Illinois · Nonprofit
ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION INC D/B/A MARION ACADEMY
ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION INC D/B/A MARION ACADEMY (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being SECOND HELPINGS INC ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2019
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $0
- Net assets
- $-31278
What Alternatives in Education Inc D/B/A Marion Academy does
Mission
Alternatives in education, inc. D/b/a marion academy is an indiana public charter high school and middle school with a mission to provide students who are not on a traditional academic path with a structured and supportive environment to prepare for either a post-secondary education or a career.
As stated on its FY2019 Form 990.
Program
Marion academy provides students who have been in the juvenile justice system, expelled or are at risk for expulsion with structured opportunities to earn an indiana core 40 high school diploma and in demand industry certifications. Graduates will be prepared for post-secondary education or jobs with higher than average wages. For students who are detained at marion county juvenile detention center (mcjdc), marion academy (through its hillside academy program) will work to provide youth with a continuum of educational services to ensure students do not experience a gap in their education while detained at mcjdc.marion academy is designed to ensure that students who are transitioning from another school or from the hillside academy program have an educational setting that focuses on preparing them for life after high school.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $1.1M to $445k (−60%).
How it's funded, over time
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Government-grant reliance: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 99%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
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In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION INC D/B/A MARION ACADEMY?
- ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION INC D/B/A MARION ACADEMY (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being SECOND HELPINGS INC ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION INC D/B/A MARION ACADEMY have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $0 in grants to ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION INC D/B/A MARION ACADEMY.
- Who is the largest funder of ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION INC D/B/A MARION ACADEMY?
- SECOND HELPINGS INC is the largest funder on record, with $0 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ALTERNATIVES IN EDUCATION INC D/B/A MARION ACADEMY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2019 (financials across 2017–2019), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing