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AIDS Service Center of Lower Manhattan Inc

EIN 13-3562071 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood83 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

AIDS SERVICE CENTER OF LOWER MANHATTAN, INC., D/B/A ALLIANCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE ("ALLIANCE") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1990 WITH A CENTRAL MISSION OF HELPING LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS LIVING WITH HIV AND OTHER CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS TO PURSUE THEIR CHOSEN PATHWAY TO POSITIVE CHANGE BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, COACHING, AND RENOWNED PEER TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAMS THAT CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

Income
$38.9 million
Spending
$34.4 million
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
7.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 53%
Employees
345
Volunteers
75
Highest pay
$454,876, ceo/executive director

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

Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 7.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 35% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 2% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (4)
  1. $8.0 million spent. CARE MANAGEMENT: ALLIANCE'S CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF MEDICAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING, PEER-TO-PEER HEALTH EDUCATION AND COACHING, AND RELATED SUPPORTS THAT SEAMLESSLY ADDRESS EACH INDIVIDUAL'S MULTIPLICITY OF NEEDS AS THEY EVOLVE OVER TIME. A CORE STRATEGY FOR THIS WORK INVOLVES ALLIANCE'S LONGSTANDING, HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MEDICAL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, UNDER WHICH WE CO-LOCATE OUR CARE MANAGEMENT TEAMS TO 12 CLINICAL SITES IN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS MANHATTAN, INCLUDING: RYAN HEALTH, MOUNT SINAI, AND NEWYORKPRESBYTERIAN. THESE INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ENSURE THAT ALLIANCE'S PARTICIPANTS GET FAST, BARRIER-FREE ACCESS TO COORDINATED MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER VITAL SERVICES. BY CO-LOCATING OUR CARE COORDINATORS ONSITE WITHIN MEDICAL SETTINGS, ALLIANCE MAKES IT EASY FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS TO CONNECT WITH AND SUSTAIN LIFE-SAVING CARE AND TREATMENT. WE PROVIDE APPOINTMENT REMINDERS, ACCOMPANIMENT TO APPOINTMENTS, HOME VISITS FOR PEOPLE UNABLE TO TRAVEL, AND CONNECTION WITH WHATEVER SERVICES OUR PARTICIPANTS NEED (E.G., FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES, HOUSING PLACEMENT, MEDICAL TREATMENT ADHERENCE SUPPORT, ETC.).
  2. $7.7 million spent. TREATMENT EDUCATION AND ADHERENCE SUPPORT: NEW TREATMENTS FOR HIV AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS ARE CONTINUALLY EMERGING. THESE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS BRING NEW CHALLENGES IN STAYING ON TRACK WITH COMPLICATED MEDICAL REGIMENS, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS. ALLIANCE'S TREATMENT EDUCATION AND ADHERENCE SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND OTHER CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS UNDERSTAND AND STICK WITH THEIR TREATMENT PLANS, MANAGE SIDE EFFECTS, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH THEIR MEDICAL PROVIDES, AND STAY ABREAST OF EMERGING TREATMENT OPTIONS. WE OPERATE PHARMACY ACCESS CENTERS AT ALLIANCE'S COMMUNITY SERVICE SITES IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, AND THE BRONX, FEATURING TREATMENT EDUCATION, TREATMENT PLANNING, PEER SUPPORT, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES, AND INCENTIVES AS PART OF OUR PATIENT-CENTERED TREATMENT ADHERENCE SERVICES. WE RUN SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS THAT RESOURCE PEOPLE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ACCESSING SERVICES.
  3. $4.2 million spent. OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES: ALLIANCE PROVIDES PEOPLE ACROSS THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SPECTRUM WITH SERVICES THAT INCLUDE LIFE-SAVING OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION, NYS OASAS-LICENSED OASAS 822 MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), RECOVERY READINESS, RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND RELAPSE PREVENTION. OUR APPROACH PROMOTES THE DIGNITY, HEALTH, AND SAFETY OF PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS, PEOPLE NEWLY ENTERING RECOVERY, AND PEOPLE WITH YEARS OF RECOVERY BEHIND THEM. THESE SERVICES ARE SUPPLEMENTED WITH CONNECTION TO HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING PLACEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES, AND MORE. WE SUPPORT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PATHWAY TO POSITIVE CHANGE, ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS IN IDENTIFYING THEIR GOALS AND RESOURCING THEM TO ATTAIN THOSE GOALS.
