Alternatives for Children: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 11-2933851)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$20.9M
FY2021	$21.8M
FY2022	$22.1M
FY2023	$28.0M
FY2024	$31.3M
FY2025	$32.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$21.2M
FY2021	$21.2M
FY2022	$22.0M
FY2023	$27.3M
FY2024	$31.0M
FY2025	$32.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.9M
FY2021	$3.6M
FY2022	$3.7M
FY2023	$4.5M
FY2024	$4.8M
FY2025	$5.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2002.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

90%

Program services 90% · $28.8M Management & general 10% · $3.3M Fundraising 0% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Dr Matthew Krivoshey

Executive Director

$205,177Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Coderre

Chief Financial Officer

$177,421Pt VII · Sec A

Jocelyn Cabello

Controller

$154,968Pt VII · Sec A

Donald Denninger

Human Resouce Dir

$147,439Pt VII · Sec A

Grace Mary Altkin

Compliance Dir

$147,342Pt VII · Sec A

Beth Apostoli

Staff Trainer

$119,847Pt VII · Sec A

Vivienne Viera

Assistant Principal

$115,241Pt VII · Sec A

James Buzzetta

Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Dr Marie Ficano	—	$265,004	$221,613	$216,564	$207,025	$203,390
Dr Matthew Krivoshey	$205,177	$89,420	—	—	—	—
Patricia Coderre	$177,421	$165,772	$156,692	$151,907	$145,865	$143,732
Jocelyn Cabello	$154,968	$134,027	$125,887	$126,872	$107,511	$105,794
Donald Denninger	$147,439	$136,045	—	—	—	—
Grace Mary Altkin	$147,342	$133,637	—	—	—	—
Sharon Bigin	—	—	—	—	$146,437	$120,663
Beth Apostoli	$119,847	$128,901	$111,770	$111,952	$110,408	$104,230

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers quality programs for young children with special needs.

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3 programs · $28.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The center operates an educational facility to provide special education and therapeutic services for preschool children with handicapping conditions. The preschool served 1,096 children during fiscal year 2025.

$28.2Mprogram expense

02

The center operates an educational facility to provide special education and therapeutic services for early intervention children with handicapping conditions. The early intervention program served 270 children during fiscal year 2025.

$491Kprogram expense

03

The center operates a year round child care program for all children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. The daycare center served 61 children during fiscal year 2025.

$90Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Rommel Wilson Memorial Fund INCFY2024$40K

Frankfurth Charitable FoundationFY2024$450

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$32.3M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$32.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$125K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$118K

Money outPt IX

$32.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$28.8M

Managementcol C$3.3M

Fundraisingcol D$13K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M

Total assetsLn 16$16.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$118K

Government grantsLn 1e$21K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$26K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$32.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$125K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Gains on assetsLn 7$64K

Total revenueLn 12$32.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$90K

SavingsLn 2$1.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$977K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M

Other assetsLn 15$1.9M

Total assetsLn 16$16.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M

Net assetsLn 32$5.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5494

VolunteersI 66

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.7M	$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$904K	$977K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.4M	$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$13.8M	$16.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$8.9M	$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32	$4.8M	$5.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$462K		$462K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$20.3M	$18.8M	$1.4M	$799
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$2.4M	$2.3M	$158K	$223
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.4M	$3.1M	$293K	$49
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.6M	$1.5M	$140K	$24
Legal feesLn 11b	$42K		$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$81K		$81K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$3K		$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$4K		$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$420K	$420K
Office expensesLn 13	$530K	$443K	$87K
Information technologyLn 14	$533K	$195K	$338K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.4M	$1.4M	$34K
TravelLn 17	$21K	$21K	$771
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K	$5K	$260
InterestLn 20	$129K		$129K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$275K	$239K	$36K
InsuranceLn 23	$144K	$117K	$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$360K	$341K	$7K	$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$32.1M	$28.8M	$3.3M	$13K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$32.3M	$32.1M	$155K	$5.0M	990 PDF
FY2024	$31.3M	$31.0M	$327K	$4.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$28.0M	$27.3M	$712K	$4.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$22.1M	$22.0M	$81K	$3.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$21.8M	$21.2M	$638K	$3.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$20.9M	$21.2M	−$349K	$2.9M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $32,258,130 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,477,545$117,616

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,611,694$32,011,214

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $225,446$125,460

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,280$3,840

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $31,319,965$32,258,130

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,298,993$28,129,549

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,693,807$3,973,125

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $30,992,800$32,102,674

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $327,165$155,456

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $32,258,130 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $3,719 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,397

VIII-1e Government grants$20,992

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$70,227

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$117,616

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,011,214$32,011,214

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,259$61,259

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $64,201$64,201

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $121$121

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,011,214 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $129,300$32,258,130

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $32,102,674 across 19 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $462,384$462,384

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,841,991 · Management $1,431,800 · Fundraising $799$20,274,590

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,270,750 · Management $157,935 · Fundraising $223$2,428,908

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,062,746 · Management $292,592 · Fundraising $49$3,355,387

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,468,650 · Management $139,606 · Fundraising $24$1,608,280

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $42,278$42,278

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $81,265$81,265

IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $3,369$3,369

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,348$4,348

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $420,422$420,422

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $442,846 · Management $86,987$529,833

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $195,034 · Management $337,610$532,644

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,390,348 · Management $33,964$1,424,312

IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,618 · Management $771$21,389

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,147 · Management $260$5,407

IX-20 InterestManagement $129,127$129,127

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $238,958 · Management $36,177$275,135

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $116,738 · Management $26,785$143,523

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $340,681 · Management $7,171 · Fundraising $12,221$360,073

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $28,814,929 · Management $3,274,429 · Fundraising $13,316$32,102,674

Part X · Balance sheet $16,614,663 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,160,354$90,435

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,584,364$1,440,437

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,639$11,980

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,156,593$8,598,439

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $151,427$152,446

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,407,905$3,458,169

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $904,489$976,694

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $411,564$1,886,063

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,790,335$16,614,663

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,959,652$4,003,728

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $435,587$411,790

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $3,132,505$2,825,005

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $415,581$1,909,322

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,943,325$11,599,845

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,847,010$5,014,818

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,847,010$5,014,818

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,790,335$16,614,663

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,014,818 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$32,258,130

XI-2 Total expenses$32,102,674

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$155,456

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,847,010

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,352

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,014,818

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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