Berkeley Youth Alternatives
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Berkeley Youth Alternatives at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,451,034
- +62.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,268,993
- -28.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,181,921
- -36.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Berkeley Youth Alternatives funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2020) to $71K (2019). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda Health Pipeline Ptr San Leandro, CA | Program support | $40,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,451,034 | $2,268,993 | $2,181,921 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $1,510,034 | $3,154,149 | $3,426,533 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $1,801,188 | $2,380,154 | $2,942,747 | — | — | $32 |
| 2022 | $1,572,288 | $1,711,620 | $2,264,614 | — | — | $3,944 |
| 2021 | $2,251,800 | $2,362,023 | $1,766,447 | $40,000 | 1 | $210 |
| 2020 | $1,258,209 | $1,801,914 | $1,414,096 | $13,875 | 1 | $1 |
| 2019 | $1,099,892 | $1,150,125 | $1,528,412 | $71,218 | 5 | $9 |
About Berkeley Youth Alternatives
Based on IRS filings
Berkeley Youth Alternatives is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Berkeley, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Berkeley Youth Alternatives is led by Kevin Williams, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Williams
Executive Director
Associate Director → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
$100K (2019) → $0 (2025)
G. Anthony Freeman
President
Chairperson → Chairperson & President, 2020
Chairperson & President → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tiffany Lockett
Program Director
On filings since 2023
$138K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Kourtney Andrada
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mary Wainwright
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jerome Leonard
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Dov Simms
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Mark Thuesen
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Meika Claridy
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Rosalind Hunter Roberts
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Daniel Richardson
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Pamela Harrison
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Rosalind Hunter-Roberts (2023) — Director
- Former: Briana Brown (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Niculia Williams (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Marion Owens (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Judith Shaw (2019) — Director
- Former: Maria Cisneros (2019) — Director
- Former: Robert Walker (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $244K, to Kevin Williams (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Berkeley Youth Alternatives
How large is Berkeley Youth Alternatives?
Berkeley Youth Alternatives reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.
What is Berkeley Youth Alternatives?
Berkeley Youth Alternatives is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Berkeley, CA. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Berkeley Youth Alternatives operate?
Berkeley Youth Alternatives has awarded grants in California.
What is Berkeley Youth Alternatives's EIN?
Berkeley Youth Alternatives's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1711728. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 23, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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