  4. $8.1 million spent. OTHER ALLIANCE SERVICES INCLUDE:LINKAGE TO CARE & COMMUNITY OUTREACH: ALLIANCE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EFFORTS TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC, PREVENT OPIOID OVERDOSE, AND PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES THAT BRING SERVICES DIRECTLY TO NEW YORK CITY'S LEAST-SERVED COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE LINKAGE TO CARE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE WHILE REDUCING HEALTH CARE COSTS. ALLIANCE PARTNERS WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITALS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO LOCATE AND ENGAGE UNDERSERVED PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND OTHER CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS WHO HAVE FALLEN OUT OF CARE. WE GO THE EXTRA MILE TO BUILD (OR REBUILD) THE BRIDGE BETWEEN UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS AND LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM IS AUGMENTED BY ONSITE MEALS, HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY BAGS, FOOD VOUCHERS, CLOTHING (WARM COATS, BUSINESS ATTIRE, ETC.), EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO PAY ESSENTIAL BILLS, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS OUR SERVICES, AND OTHER TANGIBLE SUPPORTS. ALLIANCE'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES INCLUDE HEALTH PROMOTION AND OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION, INTEGRATED HIV AND HEPATITIS TESTING, NAVIGATION TO MEDICAL CARE, PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) TO HELP HIGH RISK PERSONS REMAIN HIV NEGATIVE, AND OTHER HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES.SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: ALLIANCE PROVIDES HOUSING PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS LONG-TERM TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS THROUGH OUR 90-UNIT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM IN THE BRONX. WE OFFER RESIDENTS AN ARRAY OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND TREATMENT ADHERENCE SERVICES THAT PROMOTE RECOVERY, WELL-BEING, AND STABILITY.PEER TRAINING AND SUPPORT: THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, ALLIANCE HAS PIONEERED PEER TRAINING, PEER-DELIVERED HEALTH-ACCESS SERVICES, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AS STRATEGIES FOR HIV PREVENTION, RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS. ALLIANCE'S PEER PROGRAM GREW INCREMENTALLY AND ORGANICALLY OVER THE YEARS. TODAY, ALLIANCE HAS CREATED ITS OWN PEER WORKFORCE, EMPLOYING OVER 120 PEERS IN PART-TIME PAID PEER WORKER POSITIONS EACH YEAR, ALONG WITH INTENSIVE TRAINING, TAILORED SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, AND SUPERVISION. ALLIANCE IS PROUD OF THE FACT THAT OVER 30% OF FULL-TIME STAFF (INCLUDING SENIOR AND LEADERSHIP-LEVEL) ARE FORMER PEERS WHO LEFT PUBLIC ENTITLEMENTS AND REJOINED THE WORKFORCE. OUR PEERS SERVE AS COMMUNITY ROLE MODELS; REINVIGORATE THEIR OWN HEALTH, RECOVERY, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES; AND CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTH-DELIVERY WORKFORCE OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIFE EXPERIENCES ALIGN WITH THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THROUGH WORKFORCE TRAINING, PEER CERTIFICATION (THROUGH THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE NYS OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTSOASAS), VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND CAREER-READINESS SUPPORT SERVICES, ALLIANCE'S PEER EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS EMPOWER LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS TO BECOME COMMUNITY LEADERS AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO ACCESS RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE RECOVERY, HEALTH CARE ENGAGEMENT, AND OTHER FORMS OF POSITIVE CHANGE.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1991.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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