Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CASES' MISSION IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH INNOVATIVE SERVICES THAT REDUCE CRIME AND INCARCERATION, IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PROMOTE RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE IN A NEW YORK CITY IN WHICH A PERSON'S PREVIOUS CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS DO NOT LIMIT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE SUPPORT AND TREATMENT SERVICES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.
- Income
- $70.1 million
- Spending
- $69.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 84%
- Employees
- 796
- Volunteers
- 17
- Highest pay
- $375,468, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 95% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $22.9 million spent. PRETRIAL SERVICES: PRETRIAL SERVICES CONNECTS NEW YORKERS WITH RESOURCES THAT ENABLE THEM TO MEET LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND REMAIN ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHILE AWAITING THEIR DAY IN COURT. THE MANHATTAN SUPERVISED RELEASE PROGRAM (MSRP) ADMITS PARTICIPANTS FROM THE MANHATTAN CRIMINAL AND SUPREME COURTS. BY OFFERING COMMUNITY-BASED SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT, MSRP PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE TO JAIL FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE DETAINED. THE PROGRAM HELPS PARTICIPANTS MAINTAIN HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND CONTINUITY OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES, WHILE ALSO STAYING CONNECTED TO THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE PROGRESSION OF THEIR CRIMINAL CASES. IN FY25, MSRP ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT OUTCOMES WITH 6,660 NEW INTAKES, REPRESENTING A 21% INCREASE OVER FY24. A TOTAL OF 7,637 PARTICIPANTS WERE SERVED ACROSS COMMUNITY OFFICES IN MANHATTAN, DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, JAMAICA (QUEENS), AND THE SOUTH BRONX. PRETRIAL SERVICES' KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS DEMONSTRATE STRONG PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE OUTCOMES. THERE WERE 4,289 PARTICIPANTS THAT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PRETRIAL SERVICES SUPERVISION, 84% OF PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED ALL SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCES, AND 95% HAD NO NEW REARREST FOR A VIOLENT FELONY CHARGE. THESE RESULTS UNDERSCORE HOW PRETRIAL SERVICES PROTECTS PUBLIC SAFETY WHILE OFFERING PARTICIPANTS MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY.
- $19.1 million spent. MOBILE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: CASES PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SERIOUS SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS, SUPPORTING THEIR HEALING AND RECOVERY. THIS EXPERTISE IS REFLECTED IN THE WORK OF NINE ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT) TEAMS AND SEVEN INTENSIVE MOBILE TREATMENT (IMT) TEAMS, WHICH DELIVER MOBILE TREATMENT TO CLIENTS WHOSE NEEDS HAVE NOT BEEN MET BY MORE TRADITIONAL SERVICES. THESE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS - COMPRISING PROFESSIONALS IN PSYCHIATRY, NURSING, SOCIAL WORK, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, PEER SUPPORT, AND CASE MANAGEMENT - COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE CARE DIRECTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. BY MEETING CLIENTS WHERE THEY ARE, THE TEAMS HELP ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE. IN FY25, THE ACT AND IMT TEAMS SERVED 835 CLIENTS, DELIVERING 47,771 COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT SERVICES AND 6,391 TELEHEALTH VISITS TO CLIENTS AND THEIR COLLATERAL CONTACTS.THE ACT TEAMS HAVE A DEMONSTRATED IMPACT IN REDUCING HOMELESSNESS. MANY CLIENTS ENTER ACT EXPERIENCING HIGH RATES OF HOMELESSNESS, BUT THROUGH SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT, THE TEAMS CONNECT CLIENTS TO STABLE HOUSING. AS A RESULT, HOMELESSNESS DECLINES SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE TIME OF ADMISSION AND CONTINUES TO DECREASE WITH EACH YEAR THAT CLIENTS REMAIN IN TREATMENT. ONE KEY EXAMPLE IS THE MANHATTAN FORENSIC ACT 1 TEAM, WHERE NEARLY HALF OF CLIENTS WERE HOMELESS AT ADMISSION. THROUGH TARGETED INTERVENTIONS, THE TEAM REDUCED THE HOMELESSNESS RATE TO 32% BY YEAR 2 AND FURTHER TO 28% BY YEAR 3, SHOWING SUSTAINED PROGRESS IN PROMOTING HOUSING STABILITY.
- $8.6 million spent. COMMUNITY SUPPORT & SUPERVISION: COMMUNITY SUPPORT & SUPERVISION (CSS) DELIVERS ALTERNATIVE-TO-INCARCERATION (ATI) PROGRAMS SERVING YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULT PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS. THE PROGRAMS CONNECT PARTICIPANTS WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THEIR CHALLENGES. IN FY25, THE ATI PROGRAMS ENROLLED 2042 CLIENTS WITH OPEN CRIMINAL CASES IN THE BRONX, BROOKLYN, AND MANHATTAN COURTS. 1124 CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ATI COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. THE NEWSTART PROGRAM SERVES ADULTS ARRESTED FOR MISDEMEANOR CRIMES WHO FACE INCARCERATION IN NYC JAILS. IN FY25, NEWSTART CONDUCTED 1,354 INTAKES AND SUPPORTED 58% OF PARTICIPANTS TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THEIR COURT MANDATES, A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT GIVEN THAT NEARLY HALF OF PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AT INTAKE. IN 2020, CASES LAUNCHED THE NATHANIEL COMMUNITY SUCCESS (NCS) PROGRAM AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION (ATI) FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. BASED IN CENTRAL HARLEM AND DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, NCS PROVIDES INTENSIVE SERVICES THAT GRADUALLY TAPER AS CLIENTS DEVELOP SKILLS, INDEPENDENCE, AND SUSTAIN LINKAGES TO COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS. IN FY25, NCS ADMITTED 369 NEW CLIENTS, REPRESENTING A 58% INCREASE IN ADMISSIONS COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR. THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED STRONG OUTCOMES, WITH 169 CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THEIR COURT MANDATES, REACHING A 58% COMPLETION RATE. OVERALL, ACROSS THE ATI PROGRAMS, 64% OF CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR COURT MANDATES, MARKING A 17% INCREASE OVER FY24 AND A 24% INCREASE OVER FY23. THESE OUTCOMES HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CASES' ATI PROGRAMS IN SUPPORTING CLIENTS TO MEET LEGAL OBLIGATIONS WHILE ADDRESSING COMPLEX NEEDS, REDUCING INCARCERATION, AND BUILDING PATHWAYS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY CAN ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THEIR CHALLENGES.
