment, participate in counseling, abstain from the use of drugs or alcohol, maintain strict accountability for facility rules, obtain a residence for release, and demonstrate that they are ready to return to the community as productive citizens
Passages is a community corrections prerelease center that prepares female adult offenders from the montana state womens prison, federal bureau of prisons, and montana probation and parole. In addition to providing supervision, treatment and rehabilitative programming is provided to the offenders to help and challenge them be successful in their integration into society as productive citizens. Passages also provides two secured supervision and treatment programs for female offenders: an alcohol and drug treatment unit and an assessment, sanction, revocation and hold center
Jail alternatives and misdemeanor probation provides community corrections, rehabilitative and treatment services to yellowstone, stillwater and carbon counties for over 5,000 community and local offenders. Jail alternatives provides supervision and treatment sevices designed to reduce jail overcrowding, teach responsibility, permit non-dangerous offenders to retain employment, and save taxpayer money. The misdemeanor program provides yellowstone county with pretrial and probationary services with particular effectiveness in dui and partner/family member assault
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $223,138 | $0 | $17,767 | $240,905 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,213 | $0 | $0 | $108,213 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,873 | $0 | $0 | $105,873 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,596 | $0 | $0 | $101,596 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,536 | $0 | $0 | $101,536 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $79,612 | $0 | $10,175 | $89,787 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Alternatives (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $339K (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–1b21 · 21 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 4Yes
- 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 5285
- Volunteers Part I, line 665
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Alternatives totaling $50,000 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 Alternatives's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Alternatives, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Alternatives's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Alternatives reported that 99.8% of its $19.4 million in expenses went to program services, 0.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Alternatives pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Alternatives reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $240,905, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Alternatives get its money?
Of $19.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 80.3% came from contributions and grants (including 79.0% from government grants) and 19.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Alternatives a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 81-0382745 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 June 30, 2025, object 202600999349301325 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541299349300439 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410949349300716 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300559349301570 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211339349304816 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110429349301601 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 81-0382745: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.