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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HARM REDUCTION SISTERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,061,258
Total expenses
$1,057,039
Contributions and grants received
$1,043,145
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$21,030
Investment income
-$2,917
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$264,164
Total liabilities, end of year
$111,009
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$153,155
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$925,097
Management and general expenses
$99,613
Fundraising expenses
$32,329
Program service expenses (Part III)
$925,097

Program services were 87.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,020,875

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $22,270

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,900

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $21,030 · related or exempt $21,030

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $2,917

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$2,917

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,917 · excluded -$2,917

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $93,100 · program services $74,480 · management and general $13,965 · fundraising $4,655

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $339,645 · program services $271,716 · management and general $50,947 · fundraising $16,982

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $32,275 · program services $25,820 · management and general $4,841 · fundraising $1,614

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $42,876 · program services $34,301 · management and general $6,431 · fundraising $2,144

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,300 · management and general $7,300

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $303,552 · program services $295,120 · management and general $4,499 · fundraising $3,933

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,827 · program services $13,605 · management and general $3,402 · fundraising $820

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $60,080 · program services $58,556 · management and general $1,143 · fundraising $381

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,776 · program services $11,821 · management and general $2,216 · fundraising $739

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,884 · program services $29,884

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,246 · program services $549 · management and general $682 · fundraising $15

  • 20 · Interest

    total $842 · program services $371 · management and general $461 · fundraising $10

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,051 · program services $14,051

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,626 · program services $11,701 · management and general $2,194 · fundraising $731

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $67,641 · program services $67,641

  • 24b · Other expenses: INCENTIVE EXPENSE

    total $8,682 · program services $8,682

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

    total $5,799 · program services $4,639 · management and general $870 · fundraising $290

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $1,201 · program services $1,201

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,636 · program services $959 · management and general $662 · fundraising $15

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $58,026 · end of year $51,132

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $102,253

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $90,888

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,706 · end of year $10,257

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

    $115,679

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

    $15,157

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $47,489 · end of year $100,522

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,225 · end of year $111,009

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $61,887

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $121,997 · end of year $153,155

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HARM REDUCTION SISTERS PROVIDES A FEMINIST RESPONSE, UTILIZING INNOVATIVE HARM REDUCTION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES TO ADDRESS THE GAPS THAT EXIST FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE SUBSTANCE USE AND TRAUMA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDES A FEMINIST RESPONSE TO ADDRESS THE GAPS FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE SUBSTANCE USE AND TRAUMA.

  • HARM REDUCTION SISTERS PROVIDES SAFER INJECTION AND SMOKING SUPPLIES, NARCAN, NON-MEDICAL HIV CASE MANAGEMENT, HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION, DRUG CHECKING, AND MORE - ALL AT NO COST. OUR HARM REDUCTION SERVICES INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF STERILE INJECTION SUPPLIES, OVERDOSE EDUCATION, AND NALOXONE TO COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA. HARM REDUCTION SISTERS BEGAN PROVIDING MOBILE, CONFIDENTIAL RAPID HIV TESTING AND NON-MEDICAL HIV CASE MANAGEMENT IN DULUTH AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN THE FALL OF 2021. OUR PEER NAVIGATORS PROVIDE MOBILE RAPID HIV TESTING BY APPOINTMENT IN DULUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. OUTREACH HIV CASE MANAGEMENT - HARM REDUCTION SISTERS' OUTREACH HIV CASE MANAGER WORKS WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED A REACTIVE HIV TEST. THE OUTREACH CASE MANAGER MEETS CLIENTS IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT WORK FOR THEM TO:- COMPLETE AN INITIAL, RAPID, CLIENT-CENTERED ASSESSMENT OF SERVICE NEEDS- COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN- MAKE TIMELY AND COORDINATED REFERRALS AND ASSISTANCE ACCESSING APPROPRIATE HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES BASED ON CLIENT-IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES- PROVIDE ONGOING CLIENT SUPPORT TO ASSESS PROGRESS TOWARDS GOALS AND EMERGING NEEDS FOR SUPPORT, INCLUDING CLIENT-SPECIFIC ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT SERVICE ACCESS- DELIVER CLIENT-TAILORED EDUCATION REGARDING HIV CARE AND TREATMENT, RISK REDUCTION AND OTHER AREAS TO SUPPORT OPTIMAL HEALTH OUTCOMES- REASSESS CLIENT NEEDS AND REGULARLY UPDATE CARE PLANPEER ADVOCACY & LINKAGE - OUR OUTREACH TEAM PROVIDES LINKAGE TO REGIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING HOUSING, INSURANCE NAVIGATION, AND HEALTH SERVICES.IN 2024, HARM REDUCTION SISTERS EXPANDED OUR SERVICES OFFERED AND OUTREACH MODEL TO BETTER SERVE OUR PARTICIPANTS AND REACH A WIDER REGION ACROSS NORTHERN MN. WE ACQUIRED A MOBILE UNIT, WHICH ALLOWS US TO TAKE ALL OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE IN OUR BRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATIONS ON THE ROAD. WE ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOURPATH TO PROVIDE LINKAGE TO MOUD (MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER) TO OUR PARTICIPANTS, AND WE LAUNCHED OUR DRUG-CHECKING PROGRAM, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.WE SERVED 1,083 CLIENTS IN 2024, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE FROM 736 CLIENTS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 10,000 DOSES OF NARCAN/NALOXONE.

    Expenses $925,097 · Revenue $21,030

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

Listed in Part VII

  • MARY OWEN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BELLA MOSQUEDA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JEN RAY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • JORDAN HANSEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ABBEY DELISLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JESSICA HANSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JESSICA SCHWARTZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JAMEY SHARP

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JENSINA ROSEN

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 9/29/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CARRIE SCHNEIDER

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 9/28/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUSAN PURCHASE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $93,100
    From this org
    $76,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,500
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
28 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511639349300301

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