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Alternatives

EIN 36-2720602Human Services Illinois Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Positive programs defined developed and led by youth

Founded in 1971, Alternatives aims to facilitate personal development, strengthen family relationships and enhance the community's well being. Alternatives' programs and services use an asset-based model that focuses on enriching young people's lives by building upon individual strengths within the context of their family and community. We provide comprehensive, accessible and affordable programs that increase young people's opportunities to succeed and grow as individuals and community members

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.96Overall score
out of 100

83.00Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,262,275

Total expenses · USD$3,464,767

Program expenses

$2,692,123.96 recorded amount

77.7%

Fundraising expenses

$297,969.96 recorded amount

8.6%

Administrative expenses

$467,743.55 recorded amount

13.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Judith M. Gall
Recorded compensation: $91,920.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.65%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Alternatives
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1971, Alternatives aims to facilitate personal development, strengthen family relationships and enhance the community's well being. Alternatives' programs and services use an asset-based model that focuses on enriching young people's lives by building upon individual strengths within the context of their family and community. We provide comprehensive, accessible and affordable programs that increase young people's opportunities to succeed and grow as individuals and community members
`ein` EIN	36-2720602
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3464767.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.086
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.777
`fscore` Financial score	83.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Judith M. Gall
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	91920.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0265
`motto` Tagline	Positive programs defined developed and led by youth
`name` Charity name	Alternatives
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3262275.0
`score` Overall score	83.96
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2692123.9590000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	297969.962
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	467743.54500000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2720602
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.