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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,950,037
Total expenses
$12,005,399
Contributions and grants received
$11,695,057
Grants paid
$598,250
Program service revenue
$135,596
Investment income
$113,541
Other revenue
$5,843
Total assets, end of year
$18,212,624
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,225,093
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,987,531
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,910,258
Management and general expenses
$535,522
Fundraising expenses
$1,559,619
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,910,258

Program services were 82.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $388,385

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $6,600,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,706,672

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,088

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DRUG POLICY ACTION ADMIN

    total $135,596 · related or exempt $135,596

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $113,541 · excluded $113,541

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $163,392

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $163,392

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $5,843 · excluded $5,843

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,843

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $598,250 · program services $598,250

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $605,826 · program services $494,238 · management and general $48,704 · fundraising $62,884

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,286,125 · program services $3,687,444 · management and general $95,716 · fundraising $502,965

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $345,590 · program services $297,468 · management and general $7,495 · fundraising $40,627

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $628,702 · program services $539,920 · management and general $15,614 · fundraising $73,168

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $377,750 · program services $323,197 · management and general $10,788 · fundraising $43,765

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,721 · management and general $17,721

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,598 · management and general $49,598

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $355,094 · program services $355,094

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $312,570 · fundraising $312,570

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $705,717 · program services $474,445 · management and general $173,170 · fundraising $58,102

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $155,621 · program services $906 · fundraising $154,715

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $299,790 · program services $256,495 · management and general $8,562 · fundraising $34,733

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $226,408 · program services $193,711 · management and general $6,466 · fundraising $26,231

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $36,961 · fundraising $36,961

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $301,878 · program services $234,685 · management and general $13,288 · fundraising $53,905

  • 17 · Travel

    total $410,916 · program services $319,489 · management and general $25,143 · fundraising $66,284

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $138,829 · program services $105,240 · management and general $18,538 · fundraising $15,051

  • 20 · Interest

    total $863 · program services $863

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $253,330 · program services $216,621 · management and general $7,259 · fundraising $29,450

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $113,199 · program services $96,851 · management and general $3,233 · fundraising $13,115

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM FEES

    total $1,421,250 · program services $1,419,126 · management and general $321 · fundraising $1,803

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

    total $131,253 · program services $112,298 · management and general $3,748 · fundraising $15,207

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $122,822 · program services $105,084 · management and general $3,508 · fundraising $14,230

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP/SUBSCRIPTION

    total $78,294 · program services $72,017 · management and general $3,348 · fundraising $2,929

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $31,042 · program services $6,816 · management and general $23,302 · fundraising $924

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $1,318,386 · program services $488,273 · management and general $0 · fundraising $830,113

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,148,888 · end of year $2,514,990

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,384,336 · end of year $1,307,969

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,490,423 · end of year $8,897,544

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,321 · end of year $3,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $179,950 · end of year $125,720

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

    $6,029,860

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

    $1,841,884

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,346,813 · end of year $4,187,976

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $445,988 · end of year $493,348

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $940,526 · end of year $682,077

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,173,919 · end of year $1,556,109

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $150,500

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,009,764 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $740,610 · end of year $518,484

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,879,104 · end of year $13,619,316

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,135,848 · end of year $2,368,215

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DPA IMPROVES PEOPLE'S LIVES BY EXPANDING HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES WHILE REDUCING ARRESTS AND INCARCERATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE 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 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. IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MOVEMENTS, WE ADVANCE JUSTICE AND SAVE LIVES.

  • TREATING DRUG USE AS A HEALTH ISSUECRIMINALIZATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE DRUG WAR, WITH VAST INVESTMENTS IN PUNISHMENT AND SCANT SUPPORT FOR SERVICES. AS A RESULT, DRUG POSSESSION IS ONE OF THE MOST ARRESTED OFFENSES 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: - SECURING THE LAUNCH OR EXPANSION OF LIFESAVING HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FENTANYL DETECTING TOOLS AND STERILE SYRINGE SERVICES- SUPPORTING STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES TO EXPAND OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS- DEFENDING AND EXPANDING FUNDING FOR ADDICTION SERVICES- PROVIDING STRATEGIC SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN MULTIPLE STATES

    Expenses $3,225,390 · Grants $598,250

  • ADVANCING JUSTICE THROUGH CANNABIS REGULATION THE MOVEMENT FOR CANNABIS LEGALIZATION HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY, BUT 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 HARM. DPA SUPPORTS AN APPROACH TO LEGALIZATION THAT CENTERS COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AND REDUCES THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE COMMERCIAL MARKET. RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: - INFLUENCING THE DEBATE ON DESCHEDULING CANNABIS ON THE FEDERAL LIST OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ENDING PROHIBITION MORE BROADLY- DEFENDING JUSTICE PROVISIONS OF STATE LAWS - STRENGTHENING EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AND PARENTS- ADVANCING CONSUMER SAFETY MEASURES

    Expenses $3,676,836

  • PROMOTING FAMILY SAFETY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY THE DRUG WAR IMPACTS MANY ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES 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:- PROMOTING REFORMS TO ENSURE PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN DRUG CONVICTIONS CAN ACCESS NUTRITION BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT- EDUCATING THE FIELD AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED TO STOP NON-CONSENSUAL DRUG TESTING OF PEOPLE IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

    Expenses $2,803,618

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE CONFERENCE:2025 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 2025, WE BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 1,850 ACADEMICS, EXPERTS, AND ADVOCATES FOR THREE DAYS OF LEARNING, STRATEGIZING, AND NETWORKING.

    Expenses $204,414 · Revenue $135,596

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

Listed in Part VII

  • DEREK OSCAR HODEL

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • ANTONIA WALTERS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PAMELA G LICHTY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • MARY BASSETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUAN CARTAGENA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • HELENA HANSEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEJANDRO MADRAZO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SVANTE MYRICK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LETICIA PEGUERO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEMBA SMITH PRADIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSIAH RICH MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEX SOROS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HILDA VEGA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KASSANDRA FREDERIQUE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $323,198
    From this org
    $278,754
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,444
    Hours/week
    40 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,619
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $135
    Deferred
    $28,066
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,378
    Filer's total
    $323,198

  • MELISSA GARCIA

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $122,123
    From this org
    $98,408
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,715
    Hours/week
    40 + 8 related

  • PAUL DANA

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, DEV. & POL. STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $285,784
    From this org
    $227,996
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,788
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,861
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $135
    Deferred
    $19,983
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,805
    Filer's total
    $285,784

  • LIBERO DELLA PIANA

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, ORG & STRATEGIC

    Total calculated
    $234,385
    From this org
    $198,123
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,262
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,778
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $345
    Deferred
    $2,858
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,404
    Filer's total
    $234,385

  • BRIAN PACHECO

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, COMMS & MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $240,124
    From this org
    $195,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,364
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,225
    Bonus
    $7,400
    Other
    $135
    Deferred
    $18,824
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,540
    Filer's total
    $240,124

  • LINDSAY LASALLE

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, POLICY

    Total calculated
    $261,780
    From this org
    $193,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,470
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,533
    Bonus
    $7,627
    Other
    $150
    Deferred
    $19,401
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,069
    Filer's total
    $261,780

  • JULES NETHERLAND

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, DRAE

    Total calculated
    $225,259
    From this org
    $189,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,423
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,191
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $645
    Deferred
    $19,116
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,307
    Filer's total
    $225,259

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

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.

  • DRUG POLICY ACTION

    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
2024
Filed
11 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620709349300847

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