Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$6,360,159

Total expenses

$6,056,274

Contributions and grants received

$5,555,852

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$759,291

Investment income

$45,016

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$2,409,149

Total liabilities, end of year

$445,070

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,964,079

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,423,798

Management and general expenses

$632,476

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,423,798

Program services were 89.6% 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 · 2024

• SINCE 1996, THE COUNCIL'S NATIONALLY AWARD-WINNING DRUGS DON'T WORK IN GEORGIA PROGRAM HAS BEEN ASSISTING COMPANIES IN ACHIEVING DRUG-FREE CERTIFICATION. STATE-CERTIFIED DRUG FREE WORKPLACES IN GEORGIA RECEIVE A STATE MANDATED 7.5% DISCOUNT ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE. EMPLOYEES OF STATE CERTIFIED DRUG FREE WORKPLACES RECEIVE STATE MANDATED DRUG PREVENTION INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ANNUALLY. THIS IS DRUG EDUCATION DELIVERED TO A "CAPTIVE AUDIENCE" THAT WORKING PARENTS CAN TAKE HOME AND SHARE WITH THEIR CHILDREN. EMPLOYEES OF CERTIFIED DRUG FREE WORKPLACES ARE ALSO SUBJECTED TO DRUG TESTING IN THE WORKPLACE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS PROVEN THAT DRUG TESTING AT WORK IS A DETERRENT TO DRUG USE. EMPLOYEES OF CERTIFIED DRUG FREE WORKPLACES RECEIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT EITHER THROUGH WORKPLACE BASED EAP (EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), OR THROUGH A LIST OF TREATMENT AND COUNSELING CENTERS MADE AVAILABLE BY THEIR EMPLOYER.

  Expenses $4,332,183

• THE GEORGIA PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVE (GPDAPI) FOCUSED ON FOUR PRIORITY AREAS AND 17 OBJECTIVES TO PREVENT AND REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IN GEORGIA IN FY25. THESE FOUR AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY'S PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION PLAN.THE FOUR PRIORITY AREAS PREVENTION EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, SECURE DISPOSAL, AND SAFE STORAGE. THE FIRST STEP IN TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE WAS PROVIDING PREVENTION EDUCATION TO GEORGIA'S PARENTS, YOUTH, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PHYSICIANS, PHARMACISTS, CARETAKERS, AND OTHERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AND THE APPROPRIATE AND SAFE USE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. BY ENCOURAGING CONVENIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISPOSAL, ALONG WITH SAFE STORAGE PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA, THE ACCESS, AND SUPPLY OF UNUSED AND EXPIRED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WAS DECREASE IN HOMES ACROSS GEORGIA. THE DECREASE IN ACCESS AND SUPPLY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE OVER 248 DRUG DROP BOXES, THE DISPERSION OF HUNDREDS OF MEDICINE SAFES, AND OVER 700 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DIRECT TRAINING. THE COUNCIL STAFF ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO PROMOTING INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AS A BEST PRACTICE PROVEN TO PREVENT AND REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE.LASTLY, THE COUNCIL STAFF CONTINUES TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION. COLLABORATION THROUGH PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDING DRUG DROP BOXES, PROMOTING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR ELIMINATION OF IMPROPER PRESCRIBING PRACTICES, "PILL MILLS, AND DOCTOR SHOPPERS."

  Expenses $452,000

• IN FY25 THE DFW DIVISION CONTINUED WORKING TO INCREASE REVENUE. STAFF MEMBERS FOCUSED ON RETAINING MEMBERS WHILE SOLICITING NEW DRUG FREE WORKPLACE MEMBERSHIPS AND INCREASING DRUG TESTING SALES. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, THE DIVISION FINISHED THE YEAR WITH A NET INCOME SURPLUS OF $360,347.

