Totals
- Total revenue
- $13,210,070
- Total expenses
- $13,112,996
- Contributions and grants received
- $12,139,492
- Grants paid
- $540,219
- Program service revenue
- $996,710
- Investment income
- $42,212
- Other revenue
- $31,656
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,939,245
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,924,293
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $16,014,952
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $11,015,103
- Management and general expenses
- $591,117
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,506,776
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $11,015,103
Program services were 84.0% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$438,392
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1d · Related organizations
$860,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$10,841,100
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$5,453
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2a · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION/CONFERENCE INCOME
total $868,642 · related or exempt $868,642
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2b · Program service revenue: DRUG POLICY ACTION ADMIN
total $128,068 · related or exempt $128,068
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3 · Investment income
total $42,212 · excluded $42,212
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6a · Gross rents
real property $157,108
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $157,108
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0
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11a · Other revenue: REFUND
total $26,161 · excluded $26,161
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11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $5,495 · excluded $5,495
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11e · Other revenue, total
$31,656
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $515,219 · program services $515,219
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $25,000 · program services $25,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $498,572 · program services $404,449 · management and general $42,332 · fundraising $51,791
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,677,419 · program services $3,983,448 · management and general $114,787 · fundraising $579,184
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $313,834 · program services $267,685 · management and general $7,117 · fundraising $39,032
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $637,109 · program services $578,578 · management and general $11,188 · fundraising $47,343
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $394,225 · program services $296,279 · management and general $19,246 · fundraising $78,700
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11a · Fees: management
total $143,125 · program services $65,459 · management and general $75,072 · fundraising $2,594
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11b · Fees: legal
total $107,446 · program services $37,500 · management and general $69,946
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $55,507 · management and general $55,507
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $369,028 · program services $369,028
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $354,638 · fundraising $354,638
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11g · Fees: other
total $185,991 · program services $150,611 · management and general $1,795 · fundraising $33,585
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $102,694 · program services $11,406 · fundraising $91,288
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13 · Office expenses
total $422,161 · program services $379,099 · management and general $8,461 · fundraising $34,601
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14 · Information technology
total $165,586 · program services $140,659 · management and general $4,898 · fundraising $20,029
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15 · Royalties
total $37,109 · fundraising $37,109
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16 · Occupancy
total $317,834 · program services $282,111 · management and general $7,019 · fundraising $28,704
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17 · Travel
total $355,746 · program services $278,062 · management and general $47,426 · fundraising $30,258
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,267,296 · program services $1,190,934 · management and general $76,362
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20 · Interest
total $981 · program services $981
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $236,420 · program services $200,502 · management and general $7,058 · fundraising $28,860
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23 · Insurance
total $108,123 · program services $91,696 · management and general $3,228 · fundraising $13,199
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM FEES
total $1,446,152 · program services $1,446,152
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24b · Other expenses: PRINTING
total $139,261 · program services $118,308 · management and general $4,117 · fundraising $16,836
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24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
total $137,884 · program services $117,073 · management and general $4,090 · fundraising $16,721
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24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP/SUBSCRIPTION
total $63,899 · program services $61,224 · management and general $1,182 · fundraising $1,493
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24e · All other expenses
total $34,737 · program services $3,640 · management and general $30,286 · fundraising $811
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26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)
total $1,372,682 · program services $568,418 · management and general $0 · fundraising $804,264
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $7,514,400 · end of year $6,148,888
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,151,730 · end of year $2,384,336
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $5,810,000 · end of year $5,490,423
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $19,078 · end of year $2,321
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $210,977 · end of year $179,950
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,136,858
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,790,045
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,370,136 · end of year $4,346,813
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $414,809 · end of year $445,988
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,082,856 · end of year $940,526
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,552,694 · end of year $1,173,919
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $59,590 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $2,126,140 · end of year $2,009,764
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $933,849 · end of year $740,610
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $15,477,568 · end of year $12,879,104
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $424,145 · end of year $3,135,848
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
WE DESERVE TO LEAD OUR LIVES WITH DIGNITY, WITHIN WHOLE COMMUNITIES, WITH COMPASSION AND SUPPORT IN OUR TIMES OF NEED, WITHOUT THREAT OR VIOLENCE REGARDLESS OF WHO WE ARE AND WHETHER OR NOT WE USE DRUGS. STANDING IN OUR WAY IS THE HALF-CENTURY-LONG WAR ON DRUGS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE ("DPA") ADDRESSES THE HARMS OF DRUG USE AND DRUG CRIMINALIZATION THROUGH POLICY SOLUTIONS, ORGANIZING, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE ADVOCATE FOR A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DRUGS THAT PRIORITIZES HEALTH, SOCIAL SUPPORTS, AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING. WE OPPOSE PUNITIVE APPROACHES THAT DESTABILIZE PEOPLE, BLOCK ACCESS TO CARE, AND DRAIN COMMUNITIES OF RESOURCES. WE BELIEVE THAT THE REGULATION OF DRUGS SHOULD BE GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE, HEALTH, EQUITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MOVEMENTS, WE CHANGE LAWS, ADVANCE JUSTICE, AND SAVE LIVES.
