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← HARM REDUCTION SISTERS

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by HARM REDUCTION SISTERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,441,280
Total expenses
$1,327,355
Contributions and grants received
$1,410,555
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$30,725
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$449,845
Total liabilities, end of year
$182,765
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$267,080
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,163,485
Management and general expenses
$120,903
Fundraising expenses
$42,967
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,163,485

Program services were 87.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,300,685

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $109,870

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $30,725 · related or exempt $30,725

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $103,581 · program services $82,865 · management and general $15,537 · fundraising $5,179

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $455,430 · program services $364,344 · management and general $68,315 · fundraising $22,771

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $48,052 · program services $38,441 · management and general $7,208 · fundraising $2,403

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,787 · program services $43,030 · management and general $8,068 · fundraising $2,689

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,500 · program services $14,800 · management and general $2,775 · fundraising $925

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $262,516 · program services $256,295 · management and general $2,666 · fundraising $3,555

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,062 · program services $26,778 · management and general $4,714 · fundraising $1,570

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $55,762 · program services $55,762

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,149 · program services $19,319 · management and general $3,622 · fundraising $1,208

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,015 · program services $53,015

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,602 · program services $5,610 · management and general $744 · fundraising $248

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $20,526 · program services $20,526

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,398 · program services $20,318 · management and general $3,810 · fundraising $1,270

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $121,023 · program services $121,023

  • 24b · Other expenses: INCENTIVE EXPENSE

    total $11,603 · program services $11,603

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $9,736 · program services $7,789 · management and general $1,460 · fundraising $487

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $8,701 · program services $7,394 · management and general $980 · fundraising $327

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,912 · program services $14,573 · management and general $1,004 · fundraising $335

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $51,132 · end of year $143,958

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $102,253 · end of year $193,016

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,257 · end of year $32,875

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $115,679

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $35,683

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $100,522 · end of year $79,996

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $111,009 · end of year $68,851

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $100,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $13,914

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $153,155 · end of year $267,080

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

HARM REDUCTION SISTERS PROVIDES A FEMINIST RESPONSE, UTILIZING INNOVATIVE HARM REDUCTION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES TO ADDRESS THE GAPS THAT EXIST FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE SUBSTANCE USE AND TRAUMA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDES A FEMINIST RESPONSE TO ADDRESS THE GAPS FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE SUBSTANCE USE AND TRAUMA.

  • HARM REDUCTION SISTERS (HRS) PROVIDES SAFER INJECTION AND SMOKING SUPPLIES, NARCAN, NON-MEDICAL HIV CASE MANAGEMENT, HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION, DRUG CHECKING, AND MORE - ALL AT NO COST. OUR HARM REDUCTION SERVICES INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF STERILE INJECTION SUPPLIES, OVERDOSE EDUCATION, AND NALOXONE TO COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA. OUR PEER NAVIGATORS PROVIDE MOBILE RAPID HIV TESTING BY APPOINTMENT IN DULUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. OUTREACH HIV CASE MANAGEMENT - HARM REDUCTION SISTERS' OUTREACH HIV CASE MANAGER WORKS WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED A REACTIVE HIV TEST. THE OUTREACH CASE MANAGER MEETS CLIENTS IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT WORK FOR THEM TO:- COMPLETE AN INITIAL, RAPID, CLIENT-CENTERED ASSESSMENT OF SERVICE NEEDS- COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN- MAKE TIMELY AND COORDINATED REFERRALS AND ASSISTANCE ACCESSING APPROPRIATE HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES BASED ON CLIENT-IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES- PROVIDE ONGOING CLIENT SUPPORT TO ASSESS PROGRESS TOWARDS GOALS AND EMERGING NEEDS FOR SUPPORT, INCLUDING CLIENT-SPECIFIC ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT SERVICE ACCESS- DELIVER CLIENT-TAILORED EDUCATION REGARDING HIV CARE AND TREATMENT, RISK REDUCTION AND OTHER AREAS TO SUPPORT OPTIMAL HEALTH OUTCOMES- REASSESS CLIENT NEEDS AND REGULARLY UPDATE CARE PLANPEER ADVOCACY & LINKAGE - OUR OUTREACH TEAM PROVIDES LINKAGE TO REGIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING HOUSING, INSURANCE NAVIGATION, AND HEALTH SERVICES.IN 2025, HARM REDUCTION SISTERS CONTINUED TO EXPAND COMMUNITY SERVICES, UTILIZING OUR MOBILE UNIT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH ACROSS DULUTH AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. WE ESTABLISHED NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL CORRECTIONS CENTER, CENTER FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP, UMN/UMD, UNION GOSPEL MISSION, AND THE DULUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING WOUND AND FOOT CARE, STI TESTING AND EDUCATION, MOBILE HEALTH OUTREACH, AND SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAM (SSP) SERVICES. THE MOBILE UNIT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN EXTENDING THE REACH OF THESE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.HRS ALSO GREW ITS TEAM TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ACROSS BOTH URBAN AND RURAL SERVICE AREAS, RESULTING IN INCREASED PARTICIPATION ACROSS SEVERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY DRUG CHECKING, COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS, STI EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, AND BROADER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS.HRS CLOSED OUT 2025 WITH TWO SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS. HRS WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF EIGHT SITES NATIONALLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BISTRO STUDY, WHICH EXAMINES LOW-BARRIER BUPRENORPHINE INDUCTIONS WITHIN SSPS. WE WERE ALSO SELECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE PROJECT ACCESS STUDY, FOCUSED ON OPT-OUT HIV AND HEPATITIS C TESTING WITHIN SSPS.HRS SERVED 1,792 CLIENTS IN 2025, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE FROM 1,083 CLIENTS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 13,723 DOSES OF NARCAN/NALOXONE.

    Expenses $1,163,485 · Revenue $30,725

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Susan Purchase

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $103,581
    From this org
    $84,236
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,345
    Hours/week
    40
  • Abbey Delisle

    BOARD MEMBER (END 6/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Owen

    CHAIR (END 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nomi Ostrander

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Ray

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bella Mosqueda

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Ray

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Anthony Banks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Schwartz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Xavier Doane

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamey Sharp

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Sprague

    BOARD MEMBER (END 9/29/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jordan Hansen

    BOARD MEMBER (END 11/30/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lori Guevara

    BOARD MEMBER (END 11/30/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Hansen

    BOARD MEMBER (END 2/28/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
31 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622529349300237

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