  Expenses $410,615 · Revenue $759,291

• THE COUNCIL WAS FUNDED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, DIVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OFFICE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PREVENTION (DBHDD/DBH/OBHP) TO CONDUCT AN PARTNERS IN PREVENTION PROJECT (PIPP). THE COUNCIL CONDUCTED PIPP PROGRAMS IN FIVE OF DBHDD'S SIX REGIONS ACROSS THE STATE. THE COUNCIL IS WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS TO SERVE SELECTED TARGET COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: REGION 1: BANKS FRANKLIN AND HABERSHAM; REGION 2: MADISON AND STEPHENS; REGION 3: NEWTON; REGION 5: CANDLER, TELFAIR, AND WHEELER; REGION 6: BUTTS.DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE COUNCIL STAFF HAVE BEEN SUPERVISING AND IMPLEMENTING 10 ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES AND 10 INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES. THESE STRATEGIES ARE BASED ON LOCAL NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PHASE. EACH STRATEGY IS IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY AND IS TAILORED UNIQUELY FOR EACH LOCAL COMMUNITY. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE SOURCES OF STRENGTH, COUNTER ADVERTISING, ALL STARS, AND POSITIVE SOCIAL NORMS.THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK (SPF) SUICIDE PREVENTION PROJECT WAS CONDUCTED IN TWO OF THE SIX DBHDD REGIONS ACROSS THE STATE. THE COUNCIL IS WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS TO SERVE SELECTED TARGET COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: REGION 1: TOWNS, UNION, AND LUMPKIN AND REGION 6: CRAWFORD, PEACH, AND HOUSTON IN FY25. DURING THE FIFTH YEAR OF FUNDING, THE COUNCIL CONTINUED CAPACITY BUILDING, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION PHASES OF THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK FOR ALL COUNTIES BEING SERVED WITH A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY IN EACH REGION.DURING THE 2025 YEAR, THE REGION 1 SPF PROJECT COORDINATOR (PC)PARTNERED WITH LOCAL FAMILY CONNECTIONS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES,CHURCHES, COLLEGES, AND MORE TO BRING SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. PC WAS A VENDOR AT MANY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE SHE DISTRIBUTED MEDICINE SAFES AND SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES. MEDICINE SAFES WERE FILLED WITH SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND COUNCIL BROCHURES. PC ALSO SPONSORED SEVERAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FAIR AND THE HIAWASSEE PRO RODEO WHERE SHE SET UP ANINFORMATIONAL BOOTH. SOME ADDITONAL EVENTS THAT PC ATTENDED INCLUDED:FAMILY CONNECTIONS REGION 2 RESOURCE FAIR, MILE LONG YARD SALE FUNDRAISING EVENT AT GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FAIRGROUNDS, LUMPKIN COUNTY SPRING FLING CARE FAIR, TOWNS COUNTY FIELD DAY, THE GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FAIR, THE GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FAIR FALL FESTIVAL, LIBRARYSUMMER SERIES EVENTS, LUMPKIN COUNTY HALLOWEEN BASH RESOURCE FAIR,TOWNSFAMILY FITNESS NIGHT, SHARP MEMORIAL TRUNK OR TREAT, YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY, YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE TRUNK OR TREAT, AND BACK TO SCHOL BASH EVENTS. PC PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD (CSB) TO PROVIDE MEDICINE SAFES FOR THEIR CLIENTS. PC PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 150 MEDICINE SAFES TO AVITA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR TOWNS, UNION, AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES. PC DONATED OTHER SUPPLIES SUCH AS HYGIENE KITS AND CARE PACKAGES TO THE LOCAL CSB AND NIGHT SCHOOL FOR CLIENTS AND STUDENTS IN NEED. THESE KITS ALSO INCLUDED SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES. PC ALSO PROVIDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND VOLUNTEERED AT BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES.PC PROVIDED SEVERAL QUESTION PERSUADE REFER (QPR) GATEKEEPER TRAININGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE SALVATION ARMY, HABERSHAM COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, UNION COUNTY SCHOOLS, FCA LEADERS, YOUTH STAFF AT SHARP MEMORIAL, LOCAL HOMESCHOOL GROUPS, AND YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF.PC ATTENDED TRAININGS, CONFRENCES AND WORKSHOPS IN 2025 INCLUDING, CADAC MID-YEAR AND GEORGIA SCHOOL OF ADDICTION STUIDES. DURING 2025, REGION 6 PARTICIPATED IN EIGHT COLLABORATIVES INCLUDING CRAWFORD/HOUSTON/PEACH FAMILY CONNECTIONS COLLABORATIVES, RIVER EDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION, RESILIENT MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLABORATIVE, MACON MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS ALLIANCE, AND CRAWFORD COUNTYS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR SUPPORTING YOUTH TEAM (CPSY). PROJECT DIRECTOR (PD) HAS PARTNERED WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES ON SUICIDE PREVENTION. SOME OF THOSE PARTNERS INCLUDE CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, ROBERTA CRAWFORD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY INC., DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, HOUSTON HEALTHCARE, FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC., AND BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.OVER THE 2025-YEAR, PD DISTRIBUTED OVER 700 MEDICINE SAFES THROUGHOUT MIDDLE GEORGIA THROUGH DROP OFF OR BEING A VENDOR AT COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIRS. SOME OF THE RESOURCE FAIRS WERE: WELLNESS EXPO SPONSORED BY CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, PEACHES TO BEACHES & JUGFEST SPONSORED BY ROBERTA CRAWFORD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, GOOD HEALTH WINS SPRING INTO GOOD HEALTH SPONSORED BY SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, INC., AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS RESOURCE FAIR, HOUSTON COUNTY 5K AND WELLNESS EXPO SPONSORED BY HOUSTON HEALTHCARE, AND CRAWFORD COUNTY ID ME FALL FESTIVAL. ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, PD WAS A VENDOR AND SPONSOR OF THE CRAWFORD, PEACH, HOUSTON, AND ST MATTHEW AME CHURCH BACK TO SCHOOL BASHES.PD ALSO ATTENDED TRAININGS, CONFERENCES, AND WORKSHOPS DURING 2023 TO INCLUDE RX AND ILLICIT DRUGS SUMMIT, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ON SUICIDOLOGY ANNUAL CONFERENCE, CADCA MID-YEAR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, AND GEORGIA SCHOOL OF ADDICTION STUDIES. PD WAS THE CHAIRPERSON FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS DAY (SPAD) AT THE GEORGIA CAPITOL. DURING THIS PAST YEAR, PD FACILITATED 33 QUESTION PERSUADE REFER (QPR) TRAININGS AND 18 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAININGS (YOUTH & ADULT) THROUGHOUT MIDDLE GEORGIA. VOICES FOR PREVENTION (V4P) IS A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT WITH THE GOALS OF PREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SUICIDE ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THE MISSION OF V4P IS TO MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN A UNIFIED, STATEWIDE VOICE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICY EDUCATION AND OTHER PREVENTION SERVICES BY COLLABORATING WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN INTEREST IN AND A COMMITMENT TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. THIS MISSION IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED BY EDUCATING ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND ADVOCACY.V4P IS FUNDED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DBHDD) OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PREVENTION AND FEDERAL GRANTS (OBHPFG). AN ONGOING GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF V4P AMONG PREVENTION PROVIDERS AND BECOME A KNOWN RESOURCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION (SAP) AND SUICIDE PREVENTION (SP) ADVOCACY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED, IN PART, BY ESTABLISHING A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, VIA THE V4P WEBSITE FOCUSED ON BOTH SAP AND SP, AND BY CREATING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXPERT CONSULTANTS IN THE AREAS OF PREVENTION AND ADVOCACY.IN ADDITION, A CENTRAL FOCUS OF V4P IS INCREASING YOUTH COMPETENCIES IN THE AREAS OF POLICY EDUCATION, INCREASING KNOWLEDGE SURROUNDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOUTH ENGAGEMENT.FURTHERMORE, V4P HAS DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT GEORGIAS POPULATION BY HOSTING AND SUPPORTING EVENTS SUCH AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION DAY, SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY, NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK, CREATING AND HOSTING WEBINARS, AND DISSEMINATING A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER.THE BEGINNERS TOOLKIT FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH IS AVAILABLE ON THE V4P WEBSITE AND DISSEMINATED DURING ANY LIVE EVENTS IN WHICH V4P IS PARTICIPATING. LEGISLATIVE ALERTS WERE FREQUENTLY SENT OUT TO V4P MEMBERS UPDATING THEM ON THE STATUS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH RELATED BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS IN THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.V4P STAFF HOSTED QUARTERLY STATE SUICIDE PREVENTION STAKEHOLDER CALLS, MENTAL HEALTH TRAINER CALLS, AND MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS CALLS, AS WELL AS MEMBER CALLS. V4P ALSO HOSTED SAP AND SP ADVOCACY RELATED WEBINARS, DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS AND PROMOTED SPECIAL PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS DURING PREVENTION WEEK, RED RIBBON WEEK, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH, AMONG OTHERS.THE PEER ASSISTED SCHOOL TRANSITION PROJECT (PAST) IS AN AGE AND STAGE APPROPRIATE PEER HELPING PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO BUILD RESILIENCY IN YOUTH. PAST WORKS BY PAIRING STUDENTS WITH PEER LEADERS WHO RECEIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT FROM ADULT ADVISORS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.STUDENTS IN 5TH GRADE AND 8TH GRADE ARE PAIRED WITH PEER LEADERS IN 6TH GRADE AND 9TH GRADE. THE PEER-BASED ASSISTANCE PROVIDED THROUGH PAST IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUTH AVOID RISK FACTORS FOR OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND AS WELL AS ASSIST STUDENTS TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. THERE ARE A SERIES OF 14 LESSONS THAT TAKE PLACE DURING THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, MAY, AND SEPTEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR. TOPICS INCLUDE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, NORMATIVE BELIEFS RELATED TO DRUG USE, DISCOVERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG

  Expenses $229,000

As filed on the 2024 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.

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.

• LETS BE CLEAR GEORGIA INC

  501C3 · TO PREVENT MARIJUANA ABUSE · GA

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

12 March 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202620719349300132

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