Community Alternative Services
To benefit the cds mission of empowering youth & building strong families for a brighter tomorrow.
Community Alternative Services at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,454,548
- -2.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $595
- -99.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $30,597
- -94.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Community Alternative Services funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $70K.
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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 | $1,454,548 | $595 | $30,597 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $1,484,550 | $560,118 | $574,831 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $1,513,179 | $352,905 | $99,644 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $1,249,541 | $360,456 | $76,750 | — | — | $229,345 |
| 2021 | $964,332 | $171,228 | $35,817 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $843,761 | $119,562 | $115,548 | $70,000 | 1 | — |
About Community Alternative Services
Based on IRS filings
Community Alternative Services is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Gainesville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Alternative Services is led by Philip Kabler, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Philip Kabler
CEO
Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2022
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$126K (2025)
Frank Williams
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Hunt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason L. Shaw Sr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Thornton
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher C. Stokes
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christy R. Milligan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darleen Morgan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra Kinman-Ford
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elio Piedra
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kandra Albury
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Veita Jackson-Carter
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David J. Flores
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Starling-Hersey
COO
Chief Operations Officer → COO, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$73K (2023) → $85K (2025)
Daniel Crapps
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Mankin
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gilbert A. Levy
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: H. Thomas Lane Jr. (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Jim Surrency (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Joseph Smith (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Reginald L. Williams (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Brian Scarborough (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Frank Williamsesq (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Diana Sanchez (2020–2022) — Comptroller
- Former: Jim Pearce (2020–2022) — Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Robert Page (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert Wilford (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tracey Ousley (2020–2022) — Chief Operations Officer
- Former: Joyce Stechmiller (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kevin Thorpe (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Laura Scott (2020) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Louis Kalivoda (2020) — Immediate Past President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $126K, to Philip Kabler (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Community Alternative Services
How large is Community Alternative Services?
Community Alternative Services reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $595.
What is Community Alternative Services?
Community Alternative Services is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Gainesville, FL. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Community Alternative Services operate?
Community Alternative Services has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Community Alternative Services's EIN?
Community Alternative Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2119072. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Live grants for the work Community Alternative Services funds
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