The mission of Alternative Horizons is to provide advocacy and resources to domestic violence survivors and their children, while striving to promote community awareness through education and prevention efforts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$167K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$868K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$759K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$709K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$868K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$742K
FY2022$728K
FY2023$914K
FY2024$868K
Expenses
$759K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$507K
FY2021$675K
FY2022$669K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$759K
Net assets
$709K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$436K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$599K
FY2024$709K

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 Apr 1981.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $679K Management & general 9% · $66K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$98,473Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Valerie Ross$98,473$83,505$85,595$73,423—
Kim Zook————$68,522
Kim Zook Through June 2021———$60,238—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for domestic violence survivors and children, promoting awareness through education.

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3 programs · $498K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Bridges of Hope Legal Project

This service provides civil legal assistance tosurvivors in cases of dissolution of marriage/legal separation, allocation ofparental rights, child support, and other civil matters stemming from domesticviolence victimization.

$177Kprogram expense
02

Collaborative Support

Provides support to collaborative agencies. Funds provided tosub-recipients are from the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women,through the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and StalkingAssistance Program Grant.

$162Kprogram expense
03

24/7/365 Support Line & Advocacy Services: This service provides immediate and ongoing counseling, advocacy, information and referrals to survivors through hotline phone, office phone, walk-in office and on the Fort Lewis College campus.

$160Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$77K
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Grants paid · 19 grants · $784K · 2020–2024
Voa Southwest SafehouseCO · FY2024$63,851
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,162
Voa Southwest SafehouseCO · FY2023$62,340
Unitemized GrantFY2023$49,212
Voa Southwest SafehouseCO · FY2022$56,604
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,461
Voa Southwest SafehouseCO · FY2021$47,476
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,931
Voa Southwest SafehouseCO · FY2020$10,827
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$868K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$862K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$759K
Ln 25
Programscol B$679K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$709K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$599K
Total assetsLn 16$876K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$862K
Government grantsLn 1e$740K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$908
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$868K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$599K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$599K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$81K
Total assetsLn 16$876K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
Net assetsLn 32$709K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 615
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$487K$599K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$779K$876K
LiabilitiesLn 26$181K$167K
Net assetsLn 32$599K$709K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$162K$162K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
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$99K$84K$5K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$177K$175K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$35K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$20K$506$771
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$16K$48K$645
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$6$417
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K$50
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$146K$1K$683
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$14K$7K$261
Total functional expensesLn 25$759K$679K$66K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $868K$759K$109K$709K 990 PDF
FY2023 $914K$876K$38K$599K 990 PDF
FY2022 $728K$669K$59K$560K 990 PDF
FY2021 $742K$675K$67K$503K 990 PDF
FY2020 $535K$507K$28K$436K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $867,970 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $906,252$861,903
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,194$2,360
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,192$3,707
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $913,638$867,970
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $255,195$181,933
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $390,977$334,517
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,594$242,231
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $875,766$758,681
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,872$109,289
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $867,970 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$10,833
VIII-1e Government grants$739,856
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,214
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$908
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$861,903
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,360$2,360
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$3,707
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,360$867,970
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $758,681 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $161,771$161,771
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,162$20,162
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 $83,932 · Management $4,937 · Fundraising $9,874$98,743
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $175,226 · Management $1,394$176,620
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,769 · Management $1,028 · Fundraising $1,673$37,470
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,407 · Management $506 · Fundraising $771$21,684
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,405 · Management $47,899 · Fundraising $645$64,949
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,725 · Management $6 · Fundraising $417$3,148
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,317 · Management $1,028 · Fundraising $50$4,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,693 · Management $1,415 · Fundraising $683$147,791
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,290 · Management $7,397 · Fundraising $261$21,948
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $678,697 · Management $65,610 · Fundraising $14,374$758,681
Part X · Balance sheet $876,330 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $486,795$599,056
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$171,221
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $163,609$1,274
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,207$2,269
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $21,184$21,902
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $103,670$80,608
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $779,465$876,330
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,763$76,317
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $141,833$91,137
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $180,596$167,454
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $588,787$695,248
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,082$13,628
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $598,869$708,876
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $779,465$876,330
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $708,876 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$867,970
XI-2 Total expenses$758,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,289
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$598,869
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$718
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$708,876

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