Form 990-EZ for tax year 2025

Filed by ANGELS AT RISK.

Totals

Total revenue: $97,015
Total expenses: $80,117
Contributions and grants received: $97,015
Grants paid: $150
Program service revenue: not reported
Membership dues (line 3): not reported
Investment income (line 4): not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c): not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d): not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c): not reported
Other revenue (line 8): not reported
Total assets, end of year: $70,451
Total liabilities, end of year: $0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $70,451
Program service expenses (Part III): $35,167

Program services were 43.9% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2025

Primary exempt purpose

AS A COMMUNITY, THE ISSUE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE AND ABUSE IN KIDS, TEENAGERS AND FAMILIES IS AN EPIDEMIC CRISIS. WE KNOW THAT EARLY EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION CAN CHANGE FAMILIES' FUTURES FOREVER. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE THIS AWARENESS. OUR ANGELS AT RISK EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATION ON A PARENT TO PARENT, KID TO KID, TEEN TO TEEN AND PARENTS TO KID/TEEN LEVEL. OUR WISH IS TO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MAKE A SHIFT IN THE PARADIGM OF MENTAL HEALTH BY ADDING PREVENTION EDUCATION UNDER SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN ALL SCHOOLS, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM EVERY PLATFORM WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER LIFE IN THIS COUNTRY, IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IN THEIR HOMES.

