- 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.
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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
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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.
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Lisa MertzLISA MERTZ
CEO
- Total calculated
- $125,584
- From this org
- $108,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,834
- Hours/week
- 40
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Cindy RowlandCINDY ROWLAND
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dennis CarrollDENNIS CARROLL
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert BowmanROBERT BOWMAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bob ByrneBOB BYRNE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Doug SpakDOUG SPAK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael Gureasko MDMICHAEL GUREASKO MD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Darrin Nye EsqDARRIN NYE ESQ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jess TedderJESS TEDDER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeffrey ShafferJEFFREY SHAFFER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris TaylorCHRIS TAYLOR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Monica Sullivan MDMONICA SULLIVAN MD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Pat DecandiaPAT DECANDIA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James RombkeJAMES 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
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2023
- Revenue
- $2,254,982
- Expenses
- $2,399,409
- Contributions
- $2,144,643
- Grants paid
- $0
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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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,164,403
- Expenses
- $2,137,794
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,448,048
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,213,382
- Expenses
- $1,820,668
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,467,846
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,970,390
- Expenses
- $2,117,521
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,228,387
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,422,964
- Expenses
- $2,448,956
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,221,019
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,269,680
- Expenses
- $2,330,920
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,325,742
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,851,415
- Expenses
- $1,886,583
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,858,997
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,163,763
- Expenses
- $1,786,460
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,484,439
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,919,880
- Expenses
- $1,923,443
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,206,236
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2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $2,264,618
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,346,323
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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
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$523,688
2024 OPIOID ABATEMENT
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$116,276
2022 COMPETITIVE GRANT
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$95,000
2024 PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
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UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI
$47,171
2022 Program Operating Cost
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$25,000
2024 A RESTRICTED GRANT FOR "OUR DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN CAMPAIGN"
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2022 Donor Designated General
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.