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TREATING DRUG USE AS A HEALTH ISSUE:CRIMINALIZATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE DRUG WAR, WITH VAST INVESTMENTS IN PUNISHMENT AND SCANT SUPPORT FOR SERVICES. AS A RESULT, DRUG POSSESSION IS THE MOST ARRESTED OFFENSE IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE OVERDOSE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH. DPA SEEKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, AND TO REDUCE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR DRUGS. RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: - PROMOTED OVERDOSE PREVENTION POLICIES IN NUMEROUS STATES - BLOCKED EFFORTS THAT WOULD HAVE CREATED NEW MANDATORY MINIMUMS SENTENCES FOR DRUGS AND EXPANDED MASS INCARCERATION- SECURED STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES- PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ALLIES IN MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES, WORKING ON OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL LEGAL REFORM CAMPAIGNS- PRODUCED A NEW REPORT, "THE DRUG TREATMENT DEBATE: WHY ACCESSIBLE AND VOLUNTARY TREATMENT WINS OUT OVER FORCED"
Expenses $3,655,059 · Grants $540,219
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ADVANCING EQUITY AND JUSTICE THROUGH MARIJUANA REGULATION:THE MOVEMENT FOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY. BUT THIS PAST YEAR THERE WERE STILL MORE THAN 200,000 ARRESTS, AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SUFFERED THE MOST UNDER DECADES OF PROHIBITION ARE NOT BENEFITING FROM THE LEGAL INDUSTRY AT THE SCALE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE HARMS. DPA SUPPORTS AN APPROACH TO LEGALIZATION THAT CENTERS COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT, RACIAL EQUITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND REDUCES THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE COMMERCIAL MARKET. RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:- INFLUENCED THE DEBATE ON DESCHEDULING CANNABIS ON THE FEDERAL LIST OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ENDING PROHIBITION MORE BROADLY- DEFENDED EQUITY AND JUSTICE PROVISIONS OF STATE MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION LAWS
Expenses $3,441,577
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PROMOTING FAMILY SAFETY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY:THE DRUG WAR HAS CREPT INTO MANY ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES WELL BEYOND THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. SURVEILLANCE, NONCONSENSUAL DRUG TESTING, MANDATORY REPORTING, AND ZERO TOLERANCE SEPARATES FAMILIES, MAKES PEOPLE HOMELESS, AND FUELS INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY. DPA SEEKS TO ELIMINATE THESE CIVIL PUNISHMENTS THAT CAUSE SO MUCH HARM AND HAVE NO GROUNDING IN EVIDENCE. RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:- PROMOTED REFORMS TO THE FEDERAL POLICY THAN BANS PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN DRUG CONVICTIONS FROM ACCESSING FOOD STAMPS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES- EDUCATED POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED TO STOP NON-CONSENSUAL DRUG TESTING OF PREGNANT PEOPLE, NEW PARENTS, AND THEIR INFANTS, AND THE FAMILY SEPARATION THAT IT CAUSES - CO-PRODUCED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH A REPORT, "DISRUPT AND VILIFY: THE WAR ON IMMIGRANTS INSIDE THE U.S. WAR ON DRUGS," AS A COUNTER TO THE MISINFORMATION ABOUT MIGRANTS AND DRUGS
Expenses $2,427,088
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OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE CONFERENCE:2023 INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY REFORM CONFERENCE AS PART OF OUR MOVEMENT-BUILD ROLE, DPA ORGANIZES AND HOSTS THE INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY REFORM CONFERENCE EVERY OTHER YEAR. IN 2023, WE BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 1,500 ACTIVISTS, ACADEMICS, AND OTHER EXPERTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD TO LISTEN, LEARN, AND STRATEGIZE ON THE FULL RANGE OF DRUG POLICY ISSUES.
