Prevention Works INC

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Jamestown, NY501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 16-1037314Revenue $1.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRScasacweb.org92 Fairmount Ave, 14701-4767 · Jamestown, NYTax-exempt since Jun 1975Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To build a safe and healthy environment by effectively educating the community on positive life choices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$243K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$243K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$243K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1975.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.7M Management & general 7% · $128K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$94,650Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melanie Witkowski’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melanie Witkowski$94,650$79,972$83,496$80,108$73,887$73,318

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Educates communities on positive life choices for a safe and healthy environment.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Prevention Works

deals with the treatment of alcoholism through information referral and preventative intervention

$870Kprogram expense
02

Community Prevention and Intervention Project (cpip)

focuses on developing localized, coordinated, culturally responsive, and comprehensive prevention services to reduce behavioral health disparities such as access to prevention in specific geographic areas in our state that are currently underserved.

$273Kprogram expense
03

Other Activities, including Social Network, Kids and Sibs, Opoid Settlement, Hope and Healing, Youth Bureau, and CYPEP (Complete Youth Prevention Education Project)

$223Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$625K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$128K
Owns and owesPt X
$243K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$365K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$625K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$266K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$365K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$243K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$203K$266K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$345K$365K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$225K$243K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$74K$74K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$88K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$858K$782K$76K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$224K$211K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$67K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$20K$19K$831
Information technologyLn 14$9K$8K$827
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$120K$110K$10K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$83K$82K$1K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$197K$197K$275
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$236
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.7M$128K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.8M$17K$243K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.8M−$11K$225K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.5M$10K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$16K$226K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.0M$4K$210K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.1M$10K$205K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,824,883 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,281,407$1,199,949
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $499,801$624,907
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22$27
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,781,230$1,824,883
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $76,600$73,737
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,256,268$1,176,595
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $459,330$557,248
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,792,198$1,807,580
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,968$17,303
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,824,883 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,115,271
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,079
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,199,949
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $624,907$624,907
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27$27
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $624,907 · Excluded from tax $27$1,824,883
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,807,580 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $73,737$73,737
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,632 · Management $7,018$94,650
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $781,981 · Management $75,912$857,893
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $210,512 · Management $13,540$224,052
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $67,367 · Management $6,183$73,550
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,390$30,390
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,073 · Management $831$19,904
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,947 · Management $827$8,774
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $109,980 · Management $9,937$119,917
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $82,310 · Management $1,110$83,420
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,903$1,903
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,558$8,558
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,050 · Management $3,173$12,223
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $196,882 · Management $275$197,157
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,216 · Management $236$1,452
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,679,980 · Management $127,600 · Fundraising $0$1,807,580
Part X · Balance sheet $365,381 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,176$265,694
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $99,320$55,768
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,413$13,968
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,509$29,951
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $345,418$365,381
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,120$10,503
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $62,374$83,061
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,207$122,867
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $186,702$212,563
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $38,509$29,951
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $225,211$242,514
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $345,418$365,381
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $242,514 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,824,883
XI-2 Total expenses$1,807,580
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,303
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$225,211
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$242,514

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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