Minneapolis, MN

Family Alternatives, Inc.

EIN 41-1356085

Housing, Food & Basic Needs Foster Care, Adoption & Child Welfare Children & youth

Mission

We believe the power of relationships can change lives. Family Alternatives supports relationships and enhances environments that embrace youth and families in transition.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Family Alternatives, Inc.

Founded in 1978 by foster parents, Family Alternatives, Inc. is a Minneapolis-based, trauma-informed foster care agency that recruits, licenses, and supports foster families while providing home-based services and youth programs. The agency focuses on strengthening relationships and creating nurturing family environments for young people experiencing foster care.

Family Alternatives operates licensing, placement coordination, training, youth leadership and peer-support programs, and resources for foster parents and families in transition. The organization partners with counties and community systems to prioritize safe placements, relative/kinship care where possible, and supports that promote stability and long-term connections for youth.

Notable achievements

Established Foster Care Agency (since 1978)

Sustained continuous nonprofit foster care operations since 1978, building multi-decade experience licensing and supporting foster families in the Minneapolis area.

Youth Leadership & Peer Support Programs

Operates peer support and youth leadership programming for young people ages ~12–22 with lived foster care experience, emphasizing youth voice, leadership development, and transition-to-adulthood supports.

Financial Growth & Audited Reporting

Maintains program-focused finances with program services representing the large majority of revenue; files annual Form 990s and reports audited financial statements, demonstrating recent multi-year growth in program revenue.

At a glance

Total assets: $2.6M
Annual revenue: $8.2M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 41-1356085
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.familyalternatives.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated by Charity Navigator with a high overall score and a four-star designation on the organization’s profile.

Listed and documented in public nonprofit filings (tax-exempt status and annual Form 990 filings) confirming EIN and ongoing operations.

Programs and practice approaches have been used as models in peer-reviewed evaluations and transition-focused foster care research, reflecting external academic recognition of program methods.

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