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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCING ALCOHOL RESPONSIBILITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,352,749
Total expenses
$9,535,552
Contributions and grants received
$121,475
Grants paid
$858,030
Program service revenue
$10,017,341
Investment income
$213,765
Other revenue
$168
Total assets, end of year
$13,209,689
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,119,450
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,090,239
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,996,033
Management and general expenses
$2,515,504
Fundraising expenses
$24,015
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,996,033

Program services were 73.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $121,475

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Subscriber Commitments

    total $9,815,789 · related or exempt $9,815,789

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Corporate Program

    total $201,552 · related or exempt $201,552

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $213,765 · excluded $213,765

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Revenue

    total $168 · related or exempt $168

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $168

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $858,030 · program services $858,030

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $797,416 · program services $429,876 · management and general $363,258 · fundraising $4,282

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,157,785 · program services $1,312,280 · management and general $845,505

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $693,974 · program services $168,151 · management and general $506,090 · fundraising $19,733

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $188,494 · program services $128,107 · management and general $60,387

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,906 · management and general $16,906

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,474 · management and general $34,474

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $15,204 · management and general $15,204

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,971,369 · program services $1,602,779 · management and general $368,590

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,506,533 · program services $1,499,923 · management and general $6,610

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,134 · program services $2,148 · management and general $53,986

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $377,176 · program services $278,360 · management and general $98,816

  • 17 · Travel

    total $176,526 · program services $153,149 · management and general $23,377

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $293,276 · program services $249,657 · management and general $43,619

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $105,481 · program services $105,481

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $38,665 · management and general $38,665

  • 24a · Other expenses: Equipment Rental and Ma

    total $72,156 · program services $72,156

  • 24b · Other expenses: Monitoring Services

    total $59,186 · program services $59,186

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues & Memberships

    total $38,849 · program services $38,849

  • 24d · Other expenses: Subscriptions

    total $37,973 · program services $26,161 · management and general $11,812

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $39,945 · program services $11,740 · management and general $28,205

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,381,824 · end of year $2,413,955

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $344,875 · end of year $676,889

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $348,652 · end of year $177,955

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

    $575,126

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

    $257,166

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $345,017 · end of year $317,960

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,016,625 · end of year $5,954,523

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,233,521 · end of year $3,668,407

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $622,487 · end of year $849,199

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $531,813 · end of year $83,817

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,579,066 · end of year $3,186,434

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,937,148 · end of year $9,090,239

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibly leads in the fight to eliminate drunk driving and underage drinking and promotes responsible decision-making regarding beverage alcohol.

  • Ask, Listen, Learn is a multimedia program available in print and online for parents and middle school age kids. The program is based on research that identifies parents as the leading influence in kids' decisions not to drink. By fostering conversations between parents and kids, youth will learn about the consequences of underage drinking, how alcohol affects growing bodies and minds and how to stand up to peer pressure. Materials for parents (also available in Spanish) help parents with both what to say to their kids about alcohol and how to say it.

    Expenses $1,119,365 · Grants $137,285 · Revenue $1,622,237

  • Hardcore drunk drivers account for a disproportionate share of drunk driving fatalities on our roads. In an effort to achieve FAAR's mission of eliminating drunk driving, efforts are underway to reduce the fatalities caused by this group of offenders. A law school curriculum has been developed with Suffolk Law School. Judicial publications serve to assist judges in their efforts to adjudicate these complex cases, and FAAR continues to support Harvard Medical School's efforts to create and test the cars assessment tool designed to focus on the mental health issues facing nearly half of these offenders.

    Expenses $629,643 · Grants $77,223 · Revenue $912,509

  • Responsibility.org has formed The National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving (NASID) to provide a strong, collaborative national focus on the growing problem of multiple substance impaired driving. NASID is a coalition dedicated to saving lives, promoting awareness, achieving DUI system reform, improving DUI detection and data, and deploying technology to fight all forms of impaired driving.

    Expenses $559,683 · Grants $68,642 · Revenue $811,119

  • Alcohol 101 Plus is an innovative, interactive program which helps students make safe and responsible decisions about alcohol on college campuses. Set on a "virtual campus," Alcohol 101 Plus includes a "virtual bar, and content targeted to at-risk populations - first-year students, Greeks, student athletes, and judicial policy offenders. Alcohol 101 Plus enables educators to administer online pre- and post-surveys for students, access test results, and access downloadable educational materials including a facilitator's guide with learning objectives and recommended activities for each content section of the program.

    Expenses $4,687,342 · Grants $574,880 · Revenue $6,793,119

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Marc Bromfeld

    Board Chair (JAN-JUN)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Robert Hall

    Board Member (JAN-JUN)/Chair (JAN-DEC)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tara Engel

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marco Barassi

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristin Bodenstedt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Clark

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Coler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Durso

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ana Fitzgibbons

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Gilliland

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leah Kelly

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terry McNaughton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alicia Nestle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Ross

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Rudy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Williamson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Zitelli

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Basford

    Board Member (JAN-NOV)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Swonger

    President & CEO, FAAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adrian Baxter

    CFO, FAAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Courtney Armour

    Chief Legal Ofc., Board Sec., FAAR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maureen Dalbec

    COO & SVP Research & Data Analysis

    Total calculated
    $338,532
    From this org
    $265,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,100
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,432
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $38,360
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,740
    Filer's total
    $338,532
  • Leslie Kimball

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $458,881
    From this org
    $381,428
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $77,453
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $341,428
    Bonus
    $17,000
    Other
    $23,000
    Deferred
    $43,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,753
    Filer's total
    $458,881
  • Kelly Poulsen

    SVP, Government Relations

    Total calculated
    $262,832
    From this org
    $209,666
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,166
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,058
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $14,608
    Deferred
    $46,514
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,652
    Filer's total
    $262,832
  • Darrin Grondel

    SVP, Traffic Safety

    Total calculated
    $293,229
    From this org
    $184,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $108,778
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,451
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $41,889
    Nontaxable benefits
    $66,889
    Filer's total
    $293,229
  • Samuel Nathews

    VP, Brand Strategy

    Total calculated
    $208,621
    From this org
    $166,684
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,937
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,684
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,065
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,872
    Filer's total
    $208,621
  • Erin Hildreth

    VP, Communications

    Total calculated
    $192,463
    From this org
    $150,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,540
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,423
    Bonus
    $3,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,852
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,688
    Filer's total
    $192,463

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 survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349312099

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