ANGELS AT RISK'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR EACH OF ITS 3 LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES ARE MANY. OF THE 7 MODALITIES (PROGRAM SERVICES) THAT WE OFFER (PARENT-TEEN PROGRAM, CLASSROOM COUNSELOR PROGRAM, LUNCHTIME PROGRAM, TRAININGS, GENERATING PUBLIC AWARENESS, COLLABORATION, & ALLIANCES WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES), THE MOST ACTIVE ONES CONTINUE TO BE THE BELOW 2-3 DIRECT SERVICES: MOD 2. COUNSELORS FOR CAMPUS SUPPORT, CLASSROOM SPEAKERS, SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES FOR PARENTS & SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES FOR KIDS (PARENT/FAMILY ELEMENT) MOD 3. LUNCHTIME & AFTER SCHOOL PREVENTION PROGRAMS & PROJECTS (PARENT/FAMILY ELEMENT) FOLLOWED BY MOD 1/ PARENT-TEEN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS (FREE TO WESTSIDE COMMUNITY/SCHOOLS/LEGAL/POLICE & COURTS) (IN DEVELOPMENT) EACH OF OUR PROGRAM SERVICES/MODALITIES HAVE A PROFOUND DIRECT & INDIRECT IMPACT ON THE KIDS, PARENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, SCHOOLS, & COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. OUR PROGRAM SERVICES ARE ALL BASED IN STORYTELLING WITH EDUCATION THAT ILLUMINATES AWARENESS, CREATES A SNAPSHOT THAT COULD SAVE THE DAY & PRODUCES EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. FOR THE PAST 28 YEARS, SINCE 1997, OUR PREVENTION EDUCATION CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ACCEPTED & CHAMPIONED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS, & FAMILIES BOTH RICH & POOR. PERHAPS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT AAR HAS SUBSTANTIATED IS THE CLEAR ACKNOWLEDGMENT/UNDERSTANDING OF OUR REPUTATION OF SEL/SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING-BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION (WHICH TRANSLATE TO ZOOM). OUR REPUTATION & PLATFORM OF DIRECT SERVICES & SEL IS UNIQUE & WHILE INTELLECTUAL INFORMATION HAS ITS OWN POSITION, WE BELIEVE THAT THE VALUE OF STORYTELLING WITH EDUCATION IS PRICELESS. EVEN THE CURRICULUM OF NOTES FROM THE HEART/WISHES FROM THE HEART IS SEL. EACH NOTE TELLS A STORY & LOANS BOTH A PERSONAL & UNIVERSAL VOICE. THE OPTIMISTIC CAUTIONARY TALES ARE YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SEL. EACH TALE TEACHES A LIFE LESSON & HAS A VOICE THAT IS SPECIFIC & UNIVERSAL. WHILE WE CONTINUE THE CLASSIC PROGRAMS WE HAVE HAD SINCE 1997, WE ALSO PLAN TO ALWAYS EXPAND & STREAMLINE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR MODALITIES. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE PERFECTED & UPDATED OUR CURRICULUM TO TRANSLATE TO AN ONLINE ZOOM EXPERIENCE THAT INCLUDES STUDENTS, PARENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, & THE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE. WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS YEAR, OUR SUCCESSES ARE MANY. SOME OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE MEASURED BY & INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS IS GREAT & OUR MEASURES OF SUCCESS ARE THROUGH OUR CURRICULUM-BASED SURVEYS, ENDORSEMENT LETTERS, STORIES & CONTINUED REQUESTS BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FAMILIES, AGENCIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, & COMMUNITIES AS A WHOLE FOR THE PAST 28 YEARS. WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED INVITATIONS FROM LARGER ORGANIZATIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN POLICY ADVOCACY, THEIR VISION & IDEAS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH & DRUG & ALCOHOL USE AT A STATE-WIDE & NATIONAL LEVEL & REQUESTS TO COLLABORATE/MERGE WITH AS THEIR PRIMARY PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 2. WE ALSO MEASURE OUR SUCCESS THROUGH THE DIFFERENT REQUESTS/CONTINUED ASKS FROM SCHOOLS & OTHER NON-PROFITS/ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH ON A LOCAL & NATIONAL SCALE, TO VIEW & UNDERSTAND OUR HEART-BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION CURRICULUM WHICH TRANSLATES TO ZOOM. 3. WE CONTINUE TO BE INVITED FOR THE RE-IMPLEMENTATION/EXPANSION OF OUR PROGRAM SERVICES IN BOTH PUBLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS, DIRECTLY/INDIRECTLY IMPACTING ROUGHLY 350-500 STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS & PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AS SEEN BELOW: 3A. WE WERE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO RENEW & EXPAND OUR ONGOING MOU WITH GDPS, MARKING 10 YEARS OF A CONTINUED & CONSISTENT ALLIANCE BETWEEN AAR/GDPS VIA AN MOU. THROUGH ANIMO LEADERSHIP CHS, WE WERE INVITED TO PRESENT OUR CLASSROOM SPEAKERS (MOD 2) VIA ZOOM WHICH WAS AN ALL-INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR THE SCHOOL/FAMILY COMMUNITY TOGETHER HIGHLIGHTING PREVENTION EDUCATION & MENTAL HEALTH, IMPACTING THE ENTIRE 12TH GRADE LEVEL CONSISTING OF ROUGHLY 165 STUDENTS & THEIR FAMILIES, DOZENS OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS & THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE ARE ALSO EXCITED TO SAY THAT OUR AAR LUNCHTIME PROGRAMS FOR MOD. 3 HAD A SUCCESSFUL TEST LAUNCH WITH SEVERAL ALCHS STUDENTS IN INGLEWOOD VIA ZOOM. 3B. WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE CROSSROADS SCHOOL 8TH GRADE IN-PERSON/LIVE TOWN HALL EXPERIENCE, WE WERE RE-INVITED TO COME BACK IN 2025 TO PROVIDE OUR PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVICES FOR THE 8TH GRADE STUDENTS & STAFF. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY POSITIONED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2026 FOR OVER 100 STUDENTS, MANY TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS & THE HEAD OF THE MIDDLE. IT ALSO INCLUDES A NOTE THAT WILL BE SENT HOME TO THE PARENTS WHICH HELPS TURN THE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM INTO A FAMILY PROGRAM & OPENS THE DOOR FOR CONVERSATION. 