The Eden Alternative INC

Tax-deductible

Rochester, NY501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 16-1465335Revenue $2.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSedenalt.org1000 Elmwood Ave, 14620-3042 · Rochester, NYTax-exempt since Jan 2004Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 9 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $7K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$379K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$379K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$553K
FY2021$749K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$638K
FY2024$379K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.0M Management & general 13% · $305K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$165,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Daniel’s $166K as President & CEO is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrick Bultema—$36,216$193,525$152,961—
Michelle Daniel$165,500$35,208———
Jill Vitale-Aussem————$147,725
Kathy Hagen—$102,849———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

The Eden Alternative INC is a health care nonprofit based in Rochester, NY.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Training

The eden alternative's training programs are designed to educate and enlighten individuals in the eden philosophy, including the eden alternative 10 principles. The following training programs are taught throughout the united states: certified eden associate training, dementia beyond drugs, empowered teams, leadership pathways to culture…

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

The eden alternative holds a bi-annual eden alternative international conference that promotes the organization's mission and values.

$777Kprogram expense
03

Eden registry. As a way of honoring those who undertake the hard work of transforming their institutions into warm, human habitats, the organization maintains the eden registry. The registry is not an accreditation or in any way an indicator of quality, it is simply a public commitment to strive for the principles and practices of the…

$145Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$7K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$305K
Owns and owesPt X
$379K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$40
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
SavingsLn 2$193K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$379K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$734K$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$638K$379K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$167K$142K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$983K$836K$148K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$120K$102K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$87K$74K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$38K$33K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$12K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$253K$215K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$21K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$24K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$33K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$161K$129K$32K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$300K$300K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$8K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$15K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$55$55
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.0M$305K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.0M$2.3M−$259K$379K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.6M$366K$638K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.7M−$477K$272K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.0M$195K$749K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$100K$553K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,011,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,453$776,285
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,949,724$1,180,052
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$370$40
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,345$54,878
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,943,462$2,011,255
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 $1,021,175$1,357,693
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $556,083$912,797
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,577,258$2,270,490
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $366,204−$259,235
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,011,255 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,681 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$776,285
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$776,285
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,180,052$1,180,052
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40$40
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $52,128$52,128
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $69$69
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,182,802 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $52,168$2,011,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,270,490 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $142,190 · Management $25,092$167,282
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $835,874 · Management $147,507$983,381
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $101,804 · Management $17,966$119,770
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,171 · Management $13,089$87,260
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $32,925 · Management $4,714$37,639
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,569 · Management $1,656$13,225
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $215,440 · Management $37,571$253,011
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,906 · Management $2,323$23,229
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,927 · Management $7,762$31,689
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,784 · Management $8,196$40,980
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $15,626$15,626
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,074 · Management $1,268$6,342
IX-17 TravelPrograms $128,898 · Management $32,224$161,122
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $300,106$300,106
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,622 · Management $1,905$9,527
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,961 · Management $3,740$18,701
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,545$1,545
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $55$55
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,965,477 · Management $305,013 · Fundraising $0$2,270,490
Part X · Balance sheet $453,729 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,809$84,862
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $138,674$193,204
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $496,081$98,564
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $20,533$37,182
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,519$29,866
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,578$10,051
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $734,194$453,729
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,219$30,840
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,922$44,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,141$74,911
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $638,053$359,276
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$19,542
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $638,053$378,818
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $734,194$453,729
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $378,818 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,011,255
XI-2 Total expenses$2,270,490
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$259,235
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$638,053
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$378,818

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