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ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES INC

EIN 94-2427088 SANTA ROSA, CA

Largest nonprofits in California

Revenue 2024
$30,048,346
Expenses 2024
$29,519,563

Program services were 85.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P32Z
Classification
1000
Street
131B STONY CIR

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF STABILITY, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF STABILITY, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING.

  • ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC. (AFS), IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1978. AFS RECEIVES ITS PRIMARY FUNDING FROM COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. LICENSED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS A FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY, AFS PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS INCLUDING SHORT-TERM SHELTER CARE, LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE, INTENSIVE TREATMENT FOSTER CARE, AND FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. AFS IS ALSO LICENSED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS AN ADOPTION AGENCY. IT HELPS FOSTER PARENTS LEGALLY ADOPT THEIR FOSTER CHILDREN. ADDITIONALLY, AFS OPERATES INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAMS TO PREPARE OLDER FOSTER YOUTH FOR EMANCIPATION IN MARIN COUNTY AS WELL AS A PROGRAM THAT OFFERS HOUSING AND OTHER SUPPORTS TO FORMER FOSTER YOUTH IN MARIN COUNTY.

    Expenses $16,990,023 · Revenue $12,662,839

  • AFS OPERATES MEDI-CAL FUNDED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ON COUNTY CONTRACTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, ALAMEDA, SONOMA, CONTRA COSTA, SAN MATEO, AND SACRAMENTO COUNTIES.

    Expenses $8,162,503

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Marsha Lewis-Akyeem

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $243,566
    From this org
    $234,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,500
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,066
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,500
    Filer's total
    $243,566
  • Inverleith Fruci

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Lelicoff

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nathan Lipkin

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Wentworth

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Arbuckle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rohan Bafna

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julio Flores

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Ford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ayushi Gummadi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Harper

    BOARD MEMBER (START 07/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dionne Holder Ilmstad

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas O'Hanlon

    BOARD MEMBER (START 07/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Reader

    BOARD MEMBER (START 01/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Reiner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Staub

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Sweatt

    BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 07/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martha Duarte

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $351,593
    From this org
    $317,524
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,069
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,651
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $119,873
    Deferred
    $15,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,069
    Filer's total
    $351,593
  • Craig Barton

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $255,262
    From this org
    $192,039
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,223
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,039
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $44,408
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,815
    Filer's total
    $255,262
  • Beverly Johnson

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $182,837
    From this org
    $165,132
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,705
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,132
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,705
    Filer's total
    $182,837
  • Patricia Hodges

    REGIONAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $192,945
    From this org
    $163,863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,082
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,863
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,082
    Filer's total
    $192,945
  • Rita Williams-Washington

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,943
    From this org
    $145,443
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,500
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,443
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,500
    Filer's total
    $154,943
  • Koryn Marshall

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $147,363
    From this org
    $137,863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,500
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kimberly Porter-Leite

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $131,839
    From this org
    $113,023
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,816
    Hours/week
    40
  • Deasy Elfiera

    LEAD FINANCIAL ANALYST

    Total calculated
    $129,432
    From this org
    $118,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,018
    Hours/week
    40

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $30,048,346
    Expenses
    $29,519,563
    Contributions
    $16,876,076
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $28,177,430
    Expenses
    $27,381,213
    Contributions
    $15,003,838
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $24,639,087
    Expenses
    $24,169,358
    Contributions
    $11,805,139
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,053,004
    Expenses
    $21,164,700
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,962,185
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,531,230
    Expenses
    $20,775,482
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,472,865
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,785,378
    Expenses
    $20,418,254
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,560,051
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,063,526
    Expenses
    $20,354,849
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,652,708
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,454,542
    Expenses
    $21,168,554
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,997,011
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $21,454,542
    Expenses
    $21,168,554
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,997,011
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,881,547
    Expenses
    $20,757,569
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,696,652
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,667,070
    Expenses
    $19,890,296
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,874,383
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,190,452
    Expenses
    $19,132,205
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,070,123
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,207,575
    Expenses
    $19,227,144
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,964,387

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

  • ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES OF AFS · CA · controlled entity

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.