Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$33,827,425

Total expenses

$34,414,626

Contributions and grants received

$18,792,995

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$13,481,553

Investment income

$688,586

Other revenue

$864,291

Total assets, end of year

$22,695,860

Total liabilities, end of year

$17,486,623

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$5,209,237

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$30,302,420

Management and general expenses

$4,112,206

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$30,302,420

Program services were 88.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES. OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BILINGUAL (SPANISH, ENGLISH) SERVICES FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, MARITAL, COUPLES, FAMILY THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY, PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATIONS, EVALUATIONS AND MEDICATION MONITORING. SPECIALIZED SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO WOMEN WHO PRESENT WITH POST-PARTUM MOOD DISORDER. SENIOR GUIDANCE COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS AGE 60 AND OVER, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND MEDICATION MONITORING, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. ADULT PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPROVING NOT ONLY A PERSON'S MENTAL HEALTH BUT ALSO A WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS THAT WILL HELP HIM OR HER FUNCTION MORE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PERSONAL HYGIENE, COOKING, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS AND SELF-ADVOCACY. INTENSIVE SHORT TERM TO EXTENDED TREATMENT IS AVAILABLE, BASED ON INDIVIDUAL CLIENT NEED. BOTH DAY AND EVENING PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED.

  Expenses $10,993,453

• SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REFERRALS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE NEXT STEP. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED ADDICTION COUNSELORS, LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS, LICENSED FAMILY THERAPISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND NURSES WHO COLLABORATE AND DEVELOP TAILORED TREATMENT. THESE ARE ALL EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING WE DO, WE DO WITH QUALITY AND HIGH STANDARDS FOR BETTER OUTCOMES. CHILD PROTECTION SUBSTANCE ABUSE INITIATIVE (CPSAI), IN COLLABORATION WITH DCP&P, PROVIDES QUALITY ASSESSMENT/REFERRAL SERVICES FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES AND GUARDIANS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE DEVASTATION OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

  Expenses $7,748,546

• CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS INCLUDING CHILDREN'S MOBILE RESPONSE AND STABILIZATION SERVICES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, WHEN A CHILD IS IN CRISIS. THIS SERVICE IS AN IN-HOME INTERVENTION AND AIMS TO STABILIZE AND DIFFUSE A CRISIS FOR FAMILIES THAT REQUEST IT. THE VISITATION PROGRAM SERVES FAMILIES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE SUPERVISED VISITS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO MAINTAIN REGULAR CONTACT ON A PLANNED BASIS BETWEEN CHILD, PARENT, FAMILY MEMBERS AND/OR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS THAT WILL REINFORCE THE PLAN OF REUNIFICATION, HELP THE CHILD TO MAINTAIN A SENSE OF FAMILY IDENTITY OR DETERMINE OTHER PERMANENT PLANS FOR THE CHILD. HEALTHY FAMILIES SERVES TO PREVENT ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN UNDER THREE YEARS OF AGE BY PROVIDING EARLY RISK IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION TO FAMILIES AT RISK. ASSISTANCE TO AT-RISK PARENTS IS PROVIDED TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT FOR THEIR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM STAFF ENSURES THAT FAMILIES AT RISK FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT RECEIVE APPROPRIATE HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AS WELL AS IDENTIFY AND BUILD ON FAMILY STRENGTHS. PROJECT INDEPENDENCE IS DESIGNED TO GIVE ADOLESCENTS AGES 16-21 A HEAD START FOR RESPONSIBLE LIVING AS YOUNG ADULTS. EACH PARTICIPANT IS GIVEN A COMPREHENSIVE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE LIFE SKILLS PROFICIENCY LEVELS. INTENSIVE TRAINING IS THEN PROVIDED THROUGH BOTH EDUCATIONAL GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL SKILLS TRAINING SESSIONS. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IS AT LEAST SIX MONTHS LONG BUT CAN CONTINUE AS LONG AS THE YOUTH'S COMMITMENT TO OBTAINING THE GOAL IS EVIDENT. SCHOOL-BASED YOUTH SERVICES OFFER SOCIAL AND HEALTH DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THE LAKEWOOD AND BRICK SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN A SCHOOL SETTING AND PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, COLLEGE EXPOSURE, JOB READINESS TRAINING AND RECREATION. LIFESET, A PROGRAM OF YOUTH VILLAGES, IS AN INDIVIDUALIZED, EVIDENCE INFORMED MODEL THAT PAIRS A HIGHLY TRAINED SPECIALIST WITH EACH YOUNG PERSON TO HELP IDENTIFY AND ACCOMPLISH GOALS. BEGUN IN 1999, LIFESET HAS HELPED MORE THAN 20,000 YOUNG PEOPLE BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN A RANDOMIZED TRIAL, LIFESET SHOWED POSITIVE IMPACTS IN MANY AREAS OF PARTICIPANTS' LIVES, INCLUDING REDUCED HOMELESSNESS, INCREASED ECONOMIC WELL-BEING AND BETTER MENTAL HEALTH.PREVENTION FIRST PROVIDES EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAMS TO FURNISH CHILDREN, PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES WITH TOOLS THAT EMPOWER ALL TO MAKE HEALTHY, RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS. OUR PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS HAVE CREATED SEMINARS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ENGAGE AND INFORM. PREVENTION FIRST IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY EMPOWERING THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY HANDLE EVERYDAY LIFE SITUATIONS AS WELL AS EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE, HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING.COMPASS IS A LOCAL PROGRAM SERVING OCEAN AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF NEW JERSEY STATEWIDE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES (NJ4S). NJ4S IS A NEW STATEWIDE INITIATIVE FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (DCF), AND WAS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS TO PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING SERVICES. PROGRAMS WILL FOCUS ON THE CORE SERVICE CATEGORIES OF MENTAL HEALTH, SUICIDE PREVENTION, BULLYING AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, AND SEXUAL HEALTH AND TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN OCEAN AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES AT NO COST.

  Expenses $6,945,559

• Expenses $4,614,862

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

14 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202521349349309242

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