- $5.8 million spent. EDUCATION, CAREER & ENRICHMENT SERVICES: THE EDUCATION, CAREER & ENRICHMENT SERVICES (ECE) PROGRAMS SERVE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS BY PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT INCLUDING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, IN-HOME FAMILY THERAPY, AND VIOLENCE-PREVENTION SERVICES. ECE PROGRAMS INVEST IN PARTICIPANTS' POTENTIAL, OFFERING YOUNG PEOPLE A REAL CHANCE TO SUCCEED AS INDEPENDENT AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.IN FY25, ECE SERVED 752 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. THE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED 17 PARTICIPANTS IN EARNING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS AND HELPED 279 YOUTH SECURE SUBSIDIZED SUMMER JOBS, GIVING THEM THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE CAREER PATHWAYS WHILE GAINING VALUABLE PAID WORK EXPERIENCE.THE ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SUCCESS (ACES) PROGRAM SERVES YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 16-24 IN EAST HARLEM AND THE SOUTH BRONX WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF INCARCERATION OR INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. MANY ACES PARTICIPANTS FACE BARRIERS TO ENGAGING IN TRADITIONAL, LESS FLEXIBLE YOUTH PROGRAMS. ACES OFFERS A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT, TYPICALLY THREE TO FOUR YEARS BEGINNING WITH OUTREACH THAT MAY TAKE MONTHS BEFORE YOUTH FEEL READY TO ENGAGE. MENTORS PERSISTENTLY "SHOW UP" TO BUILD TRUST, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS THAT HELP YOUNG PEOPLE STRENGTHEN SKILLS, IDENTIFY GOALS, AND WORK STEADILY TOWARD ACHIEVEMENT.IN FY25, ACES REACHED A MAJOR MILESTONE: 13 PARTICIPANTS GRADUATED AFTER BEING SUCCESSFULLY RETAINED IN SERVICES FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS. OVERALL, THE PROGRAM SERVED 112 PARTICIPANTS AND DELIVERED 2,391 HOURS OF WORK-CREW SERVICES, WHERE PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN WORK-READINESS PROJECTS THAT SUPPORTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVED THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY LIVE.
- $3.8 million spent. CLINIC SERVICES: CASES ESTABLISHED THE NATHANIEL CLINIC IN MANHATTAN IN 2014 AND EXPANDED IN 2022 WITH THE OPENING OF A BRONX SATELLITE CLINIC, STRENGTHENING ACCESS AND COORDINATION OF CARE FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE NYC CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM (CLS). THE BRONX SITE ALSO INTRODUCED THE INNOVATIVE, TEAM-BASED ONTRACKNY PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES SPECIALIZED TREATMENT FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS. ONTRACKNY SUPPORTS PARTICIPANTS IN PURSUING THEIR PERSONAL GOALS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SCHOOL, WORK, AND RELATIONSHIPS. IN FY25, ACROSS BOTH CLINIC SITES, 571 NEW CLIENTS WERE ADMITTED AND A TOTAL OF 1,036 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED PSYCHIATRIC CARE, THERAPY, PEER SUPPORT, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES. STAFF DELIVERED 14,223 SERVICES, WITH ONE-THIRD (33% OR 4,668) PROVIDED THROUGH TELEHEALTH AND 6% (900) DELIVERED DIRECTLY IN CLIENTS' HOMES OR OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS, REDUCING BARRIERS TO CARE. CLIENT ENGAGEMENT REMAINED STRONG WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY PARTICIPATION RATES REACHING 74% IN HARLEM AND 66% IN THE BRONX, WHILE THE ONTRACKNY TEAM ACHIEVED A 68% SERVICE ENGAGEMENT RATE AMONG TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, DEMONSTRATING THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS IN CONNECTING YOUNGER CLIENTS TO CARE. THE NATHANIEL CLINIC CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TIMELY ACCESS TO CARE FOR NEW CLIENTS. IN FY25, CLIENTS AT THE BRONX SITE RECEIVED AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT WITHIN 8 DAYS OF REQUESTING SERVICES, WHILE CLIENTS AT THE HARLEM CLINIC WERE SEEN WITHIN 4 DAYS. THIS MARKED A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, DEMONSTRATING PROGRESS IN REDUCING WAITING TIMES AND CONNECTING CLIENTS TO CARE MORE QUICKLY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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