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ALCOHOLISM COUNCIL OF CINCINNATI AREA

EIN 31-6059934 CINCINNATI, OH

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Revenue 2023
$2,254,982
Expenses 2023
$2,399,409

Program services were 72.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
G82Z
Classification
1200
Street
2828 VERNON PL

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ADDICTION SERVICES COUNCIL STRIVES TO BE THE AREA'S LEADING RESOURCE ON ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE/DEPENDENCY AND TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THESE AND OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS. SERVING THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA SINCE 1949 OUR VISION CONTINUES TO BE THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY FREE FROM ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION AND ITS TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. UNTIL THAT VISION IS ACHIEVED WE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AWARENESS, DECREASE STIGMA, ADVOCATE FOR SOLUTIONS AND PROVIDE SERVICES THAT ENSURE ALL WHO NEED HELP WILL RECEIVE IT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BE GREATER CINCINNATI'S LEADING ADVOCATE & RESOURCE ON ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE & OTHER ADDICTIONS.

  • THE ADDICTION SERVICES COUNCIL ADDRESSES ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE AND OTHER ADDICTIONS/DEPENDENCE ISSUES ACROSS THE FULL CONTINUUM OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. FROM ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS, PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, TREATMENT TO RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, WE ARE ABLE TO ASSIST CONSUMERS/FAMILIES IN ACCESSING CARE NO MATTER WHAT THE SUBSTANCE AND NO MATTER WHAT THE PROBLEM. 24 HOURS/DAY, WE PROVIDE LIVE, PERSONAL RESPONSE THROUGH OUR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER HOTLINE (513-281-7422): THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN OUR REGION. THE ADDICTION SERVICES COUNCIL PROVIDES A VARIETY OF DIRECT TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDING ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, AND INTERVENTION SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE. WE SERVE PEOPLE FROM ALL "WALKS OF LIFE AND MANY OF THE CLIENTS WERE SERVE ARE INDIGENT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT, AS PUBLIC RESOURCES BECOME TIGHTER, MANY WILL GO WITHOUT THE HELP THEY NEED. WE PROVIDE 6 GROUPS A WEEK FOR PEOPLE AWAITING THE PLACEMENT IN A MORE INTENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAM, THOSE EXPLORING THE NEED FOR ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG RELATED TREATMENT, PEOPLE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THEIR RECOVERY, FAMILY MEMBERS SEEKING TO INCREASE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE OR WANTING TO DECREASE ENABLING/SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS AND CONSUMERS INVOLVED IN TREATMENT WHO NEED ADDITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FAMILY DYSFUNCTION, AND TRAUMA RESOLUTION. THE COUNCIL STRUCTURES ITS TREATMENT SERVICES TO FILL IDENTIFIED GAPS IN OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND OFFERS SERVICES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE. IN 2023, WE HANDLED APPROXIMATELY 9,402 CALLS FROM INDIVIDUALS SEEKING INFORMATION AND/OR HELP REGARDING ADDICTIONS. OF THESE, 752 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED HELP THROUGH OUR RECOVERY HEALTH ACCESS CENTER (RHAC) (ASSESSMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT AND/OR PLACEMENT) AND 99 RECEIVED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SERVICES.WE ALSO PROVIDED PREVENTION SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 30,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR EXPANDED COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMP, EAPS, OVERNIGHT AND WEEKEND RESPONSE TEAM, AND GAMBLING ASSESSMENT/EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    Expenses $800,182 · Revenue $93,508

  • TO PREVENT ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, THE COUNCIL PROVIDES PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS THAT FOCUS ON PROMOTING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH WHILE PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS. WE PROVIDE ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE ACTIVITIES AT VARIOUS SITES IN THE AREA AND OPERATE A SUMMER CAMP (KUUMBA) THAT HIGHLIGHTS PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL/DRUG ABUSE AND TUTORING FOR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. THE LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM IS EVIDENCE BASED AND HELPS STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERACTION ABOUT TOPICS IN AGE APPROPRIATE WAYS. WORKPLACE INTERVENTION NETWORK (WIN) OFFERS EMPLOYERS ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING AND RESOLVING PRODUCTIVITY PROBLEMS FOR EMPLOYEES IMPAIRED BY DRUG ABUSE. OUR STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM TARGETS INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY AT RISK FOR SUFFERING FROM ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES, TREATMENT SERVICES, HARM REDUCTION, AND PREVENTION. OUR PREVENTION EFFORTS PUT US IN CONTACT WITH OVER 30,000 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.

    Expenses $930,607

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Lisa Mertz

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $125,584
    From this org
    $108,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,834
    Hours/week
    40
  • Cindy Rowland

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dennis Carroll

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Bowman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Byrne

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Spak

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Gureasko MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darrin Nye Esq

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jess Tedder

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Shaffer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Taylor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Monica Sullivan MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pat Decandia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Rombke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,254,982
    Expenses
    $2,399,409
    Contributions
    $2,144,643
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,353,059
    Expenses
    $2,360,243
    Contributions
    $2,179,690
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,164,403
    Expenses
    $2,137,794
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,448,048
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,213,382
    Expenses
    $1,820,668
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,467,846
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,970,390
    Expenses
    $2,117,521
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,228,387
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,422,964
    Expenses
    $2,448,956
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,221,019
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,269,680
    Expenses
    $2,330,920
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,325,742
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,851,415
    Expenses
    $1,886,583
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,858,997
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,163,763
    Expenses
    $1,786,460
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,484,439
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,919,880
    Expenses
    $1,923,443
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,206,236
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,264,618
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,346,323
  • 2010 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,367,356
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,185,855

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.