Alpha Home INC

San Antonio, TXUnknown exempt organization EIN 74-1668144Revenue $1.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSalphahome.org419 E Magnolia St · San Antonio, TX

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The mission of Alpha Home is to offer a pathway of help, hope, and healing through spiritually based drug and alcohol treatment and support.

66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 165 volunteers and 69 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $272K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$228K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $264K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-51% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending February 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $930K Management & general 32% · $451K Fundraising 2% · $27K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $228K 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
$134,398Pt VII · Sec A
$93,874Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Elizabeth Jensen$134,398$123,215$120,674$74,234——
Melissa Ann Dobbertin$93,874$89,518————
Melissa Kennedy——$86,673$81,065——
Merideth Erickson—————$84,853
Tom Back————$3,063—

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

Provides spiritually based treatment and support for drug and alcohol recovery.

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2 programs · $930K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Alpha Home has been providing new beginnings for women and men in the San Antonio area for 55 years through building a pathway of help, hope and healing through spiritually based drug and alcohol treatment and support.

$802Kprogram expense
02

We served 143 clients (men and women) in our Outpatient programs. Alpha Home Outpatient Clients received pre-treatment assessment and individualized treatment plans. Scheduling of meetings and classes were all monitored and assessed by Admissions Staff and Counseling Staff.

$127Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$873K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$761K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$930K
Managementcol C$451K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$761K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$873K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 6165
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$835K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$492K$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$230K$173K$58K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$551K$417K$134K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$49K$38K$274
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$44K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$134K$18K$104K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$228$4K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$30K$6K$836
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$11K$4K$552
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$395$745
InterestLn 20$9$9
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$28K$11K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$42K$29K$12K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$115K$31K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$53K$15K$29K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$930K$451K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.4M$270K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.4M$3.0M$403K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$2.8M$819K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.8M$174K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.6M$54K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.1M$3.2M−$90K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,677,110 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,456,604$761,219
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $661,189$873,460
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $68,934$27,431
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $212,962$15,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,399,689$1,677,110
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,224,935$926,760
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $771,490$480,826
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,996,425$1,407,586
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $403,264$269,524
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,677,110 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$65,155
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$696,064
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$761,219
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $873,460$873,460
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,431$27,431
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$15,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $873,460 · Excluded from tax $27,431$1,677,110
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,407,586 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $172,576 · Management $57,525$230,101
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $416,971 · Management $134,339$551,310
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,892 · Management $38,349 · Fundraising $274$87,515
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,641 · Management $14,193$57,834
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,518$5,518
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,114 · Management $103,606 · Fundraising $12,601$134,321
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $228 · Management $4,062$4,290
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,850 · Management $5,822 · Fundraising $836$36,508
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,626 · Management $3,888 · Fundraising $552$15,066
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,884 · Management $395 · Fundraising $745$3,024
IX-20 InterestManagement $9$9
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,960 · Management $10,785 · Fundraising $1,198$39,943
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,548 · Management $12,036 · Fundraising $1,098$41,682
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,232 · Management $30,796 · Fundraising $1,531$147,559
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,314 · Management $29,334 · Fundraising $8,258$52,906
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $929,836 · Management $450,657 · Fundraising $27,093$1,407,586
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $624,985$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $209,992$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $208,214$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $492,248$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,354,826$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100,395$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,990,660$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $226,203$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,764,457$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,990,660$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,677,110
XI-2 Total expenses$1,407,586
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$269,524
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,764,457
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$20,619
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,054,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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