Expenses $1,491,379 · Revenue $996,710
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Derek Oscar HodelDEREK OSCAR HODEL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Antonia WaltersANTONIA WALTERS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Pamela G LichtyPAMELA G LICHTY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 1 related
-
Mary BassettMARY BASSETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Juan CartagenaJUAN CARTAGENA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Helena HansenHELENA HANSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alejandro MadrazoALEJANDRO MADRAZO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Svante MyrickSVANTE MYRICK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Angela PachecoANGELA PACHECO
DIRECTOR (THRU APR 2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leticia PegueroLETICIA PEGUERO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Josiah Rich MDJOSIAH RICH MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kemba Smith PradiaKEMBA SMITH PRADIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alex SorosALEX SOROS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hilda VegaHILDA VEGA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kassandra FrederiqueKASSANDRA FREDERIQUE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $323,901
- From this org
- $277,015
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,886
- Hours/week
- 40 + 8 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $266,244
- Bonus
- $10,609
- Other
- $162
- Deferred
- $27,612
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,274
- Filer's total
- $323,901
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Kimberly Thomas ChiefKIMBERLY THOMAS CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER (THRU FEB 2024)
- Total calculated
- $283,078
- From this org
- $207,208
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $75,870
- Hours/week
- 40 + 8 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $198,194
- Bonus
- $8,240
- Other
- $774
- Deferred
- $21,081
- Nontaxable benefits
- $54,789
- Filer's total
- $283,078
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Paul DanaPAUL DANA
MANAGING DIRECTOR, DEV. & POL. STRATEGY
- Total calculated
- $222,799
- From this org
- $188,680
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,119
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,545
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $135
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,119
- Filer's total
- $222,799
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Jules NetherlandJULES NETHERLAND
MANAGING DIRECTOR, DRAE
- Total calculated
- $226,067
- From this org
- $187,766
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,301
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $179,766
- Bonus
- $7,226
- Other
- $774
- Deferred
- $18,486
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,815
- Filer's total
- $226,067
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Brian PachecoBRIAN PACHECO
MANAGING DIRECTOR, COMMS & MKTING
- Total calculated
- $229,755
- From this org
- $182,197
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,558
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,540
- Bonus
- $12,495
- Other
- $162
- Deferred
- $17,299
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,259
- Filer's total
- $229,755
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Theshia NaidooTHESHIA NAIDOO
MANAGING DIRECTOR, US FOREIGN POLICY
- Total calculated
- $201,007
- From this org
- $179,253
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,754
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $168,647
- Bonus
- $6,592
- Other
- $4,014
- Deferred
- $16,865
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,889
- Filer's total
- $201,007
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Lindsay LasalleLINDSAY LASALLE
MANAGING DIRECTOR, POLICY
- Total calculated
- $252,452
- From this org
- $178,689
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $73,763
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,175
- Bonus
- $7,334
- Other
- $180
- Deferred
- $18,762
- Nontaxable benefits
- $55,001
- Filer's total
- $252,452
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A BOARD-APPROVED PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS AS INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(II). THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN THEIR REPORTABLE COMPENSATION.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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TO BUILD A UNIFIED STATEWIDE NETWORK OF HARM REDUCTION PROVIDERS ACROSS NEW YORK; BUILDER SPONSORSHIP.
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$55,000
TO SUPPORT A CAMPAIGN TO LEGALIZE OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS.
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TO SUPPORT NATIONAL BLACK HARM REDUCTION NETWORKS EFFORT TO BUILD COMMUNICATION, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND IT CAPACITY.
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$30,000
TO FUND MOBILIZE RECOVERY'S SERIES UNITY IN ACTION: BRIDGING HARM REDUCTION AND RECOVERY COMMUNITIES; REFORM CONFERENCE GRANT.
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$30,000
TO SUPPORT WORK ON THE TRAIL OF TRUTH AND OTHER PARENT ORGANIZING.
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$30,000
TO SUPPORT AN OUTREACH/EDUCATION PROGRAM WITHIN TURNING POINT.
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$25,000
TO SUPPORT PRE-REFORM CONFERENCE STRATEGY MEETING, AND THE ATTENDANCE OFAPPROX 40 DRUG USER REPRESENTATIVES.
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$25,000
TO FUND EDUCATION INITIATIVE FOR THE BLACK FAITH COMMUNITY IN NEW JERSEY ABOUT DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION.
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TO HELP LAUNCH PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES AND CREATE A STREET TEAM ADVOCACY GROUP THAT WILL EDUCATE, TRAIN, AND CREATE SOCIAL AWARENESS AROUND DRUG USE STIGMA.
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TO SUPPORT NATIONAL COALITION FOR DRUG LEGALIZATIONS COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION WORK.
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(4) · PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE AND TO ADVOCATE FOR DRUG POLICY REFORM · DC · controlled entity
Directly controlled by DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 11 March 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202510709349300221
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