Alternative Family Services
Alternative Family Services reported $30.0 million in revenue and $29.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.21 went to program services, $14.13 to management and general costs and $0.66 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 56.2% of the total. Government grants made up 55.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $351,593 (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER). 22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 45% 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 $30MFor 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 $30MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 56.2% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 55.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 42.1% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $351,593 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.19% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 22 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.6 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 17 | 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 expenseAlternative Family Services, inc. (afs), is a nonprofit organization founded in 1978. Afs receives its primary funding from county governments. Licensed by the california department of social services as a foster family agency, afs provides therapeutic foster care for children in a variety of formats including short-term shelter care, long-term foster care, intensive treatment foster care, and foster care for children with developmental disabilities. Afs is also licensed by the california department of social services as an adoption agency. It helps foster parents legally adopt their foster…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $317,524 | $0 | $34,069 | $351,593 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $192,039 | $0 | $63,223 | $255,262 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $234,066 | $0 | $9,500 | $243,566 |
| REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $163,863 | $0 | $29,082 | $192,945 |
| CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,132 | $0 | $17,705 | $182,837 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $145,443 | $0 | $9,500 | $154,943 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,863 | $0 | $9,500 | $147,363 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,023 | $0 | $18,816 | $131,839 |
22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Alternative Family Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (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–1b17 · 16 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 5260
- Volunteers Part I, line 6255
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| VARSITY TECHNOLOGIES It services | $1,124,250 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Alternative Family Services totaling $548 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 Alternative Family Services'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 Family Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Alternative Family Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Alternative Family Services reported that 85.2% of its $29.5 million in expenses went to program services, 14.1% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Alternative Family Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Alternative Family Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $351,593, for the role of CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Alternative Family Services get its money?
Of $30.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 56.2% came from contributions and grants (including 55.0% from government grants) and 42.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Alternative Family Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-2427088 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 202601349349302750 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541349349310249 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411289349303131 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331329349306923 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241329349307449 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110819349300886 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-2427088: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.