3C. THIS YEAR, WE ALSO RECEIVED AN OUTREACH FROM A NEW ORGANIZATION, RIVERS OF COUNCIL, WITH A REQUEST TO PROVIDE OUR PROGRAM SERVICES (MOD 2) VIA ZOOM FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN OJAI AT AN ALL-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO INCLUDE ROUGHLY 40-50 STUDENTS AS WELL AS ALL SCHOOL TEACHERS, COUNSELORS & STAFF. THIS TEST PROGRAM IS POSITIONED TO BE TEST-LAUNCHED IN 2026. 4. ANOTHER WAY WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESSES IS THE CONTINUED & CONSISTENT RELEVANCY/IMPACT THAT OUR PREVENTION EDUCATION CURRICULUM CONTINUES TO HAVE. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS CAN BE SEEN IN THE LETTER THAT THE SCHOOLS SEND HOME TO PARENTS WHICH INCLUDE THE PREVENTION EDUCATION POINTS FOR PARENTS (WRITTEN ABOUT 28 YEARS AGO) & THE "SOME SUMMERTIME BASICS" BLOG BY SUSIE SPAIN WHICH WAS RE-POSTED TO THRIVEGLOBAL IN 2018 & ORIGINALLY WRITTEN/POSTED TO HUFFINGTONPOST IN 2013. WHILE MINOR CHANGES & UPDATES HAVE OCCURRED TO THE CONTENT, THE PRIMARY ACCOMPLISHMENT REMAINS THAT OUR CURRICULUM CONVEYS A TIMELESS & CONSISTENT MISSION & MESSAGE THAT, AGAIN, CUTS ACROSS ALL DEMOGRAPHICS & EVIDENCES THAT THE CLASSIC CURRICULUM ENDURES TIME. 5. ONE OF THE MOST POTENT WAYS WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESS THIS YEAR IS THROUGH THE BOB HOPE HUMANITARIAN HONORING THAT TED DANSON & MARY STEENBURGEN, OUR CO-FOUNDERS, LONG-TIME SUPPORTERS & BOARD MEMBERS, ACCEPTED DURING THE THE EMMY AWARDS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025. AAR WAS INCLUDED & ACKNOWLEDGED IN A PRESENTATION/SLIDESHOW DURING THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE AWARD WHICH CAME TOTALLY OUT OF NOWHERE FOR US. IT WAS A GODSHOT.6. WE ALSO MEASURE OUR SUCCESS THROUGH THE ONGOING INTEREST IN THE BOOK PROPOSAL "ANGELS AT RISK A MEMOIR OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MIRACLES" BY SUSIE SPAIN. THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL REFRAME OF BOTH SUSIE'S PERSONAL STORY & HER PROFESSIONAL STORY WHICH INCLUDES THE AAR MISSION STATEMENTS, THERE IS STILL A CONTINUED INTEREST IN THE PROPOSAL. 7. ADDITIONALLY, WE MEASURE OUR PROGRESS EACH YEAR THROUGH COMPILING DATA COLLECTED THROUGH SURVEYS, ENDORSEMENT LETTERS, IN-SERVICES, STORIES, & MORE SURVEYS INTO AN EXTENSIVE REPORT THAT IS OFTEN INCLUDED IN OUR SIMPLE CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, FAMILIES, & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. EVEN OUR AAR 2020 EVENT WAS CURRICULUM & SURVEY BASED. OUR REPORT FOR 2011-2012 IS 45 PAGES OF DATA & STORIES. 8. OUR EXPERIENCE SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR KIDS TO GET THROUGH THE MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL YEARS AS UNTAINTED FROM DRUGS & ALCOHOL AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE FIRST PART OF A JOURNEY FRAMED AS A HEARTFELT OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO GET MORE HELP IN ALL FORMS OF COUNSELING, WHETHER IT BE IN THE SCHOOLS, CHURCHES OR OUTSIDE COUNSELING. 9. WE CONTINUE TO BE A VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT EMPHASIZES 3-4 PREVENTION POINTS. OUR PROGRAM SERVICES HELP STUDENTS, PARENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, & THE SCHOOL/COMMUNITY TO DISPEL THE EMBARRASSMENT THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL HEALTH & PREVENTION EDUCATION. OUR MESSAGE ALWAYS TO EVERYONE IS THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE & IT'S OKAY TO CONNECT WITH SOMEONE, EVEN IF YOU'RE AFRAID. 10. SINCE 1997, WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE STABILITY OF OUR PROGRAM SERVICES. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, OUR PROGRAM SERVICES HAVE SEEN GLOWING SUCCESS BECAUSE THE SIMPLE CURRICULUM TRANSLATES VIRTUALLY. THUS, BEING RECOGNIZED AS A "DIRECT SERVICE ORGANIZATION BASED IN "SEL" VS. JUST INTELLECTUAL INFORMATION ALLOWS US TO CREATE A MEMORY & A SNAPSHOT THAT IS RELATABLE & CAN SAVE THE DAY. ITS SPECIALTY IS DISTINCT & UNPARALLELED. 11. FINALLY, WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESS VIA THE CONTINUED COLLABORATION & SUPPORT WE RECEIVE FROM MPF. IN 2024, WE WERE 1 OF 18 NONPROFITS SELECTED TO RECEIVE A MOST GENEROUS GRANT & LAUNCH AS A MEMBER OF THEIR GRASS ROOTS RECOVERY GRANTS PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THEIR MISSION/MESSAGE OF HELPING OTHERS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION & MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN AS MANY LIVES AS POSSIBLE. THIS YEAR, WE ATTENDED THEIR PRESTIGIOUS & FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SUMMIT ON ADDICTION & RECOVERY WHICH INCLUDED LEADING PHILANTHROPISTS, EXECUTIVES, POLICYMAKERS, PRACTITIONERS, & ALLIES TO BREAK STIGMA, ELEVATE BOLD SOLUTIONS, & REIMAGINE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR HOPE & HEALING.

Expenses $35,167 · Grants $150

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

SUSIE SPAIN

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$42,074

Compensation

$42,074

Benefit plans

$0

Expense account

$0

Hours/week

35
JESSE SISGOLD

BOARD CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
JENA KING

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.25
TOM NOLAN

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.25
TED DANSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990_ez
Tax year: 2025
Filed: 24 April 2026
IRS schema version: 2025v4.1
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