Assessment & Treatment Alternatives Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $5.9 million
- Spending
- $4.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 5.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $187,676, 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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 31% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 5 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (3)
- $3.2 million spent. INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ("IBHS") STRIVES TO PROVIDE AGE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS TO LEARNING DUE TO THE CHILD'S MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. SERVICES AND INTERVENTIONS OCCUR WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE HOME, COMMUNITY AND/OR SCHOOL TO ENSURE EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS ARE ADDRESSED ACROSS ALL MILIEUS. IBHS TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPIES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL INTERVENTIONS AND BEHAVIORAL CONSULTATIONS AS NEEDED IN THE HOME, COMMUNITY AND/OR SCHOOL. TREATMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS OF THE CHILD AND ALSO BUILDS RESOURCES TO DEVELOP RESILIENCY. THE IBHS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF WORKER HAS THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH MULTIPLE CHILDREN WITHIN THE SCHOOL WITH SUPPORT FROM A MASTER'S LEVEL BEHAVIOR CONSULTANT AND GROUP THERAPIST. THE MASTER'S LEVEL CONSULTANT AND THE GROUP THERAPIST PROVIDE MORE SPECIALIZED THERAPIES SUCH AS SOCIAL SKILLS, ANGER MANAGEMENT, PROBLEM SOLVING, CONFLICT RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER TREATMENT SERVICES, WHICH ARE DELIVERED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.
- $689,707 spent. OUTPATIENT TREATMENT ATA PROVIDES A NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE FORENSIC COMMUNITY INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND CONSULTATION.
- $459,804 spent. TAP (TREATMENT + ACCOUNTABILITY = PROTECTION FOR THE COMMUNITY THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEX OFFENDER REQUIRE SPECIALIZED ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SKILLS. ADOLESCENT AND ADULT SEX OFFENDER SPECIFIC TREATMENT CONSISTS OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS THAT FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THE OFFENDER'S SEXUAL OFFENSES. TREATMENT MUST ADDRESS THE OFFENDER'S THINKING ERRORS, DEVIANT AROUSAL PATTERNS, VALUES AND DEVIANT BEHAVIORS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAINING THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY. ONCE DEVIANT AROUSAL PATTERNS AND BEHAVIORS ARE UNDERSTOOD, INTERVENTIONS CAN BE INTRODUCED TO TREAT VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS, SUCH AS LACK OF SOCIAL SKILLS AND FAMILY PROBLEMS. UNDERSTOOD, INTERVENTIONS CAN BE INTRODUCED TO TREAT VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS, SUCH AS LACK OF SOCIAL SKILLS AND FAMILY PROBLEMS.
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 February 1994.
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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